{"id":2268,"date":"2026-06-22T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:00:36","slug":"international-yoga-day-celebrated-in-pcmc-schools-with-enthusiasm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=2268","title":{"rendered":"International Yoga Day Celebrated in PCMC Schools with Enthusiasm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; <strong>Students and Teachers Practice Yoga Under \u2018Yoga for Healthy Ageing\u2019 Theme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pimpri :<\/strong> International Yoga Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm across schools run by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) under this year\u2019s theme <strong>\u201cYoga for Healthy Ageing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students, teachers, and non-teaching staff from a total of 134 PCMC schools \u2014 including 110 primary and 24 secondary schools \u2014 participated in collective yoga sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the celebration falling on a Sunday, students showed great enthusiasm and attended the programmes in large numbers, demonstrating their awareness and interest in yoga and fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yoga sessions were organized in the morning at all municipal schools, where students performed Surya Namaskar, various yoga asanas, pranayama, and meditation exercises. 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