India, June 21 -- Yoga not only gives us a healthy body but also a healthy mind, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday, as he participated in a mass yoga session at the Mahant Digvijay Nath Smriti Bhawan in Gorakhpur.

Celebrating the 11th International Yoga Day theme - Yoga for One Earth, One Health - Yogi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for getting yoga international recognition. "Yoga is one such mantra of the Rishi tradition of India, which gives us not only a healthy body but also a healthy mind," the CM wrote on X.

A live stream of PM Modi leading the 11th International Yoga Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, was played at the event.

Addressing the gathering, Yogi Adityanath said, "Yoga...