Flash mob in City Center promotes Yogathon

April 4, 2012

Mangalore, April 4: The graduates of YES!+ (Youth empowerment and skills workshop) have found an innovative way to make Yoga cool. About sixty of them performed a flash mob in the city center mall to some very amazing tracks. The energy was really high all over the place.

The mall got totally packed with visitors who hooted and cheered to the group of youth who gave such a blast of a performance.

The mob danced to some of the funkiest beats and fusion tracks for 8 minutes to the stunned crowd who were not willing to leave the place. At the end of the Dance the students performed suryanamaskars.

The event was organized to promote Yogathon, an initiative of the Art of Living Foundation to make Yoga a part of the daily life of people.

Yoganthan will be conducted in city on April 7 which happens to be the world health day. It will be an entree free event and people will be taught Suryanamaskaras and will be given a chance to do as many numbers of rounds as they can. All the participants will be given the spirit of Yoga certificate.

There will be a challenge event, for those who can finish 108 rounds. They will be given a special gold certificate.

According to organisers, already 2020 events have been finalized in different locations across India, in which about 12.5 lakh people have registered.

In mangalore the event is being organized in three different places. In Gandhi Park, Mannagudda from 6:00 am to 7:30 am and from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. At Radhakrishna Madir, near Urwa Marigudi Temple from 6:00 am to 7:30 am and from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. And Theosophical Society Hall, Near PVS Circle from 6:30 am to 8:00 am and 5:00 pm to 6:30pm.

For those who want to register their names can contact 8147896986,9741809374,9343565704.

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