Derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, Yoga means union of the individual consciousness or soul with the Universal Consciousness or Spirit. Yoga is a 5000 year old Indian body of knowledge. The United Nations (UN) last Sep declared June 21 as the World's First International Yoga Day following a proposal by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and since then preparations were on in India to make the event historic and world class. by Vertechx9