Include Yoga In School Curriculum
- PC : Shape Magazine
In a bid to promote healthy lifestyles, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday urged the Centre and various State Governments to make yoga part of the school curriculum.
“Include Yoga in school curriculum to combat lifestyle diseases and ensure physical fitness and mental equilibrium,” said Naidu, on the sidelines of International Yoga Day celebrations organized by Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Vishwa Vidyalaya at the historic Red Fort grounds.
Observing that improper food habits were causing harm to health, the Vice President cautioned the people, particularly the youngsters against eating junk food. “Instant food means constant disease”, he said the indigenous food practices handed down by our forefathers suited each season and region and need to be adopted.
The yoga industry has grown by 87% in the last five years in the US. Indian yoga is very popular in the world's wellness industry, which is why thousands of people are coming to India every year and getting engaged in yoga. In the name of yoga, Ayurveda Resort, Holi-Day Camp, Corporate Training etc., the Indian market is 850 billion rupees.
Yoga has now taken the form of big industry. According to the International Yoga Federation, more than 30 million people are doing yoga every day. It is a market of 85 thousand crore rupees in India and the yoga market in the world is more than $ 80 billion.
