‘Health for Humanity’ Yogathon 2013 that was recently organized by Yogathon NZ had a big community support. It broke the previous records and crossed 100,000 Surya Namaskar (sun salutations) repetitions for the first time.
Yogathon NZ is a division of Hindu Council of New Zealand. It has been organising annual Yogathon since 2011. This year it took place from 12th to 26th October at various cities and towns.
Participants throughout the country performed Surya Namaskars according to their abilities, kept a count and reported their totals to Yogathon New Zealand team.
The aim was to complete 108 000 Surya Namaskar (sun salutations) repetitions by participants from all over New Zealand over a two week period.
“This is the first time since the launch of ‘Health for Humanity Yogathon’ in New Zealand two years ago that the national target has been so close. It was indeed a great achievement that the participants took the count beyond the 100,000 mark”, said Ms Komal Shah, National coordinator for Yogathon 2013.
The ages of participants in Yogathon NZ 2013 varied from late 70s to teens and children.
Kushagra, a five year old from HSS Pakuranga, performed 379 Surya Namaskars which was remarkable.
Yogathon aims to create awareness of the practice of Yoga and its health benefits. During Yogathon, the organising committee tries their best to connect interested New Zealander to a yoga teacher or centre that can teach Sun Salutations and basic yoga at no cost. This is the third year of the Yogathon event, and the team is incredibly humbled by the overwhelming public support.