Each year, as the sun graces the summer solstice with its longest embrace, a sacred rhythm stirs across the globe — International Yoga Day. More than just a date on the calendar, June 21st becomes a cosmic pause, a collective breath, a return to the sacred. Yoga–oneness with universe, when souls gather in stillness and movement across continents, under temples and trees, on rooftops and riverbanks alike, honoring the ancient practice that unites breath, body, and spirit.

Yoga Day - A Day To Journey Back to the Self

The word "Yoga" stems from the Sanskrit root yuj, meaning to yoke, to unite. But what are we uniting?

Not just the limbs with the breath. Not merely the mind with the body. But something far more intimate — the soul with the cosmos. In a loud world that revolves around tight schedules, constant ringing of phones, and distractions, there’s yoga that calls us inward, into silence, into remembrance — a subtle embrace. It is the path of return — from the fragmented to the whole, from chaos to stillness, yoga — the oneness with universe, that path back to home.

Ancient yogis understood the universe as a mirror of the self. Stretching into a pose was not only to stretch the body but also to shape the spirit. To inhale deeply was to draw in the breath of stars. To close the eyes was to open a portal.

The Timeless Practice of Yoga

The practice of yoga travels way back in time. Our lord Shiva is known as Adiyogi Shiva—the original yogi. Mythology calls his name the first one to practice yoga and its knowledge. He is not just a deity but also a guru—one who teaches and enlightens and one who embodies yoga. 

Later on, outlining the path from distraction to dhyana (meditation), from chaos to calm, from ego to oneness, Maharishi Patanjali gathered the swirling, formless essence of the yogic practice of lord Shiva and distilled it into the Yoga Sutras, a timeless text of 196 sutras that still guides seekers today. Maharishi Patanjali mapped the inner universe of a person’s soul to oneness. His teachings, carved not in stone but in consciousness, remain untouched by time.

Yoga as Art, Art as Yoga

Yoga is not separate from art — it is art, woven into breath, rhythm, and stillness.

When artists sculpt the serenity of yoga, their hands move like a meditative current. Every curve carved becomes a silent mantra, every form a sacred hymn. Just as the yogi flows through asanas with mindful grace, the sculptor shapes with breath-guided precision — each gesture filled with presence and intention.

Practicing yoga is itself a living art form. Each movement in a yogic sequence is a cosmic expression. Take the Surya Namaskar — “Salutations to the Sun” — a sacred sequence of twelve asanas. It is both prayer and performance, awakening the body and soul alike. With each breath, it nourishes the cardiovascular system, calms the mind, and deepens inner awareness.

Yoga reminds us that art and spirituality are not separate pursuits — they are twin flames on the path of transcendence.

Yoga—Healing Through Sacred Geometry

Our ancestors knew that the body was a temple — a perfect geometry of bones, breath, and energy. Yoga aligns this architecture with the pulse of the universe. Through sacred movement and breathwork, it becomes possible to heal, harmonize, and awaken.

Yoga is not only a spiritual practice — it is a sculptural truth. Every structure in our body is delicately sculptured by sacred proportion, every gesture designed to echo the eternal spirals of creation. Nature’s consciousness has built us in ways no mortal can replicate.

Yoga reveals that the same divine ratios that shape galaxies also shape us. In recognizing that, we dissolve the illusion of separateness.

From Stillness—A Clear Vision

When you close your eyes and meditate, you fall into the presence of a silent mind. One without noise, overthinking, doubt, or extreme emotions. Your mind becomes still water in which the reflection of who you are becomes clear. 

In a world that glorifies motion, yoga celebrates stillness. Yet it is from this very stillness that creation flows. The ancient sages, sitting in deep meditation, received not only wisdom but vision — blueprints of the cosmos, hymns of vibration, knowledge of the soul’s dance through lifetimes.

A still, clear mind becomes the sacred space for creativity and wisdom. You see everything more clearly and make better, calmer decisions. You start listening and taking in knowledge, and become a higher version of yourself.

An Invitation to Return

On this International Yoga Day, we invite you to step beyond the noise. To lay down your burdens and listen — truly listen — to the rhythm beneath your skin.

Whether you do so through a pose, a breath, or simply closing your eyes, however it is let it be your portal.

Let it be a reminder.

Let it be a return.

Because yoga is not a practice. It is a state of being.

And in that state, we are infinite.