‘From stress to strength’: Yoga to fight Corona is the mantra this International Yoga Day

Patients recovering at Dhanvantari Covid centre in Ahmedabad perform Yoga. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on International Yoga Day, said Yoga helps in the healing process as it channelises ones inner strength and positivity. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Covid-19 patients at a Covid care centre in Navi Mumbai participate in a yoga session on International Yoga Day. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)

People perform Yoga at a camp at Kalagram in Chandigarh on Monday. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

PM Modi also launched an mYoga app on Monday that will have training videos in different languages for people across the world. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

The idea of an International Yoga Day was first spoken about by Prime Minister Modi during a speech at the UN General Assembly in 2014. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

President Ram Nath Kovind performs Yoga at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. (ANI)

Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on the occasion of International Yoga Day at the Red Fort in New Delhi. The Ministry of Culture initiated the idea to celebrate the International Day of Yoga at 75 cultural heritage locations across the country. (ANI)

ITBP personnel perform Yoga at an altitude of 15,000 ft near a border outpost in Ladakh. (ANI)

Troopers were also seen doing Yoga near Galwan, Ladakh. (ANI)

Yoga has shown impact not only in terms of physical ailment, but also in terms of mental well being. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Tourism data from the Ministry of Tourism shows that the tourists from abroad who came to India for yoga training significantly increased after 2015. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Pandemic has triggered anxiety and stress amongst the people, in these times yoga helps to manage both body and mind.(Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

India has set up ministry of AYUSH, for Yoga. The ministry launched Common Yoga Protocol in 2015 for International Day of Yoga. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

A fitness enthusiast in Navi Mumbai perform yoga during an overcast weather. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

As early as the Upanishadic times — at least a thousand years ago — the science of yoga was taught and practised by the sages. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

People practicing Yoga at Dhume hall, Sahakarnagar, in Pune. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)

Due to the pandemic, Yoga events were held in virtual space. It is with the help of Yoga that people worldwide come to India in order to get trained. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)

Covid-19 patients at a Covid care centre in Navi Mumbai participate in a yoga session on International Yoga Day. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)

Covid-19 patients at a Covid care centre in Navi Mumbai participate in a yoga session on International Yoga Day. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)