Stretching Beyond the Mat: The True Meaning of World Yoga Day

As the sun rises on June 21st, people across the globe will roll out their yoga mats to celebrate International Day of Yoga - a day that has transcended borders and beliefs, uniting humanity in a shared breath, a common stillness, and a deeper intention.

- RUCHI CHABRA

First proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and adopted unanimously by the United Nations in 2014, World Yoga Day is not just a celebration of physical flexibility - it is a call to inner balance. In a world spinning faster than ever before, yoga offers us an ancient compass pointing back to the self, to silence, to stillness.

The Body Bends So the Mind Can Heal

While yoga postures (asanas) are the most visible face of the practice, they are only one petal of a much larger flower. Rooted in India's spiritual tradition, yoga is a profound science of self-realization. It harmonizes body, breath, mind, and soul, helping us not just to do better, but to be better.