This weekend, yogis all over the globe will come together for the United Nations International Day of Yoga. Adelaide will also be joining the festivities with Yoga Day Festival. Over 700 keen yogis are set to show their unity for yoga on Sunday June 19 at The Sanctuary, Adelaide Zoo.
The free community event will feature flowing yoga asana classes, meditation, deep relaxation, yoga breathing, as well live music and free spirited dance, known to yogis as kirtan.
Yoga Day Festival is open to everyone regardless of whether they are a seasoned practitioner or brand new to the practice. This is a chance for South Australians to get first hand experience of the world’s fastest growing wellness modality.
Yoga is most well known in the West as an exercise system, but Yoga goes far deeper as Gopala dasi from Australian School of Meditation & Yoga describes, “The ancient yogis understood yoga as a complete lifestyle and world view that can help you to discover who you are as well as your relationship to the world and nature,’ she says. It promotes peace in the individual, peace in communities and peace in the world. The sages of India understood that the outer can change by changing the inner, that the nature of our consciousness therefore affects the nature of our environment.’
It is estimated that close to 270,000 Australians practice yoga of some form. United Nations International Day of Yoga is an opportunity for individuals from all backgrounds to learn more about the ancient system of yoga and enjoy the free festivities being offered with friends, family and the community.
Event details:
The Sanctuary, Adelaide Zoo, Plane Tree Dr., Adelaide
1 pm to 4 pm
Wordwide Website: http://www.Idayofyoga.org
Local Event Website Blog: www.yogadayfestival.com.au
Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/yogadayfestival
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