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NEXT YOGA WORLD'S DAY 2010 COMMEMORATIONS Junho, 27th - ALMADA Yoga Portuguese Confederation - CONPORYO FLY - Yoga Lusa Federation Yoga Lusa Association - ALYO    (Video Report - Yoga World's Day 2010 - June, 21 - Lisbon)  Mega Yoga Class - hundreds of participants THIS DAY IS CANDIDATE TO WORLD’S 1st HOLIDAY, ON A COSMIC AUSPICE – SUPRA CULTURAL – A SOLSTICE – JUNE, 21ST – AND HAS THE EXALTED OBJECTIVE OF BEEING A DAY WITHOUT BLOODSHED IN THE ALL PLANET, FOR THE GREAT IMPORTANCE OF WHAT HUMAN BEEINGS AND NATIONS HAVE IN COMMON, FOR THE RESPECT TOWARDS THE RICHNESS OF DIVERSITY – ETHNIC AND CULTURAL, AND FOR INTER RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE THE YOGA WORLD’S DAY IS A DAY FOR LIFE – WITHOUT BLOODSHED, DAY OF HUMANITY, OF INTELLIGENCE THAT MUST PRESIDE HUMANITY, OF FRATERNITY, JUSTICE AND RESPECT AMONGST ETHNIC GROUPS, OF THE RICHNESS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY, OF RELIGIOUS ECUMENISM, OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT, OF SELF-RESPONSIBILITY AND OF GLOBAL AND FAIR SUSTAINABILITY  Demonstration of Yoga in Pairs by PASHUPATI Group The President of the Portuguese Yoga Confederation, Jorge Veiga e Castro, Yoga Master underlines the importance of this Day and of this ageless practice “since 2001 that this Day seeks to establish a new era of World Peace, it’s the day of fraternity, when all people should celebrate differences as a richness and appeal to their leaders to end war in the Planet.”
The Yoga Master adds that “Yoga allow us to attain inner peace and outer peace which, nowadays, at times of greater difficulties, we need so much.” The program included melodic presentations of Kirtana by the Orchestra Choir – OMKÁRA, and fantastic Advanced Yoga Demonstrations by PASHUPATI, for Children, Youngsters and Adults.
Lady Maria Barroso, Godmother of this Project, was one of the personalities attending the event, as well as India’s Ambassadress. D.R. Kaarthikeyan – representative of the Indian Government – stated “this initiative will change the world”. Also present were Laxmi Shah - the representative of the United Nations, Shri Svámin Yogasvarupánanda Jí – Shivananda Áshrama and the representative of Shrí Shrí B. K. Iyengar Jí – José Maria Vigar.
European Commission’s President, Durão Barroso, and Brazil’s President Lula da Silva were bestowed with the ‘Sérgio Vieira de Mello Award’ this year, honoring two sides of this award, the first being the relentless work undertaken by President Lula da Silva concerning the preservation of the world’s lung, the Amazonian Forest which, together with the water, the green and the oxygen is the other half of the Planet. The second side of this award is dedicated to the European Representative, because alongside ecology, it constitutes the second pillar of the quality of life and hope in the Planet. Europe has been a beacon of union, balance and diplomacy in the World of our days.
Celebrated since 2001, Yoga’s World Day is an international initiative that aspires to make this day the first World Holliday pronounced by the United Nations and Unesco, gathering the main national political parties, the representatives of the most important religions in the world and the most reputed Yoga schools in Portugal and in the World. Due to this noble objective, the project is mentored by several National and International personalities of all corners of society.
This year, the Celebration focused also the dedicated work of QUERCUS and DECO, represented at the event by Susana Fonseca and Jorge Morgado, respectively, and the plea for peace in Iran.
Other Honorable Guest talked about the importance of Yoga to achive World Peace and Personal Development Guru Dileepjí - President of International Gurukulam.Yogabhavan of India & USA, Dr. Jagadish Bhutada - Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute – Lonavala, Shrí Kantilal Vallabhdas - President of the Shiva Temple, Shrí Kirit Bachu – representative of the Radha Krshna Temple, Shástrijí Nitish Jí Trivédi - Radha Krshna Temple. Also present at the event were the President of the Dutch Federation of Yoga Teachers and the President of the European Council of Yoga, alongside with representatives of the Buddhist Association in Portugal, Brahma Kumaris, Hare Krshna, Kundalíni Yoga, Shrí Vishvánnada Jí and several National Yoga Schools.
Following the Mega Yoga Class that gathered families, a vegetarian lunch was served and, during the afternoon, there was also a demonstration of Indian Classical dance and performances by several Yoga Schools.
This Event has the support of the Lisbon City Hall, INATEL, ProDignitate Foundation, Youth Foundation, Instituto Português da Juventude (Portuguese Youth Institute) and the Hindu Community in Portugal.
For more information, please contact: Federação Lusa do Yoga - FLY Tel. + 351 217 802 810 Av. 5 de Outubro, 70 – Gal. Esq. 1050 – 059 Lisboa www.yoga-samkhya.pt www.diamundialdoyoga.com |
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