(Originally posted on my Italian blog in 2010, and updated to 2024)
What to do in NYC on the longest day of the year, Thursday 20, June 2024?
Practice Yoga in Times Square, for free!
Embrace peace and tranquility right in the heart of New York City! Join thousands of yogis (and first timers) for the largest free yoga event in the world – held every year in the heart of Times Square. The energy is INCREDIBLE and it’s truly a one-of-a-kind experience: you won’t want to miss it!!!
The most touristic NYC neighborhood – often avoided by New Yorkers because of its crowds and traffic – once a year becomes a destination place for the 22nd annual Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga.
Register now for a free Yoga class in Times Square… and I’ll see you there!!!
I registered for the 7:30am and for the 11:30am classes 🙂
Finding peace when surrounded by silence and far away from everything and everyone is quite easy… can you do it in the heart of the most hectic city in the world???
This unique event is presented by the Times Square Alliance in partnership with Gaiam. Register online and simply show up: you’ll also get a free yoga mat, a bottle of water and a gift bag with so many goodies!!!
Get ready for an extraordinary experience!
Open your heart and connect with everyone around you: YOU’LL HAVE A BLAST!!!
🗓 Thursday, June 20, 2024
🕒 Classes run from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM
📍 Broadway pedestrian plazas, Times Square, between 44th & 48th Streets
🎟 FREE! (Make sure to register for a class)
🧘♂️ Seven free yoga classes throughout the day
Class Schedule
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Sunrise Vinyasa with Richa Dhekne
- 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Yoga Flow with Cealia Brannan
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Mindful Movement with Tracye Warfield
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Power Yoga with Lara Heimann
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Zen Flow with Susan Hu
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Dharma Yoga with Sri Dharma Mittra
- 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Sunset Yoga with Douglass Stewart
Can’t Make It in Person? No worries! The event will be streamed live with ASL interpretation and optional real-time captions on Youtube (which will be embedded on this page), on Twitter, and on Facebook Live.
Here’s a video from 2021 – a little less crowded than usual due to covid-19, and yet SO CATHARTIC and POWERFUL!!!
The entire Times Square, between 47th Street and 45th Street, and between Broadway and 7th Avenue, will be “occupied” by hundreds of colorful mats and all levels yogis – yes: brand new yogis are welcomed as well!!!
While the event is free, you can leave an optional donation to support “Community First” (suggested amount from $10 to $25… less than what any yoga class in NYC).
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