UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joins hundreds of yoga practitioners to perform asanas Sunday June 21,2015

 

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday June 21,2015 joined hundreds of students and yoga practitioners to perform asanas and mediate under the guidance of spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar during the first International Yoga Day celebrations

The UN chief was in full yoga mode as he wore a special tracksuit provided by the Indian mission to the UN for the commemoration at the world body's headquarters.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was accompanied by his wife who also wore the yoga tracksuit.

Following speeches by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and president of the UN General Assembly Sam Kutesa, Sri Sri took the stage and conducted a lengthy yoga session in which Ban excitedly participated.

India's Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji and Ban's special advisor on Myanmar Vijay Namibiar, dressed in the special yoga tracksuit, also sat down on their yoga mats.

Apart from the diplomats, around 50 school children who had specially flown in from India also did yoga during the event