International Yoga Day 2023

The 21st June is a Special Day. It is of course the 21st June, our Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year and the shortest night of the year and it is also International Day of Yoga.

This year, 21st June 2023 we celebrate the 9th official International Day of Yoga

Nine years ago the celebrations began in style with a Yoga Garden Party in Áras an Uachtaráin, hosted by the president Mr Higgins and his wife. Mr & Mrs Higgins are both big fans and advocates of Yoga. In fact, Mrs Higgins has advocated for Yoga to be added to the primary school curriculum as a way of supporting children's physical and mental health. As a graduate of Yoga Therapy Ireland I was lucky enough to be invited to the Aras for the celebrations, here we are nine years ago.

Yoga Therapy Ireland @ The Aras

This year the Dublin celebrations were held on Saturday the 17th June and were hosted by the Indian Ambassador Mr Akhilesh Mishra and his wife, at their home in Foxrock.

It was a wonderful morning of Yoga, despite the rain - it absolutely lashed! A few last minute adjustments to the venue - a little marquee shelter and we continued on undeterred by the weather. Not even the pouring rain could wash away the sense of calm created by the fabulous asana (movement), pranayama (breathwork) and meditation.

International Yoga Day @ The Indian Ambassador's Residence - A little wet but delighted to be part of the celebrations 😊

And so to celebrate this years International Day of Yoga I have a little gift for you...

During the ambassadors speech, Mr Mishrah spoke of how one of Yoga's greatest attributes is that of creating awareness; awareness of the body, the mind and the breath. He also spoke of the connectedness of the body, mind and breath, emphasising that when we improve the health of the body, the mind benefits and when we improve the health of the mind the body benefits. All in all Yoga simply makes us feel better all over.

So to celebrate this special day I offer you a Yoga Class full of wonderful awareness.

Below you'll find a class from the VIDEO LIBRARY that I recorded a little while ago, it has a blend of breath, body and mind awareness. I hope you get an opportunity to check it out, it's free for 7 days, and I hope you enjoy it. Click the link below to access the class 👇

YOGA FOR AWARENESS FROM THE VIDEO LIBRARY

Happy International Yoga Day 2023 I look forward to practicing with you either in person or virtually on this special day🙏 💕

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