2nd International Day of Yoga Tuesday: June 21st, 2016 Open House at The Meditation Center
Use of logo courtesy of the Government of India.
Open Meditation and Prayers
6:00am
Twelve Sun Salutations
with Mary Bowman-Cline
7:00am – 7:45am
Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan
8:00am
Joints and Glands Class
with Sig Martell
11:30am – 12:20pm
Walking Meditation
with Rosann Chamberlain
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan
1:15pm
Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan
5:30pm
Open Meditation and Prayers
9:00pm
Everyone is welcome to attend all open house events
to honor and celebrate in community
the second International Day of Yoga!
Click here to read Swami Veda’s International Yoga Day message!
‘On December 11 in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. The declaration came after the call for the adoption of 21 June as International Day of Yoga by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014 wherein he stated: “Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.” In suggesting June 21, which is the Summer Solstice, as the International Day of Yoga, Narendra Modi said, “the date is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world.
Yogi and mystic, Sadhguru, notes the importance of this day in the yogic tradition: “On the day of the summer solstice, Adiyogi [the first yogi] turned south and first set his eyes on the Saptarishis or Seven Sages, who were his first disciples to carry the science of yoga to many parts of the world. It is wonderful that June 21 marks this momentous event in the history of humanity.”’ Text courtesy of http://idayofyoga.org