Yoga is much more than stretching your body in an elegant studio. It’s an ancient way of living that includes meditation and health treatments. But who knows that? Exactly. Not many people outside India. That’s why the recently elected prime minister promised to include a “Minister of Yoga” in his cabinet. And he has done so. The new minister has a budget of $174 million to make sure the world learns more about traditional systems of health that have proven effective over thousands of years.
India introduces a minister of… what?
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