Swami Ramdev to hold yoga camps in US

NEW YORK: Noted yoga guru, Swami Ramdev, known for popularising the ancient art of breathing and exercise beyond the shores of India, will hold camps in the United States and Canada in July and August.

Ramdev, who is highly popular in the two countries, will conduct five-day camps in Los Angeles from July 9 to 13, Houston from July 16 to 20 and Washington DC, from July 23 to 27, while in Canada it will be held from July 30 to Aug 3.

Between 2,000 and 5000 people are expected to attend camps each day.

"Swami Ramdev performs no miracles, though anecdotes of people who have miraculously been cured of ailments are abundant," said Bhagwan Gambhir from Fort Lauderdale, trustee of Patanjali Yog Peeth in USA and Canada.

"He does not criticise modern medicine nor does he cast himself in the role of an adversary to allopathy," he added.

Ramdev who frequently holds camps and workshops in various countries like Africa, New Zealand, Australia, UK and America explains the science behind the breathing exercises as a mechanism to enrich blood with life-giving oxygen and to release harmful carbon dioxide.

In other words, his breathing technique enables the body to get ten times more oxygen than normal.