THEJune 21 is celebrated the international day of Yogaa millenary practice born in India, so loved and widespread all over the world that it has been included in 2016 in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
June 21 also corresponds to summer solstice, the longest day of the year: the choice to dedicate this important date to Yoga is not accidental. It seems in fact that Shiva, first Yogi and first Guru in history, began teaching the discipline of Yoga to his students and disciples on June 21st. Here are some suggestions for practicing Yoga on this special day.
«We are Nature. Universes are mirrored within our world. The roots of yoga lie in a culture, philosophy, world view, Hinduism, which has always been deeply spiritual and ecological ». Like this Svamini Hamsananda GiriVice President of the Italian Hindu Union.
International yoga day 2022
Free of charge and with a rich program, the most anticipated event by the large yogini community will be Tuesday 21 June at MAXI, the new Superstudio location, in Milan, in via Moncucco 35. Yoga is my inner peace: theme dedicated to Peace. That starts with the Peace within us.
«The turbulent times we live in have prompted us to invite us on a journey in search of the first peace we can reach: the one within us. It is up to us to find it, cultivate it, reactivate it »comments Giulia Borioli, President of YogaFestival.
The program of the Yoga Festival in Milan
At 6 pm Yoga Ensemble, organized by the Italian Hindu Union. The classic sequence of Surya Namaskar – the Greeting to the Sun – becomes almost a dance with the guidance of the teachers / dancers of the Gitananda Ashram in Altare (SV), home of the UII. A choreography within everyone’s reach with which the twelve passages give life to a hypnotic dance, a cure and a prayer for the soul.
At 6.30 pm: with Sangeeta Laura Biagi, Nāda Yoga teacher (the yoga of sound) the yoginis present will learn to breathe correctly in order to have breath in the chanting of the OM, the mother mantra that is recited before and after the practice. Breath communicates emotions and feelings: is the first to change when the mood changes. Breathe well and consciously gives the pacification process one more tool.
At 7 pm: with Roberto Milletti and Francesca Cassia, founders of Odaka Yoga will begin a collective and dynamic lesson, to connect to the meaning of the day.
World Yoga Day, by YogaFestival, it is sponsored by the Municipality of Milan and benefits from the support of the Italian Hindu Union with the Gitananda Ashram of Savona.
Entrance opens at 3pm. Program: available on www.yogafestival.it
The activities of Bali Yoga and Trybe
BaliYoga.it celebrates the International Day of Yoga and music from 19.30 to 21: 00 at the Arco della Pace with 108 greetings to the sun (free participation) accompanied from live grand piano music. Free Event sponsored by the Municipality of Milan is part of the Palinsesto Milano is Viva.
BaliYoga.it will hold free open lessons from the first morning also in all its 3 studios in Milan and in the online studio (BY @ HOME).
Trybe, an innovative Italian female startup dedicated to wellbeing and yoga founded by Francesca Senette, will hold the Trybe Cacao Ceremony. A 360 ° sensory journey, accompanied by music and medicine songs, shamanic musical instruments and incense, resins and essential oils, all aimed at healing the soul.
The ceremony will be led by Julie Pedroni teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Holistic Coach, and preceded by a short practice of vinyasa yoga led by Camilla Vigorelli. The ceremony will end with a guided tour of the permanent collection of the ADI Design Museum. For info and reservations: www.trybe.it
The practices in Rome
Among the novelties of this year, there will be a change of location in Rome. From the Piazza del Campidoglio, which has hosted the last two sessions in the presence of the past years, the practice with the mat shifts at Castel Sant’Angelo. With a double appointment: at 6 pm, after the institutional greetings, a collective Yoga session will take place, from 8 pm, as part of the International Music Day, the Indiana Summer Raga Classical Music Concert will take place with Apratim Majumdar al sarod and Amit Chatterjee at the tabla. For theInfo and reservations click here.
The practice is open and free of Yoga and has been organized for years by the Embassy of India.
Yoga in the rest of Italy
Practicing yoga in the Dolomites, immersed in the scents and silence of the undergrowth. Salutation to the sun surrounded by the chirping of birds and the sound of a brook in the distance. What better way to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21st?
To propose this experience is the Alpe Lusia area, in Trentino, where the Nature Trail winds its way, a green nature trail dedicated to wellness. The itinerary offers a series of wellness experiences en plein air at high altitude: Yoga, barefooting and Kneipp paths immersed in the magical scenery of some of the most fascinating Dolomite peaks.
The Alpe Lusia Nature Trail starts a few steps from Chalet Valbona, reachable with the cableway that leaves from Ronchi, Moena.
For more information: https://www.alpelusia.it/it/estate
Thermal Yoga in Tuscany
To celebrate the day of the June 21, you can treat yourself to a unique day practicing Thermal Yoga in the largest natural cave in Europe at the Grotta Giusti resort in Monsummano Terme.
Defined by Giuseppe Verdi as the eighth wonder of the world, it is a place that, thanks to its particular shape and atmosphere, is a natural sauna with temperature and humidity that purify and relaxwhere silence, warmth and soft light reign. For information, tel. 0572 9077991.
Kundalini in Puglia
The third is held from 20 to 26 June Mediterranean Kundalini Yoga Festival, perfect combination of all Yoga practices put together. In Sanskrit Kundal means “snake wound in coils” and Kundali is “the twisted rope”: the term Kundalini therefore indicates a vital energy that must be activated. The yoga practices of the Festival aim to regain strength and balance body, mind and spirit. Info: Kundalini Festival.
Flowing between Civitavecchia and Barcelona
Three days of activity and relaxation on a cruise from Civitavecchia to Barcelona and back from 17 to 21 June. The format includes fitness, yoga, mindfulness, wellness treatments, thematic speeches, sound healing and DJ sets.
June 21, with the summer solstice and world yoga day, it will be the busiest day. We leave Barcelona by ferry to land in Civitavecchia with immersive and emotional activities, starting with a majestic awakening with meditation accompanied by the sound of gongs, and even yoga and meditation classes.
An experience to treat yourself and to give as gifts organized by Witravel and Grimaldi Lines with the support of Lakhsmi. Eleonora Biliotti among the yoga teachers, Lucrezia Montrone (teacher of the next yoga retreat at iO Donna in October) and Charlotte Lazzari.
Yoga in Formentera
Every year a special event dedicated to wellness and yoga, Formentera Zen, for which the island is transformed into a large open-air yogi center with days dedicated to the balance of body and mind, meditation, natural nutrition between practical disciplines, courses, seminars and round tables held by professionals at various points of the island.
Some of the sessions, in the morning or at sunset time, they take place in close contact with nature, in the pine forests or directly on the beach overlooking the turquoise waters and immersed in the Mediterranean scrub.
Also this year there will be an appointment on the occasion of the International Yoga Day on June 21st which consists of then a long open-air yoga session El camino de vuelta a ti by the well-known yogi model Veronica BlumAnd at the panoramic terrace of the Cofradía de Pescadores restaurant in Porto de La Savina.
Yoga in New York
Each year hundreds of yogis take part in the largest free yoga event in the world in Times Square, New York. The best known neighborhood in the world once a year becomes a destination for all those who are looking for the “serenity of the soul”.
Floor mats spread between Times Square, 47th Street, 45th Street and between Broadway and 7th Avenue. If you cannot attend in person, you can follow the event in streaming on TSQ.org/Solstice via YouTube or Facebook.
Technology also “celebrates”
Finally, all over the world, anyone who owns an Apple Watch, by recording a Yoga workout of at least 20 minutes, will be able to get a Award Limited Editiona sort of “virtual medal”, and one series of new stickers for Messages.
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