CThere are those who started to learn how to manage anxiety and those who simply started because they heard about it everywhere. Then, almost always, something happens: yoga stops being a lesson on the mat and becomes an appointment with oneself. June 21st, the day of the summer solstice, is celebrated International Yoga Day, established by the United Nations in 2014 to promote a discipline that unites body, mind and spirit. In 2026 the anniversary reaches its twelfth edition and has as its theme “Yoga for Healthy Aging”, a message that underlines how the practice can accompany well-being in every stage of life.
Why practice yoga
During the practice the attention returns to the breathing, the movements, the sensations of the body. Yoga is not a flexibility competition and does not reward performance. Indeed, it teaches you to respect your body exactly for what it is, in that moment. It also teaches you to breathe before reacting, to listen before judging, to slow down before going on automatic. It’s a small daily revolution that can make the difference when we feel overwhelmed by commitments, worries or emotions that are difficult to manage.
International Yoga Day 2026: all the events in Italy
International Yoga Day: all the appointments
- Rome: yoga at sunset between Farnesina and Castel Sant’Angelo.
The capital hosts some of the most attended celebrations. The fifth edition of the Yoga Day Rome organized by CSEN, with asana, pranayama and meditation practices open to all. The event is free and takes place on the afternoon of June 21st. - Still in Rome, in the Gardens of Castel Sant’Angelo, the Embassy of India organizes a large collective session dedicated to International Yoga Day, with the participation of associations and teachers from all over Italy.
- Milan: outdoor practices and urban well-being
Milan also joins the celebrations with numerous events. At Sempione Park the Italian Hindu Union and Dharma Seva Milan they propose a day of practice open to citizens, from early morning until late afternoon. - Special meetings are also among the scheduled events at the ADI Design Museum immersed in the architectural setting of the museum.
- TO TurinJune 21st Valentino Park hosts a day dedicated to yoga, breathing and meditation in the open air, in the greenery of one of the most loved places in the city
From Tuscany to the Riviera: yoga in nature
- Tuscany celebrates June 21st with a series of events distributed between Florence, Livorno, Casciana Terme and other locations, in a day that combines movement, meditation and contact with the landscape.
- In Rimini, however, the International Yoga Day is transformed into a weekend dedicated to well-being: beach, parks and spas they host free sessions from dawn to dusk led by teachers from different traditions.
Among the events of the International Yoga Day there is also the one promoted by Family Yoga Festival, the event born this year in Bogliasco, in the Golfo Paradiso. On June 21st the festival community celebrates the summer solstice with the traditional practice of the 108 Salutations to the Sun, a symbolic sequence which in the yogic tradition represents a moment of renewal and passage towards a new season. The number 108, in fact, is considered sacred and occurs in many Eastern spiritual traditions. For this reason the 108 Salutations to the Sun are often practiced during the changes of seasons, the equinoxes and the solstices as a rite of transformation and good omen. A collective outdoor experience that combines movement, breathing and meditation. Appointment at 7.30pm at the Bogliasco pier. Practice starts at 8pm.
Yoga at the Chianciano Spa
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Terme di Chianciano announces the launch of a new summer program dedicated to Yoga practice within the Acqua Santa Park, one of the most evocative and identifying places of the spa town. From June to September, the park will become a real natural Yoga room: a space surrounded by greenery, where the water, the trees, the thermal air and the quiet of the place create an ideal context to slow down, breathe and find balance. Info: the activities are carried out in collaboration with Elisabetta Giannotti of YW Yoga Wherever. Information and reservations Tel. 0578 68501. Mail: [email protected]. www.termechianciano.it
Yoga at the Mythology Festival at Villa Arconati
As part of the Mythology Festival, under the artistic direction of Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, yoga will be celebrated in conjunction with art. Appointment in the Museum Hall of Villa Arconati in Castellazzo di Bollate. The Myths have always taken the body seriously. Telling and representing the body, its transformations in a comparison with another civilization, the Hindu one, where the culture of the body becomes yoga.
On World Yoga Day, readings by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory from Raimon Panikkar and Ovidio, followed by a yoga lesson.
Plan:
11:00 am conference “The myth of the body” with Francesca Senette, writer and journalist in dialogue with Massimiliano Finazzer Flory.
12.00 special Yoga Class with Sylvie Kiss reserved for those who have participated in the conference and have their own mat. In case of rain the Yoga Class may be postponed. For information:
Villa Arconati – Via Madonna Fametta, 1, Castellazzo di Bollate (MI). [email protected]. 02.3502217 – 393.8680934
Yoga among woods and vineyards
- Practicing yoga among the rows, in the suspended silence of the Langhe, in a place where the gaze stretches out until it meets the iconic profile of Monviso, a discreet and majestic presence that watches over the horizon. On the Serradenari hill, in La Morra, Antica Dimora Dosio offers an exclusive and regenerating experience, where the practice of Hatha Yoga (by reservation) becomes an intimate ritual of profound rebalancing, immersed in the quiet and elegance of the Unesco Heritage landscape. The practice takes place immersed in the scents of the countryside, between vineyards and the open sky, where every gesture harmonises with the natural rhythm of the seasons. The ideal place also to celebrate the International Yoga Day scheduled for June 21st. Info. massimodosio
- Above Bressanone, the My Arbor hotel is a place to stop time and regenerate. Surrounded by a dream forest, irradiated by Alpine light and permeated by the scent of conifers, it is a family-run adults only wellness hotel. Yoga is an integral part of the weekly program offered to guests, immersed in nature, the practice has even more powerful effects on body, mind and spirit. Info: My Arbor
- The Sigurtà Garden Park it is a picture of flowers in June, with the pink kilometer of the famous Avenue of Roses, water lilies, lotus flowers, canna indica, petunias, hydrangeas and the scents of the Garden of Medicinal Plants. Impressionist references in the Water Gardens and shaded areas created by the tree heritage. For yoga practices, info and reservations on sigurta.
- On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Distillerie Berta dedicates an entire weekend to the discovery and practice of this ancient discipline, combining well-being with a visit to the Distilleries and the tasting of grappa and spirits. The Yoga Days, scheduled for Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2026, are in fact a unique opportunity to spend days of relaxation, harmony and reconnection with oneself surrounded by the beauty of Monferrato, while welcoming the summer solstice. The two days include yoga lessons surrounded by greenery and suitable for everyone, to regenerate body and spirit by experimenting with different styles and movements. Info: distillerieberta
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