What yoga is and how useful it is for both physical and psychological health, today absolutely everyone knows. It is such a powerful teaching that last year UNESCO inscribed yoga on the List of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is no wonder that yoga attracts not only numerous models, athletes and show business stars, but also the mighty of this world, on whose shoulders the responsibility for entire countries rests - politicians.
Justin Trudeau - Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada has been called the most charming politician of our time. He loves hockey, knows about quantum computers, wears funny colorful socks and smiles all the time. He's also seriously engaged in yoga! In this photograph, which has flown around the entire planet, Trudeau stands in one of the most difficult poses - "mayurasana" ("peacock pose"). And, of course, he smiles at all 32 teeth!
Dmitry Medvedev - Prime Minister of Russia
Former President and now Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in his youth was engaged in rowing and weightlifting. And having become a serious politician, he became interested in yoga. His wife Svetlana introduced him to this practice. Medvedev himself admitted in an interview that he found in yoga a remedy for the constant stress that constantly accompanies those who occupy such high positions. Dmitry Anatolyevich also said that he is able to perform a headstand - "sirshasana".
Narendra Damodardas Modi - Prime Minister of India
Of course, who else is there to do yoga if not the Prime Minister of India! The politician, who runs the second most populous country on the planet, admitted that he sleeps only three hours a day, and starts every day with yoga. The politician joined this ancient practice at the age of seventeen, when he spent two years hiking in India. Then he even managed to live in an ashram founded by Swami Vivekananda, a philosopher and one of the main pillars of yoga.
Ban Ki-moon - former UN Secretary General
The Korean politician, who has served as UN Secretary General for almost a decade, is also another ardent supporter of yoga. With his support, International Yoga Day was established in 2015, which is now celebrated annually on June 21st. And the idea of this holiday, by the way, belongs to our previous hero - Narendra Modi.
