Indian educational body smashes five records on International Yoga Day
On International Yoga Day, Akshar Yoga Kendraa, Shree Mahaprabhu Jagannath Sangh, and the World Yoga Organisation (all India) brought the exercise to the masses, breaking an incredible five records in one day.
Akshar Yoga Kendraa, founded by Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, holds a dear mission of spreading the message of love, peace, and harmony to all.
The organization teaches educational and professional yoga formats across companies, schools, universities and companies.
Akshar Yoga wanted to break several records to give yoga a wider platform while celebrating and highlighting human strength.
The record attempts were themed around holding different yoga poses.
A total of seven records were attempted on the day and five were successful.
The successful records were:
- Most people performing the Naukasana / boat pose simultaneously with 382
- Most people performing the Koundinya pose simultaneously with 352
- Most people performing the Chakrasana / wheel pose simultaneously with 390
- Most people performing the Natarajasan simultaneously with 595
- Most people performing the Surya Namaskar / sun salutation simultaneously with 1,372
The event took place in Bengaluru, India, and participants trained extensively for a month.
On the day, participants gathered at the venue and stewards attended the attempt to help make sure poses were performed correctly.
Participants were sourced by a callout to Akshar Yoga's membership both in India and abroad, which was met with widespread enthusiasm!
People from all walks of life took part from government bodies to the army belonging to over 20 countries.
The records were attempted one after another which made it a challenging endurance experience for the participants.
After the attempt was over, two Official Adjudicators, Rishi Nath and Swapnil Dangarikar, presented five certificates to Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar.
Although Akshar Yoga missed out on two records, the team is planning a re-do to clinch those titles!
Yoga is a path to achieving holistic well-being. Accomplishments and praises of achieving [a Guinness] World Records [title] come from a lifetime of dedication to nurturing the body, mind, and spirit. The principle of Yoga teaches us to embrace each day as a new opportunity with a positive mindset. – Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Founder of Akshar Yoga