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"Just calm your mind, close your eyes"

The ancient Indian discipline of yoga has become a global phenomenon in recent decades - and enthusiasts swear by the beneficial effects on both mind and body. So much so that one advocate - the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi - was so eager to extol its virtues that he's successfully pushed for an annual International Yoga Day, which is now in its second year. To mark the occasion, Newshour's James Menendez received an impromptu lesson from a keen yoga practitioner: Ishleen Kaur from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hindi.

(Photo: James and Ishleen in the Vriksasana pose. Credit: Nick Marsh)

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