India Celebrates International Day of Yoga 2025

On 21st June 2025, India once again stood at the heart of a global celebration as the world marked the 11th International Day of Yoga. This year’s flagship event was hosted in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, where leaders, citizens, and yoga enthusiasts came together in an awe-inspiring display of unity, wellness, and…

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A Journey Within: Reflections from Our Yoga Retreat in Mudigere, Chikkamagalur

Can a 3-day, 2-night Yoga retreat truly transform a person’s life? And if not, would it at least inspire them to embrace a Yogic routine? These were the questions that led me to host a retreat in Mudigere, Chikkamagalur. In today’s fast-paced corporate world, where social media dominates our attention, people have mastered the art…

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Happy International Lefthanders Day! Yoga for Southpaws: A Scientific Exploration with Sarah’s Story

At yoga.in, we believe yoga is a practice for everyone, transcending physical limitations and even handedness! Today, on International Lefthanders Day, we celebrate our left-handed yogis and delve into the science behind their unique yoga experience.  Lefties and Yoga: Exploring the Neurological Connection  While yoga poses themselves aren’t inherently left-handed or right-handed, there might be…

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Yoga in Dharamsala During the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Laura Lynch Dharamsala is a backpacker’s haven situated on the foothills of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas in the state of Himachal Pradesh, northern India. The word Dharamsala translates as the resting place for pilgrims and travellers. It is no wonder visitors end up spending more time here than planned while on their…

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What if One Million Yogis Got Together? About the work of Yoga Gives Back

by KAYOKO MITSUMATSU, co-founder and president of Yoga Gives Back Yoga Gives Back (YGB)  is a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization, which engages global Yoga communities with gratitude to give back to Mother India, for the gift of Yoga we have received. We raise awareness and funds to empower underserved women and children in India.…

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Celebrating the Many Faces of Yoga: The International Yoga Festival 2020

By Adithi Mathews Over a period, a practitioner of Yoga sees a transformation within themselves. It could start off as simple as being connected to one’s breath, or by being mindful of the way they consume and move, or even the most obvious – more flexibility and having more energy to carry out their days…

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30th Anniversary of the International Yoga Festival

Every year Yogi’s from around the world flock to the Yoga capital of the world Rishikesh to celebrate one of the most popular and loved Yoga festivals in the world – The International Yoga Festival. This year is definitely a special year as it is the 30th Anniversary edition of this festival. Organized by Parmarth…

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Ardh Kumbh Mela 2019

  The year 2019 begins on an auspicious note with the Ardh Kumbh Mela set to take place between the 15th January – 4th March at Prayagraj (Allahabad). Directly translated, ‘Kumbh’ means ‘pitcher’, and Mela means ‘gathering’ is an event where devotees from all walks of life gather to take a dip at the ‘Triveni…

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International Yoga Festival 2018

It is that time of the year when the Yoga capital of the world, Rishikesh gets ready to host an event that celebrates Yoga in its truest sense. The International Yoga Festival 2018, organised by Parmarth Niketan Ashram in association with the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board & GMVN, will…

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Photo Essay: International Yoga Festival 2017

People of different nationalities, religions and race participated in the International Yoga Festival 2017 to testify that Yoga is the uniting force of the entire world. This was the 29th edition of the Annual event which was held in Rishikesh during the first week of March. Here is a glimpse of the event which was organised with much aplomb…

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Maharashtra Yoga Utsav 2017

The innumerable benefits of Yoga have been proven time and again by science. Today, Yoga is a force to reckon with and has gained immense popularity internationally and also in its birthplace, India. To spread the message of Yoga to the masses, the Kaivalyadhama Ashram is organising the Maharashtra Yoga Utsav 2017. The three day…

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