Last year, the United Nations proclaimed June 21 as International Day of Yoga, and many countries marked this day performing yoga exercises, report both NBC News and the BBC.
On June 20, at Times Square, New York City, traffic came to a standstill as people practiced for a yoga session during the summer solstice on Monday. In the Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, China, Belarus and India, young students and adults practiced yoga breathing exercises and yoga poses to mark the International Day of Yoga.
Venues were as varied as the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, Gorky Park in Minsk, schools, parade grounds, parks, a glass sightseeing platform on the outskirts of Beijing, and even a swimming pool!
