London ( UK ): Brahma Kumaris in the UK offered and contributed to many events to celebrate UN International Day of Yoga on 21st June.
Wellbeing at the Docks – Museum of London Docklands
BK Students from Global Cooperation House in London teamed up with the Museum of London and Maison Mangrove to create a special one day event entitled:
Wellbeing at the Docks at the Museum of London Docklands at West India Quay, Canary Wharf – a location surrounded by large corporate buildings and the history of the docks.
All day long Brahma Kumaris ran free Raja Yoga Meditation sessions, talks, games and activities – including the Virtue wheel, the Emergency Optimist and Guiding Star Cards – with an opportunity to take a selfie with yourself with butterfly wings under the heading ‘Self Reflection leads to Transformation‘.
It was a joy to see young children and local school children take part in the activities as well as meditation sessions.
A separate programme of expert speakers on different aspects and traditions of wellbeing ran alongside this and BK Sister Jaymini was a key part of this. She opened the event by leading the audience in a powerful breathing, posture and meditation experience and spoke later in the day on the theme of Raja Yoga Meditation – Wellbeing for the Mind. Aida Niang of Maison Mangrove, who works at the Museum of London, closed the day with a passionate call to all those attending and participating to take care of their own wellbeing – so that they are then better able to look after others.
The Brahma Kumaris were thanked immensely for their cooperation and participation in this special event at a museum that holds so much history of London.
