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IDY 2025

Celebration of the 11th International Day of Yoga in Seoul

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  1. The Embassy of India and the Korean Yoga Association (KYA), jointly organised the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDoY) at the iconic Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on 21 June 2025.
  2. With the Gyeongbok Palace providing a magnificent backdrop, the Yogaevent drew in over 700 yoga practitioners, both Korean friends and members of the Indian Several dignitaries and members of the diplomatic corps joined the event.
  3. Ambassador Amit Kumar noted the growing popularity of Yoga in ROK, thanked KYA and other local partners for their efforts in promoting Yoga and emphasized the significance of the theme of this year’s IDoY: ‘Yoga for One Earth, One Health’. Quoting PM Modi, he mentioned that Yoga teaches us that we are not isolated individuals but integral parts of nature; the health of every entity on Earth is interconnected and that the practice of yoga transitions individuals from “Me to We”.
  4. Yoon Ho-jung, Chairperson of the Korea-India Parliamentary Friendship Group, congratulated the organisers of the 11th IDoY and underlined the importance of a strong Korea–India friendship. Mr. Kang Seung-jin, President of KYA, highlighted IDoY’s symbolism in underscoring the harmony between nature’s vitality and the essence of yoga. Mr. Ryu Seung-min, President of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee highlighted IDoY’s global significance that unite millions worldwide in the spirit of harmony and peace.
  5. The three-hour event featured a series of activities, including the Common Yoga Protocol, Yoga demonstrations, and sound meditation sessions conducted by over a dozen local Yoga groups. Local Yoga organizations set up around 30 booths at the venue. Mr. Park Ji-myung, a KYA member, also presented his Korean translation of Patanjali’s “Yoga Sutras” to Ambassador Kumar.
  6. As part of IDoY 2025 celebrations, the Embassy, with the support of local partners like the India Centre at Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS)also organised events in Jeju Island (7 June) and Busan (14 June). Another event will be held at Nami Island (28 June) in collaboration with Nami Island Arts and Education Inc. The Seoul Metropolitan Government is organising the ‘Moonlight Yoga’ series,offering a variety of Yoga programs from June to August at Gwanghwamun Square.
  1. The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) of the Embassy conducts regular Yoga classes for Korean friends, members of theIndian diaspora and international residents. It also conducts outreach with Korean Middle and High Schools through open house programmes, which include Yoga workshops.
  2. The Embassy also works with Wonkwang Digital University (WDU) and BUFS for Yoga cooperation. WDU offers bachelors, masters and PHD courses while BUFS offers a Masters program in yoga and wellnesswhich includes a comprehensive curriculum, encompassing the history and philosophy of yoga, the science behind it, wellness, marketing, etc.

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  1. μ£Όν•œ μΈλ„λŒ€μ‚¬κ΄€μ€ λŒ€ν•œμš”κ°€νšŒμ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ 2025 λ…„ 6 μ›” 21 μΌ μ„œμšΈ κ΄‘ν™”λ¬Έ κ΄‘μž₯μ—μ„œ 제 11 νšŒ 세계 μš”κ°€μ˜ λ‚  κΈ°λ…ν–‰μ‚¬λ₯Ό κ°œμ΅œν–ˆλ‹€.
  2. μ›…μž₯ν•œ 경볡ꢁ을 배경으둜 μ—΄λ¦° μš”κ°€ ν–‰μ‚¬μ—λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ μ‹œλ―Όκ³Ό 인도 ꡐ민을 ν¬ν•¨ν•˜μ—¬ 700λͺ…이 λ„˜λŠ” μš”κ°€μΈμ΄ μ°Έμ„ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. μ£Όμš” κ·€λΉˆκ³Ό 외ꡐ μ‚¬μ ˆλ„ μžλ¦¬ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€.
  3. μ•„λ°‹ 쿠마λ₯΄ λŒ€μ‚¬λŠ” 연섀을 톡해 λ‚ λ‘œ λ†’μ•„μ§€λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ λ‚΄ μš”κ°€μ˜ 인기에주λͺ©ν•˜μ˜€μœΌλ©° , μš”κ°€λ₯Ό 널리 μ•Œλ¦¬λŠ” 데 λ…Έλ ₯을 아끼지 μ•ŠλŠ” λŒ€ν•œμš”κ°€νšŒμ™€ ν˜‘λ ₯ 기관에 감사 인사λ₯Ό μ „ν–ˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ, μ˜¬ν•΄ 세계 μš”κ°€μ˜ λ‚  주제인 ‘ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ 지ꡬ, ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ 건강’의 μ€‘μš”μ„±μ„ κ°•μ‘°ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. 쿠마λ₯΄ λŒ€μ‚¬λŠ” λ‚˜λ Œλ“œλΌ λͺ¨λ”” 총리의 λ°œμ–Έμ„ μΈμš©ν•˜μ—¬ ‘μš°λ¦¬λŠ” κ°œλ³„μ μΈ μš”μ†Œκ°€ μ•„λ‹Œ μžμ—°μ˜ μΌλΆ€λΆ„’μ΄λΌλŠ” μ μ„ κ°•μ‘°ν•˜μ˜€μœΌλ©°, μ§€κ΅¬μ— μžˆλŠ” λͺ¨λ“  μ΄λ“€μ˜ 건강이 μ„œλ‘œ μ—°κ²°λ˜μ–΄ μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 점과 μš”κ°€ μˆ˜λ ¨μ„ 톡해 ‘λ‚˜’μ—μ„œ ‘우리’둜 λ‚˜μ•„κ°ˆ 수 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 점을 μ–ΈκΈ‰ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€.
  1. μœ€ν˜Έμ€‘ν•œκ΅­-인도 μ˜μ›μΉœμ„ ν˜‘νšŒ νšŒμž₯은 제 11 νšŒ 세계 μš”κ°€μ˜ λ‚  행사 주졜 츑에 μΆ•ν•˜ 인사λ₯Ό μ „ν•˜κ³ , νƒ„νƒ„ν•œ ν•œκ΅­-인도 μš°μ •μ˜ μ€‘μš”μ„±μ„ κ°•μ‘°ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. κ°•μŠΉμ§„ λŒ€ν•œμš”κ°€νšŒ 회μž₯은 μžμ—°μ˜ 생λͺ…λ ₯κ³Ό μš”κ°€μ˜ 본질 μ‚¬μ΄μ˜ κ· ν˜•을 μΆ”κ΅¬ν•œλ‹€λŠ” 세계 μš”κ°€μ˜ λ‚ μ˜ 상징성을 κ°•μ‘°ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€ . 유승민 λŒ€ν•œμ²΄μœ‘νšŒ 회μž₯은 쑰화와 ν‰ν™”μ˜ μ •μ‹ μœΌλ‘œ 수백만 λͺ…이 ν•˜λ‚˜ λ˜λŠ” 세계 μš”κ°€μ˜ λ‚ μ˜ μ€‘μš”μ„±μ„ κ°•μ‘°ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€.
  2. μ„Έμ‹œκ°„ λ™μ•ˆ μ§„ν–‰λœ ν–‰μ‚¬μ—μ„œλŠ” μ—¬λŸ¬ μš”κ°€ κΈ°κ΄€μ˜ κ³΅ν†΅ μš”κ°€ μˆ˜λ ¨ , μš”κ°€ μ‹œμ—°, μ†Œλ¦¬ λͺ…상을 ν¬ν•¨ν•œ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ ν™œλ™μ΄ μ΄μ–΄μ‘Œλ‹€. 행사μž₯μ—λŠ” 각 μ§€μ—­μ˜ μš”κ°€ λ‹¨μ²΄κ°€ μš΄μ˜ν•˜λŠ” 30 μ—¬ κ°œμ˜ λΆ€μŠ€κ°€ λ§ˆλ ¨λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. λŒ€ν•œμš”κ°€νšŒ νšŒμ›μΈ λ°•μ§€λͺ… 선생이 κ·Έκ°€ μž‘μ—…ν•œ νŒŒνƒ„μž˜λ¦¬μ˜ ‘μš”κ°€ 수트라’ λ²ˆμ—­λ³Έμ„ 쿠마λ₯΄ λŒ€μ‚¬μ—κ²Œ μ „λ‹¬ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€.
  3. 우리 λŒ€μ‚¬κ΄€μ€ 2025λ…„ 세계 μš”κ°€μ˜ λ‚  κΈ°λ…ν–‰μ‚¬μ˜ μΌν™˜μœΌλ‘œ μ§€μ—­ ν˜‘λ ₯ κΈ°κ΄€μΈ λΆ€μ‚°μ™Έκ΅­μ–΄λŒ€ν•™κ΅ μΈλ””아센터와 ν˜‘λ ₯ν•˜μ—¬ μ œμ£Ό(6 μ›” 7 μΌ)와 λΆ€μ‚°(6 μ›” 14 μΌ)μ—μ„œ 기념행사λ₯Ό κ°œμ΅œν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. 남이섬 κ΅μœ‘λ¬Έν™”κ·Έλ£Ήκ³Ό ν˜‘λ ₯ν•˜μ—¬ 6 μ›” 28 μΌμ—λ„ 기념행사λ₯Ό κ°œμ΅œν•  μ˜ˆμ •μ΄λ‹€. μ„œμšΈμ‹œ λ˜ν•œ 6 μ›”λΆ€ν„° 8 μ›”κΉŒμ§€ κ΄‘ν™”λ¬Έ κ΄‘μž₯μ—μ„œ ‘달빛 μš”κ°€’λ₯Ό μš΄μ˜ν•œλ‹€.
  4. μŠ€μ™€λ―Έ λΉ„λ² μΉ΄λ‚œλ‹€ μ£Όν•œμΈλ„λ¬Έν™”μ›(SVCC)은 ν•œκ΅­ μ‹œλ―Ό, 인도 ꡐ민, μ™Έκ΅­μΈμ„λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œ μ •κ·œ μš”κ°€ μˆ˜μ—…을 μš΄μ˜ν•œλ‹€ . ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μ€‘학ꡐ와 고등학ꡐλ₯Ό λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œ μš”κ°€ μ›Œν¬μˆ λ“± λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ μ°Έμ—¬ ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨λ„ μ§„ν–‰ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.
  5. 우리 λŒ€ μ‚¬ κ΄€ μ€ μ› κ΄‘ λ”” μ§€ ν„Έ λŒ€ ν•™ κ΅ , λΆ€ μ‚° μ™Έ λŒ€ μ™€ μš” κ°€ ν˜‘ λ ₯ λ„ μ§€ μ† ν•˜ κ³  μžˆ λ‹€ . μ› κ΄‘ λ”” μ§€ ν„Έ λŒ€ ν•™ κ΅ λŠ” μš” κ°€ μ™€ μ›° λ‹ˆ μŠ€ ν•™ λΆ€ , μ„ μ‚¬ , 박사과정을 μš΄μ˜ν•˜κ³ , λΆ€μ‚°μ™ΈλŒ€ λ˜ν•œ μš”가와 μ›°λ‹ˆμŠ€ μ„μ‚¬κ³Όμ •을 μš΄μ˜ν•˜κ³  있으며, 역사와 μ² ν•™, μš”κ°€μ— κ΄€ν•œ 과학적 이해, μ›°λ‹ˆμŠ€, λ§ˆμΌ€νŒ… 등을 ν¬κ΄„ν•˜λŠ” 쒅합적인 μ»€λ¦¬ν˜λŸΌμ„ μ œκ³΅ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.

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