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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%B8" title="আন্তৰ্জাতিক যোগ দিৱস – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="আন্তৰ্জাতিক যোগ দিৱস" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_Internacional_del_Yoga" title="Día Internacional del Yoga – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Día Internacional del Yoga" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8" title="আন্তর্জাতিক যোগ দিবস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আন্তর্জাতিক যোগ দিবস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="योग दिवस – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="योग दिवस" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C4%91unarodni_dan_joge" title="Međunarodni dan joge – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Međunarodni dan joge" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devezh_Etrebroadel_ar_Yoga" title="Devezh Etrebroadel ar Yoga – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Devezh Etrebroadel ar Yoga" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_internacional_del_ioga" title="Dia internacional del ioga – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dia internacional del ioga" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltyogatag" title="Weltyogatag – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Weltyogatag" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_Internacional_del_Yoga" title="Día Internacional del Yoga – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Día Internacional del Yoga" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internacia_Tago_de_Jogo" title="Internacia Tago de Jogo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Internacia Tago de Jogo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7" title="روز جهانی یوگا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="روز جهانی یوگا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journ%C3%A9e_internationale_du_yoga" title="Journée internationale du yoga – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Journée internationale du yoga" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%86%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%9F%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%AF_%E0%AA%AF%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%97_%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%B8" title="આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય યોગ દિવસ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય યોગ દિવસ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C_%EC%9A%94%EA%B0%80%EC%9D%98_%EB%82%A0" title="국제 요가의 날 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="국제 요가의 날" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%85%D5%B8%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D6%85%D6%80" title="Յոգայի միջազգային օր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Յոգայի միջազգային օր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Yoga_Sedunia" title="Hari Yoga Sedunia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Hari Yoga Sedunia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%95%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99" title="יום היוגה הבינלאומי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יום היוגה הבינלאומי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%AF_%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%97_%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8" title="ಅಂತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಯೋಗ ದಿನ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಅಂತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಯೋಗ ದಿನ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8E%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8E%D9%82%D9%88%D9%B2%D9%85%DB%8C_%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7_%D8%AF%DB%84%DB%81" title="بَین الاَقوٲمی یوگا دۄہ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="بَین الاَقوٲمی یوگا دۄہ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarptautin%C4%97_jogos_diena" title="Tarptautinė jogos diena – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Tarptautinė jogos diena" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_Internasional_de_Ioga" title="Dia Internasional de Ioga – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Dia Internasional de Ioga" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय योग दिवस – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय योग दिवस" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0_%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%97_%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%82" title="അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര യോഗ ദിനം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര യോഗ ദിനം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="आंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिन – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="आंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिन" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%86%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC_%E1%80%9A%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%82%E1%80%94%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7" title="အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ယောဂနေ့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ယောဂနေ့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय योग दिवस – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय योग दिवस" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" 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June</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Annual</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Yoga_for_the_world_Celebrating_the_International_Day_of_Yoga_%28Abridged_version%29.webm/220px--Yoga_for_the_world_Celebrating_the_International_Day_of_Yoga_%28Abridged_version%29.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="600" data-mwtitle="Yoga_for_the_world_Celebrating_the_International_Day_of_Yoga_(Abridged_version).webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Yoga_for_the_world_Celebrating_the_International_Day_of_Yoga_(Abridged_version).webm"><source 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Stamp_of_India_-_2015_-_Colnect_567031_-_International_Day_of_Yoga_Miniature_Sheet.jpeg/330px-Stamp_of_India_-_2015_-_Colnect_567031_-_International_Day_of_Yoga_Miniature_Sheet.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Stamp_of_India_-_2015_-_Colnect_567031_-_International_Day_of_Yoga_Miniature_Sheet.jpeg/440px-Stamp_of_India_-_2015_-_Colnect_567031_-_International_Day_of_Yoga_Miniature_Sheet.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="364" /></a><figcaption>Stamp of India commemorates with International Day of Yoga.jpeg</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>International Day of Yoga</b> is a day in recognition of <a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a>, that is <a href="/wiki/List_of_International_Days_of_Yoga" title="List of International Days of Yoga">celebrated around the world annually on 21 June</a>, following its adoption by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations</a> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NDTVyoga_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTVyoga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As <a href="/wiki/Yoga_as_exercise" title="Yoga as exercise"> Yoga exercises</a> have shown significant benefits for physical and mental well-being,<sup id="cite_ref-OxfordYoga1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OxfordYoga1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was considered important by the UN to globally promote this wellness practice, which originated in ancient <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times_of_India_2020_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times_of_India_2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The initiative for "Yoga Day" was taken by <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>'s Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> in his 2014 UN address,<sup id="cite_ref-NDTVyoga_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTVyoga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the related resolution received broad global support, with 177 nations co-sponsoring it in the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, where it passed unanimously.<sup id="cite_ref-HCILondon_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HCILondon-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, the first <i>International Yoga Day</i> was celebrated successfully on 21 June 2015, around the world including New York, Paris, Beijing, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and New Delhi.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes15Yoga_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes15Yoga-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin">Origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Yoga&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/The_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi_participates_in_the_mass_yoga_demonstration_at_Rajpath_on_the_occasion_of_International_Yoga_Day%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_21%2C_2015.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2150" data-file-height="1163" /></a><figcaption>Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Yoga Day celebrations in New Delhi, 21 June 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>In September 2014, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>'s Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a>, in his UN address, suggested an annual Day of Yoga on 21 June, as it is the <a href="/wiki/Summer_solstice" title="Summer solstice">longest day of the year</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a> and shares a special significance in many parts of the world.<sup id="cite_ref-NDTVyoga_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NDTVyoga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Times_of_India_2020_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times_of_India_2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the initial proposal, the UN adopted the draft resolution, entitled "Day of Yoga", in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The consultations were convened by the delegation of India.<sup id="cite_ref-economictimes_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-economictimes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_India" title="Reserve Bank of India">Reserve Bank of India</a> issued a 10-rupee commemorative coin to mark the International Day of Yoga.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2017, UN Postal Administration (UNPA) issued 10 stamps on Asanas on a single sheet to mark International Day of Yoga.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="UN_Declaration">UN Declaration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Yoga&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: UN Declaration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 11 December 2014, India's Permanent Representative <a href="/wiki/Asoke_Kumar_Mukerji" title="Asoke Kumar Mukerji">Asoke Mukherji</a> introduced the draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly. The draft text received broad support from 177 Member States who sponsored the text, which was adopted without a vote. This initiative found support from many global leaders. A total of 177 nations co-sponsored the resolution, which is the highest number of <a href="/wiki/Sponsor_(legislative)" title="Sponsor (legislative)">co-sponsors</a> ever for any <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">UNGA</a> resolution of such nature.<sup id="cite_ref-HCILondon_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HCILondon-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When proposing 21 June as the date, Modi said that the date was the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere (shortest in the southern hemisphere), having special significance in many parts of the world. In the Indian calendars, the summer solstice marks the transition to <a href="/wiki/Dakshinayana" title="Dakshinayana">Dakshinayana</a>. The second<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> full moon after summer solstice is known as <a href="/wiki/Guru_Poornima" class="mw-redirect" title="Guru Poornima">Guru Poornima</a>. In Hindu mythology, <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>, the first yogi (Adi Yogi), is said to have begun imparting the knowledge of yoga to the rest of mankind on this day, and became the first guru (Adi Guru).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the adoption of the UN resolution, several leaders of the spiritual movement in India voiced their support for the initiative. The founder of <a href="/wiki/Art_of_Living_Foundation" title="Art of Living Foundation">Art of Living</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a>, praised Modi's efforts, saying, "It is very difficult for any philosophy, religion or culture to survive without state patronage. Yoga has existed so far almost like an orphan. Now, official recognition by the UN would further spread the benefit of yoga."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_practice">In practice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Yoga&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: In practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_International_Days_of_Yoga" title="List of International Days of Yoga">List of International Days of Yoga</a></div> <p>The first International Day of Yoga was observed around the world on 21 June 2015. The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Ayurveda,_Yoga_and_Naturopathy,_Unani,_Siddha_and_Homoeopathy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy">Ministry of AYUSH</a> made the necessary arrangements in India. 35,985 people, including PM Modi and dignitaries from 84 nations, performed 21 <a href="/wiki/Asana" title="Asana">asanas</a> (yoga postures) for 35 minutes at <a href="/wiki/Rajpath" title="Rajpath">Rajpath</a> in New Delhi, becoming the largest yoga class ever held, and with the largest number—84—of participating nations.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-world_record_1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world_record_1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/List_of_International_Days_of_Yoga" title="List of International Days of Yoga">Similar days have been held</a> in cities in India and around the world each year since then.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Yoga&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> report in 2015 noted that the first "International Yoga Day"<sup id="cite_ref-AP_2015_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_2015-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> involved "millions of yoga enthusiasts" who "stretched and twisted", as well as Modi and members of his cabinet. It stated that the main road in Delhi had become an exercise area for the occasion, and reported that while Modi was speaking of "peace and harmony",<sup id="cite_ref-AP_2015_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_2015-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some people in India thought the promotion of yoga was a partisan <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> operation. It reported that a sequence of <a href="/wiki/Surya_Namaskar" class="mw-redirect" title="Surya Namaskar">Surya Namaskar</a> (sun salutations) was dropped because Muslims objected to the implication that the sun was the Hindu god of the sun, <a href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a>; the chanting of the Hindu sacred syllable "<a href="/wiki/Om" title="Om">Om</a>" was also dropped. Others considered that the money spent on the event might have been better spent on cleaning Delhi's streets.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_2015_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_2015-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Christian_Science_Monitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Science Monitor">Christian Science Monitor</a></i> wrote in 2016 that the 2014 United Nations resolution had been "wildly popular"<sup id="cite_ref-CSM_2016_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSM_2016-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but noted that yoga had a "<a href="/wiki/Meditation" title="Meditation">meditative</a> component"<sup id="cite_ref-CSM_2016_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSM_2016-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had become known as not only <a href="/wiki/Yoga_as_exercise" title="Yoga as exercise">a form of physical exercise</a> but also a mental and spiritual practice. It gave as evidence the 2015 sermon by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a> cautioning <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholics" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholics">Roman Catholics</a> about the idea that yoga could be a path to God; it noted, too, that Modi had replied to the charge that the Day was intended to promote Hinduism with the words "Yoga is not about the other life. Therefore, it is not a religious practice".<sup id="cite_ref-CSM_2016_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSM_2016-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Week" title="The Week">The Week</a></i> stated in 2015 that the government of India's purpose in holding International Days of Yoga was to have yoga recognized around the world as "India's cultural property",<sup id="cite_ref-TW_2015_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TW_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> citing India's minister of yoga, Shripad Yesso Naik as stating "We're trying to establish to the world that it's ours."<sup id="cite_ref-TW_2015_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TW_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Week</i> wrote that this was not likely to succeed, not least because many types of yoga were already being practised in the Western world.<sup id="cite_ref-TW_2015_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TW_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The article noted that <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Christian">Christian evangelicals</a> agreed with the Indian government that yoga was "primarily a Hindu spiritual practice",<sup id="cite_ref-TW_2015_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TW_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but quoted the scholar of religion Ann Gleig as saying that most Western yoga was markedly changed by being in the West, and was devoid of religious content; the "ironically"<sup id="cite_ref-TW_2015_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TW_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> agreeing views of strongly religious Hindus and Christians were "<a href="/wiki/Yoga_and_cultural_appropriation" title="Yoga and cultural appropriation">historically flawed</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-TW_2015_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TW_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The theme of 10th International Yoga Day 2024 was “Yoga for Self and Society.”<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 225px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 220px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University,_Chandigarh_(India).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A young student in Chandigarh, India"><img alt="A young student in Chandigarh, India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University%2C_Chandigarh_%28India%29.jpg/220px-International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University%2C_Chandigarh_%28India%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University%2C_Chandigarh_%28India%29.jpg/330px-International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University%2C_Chandigarh_%28India%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University%2C_Chandigarh_%28India%29.jpg/440px-International_Yoga_Day_celebrated_at_Panjab_University%2C_Chandigarh_%28India%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2096" data-file-height="1398" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A young student in <a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a>, India</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/International_Yoga_Day_in_russia.jpg/220px-International_Yoga_Day_in_russia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/International_Yoga_Day_in_russia.jpg/330px-International_Yoga_Day_in_russia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/International_Yoga_Day_in_russia.jpg/440px-International_Yoga_Day_in_russia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Vladivostok" title="Vladivostok">Vladivostok</a>, Russia</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Yoga&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_International_Days_of_Yoga" title="List of International Days of Yoga">List of International Days of Yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Tai_Chi_and_Qigong_Day" title="World Tai Chi and Qigong Day">World Tai Chi and Qigong Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_and_cultural_appropriation" title="Yoga and cultural appropriation">Yoga and cultural appropriation</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Yoga&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="Accessible yoga">Accessible yoga</a></li> <li>2002 <a href="/wiki/Trauma-sensitive_yoga" title="Trauma-sensitive yoga">Trauma-sensitive yoga</a></li> <li>2007 <a href="/wiki/Restorative_Yoga" title="Restorative Yoga">Restorative Yoga</a></li> <li>2008 <a href="/wiki/Yoga_nidra" title="Yoga nidra">Yoga nidra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Miller_(psychologist)" title="Richard Miller (psychologist)">International Association of Yoga Therapists • Richard Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janice_Gates" title="Janice Gates">Janice Gates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Competitive_yoga" title="Competitive yoga">Competitive yoga</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">International Day of Yoga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_modern_yoga" title="Early modern yoga">Early modern yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Vivekananda</a></li> <li>1896 <i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Yoga_(book)" title="Raja Yoga (book)">Raja Yoga</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Bernard_(yogi)" title="Pierre Bernard (yogi)">Pierre Bernard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonic_Gymnastics" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmonic Gymnastics">Harmonial gymnastics/yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marguerite_Agniel" title="Marguerite Agniel">Marguerite Agniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Bagot_Stack" title="Mary Bagot Stack">Mary Bagot Stack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genevieve_Stebbins" title="Genevieve Stebbins">Genevieve Stebbins</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physical_culture" title="Physical culture">Physical culture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bishnu_Charan_Ghosh" title="Bishnu Charan Ghosh">B. 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Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seetharaman_Sundaram" title="Seetharaman Sundaram">Seetharaman Sundaram</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramahansa_Yogananda" title="Paramahansa Yogananda">Paramahansa Yogananda</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi" title="Autobiography of a Yogi">Autobiography of a Yogi</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Aspects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hot_yoga" title="Hot yoga">Hot yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_of_yoga" title="Science of yoga">Science of yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse_by_yoga_gurus" title="Sexual abuse by yoga gurus">Sexual abuse by yoga gurus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Remski" title="Matthew Remski">Matthew Remski</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_and_cultural_appropriation" title="Yoga and cultural appropriation">Yoga and cultural appropriation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_advertising" title="Yoga in advertising">In advertising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_for_children" title="Yoga for children">For children</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_for_women" title="Yoga for women">For women</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geeta_Iyengar" title="Geeta Iyengar">Geeta Iyengar</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_tourism" title="Yoga tourism">Yoga tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_yoga_hybrids" title="List of yoga hybrids">Hybrids</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1938 <a href="/wiki/Naked_yoga" title="Naked yoga">Naked yoga</a></li> <li>1990 <a href="/wiki/Mindful_Yoga" title="Mindful Yoga">Mindful Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Jude_Boccio" title="Frank Jude Boccio">Frank Jude Boccio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Cushman" title="Anne Cushman">Anne Cushman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janice_Gates" title="Janice Gates">Janice Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn" title="Jon Kabat-Zinn">Jon Kabat-Zinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lee" title="Cyndi Lee">Cyndi Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Moffitt" title="Phillip Moffitt">Phillip Moffitt</a></li></ul></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Acroyoga" title="Acroyoga">Acroyoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doga_(yoga)" title="Doga (yoga)">Doga</a></li> <li>2013 <a href="/wiki/Paddleboard_Yoga" title="Paddleboard Yoga">Paddleboard Yoga</a></li> <li>2014 <a href="/wiki/Aerial_yoga" title="Aerial yoga">Aerial yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer_yoga" title="Beer yoga">Beer yoga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoga in America">America</a> <ul><li>1961 <i><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hittleman" title="Richard Hittleman">Yoga for Health</a></i></li> <li>1970 <i><a href="/wiki/Lilias,_Yoga_and_You" title="Lilias, Yoga and You">Lilias, Yoga and You</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_Britain" title="Yoga in Britain">Britain</a> <ul><li>1976 <a href="/wiki/Lyn_Marshall" title="Lyn Marshall">Lyn Marshall</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_France" title="Yoga in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_Germany" title="Yoga in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postural_yoga_in_India" title="Postural yoga in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_Italy" title="Yoga in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_Russia" title="Yoga in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_Sweden" title="Yoga in Sweden">Sweden</a> <ul><li>2015 <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Brathen" title="Rachel Brathen">Rachel Brathen</a></li></ul></li> <li>Switzerland <ul><li>1941 <a href="/wiki/Selvarajan_Yesudian" title="Selvarajan Yesudian">Selvarajan Yesudian</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1996 <i><a href="/wiki/Norman_Sjoman" title="Norman Sjoman">Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace</a></i></li> <li>2004 <i><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Alter" title="Joseph Alter">Yoga in Modern India</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_History_of_Modern_Yoga" title="A History of Modern Yoga">A History of Modern Yoga</a></i></li> <li>2005 <i><a href="/wiki/Positioning_Yoga" title="Positioning Yoga">Positioning Yoga</a></i></li> <li>2010 <i><a href="/wiki/Yoga_Body" title="Yoga Body">Yoga Body</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Subtle_Body" title="The Subtle Body">The Subtle Body</a></i></li> <li>2015 <i><a href="/wiki/Selling_Yoga" title="Selling Yoga">Selling Yoga</a></i></li> <li>2016 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Path_of_Modern_Yoga" title="The Path of Modern Yoga">The Path of Modern Yoga</a></i></li> <li>2017 <i><a href="/wiki/Roots_of_Yoga" title="Roots of Yoga">Roots of Yoga</a></i></li> <li>2019 <i><a href="/wiki/Yoga_in_Britain:_Stretching_Spirituality_and_Educating_Yogis" title="Yoga in Britain: Stretching Spirituality and Educating Yogis">Yoga in Britain</a></i></li> <li>2020 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_Yoga" title="The Story of Yoga">The Story of Yoga</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2006 <i><a href="/wiki/Guru_(2006_film)" title="Guru (2006 film)">Guru</a></i></li> <li>2009 <i><a href="/wiki/Enlighten_Up!" title="Enlighten Up!">Enlighten Up!</a></i></li> <li>2012 <i><a href="/wiki/Breath_of_the_Gods" title="Breath of the Gods">Breath of the Gods</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_yoga_schools" title="List of yoga schools">Schools</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Modern_yoga_gurus" title="Modern yoga gurus">Gurus</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1918 <a href="/wiki/The_Yoga_Institute" title="The Yoga Institute">The Yoga Institute</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shri_Yogendra" class="mw-redirect" title="Shri Yogendra">Shri Yogendra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansa_Yogendra" title="Hansa Yogendra">Hansa Yogendra</a></li></ul></li> <li>1924 <a href="/wiki/Kaivalyadhama_Health_and_Yoga_Research_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaivalyadhama Health and Yoga Research Center">Kaivalyadhama</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Kuvalayananda" title="Swami Kuvalayananda">Swami Kuvalayananda</a></li></ul></li> <li>1934 <a href="/wiki/Viniyoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Viniyoga">Viniyoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tirumalai_Krishnamacharya" title="Tirumalai Krishnamacharya">Tirumalai Krishnamacharya</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yoga_Makaranda" title="Yoga Makaranda">Yoga Makaranda</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._V._Desikachar" title="T. K. V. Desikachar">T. K. V. Desikachar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._G._Mohan" title="A. G. Mohan">A. G. Mohan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indra_Devi" title="Indra Devi">Indra Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srivatsa_Ramaswami" title="Srivatsa Ramaswami">Srivatsa Ramaswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanda_Scaravelli" title="Vanda Scaravelli">Vanda Scaravelli</a></li></ul></li> <li>c. 1948 <a href="/wiki/Ashtanga_vinyasa_yoga" title="Ashtanga vinyasa yoga">Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Pattabhi_Jois" title="K. Pattabhi Jois">K. Pattabhi Jois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore_style" title="Mysore style">Mysore style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Miller_(yoga_teacher)" title="Tim Miller (yoga teacher)">Tim Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kino_MacGregor" title="Kino MacGregor">Kino MacGregor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Schultz" title="Larry Schultz">Larry Schultz</a></li></ul></li> <li>1959 <a href="/wiki/Sivananda_yoga" title="Sivananda yoga">Sivananda Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vishnudevananda_Saraswati" title="Vishnudevananda Saraswati">Vishnudevananda Saraswati</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Complete_Illustrated_Book_of_Yoga" title="Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga">Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>1963 <a href="/wiki/Bihar_School_of_Yoga" title="Bihar School of Yoga">Bihar School of Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Satyananda_Saraswati" title="Satyananda Saraswati">Satyananda Saraswati</a></li></ul></li> <li>1965 <a href="/wiki/Ananda_Yoga" title="Ananda Yoga">Ananda Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kriyananda" title="Kriyananda">Kriyananda</a></li></ul></li> <li>1966 <a href="/wiki/Integral_Yoga_(Satchidananda)" title="Integral Yoga (Satchidananda)">Integral Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Satchidananda_Saraswati" class="mw-redirect" title="Satchidananda Saraswati">Satchidananda Saraswati</a></li></ul></li> <li>1966 <a href="/wiki/Kripalu_Center" title="Kripalu Center">Kripalu Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amrit_Desai" title="Amrit Desai">Amrit Desai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Cope" title="Stephen Cope">Stephen Cope</a></li></ul></li> <li>1971 <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_Institute_of_Yoga_Science_and_Philosophy" title="Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy">Himalayan Institute</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Rama" title="Swami Rama">Swami Rama</a></li></ul></li> <li>1973 <a href="/wiki/Bikram_Yoga" title="Bikram Yoga">Bikram Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bikram_Choudhury" title="Bikram Choudhury">Bikram Choudhury</a></li></ul></li> <li>1975 <a href="/wiki/Iyengar_Yoga" title="Iyengar Yoga">Iyengar Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_on_Yoga" title="Light on Yoga">Light on Yoga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yoga_the_Iyengar_Way" title="Yoga the Iyengar Way">Yoga the Iyengar Way</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>1975 <a href="/wiki/Dharma_Mittra" title="Dharma Mittra">Dharma Mittra</a></li> <li>c. 1975 <a href="/wiki/Yin_Yoga" title="Yin Yoga">Yin Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paulie_Zink" title="Paulie Zink">Paulie Zink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Grilley" title="Paul Grilley">Paul Grilley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Powers" title="Sarah Powers">Sarah Powers</a></li></ul></li> <li>1982 <a href="/wiki/Forrest_Yoga" title="Forrest Yoga">Forrest Yoga</a></li> <li>1984 <a href="/wiki/Jivamukti_Yoga" title="Jivamukti Yoga">Jivamukti Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Gannon" title="Sharon Gannon">Sharon Gannon</a></li></ul></li> <li>1995 <a href="/wiki/Power_Yoga" title="Power Yoga">Power Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beryl_Bender_Birch" title="Beryl Bender Birch">Beryl Bender Birch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Kest" title="Bryan Kest">Bryan Kest</a></li></ul></li> <li>1997 <a href="/wiki/Anusara_School_of_Hatha_Yoga" title="Anusara School of Hatha Yoga">Anusara Yoga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Friend_(yogi)" title="John Friend (yogi)">John Friend</a></li></ul></li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/Core_Strength_Vinyasa_Yoga" title="Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga">Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga (Sadie Nardini)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatha_yoga" title="Hatha yoga">Hatha yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_yoga" title="Modern yoga">Modern yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-lineage_yoga" title="Post-lineage yoga">Post-lineage yoga</a></li> <li><a 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