PRINTER'S NO. 1627
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
292
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MURT, HILL-EVANS, HENNESSEY, COX, LONGIETTI,
KORTZ, BURNS, DiGIROLAMO, SONNEY, CALTAGIRONE, FREEMAN,
MILLARD, SAINATO AND NEILSON, APRIL 30, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2019 as "Yoga Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The goal of "Yoga Awareness Month" is to provide
education on the health benefits of yoga to inspire healthy
lifestyles for all residents of this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Yoga is a 5,000-year-old Hindu practice that
practitioners use to harmonize the body with the mind and breath
through various breathing exercises, yoga poses, or asanas, and
meditation; and
WHEREAS, The warming weather of spring initiates outdoor
activity as people become naturally energized; and
WHEREAS, Yoga can be practiced nearly anywhere, including
outdoors; and
WHEREAS, "Yoga Awareness Month" encourages residents of this
Commonwealth to practice healthy outdoor activities and try
yoga, which aids in relaxation and stress reduction; and
WHEREAS, Yoga provides an opportunity for affordable group
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