LPU celebrated biggest ever virtual International Yoga Day with Yogrishi Swami Ramdev

Large virtual international yoga fiesta was filled with ‘Music, Meditation and Yoga’ to witness the collaboration of ‘Body, Mind and Soul’.

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LPU celebrated the sixth edition of International Yoga Day-2020 virtually as the biggest ever with the presence of Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj, President Patanjali  Yogpeeth.  Other prominent mentors were world renowned ‘Yoga and Music idols’ including Founder Heartfulness Institute Kamlesh D Patel-Daaji, Indian Classical Vocalist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj and Singer & Composer Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan. 

Large virtual international yoga fiesta was filled with ‘Music, Meditation and Yoga’ to witness the collaboration of ‘Body, Mind and Soul’. 

Through this celebration, LPU students and staff members joined 5 million people in a global musical meditation to bring peace and abundance. During long hours of yoga teachings were with 40+ trainers from around the world as per the choice of the session by the learner. The Day was celebrated in collaboration of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.

Yogrishi Ramdev Jee shared that ‘yoga’ is for the welfare of each and every human being and to unite them as the very meaning of ‘yog’ is to add. God has a perfect plan and law as how to transfer divine life to each, and how a mere man can ascend to become divine being. He also shared that in this age ‘Yoga’ is the harbinger of peace revolution, and when it is added with music, meditation and other Indian culture, it becomes motivational. Like science, there are definite steps and structures to understand it in simple terms. 

He emphatically shared that presently he possesses the biggest wealth in the form of “Yoga”. It is to be followed completely and devotedly without any break. He also shared various exercises, particularly breathing exercises, to increase immunity of the body. He advised students to start with 2-3 minutes of easy exercises and slowly keep on adding to it to be one day master of body, mind and soul.


LPU was associated as a supporting partner in the global meditation session conducted by ‘Heartfulness’ through Daaji, Kamlesh D Patel. This yoga like never before also had enchanting musical performances by renowned artists Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj and Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan. The celebrations were live on Heartfulness YouTube and Facebook channels of Lovely Professional University.  The yoga teachers brought forward the best of ‘Yoga’ exercises in the simplest possible forms. Participants were free to choose a trainer and level to experience a gentle “Asana “session to get further prepared for meditation.

Founder Heartfulness Institute, Daaji expressed his happiness in joining hands with the Ministry of AYUSH to organize this global virtual live event of music, yoga and meditation. He forwarded that “in the current troubled times, the highest service that we can do for our community is to bring everyone together in unity and solidarity, to face the existential challenge posed by COVID. International Day of Yoga celebration is to send out the clarion call for Unity to humanity at large. Compassion is one of the root principles of Yoga. It is compassion that unites us. Compassion is contagious and transmits faster than any virus – and it makes us stronger. Let’s be together and spread compassion to those around us.”

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