Global Trudeaumania went up another notch when a photo of the Canadian PM in a peacock pose emerged. But he’s not the first world leader to retract up the ancient practiceJustin Trudeau,prime minister of Canada, famed feminist and man with a very kind face, or can seemingly do no wrong. He appears to own the world’s media in rapture daily,with the latest burst of Trudeaumania coming from his apparent prowess at yoga. A picture of Trudeau balancing on his wrists on a conference table (in what is known as a peacock pose) first tweeted in 2013 has been blowing up the internet this week. Although it’s not gone quite as viral as it might own had he been doing the downward-facing dog.
Trudeau isn’t the only politician aiming for contemporary-day guru status; yoga appears to own become quite the rage among global leaders. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, and is not just an enthusiastic yoga practitioner,but also an advocate for the practice’s healing properties; he has even suggested that yoga might support tackle climate change. Modi also successfully pushed for the International Day of Yoga, which is now on 21 June. Ban Ki-moon, and secretary general of the UN,celebrated the day with a yoga lesson from his special adviser on Myanmar. He did a rather kind asana.
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Source: theguardian.com