Common Yoga Protocol Session Organised at National Institute of Sowa Rigpa under Mission LiFE Initiative

📌 Summary:

• National Institute of Sowa Rigpa (NISR), Sabu Thang (Ladakh), organised a Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) session under Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) initiative
• Part of pre-campaign activities leading up to World Environment Day 2026 (5 June)
• Programme theme: "Linking Yoga Practice to Mindful and Low-Consumption Living" — connects individual wellness with sustainable consumption
• Participation by NISR faculty, staff, and students; yoga asanas and pranayama under instructor Shri Gopal Sharma
• Highlighted yoga's role in physical health, mental well-being, and mindful living; reinforced Mission LiFE principles
• Underscored linkage between individual well-being and environmental sustainability — eco-friendly, responsible lifestyles
• Forms part of a series of pre-World Environment Day activities to raise public awareness on sustainable living and environmental responsibility
• Mission LiFE = India-led global movement launched by PM Modi at COP26 Glasgow (2021), focused on behavioural change for sustainable consumption ("Pro-Planet People")
• Sowa Rigpa = traditional Himalayan medical system practised in Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh; recognised under AYUSH

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 (Environment — Mission LiFE, behavioural change for sustainable consumption, climate action); GS2 (Government schemes — Mission LiFE; AYUSH systems); GS1 (Indian culture and heritage — traditional medicine; Yoga as soft power)

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Mission LiFE: announced by PM Modi at COP26 Glasgow (1 Nov 2021); formally launched in India on 20 Oct 2022 at Statue of Unity, Kevadia
• World Environment Day: 5 June (annual UN observance; theme designated by UNEP)
• Sowa Rigpa: 6th system recognised under AYUSH (recognition extended in 2010); regulated under NCISM Act, 2020 (National Commission for Indian System of Medicine)
• National Institute of Sowa Rigpa (NISR): autonomous body under Ministry of AYUSH, located at Sabu Thang, Leh (Ladakh)
• Common Yoga Protocol (CYP): standardised 45-minute yoga sequence developed by Ministry of AYUSH for International Day of Yoga (21 June)

🔑 Key Term: Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) — India-led global initiative announced at COP26 Glasgow; mobilises individual and community action ("Pro-Planet People") on sustainable consumption to limit global warming; pivots climate discourse from production-side to demand-side.