PM Modi announces mYoga App to promote 'One world, One Health'

International Yoga Day 2021: mYoga app to be available worldwide currently, this app is available in French, English and Hindi languages.


On the occasion of International Yoga Day, PM Narendra Modi on Monday announced the mYoga app, which will be available worldwide. According to the statement by PM Modi, "In Collaboration with WHO, India has taken another important step. We will be launching mYoga App which will have yoga training videos in different languages for people across the world This will help us to achieve our, 'One World, One Health' motto. He called this as a great example of fusion of modern technology and ancient science.

In his address PM Modi said that yoga has become a  'Ray of Hope' across the globe amid the COVID19 pandemic. He said, "Today when the entire world is fighting against Covid 19 pandemic, it has become a ray of hope. For two years now, no public event has been organized in India or the world but enthusiasm for Yoga has not gone down. Adding that, he also said that, "Yoga tells us that so many problems might be out there, but we've infinite solutions within ourselves. We're the biggest source of energy in the universe."

As per World Health Organization (WHO), the app was developed through a review of scientific of literature and extensive International experts consultation process and is available in French, English and Hindi with other UN languages following the coming months. WHO also said that the app is safe and secure, collecting no data from users at all, and can be used as Daily Yoga companion for persons aged 12 to 65 years.

This year, the theme is "Yoga for Wellness", PM Modi wrote on Twitter, Yoga for Wellness, which focuses on practicing yoga for physical and mental wellbeing. The yoga for wellness theme for this International Yoga Day has encouraged people even more to perform yoga, I pray that every Country, region and people stay healthy. 

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