The House of Commons saw the celebration of the third International Yoga Day on 10 July, jointly organised by All Party Parliamentary Group for Indian Traditional Sciences and the High Commission of India. The event was hosted by Virendra Sharma MP, who is also the Chair of APPG.
Chief Guest High Commissioner of India Y K Sinha acknowledged the work of the APPG on Indian Traditional Sciences and highlighted the recent International Yoga Day celebrations in Britain.
Appreciating his role and contribution to the field of Yoga, Professor Tony Nader, leader of the worldwide Transcendental Meditation was given the title Kala Yugandhara. Amarjeet Singh Bhamra, Secretariat of APPG explained its meaning as Universal Enlightened Master of All Arts and Sciences.
Prof. Nader has presented five volumes of Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation Programme to Virendra Sharma MP and Tom Brake MP, Vice Chair of APPG. He further explained the link between the four chapters of Yoga and the four lobes of human brain, and between the sutras in each chapter and the cortical folds in the lobes. Ragasudha Vinjamuri has presented a powerful dance on Lord Shiva and his yogic attributes and aasanas, Vidhi Sodhi has presented Odissi dance and 25 children by Carolina Naess have presented yogic breathing.
Tom Brake MP, Tanmanjit Singh Dhimsa MP, Paul Fox from British Wheel of Yoga, Kalwant Sahota from the WL Clinical Commissioning Group, Suki Kalirai from Skills Active, Dr Bernard Colaço, honorary Advisor on Yoga to the APPG on Indian Traditional Sciences have spoken on the occasion, while Professor Madan Thangavelu has rendered the vote of thanks.
