A total of 1,500 people are expected to join the International Yoga Festival - Da Nang 2022 themed ‘Living healthy every day’, which will promise a wide range of highly-inviting activities.

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The information was released on Friday at a meeting to launch the aforementioned festival launched by the Da Nang Union of Friendship Organisations, the Viet Nam - India Friendship Association and Baoviet Life Corporation. 

Nguyen Ngoc Binh, the Chairman of the Da Nang Union of Friendship Organisations, Head of the Organising Committee of the festival, said that the festival is an important activity as part of a series of events to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and 15 years of the Viet Nam – India strategic partnership and the 8th International Yoga Day.

The International Yoga Festival - Da Nang 2022 will be held on June 11 and 12 at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park.

In detail, a yoga arts activities will take place on June 11 with an aim of encourageing people to embrace a positive and healthy lifestyle by pursuing regular exercises to equilibrate mind and reduce stress, along with the launch of 20 booths of Yoga products, the display of photos highlighting friendship between Viet Nam and India over the past years.

In particular, June 12 is slated to witness an outdoor mass yoga performance, with the participation of 1,500 people.

Yoga is an ancient practice which brings together physical, mental disciplines to achieve a peaceful body and mind. Yoga is a form of exercise that is performed through diet, breathing and physical posture.

Reporting by NGOC QUOC – Translating by A.THU