Nicosia, June 14 -- On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Cyprus, people practising and propagating yoga expressed their excitement as the dates of his visit near the World Yoga Day.

Yoga teachers and yoga retreat founders said that they feel very motivated at the visit.

Athena Chatzikyriou, founder of JAPA Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat, said, "We are very excited as PM Modi is visiting Cyprus...PM Modi has promoted Ayurveda and Yoga a lot...We feel motivated and encouraged whenever PM Modi talks about Ayurveda and Yoga."

Anil Bhandari a Yoga teacher, echoed the same sentiment, saying that PM Modi's visit will increase people's inclination towards yoga.

He told ANI, "We are very happy that Prime Minister Modi is coming to Cyprus. Prime...