International Yoga Day

Jun 21, 2016

International Yoga Day

Christina Tkacik 1 Comment World International Yoga Day

From Australia to India to the United States, yogis of all ages stretched their limbs in celebration of the second annual International Yoga Day, honoring the ancient Hindu practice.

: Indian yoga practitioners participate in a mass yoga session to mark the International Yoga Day at Capitol complex in Chandigarh on June 21, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH)

: An Indian Yoga practitioner participates in a morning yoga session in Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on June 21, 2016, on International Yoga Day. (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)

: An Indian woman points her toes upwards in a morning yoga session held to mark International Yoga Day in Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on June 21, 2016. / (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)

: An Indian Yoga practitioner sits away from others as she participates in a morning yoga session to mark International Yoga Day in Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on June 21, 2016 / (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)

: Indian Uttar Pradesh police personel perform yoga to mark International Yoga Day at Police Headquarters in Allahabad on June 21, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA)

: Indian Uttar Pradesh police personel perform yoga to mark International Yoga Day at Police Headquarters in Allahabad on June 21, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA)

: Indian yoga practioners take part in a yoga session on International Yoga Day in Amritsar on June 21, 2016. Yoga, which means union in Sanskrit, is a family of ancient spiritual practices and also a school of spiritual thought from the South East Asian continent, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a means of enlightenment. (AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU)

: Indian army personnel take part in a yoga session on International Yoga Day at Khasa on the outskirts of Amritsar on June 21, 2016. Yoga, which means union in Sanskrit, is a family of ancient spiritual practices and also a school of spiritual thought from the South East Asian continent, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a means of enlightenment. (AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU)

: Indian U.p Policemen and officers perform Yoga at (PHQ) Police Head Quarter to mark International Yoga Day, in Allahabad on June 21, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA)

: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel take part in a yoga session on International Yoga Day at BSF headquarters in Khasa on the outskirts of Amritsar on June 21, 2016. Yoga, which means union in Sanskrit, is a family of ancient spiritual practices and also a school of spiritual thought from the South East Asian continent, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a means of enlightenment. (AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU)

: An Indian Uttar Pradesh policeman performs yoga to mark International Yoga Day at Police Headquarters in Allahabad on June 21, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA)

: SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 21: Nearly 500 yoga enthusiasts perform yoga under the guidance of Indian yoga instructors at Jing’an Park to welcome the International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2016 in Shanghai, China. Proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the International Day of Yoga is set on June 21 each year. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JUNE 21: People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. The international day for yoga is celebrated annually on June 21. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

: Sydneysiders engage in a yoga event in front of the iconic landmark Opera House in Sydney on June 21, 2016. Hundreds of Yoga lovers gathered at Opera House to mark the International Yoga Day. (AFP PHOTO / Wendell Teodoro)

: CHANGCHUN, CHINA – JUNE 20: A male yoga instructor practices yoga with partner on June 20, 2016 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. A yoga instructor of post 90s promotes yoga with other enthusiasts at a Changchun square to welcome the upcoming International Day of Yoga which falls on June 21 each year. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

: Afghans and foreigners perform yoga to mark International Yoga Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts took part in mass yoga programs to mark International Yoga Day throughout the world. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

: Afghans and foreigners perform yoga to mark International Yoga Day at the Indian Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts took part in mass yoga programs to mark International Yoga Day throughout the world. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

: People perform yoga as they gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, during the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, in Wiltshire Tuesday June 21, 2016. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

: Indians holds each others’ hands as they attempt to create a record of longest human yoga chain with more than 8000 participants at an event to celebrate International Yoga Day in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Millions of yoga enthusiasts are bending their bodies in complex postures across India as they take part in a mass yoga program to mark the second International Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

: Second-grader Da’naya Jones stretches her arms out as she practices neck exercises with other students – grades 2 through 8 – learn and practice yoga in a school-wide initiative on International Yoga Day on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at The New Standard tuition-free charter school, in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

: Second-grader Ramon Pope practices nada yoga using sounds and tones to create inner transformations while exhaling out with a long moaning sound as students – grades 2 through 8 – learn and practice yoga in a school-wide initiative on International Yoga Day on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at The New Standard tuition-free charter school, in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

: Accompanied by a string quartet, Chris Scheller, his daughter Kimmie Ko-Scheller, 3, and a large group of other yoga enthusiasts, gather for a yoga class taught by Kripalu for International Yoga Day, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. (Stephanie Zollshan/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

: Accompanied by a string quartet, a large group gathers for a yoga class taught by Kripalu for International Yoga Day, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. (Stephanie Zollshan/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)

: Children perform yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Millions of yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across much of the world on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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