Get Zen with These Pictures of International Yoga Day 2015

From Delhi's Rajpath boulevard to Times Square and the MCA, namaste.
Shannon Connellan
June 22, 2015

The globe can now melt into a solid savasana, with thousands of International Yoga Day sessions finishing up worldwide today. From New Delhi's 35,000-strong Guinness World Record-breaking session to a bright yellow-themed session beneath the Eiffel Tower and early morning lawn sessions at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, yoga newcomers and hardcore yogis alike found a moment of peace and flexibility this Sunday, June 21 for the official day of yoga. It's a UN-approved international day, introduced by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi last year after he convinced the UN to dedicate a public day to yoga — a move that hasn't come without controversy.

But aside from the religious debate, corporate piggybacking and general eye-rolling surrounding the event, International Yoga Day saw hundreds of thousands of yoga enthusiasts taking part in both epic public classes and smaller private sessions, from the record-setting session on Delhi's ceremonial Rajpath boulevard, to a rainy Times Square event to seaside solo ventures. Take a peruse at these early-rising, flexible fiends.

DELHI, INDIA

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TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY

Time Square shut down for yoga! So amazing! #SolsticeTSq #yoga #yogaday #Bellavita #centerpfitall #timesquare #NYC #namaste

A photo posted by 161 w 22nd street, NYC (@bellavita_wellness) on

EIFFEL TOWER, PARIS

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

UNITED NATIONS, GENEVA

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VARANASI, INDIA

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HANOI, VIETNAM

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TORONTO, CANADA

INDIAN NAVY, INS VIRAAT

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REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA

GANGTOK, INDIA

??????Yoga is the journey of the self through the self to the self?????? #yesterday#internationalyogaday#instagram A photo posted by Sangay Diki Bhutia ???? (@_to_the_universe) on

BOARDMAN, OHIO

My @puryoga family #summersolstice #108sunsalutations #internationalyogaday

A photo posted by Alexa Marie (@howdoyoueatanelephant) on

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI

VERACRUZ, MEXICO

Grabación del evento por el día internacional del #yoga con @studioyogaenequilibrio e Israel Chiang. ???????? #namaste #veracruz

A photo posted by José Alfredo Zayas Rodríguez (@zayas04) on

EDMONTON, CANADA

MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS

JAMAICA

TWIN FALLS, WASHINGTON

BHARATPUR, INDIA

MEDAN, INDONESIA

#internationaldayofyoga #medan #yogamedan #yoga

A photo posted by Kamalini Yoga Studio (@kamaliniyoga) on

AUSTIN, TEXAS

#YogaMob #Unify #Yoga #ATX #Austin #Texas #NationalYogaDay

A photo posted by Maria Lucente (@mariaisinverted) on

ANAMAYA, COSTA RICA

VALENCIA, SPAIN

Published on June 22, 2015 by Shannon Connellan
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