Yoga is a 5 thousand year old mental, physical and spiritual practice. It originated in India but today, it is practiced by millions of people around the world, even in Belize. Now today is particularly special for practitioners and enthusiasts of Yoga. That's because in 2014 the Indian Prime Minister successfully lobbied to the UN to recognize this day, the 21st of June, as International Yoga Day. Michelle Williams is the Coordinator for the International Yoga Day Belize. She spoke to us about the week long activities that are being organized in commemoration of International Yoga Day.
Placencia celebrates Yoga Day today with a free session at the Placencia pier. This year's Yoga Day is being recognized under the theme sustainable development and its relation to Yoga.
High Level Red Cross Meeting Hosted In Belize
We usually only hear about the Red Cross Society when they are helping out in the community during natural disasters or during their regular outreach programs. But for Red Cross members, there is so much more that has to be done in order for their initiatives to be effective and have an impact in the society. One of those objectives is to meet and share ideas at their Annual Resilience in the America's Regional Exchange Meeting. This is the first time that this meeting is being held in Belize and representatives from the 3 other sister national societies, namely Jamaica, Guyana and Bahamas are attending. Today the Director - General from the Belize Red Cross discussed the RITA program and how it can improve their community work.
The meeting began yesterday and it ends on Thursday.
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