FRI celebrates International Day of Yoga
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) celebrated International Day of Yoga with enthusiasm on Tuesday. The programme was organised on the main front of the historic FRI building with Kendriya Vidyalaya students and their teachers along with officers, scientists, other employees of FRI and scholars of FRI Deemed University participating in the event.
Speaking on the occasion, FRI director Renu Singh said that Yoga originated thousands of years ago even before belief systems were born. She said that the International Day of Yoga aims to inculcate a habit of meditation for peace of mind and self-awareness which is necessary to survive in a stress-free environment and also how Yoga has helped people cope with the stressful years of the Covid pandemic.