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9th International Day of Yoga Special Report

Research in Yoga

Training
In districts, a multicenter, and
nationwide research study
100 conducted discovered that education
yoga is effective in diabetes
in yoga
management
n The publication of research studies increased roughly sixfold,
n Training has special importance in the
and clinical trials increased approximately 11%. More than 20
promotion and dissemination of yoga.
research papers have been published in international journals
Keeping this in view, the Ministry of AYUSH
by the Centre for Integrative Medicine at AIIMS New Delhi.
is providing training at various levels at
n Patients who practised yoga reduced their risk of cancer
the Morarji Desai Yoga Institute and other
recurrence by about 15%.
institutions.
n The benefits of yoga were highlighted in a study published n At present, yoga courses are offered at
in the Neurology Journal in Migraine. The study also revealed
about 183 universities in the country. These
that pre-diabetic reversal is possible with yoga, and the
universities are conducting yoga courses for
American Diabetic Association praised it.
the year 2023.
n The AYUSH Research Portal itself lists 1426 studies related to n The Yoga Certification Board, or YCB, was
yoga and naturopathy. 1003 of these are solely for medical
formed for yoga training and certification
research.
only.
n According to YCB, to date, more than 9,600
Target of direct participation of 25 crore people assessments, more than 480 exams, and
more than 14 language tests have been
n The number of participants in CYP-based friendly yoga conducted. In addition, examinees from
demonstrations in IDY 2016 was estimated to be around 85 more than 56 countries have been assessed.
lakhs, which went up to around nine crores in IDY 2019.
n According to information, at present there
n In the IDY of the year 2020, this number reached around 12.06 are about three crore yoga seekers in
crores, while in the IDY of 2022, the number was around 23.5 the world. By the end of this decade, their
crores. number is estimated to reach 3.50 crore.
n On the basis of the wide participation in this year's IDY, the n Presently, the activities of the Board of
direct participation of about 25 crore people is estimated. Yoga Certification include certification of
n This means that in India alone, around 250 million people will yoga professionals, verification of yoga
organisations, approval of certification
be participating in CYP-based friendly yoga demonstrations
bodies for yoga professionals, and grading of
on June 21st.
yoga organisations according to placement
standards.
citizen realise how important it is for all of us to be healthy n Along with this, yoga departments have
in order to participate in every process and activity of also been started in universities located
nation-building. Yoga undoubtedly plays a significant role abroad. In the past five years, there has been
in this. There is little doubt that improved health care has tremendous growth in the number of yoga
increased life expectancy, which has accelerated India's schools and yoga studios around the world.
development. Karmayoga has evolved with increasing n Yoga has been ranked 7th in the top-10 list
efficiency. The fact that an increase in average life of the American College of Sports Medicine.
expectancy of even one year increases the country's Yoga has now been recognised by the
GDP by 4% demonstrates how important a healthy life is government of India as a competitive sport.
for the country's economic health.

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