Coffee Meets Consciousness: FHRAI, Ethiopian Embassy Host Harit Yoga to Celebrate Wellness

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In a unique celebration of global wellness and cultural unity, the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Embassy and supported by the Ministry of AYUSH, hosted a serene Harit Yoga session titled “Coffee Meets Consciousness.” Held in the peaceful lawns of the Ethiopian Embassy in New Delhi, the event blended ancient Indian yoga practices with Ethiopia’s rich coffee traditions.    #FHRAI #EthiopianEmbassy #MinistryOfAYUSH #HaritYoga #CoffeeAndHaritYoga #InternationalDayOfYoga2025 #CulturalDiplomacy #Sustainability #GlobalWellness #YogaAndWellness #EthiopianCoffeeTradition #YogaForPeace #EnvironmentalConsciousness #YogaInIndia #CulturalBridges #WellnessTourism #SustainableLiving #InnerPeace #YogaAndSustainability #YogaInNewDelhi #PlantationDrive #CrossCulturalCamaraderie #HolisticHealth #PeaceAndWellbeing #GlobalWellnessInitiative #DiplomaticRelations  ~HT.410~PR.282~PR.152~GR.124~PR.100~

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00:00coffee and yoga it's such a combination with doesn't just refresh your mind but your body

00:24as well and to discuss that further who else better than the ambassador his excellency festival

00:30himself the ambassador of ethiopia to india and beautiful sanjana john also here ambassador i

00:37would definitely want to have a word with you first of all on this very concept of coffee and

00:42yoga and recognizing the power of both the gifts from india and ethiopia to the world oh yes both

00:49are cultural at the same time it has some spiritual touch and a kind of you do it individually the

00:57yoga but you do it collectively so it is at the same time together you address your lord your body

01:05and your spirit and in ethiopia coffee is a bit different it is like a pastime also a forum to

01:12exchange information and also guests passing by your neighborhood your village you have to give

01:19them coffee and ask them what's happening in their place and what they are expecting when they go down

01:25the river yeah so you give them information and you wash their legs and you give them water you give

01:31them food you give them coffee to get stronger all right otherwise the first thing in the morning is

01:37coffee and you have to do it with your village four five six families and you exchange information

01:44first from with your kids and wife how was last night and then you ask for the next door and you ask

01:52for the next house and you exchange information if there is any problem you solve there okay you go

01:58in between the husband and the wife the kids and the father you do it so it has that cultural element

02:04also it is a kind of exchange of information and to stay awake and it is to keep ourselves together

02:12and when i see now yoga here i'm new but the way they have done it i have seen it is both a universal

02:19thing and it is a connection between yourself your creator and your spirit and your body and it's also

02:26a part of exercise it tests your strength and how you stretch yourself how you yes both things

02:34it is wonderful so it is the contribution of india to the world and the coffee it is the contribution

02:42of ethiopia to the world so the people madame and my deputy ambassador when they come to bring this to

02:49merge these two together i'm well i'm very happy it's amazing as we all know our honorable crime minister

02:56narendra modiji has propagated the last decade bringing the best of our culture yoga vasudeva

03:04when we say that that's what narendra modiji has brought to the world and today of course the

03:10brotherhood with ethiopia we bought coffee with yoga which is something very unique we started this 10

03:16years ago at the un in new york and in fact i was there when the first yoga stamp was released and here we

03:23are 10 years later with this amazing integration of diplomacy and bringing the world together

03:29unifying thanks to our prime minister narendra modiji's vision of bringing the best to the world

03:36and now coffee with yoga for the world they have given the chance to come here and take the session

03:43i have read this title coffee and yoga yeah so they told us coffee has started from the ethiopia yes

03:49side yeah so on the daily basis person usually drink coffee but we'll never refer coffee is good for

03:57the even cardiac region also but yoga is good for your mind your calmness level if you do regular practice

04:03of yoga so you will be charged and if you need instant charge you can drink a small cup of coffee

04:09yeah

04:15What's your name?

04:16Himanshu sir.

04:17Himanshu.

04:18Himanshu, how do you feel when you go to yoga ambassador and go to the country and keep your

04:24people in the country?

04:25Do you feel a good feeling?

04:26Yes sir.

04:27Do you need to follow all of these people in India?

04:31Yoga is an art of living.

04:33Everyone should do it.

04:35It's not only for one person or disease related.

04:38It's for everyone.

04:40Where do you get inspiration for these things?

04:42I didn't find myself.

04:45But when I saw that it's more than exercise.

04:48Yoga is connected to yourself.

04:50And we are feeling very good.

04:52Our daily performance is better.

04:54So I connect with yoga and continue with yoga.

04:57Continue with yoga.

04:58Another young talent here.

05:00Your name?

05:01My name is Khushi Mittal.

05:03My name is MSc student.

05:05You are a MSc student.

05:06Okay Khushi.

05:07You are connected to yoga.

05:10Our 40 and beyond people don't exercise.

05:15So what do you tell us about yoga?

05:18Why should we do it?

05:19And how do we do it?

05:20For your daily healthy living you should do yoga.

05:24Because as we see this hustle bustle life.

05:27So we have to do yoga.

05:29Yoga is the art of living as he said.

05:31Right.

05:32So you should follow yoga.

05:33One final question.

05:34One month down the line we have international yoga.

05:38What is the plan?

05:39Ministry of Ayush are doing at the higher level of their pace.

05:43Because from the last 10 years they have done brilliant and huge programs.

05:48So now this time they are going to do the 10 programs almost in a line.

05:52Like one is a Harith Yoga.

05:53This kind of 10 programs they are going to design.

05:55And we are going to see in coming weekends.

05:58Or coming weeks.

05:59Coffee and yoga are one things which go hand in hand origin wise.

06:03This coffee goes with Ethiopia.

06:05And yoga is a gift to the world from India.

06:08So we are doing this series of international day of yoga and Harith Yoga events.

06:13With Ministry of Ayush.

06:14So this is one of the events we are doing in here.

06:18Another we have done in multiple locations.

06:21One in Atmanthan.

06:22One in Goa.

06:23One in IHM.

06:25And forthcoming we have been doing Yoga Sangam also with Ministry of Ayush.

06:30Just to commemorate the international yoga day.

06:33And as for the coffee you have to know everybody loves coffee.

06:36Everybody loves yoga as well since it's become a daily practice of life.

06:40Absolutely.

06:41So combinedly saying that's go well hand in hand.

06:44And both give energy to the body.

06:46Yes.

06:47Body and mind.

06:48Body and mind.

06:49Ministry of Ayush.

06:50Very important.

06:51Well respected.

06:52And also possibly completing almost a decade.

06:55Because I remember 2014 when Prime Minister Modi came to power 2015.

06:59The World International Yoga Day also started.

07:02And then Ministry of Ayush also came into being.

07:04So how important do you think this gift.

07:07The soft power that India has demonstrated to the world is.

07:10And vis-a-vis the Ministry of Ayush also.

07:12Yes.

07:13We started way long back when the lockdown happened.

07:16And Virtual Yoga used to happen.

07:18Right.

07:19So with the first day of the happening we are the Ministry of Ayush.

07:22Doing this yoga.

07:23And seeing the decades it has happened.

07:26The answer is in itself.

07:28Because of the feedback of the people.

07:30The kind of response we have gathered from internationally worldwide acknowledged bodies.

07:37So this activity is going at a good pace.

07:39Okay.

07:40Lovely.

07:41Payal thank you so much for speaking to One India.

07:43We extend our heartiest wishes to you.

07:46Your team at Ministry of Ayush.

07:48FHRAI also in collaboration with Ministry of Ayush.

07:52Yeah.

07:53And also for those who are watching this please try yoga.

07:56International Yoga Day is just around the corner in a month's time on 21st of June if I'm not wrong.

08:00Join you on Yoga Sangha which we are going to at 21st June with Ministry of Ayush and MD&I.

08:05Perfect.

08:06You heard it from Payal itself.

08:08Thanks for watching this broadcast.

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