India’s Mega Celebration for the 11th International Day of Yoga

Yoga Sangam 2025 is a national event led by the Ministry of Ayush. It is designed to mark IDY with one of the largest yoga sessions ever held. The goal is to involve as many people as possible in one coordinated session across India.

This year, the celebrations will move beyond parks and urban studios. Participants will stretch, breathe, and meditate together in schools, offices, public spaces, and remote villages. The idea is simple: use yoga to strengthen health, calm the mind, and unite the country.

This year’s theme is “Unity Through Breath.” The focus is on slow, controlled breathing and basic yoga poses. When people breathe in sync, they feel part of a larger group. This shared rhythm helps reduce stress and build emotional balance.

Each session will emphasize simple breathing and movement. The goal is not complexity, but connection. The theme highlights how something as basic as breathing can become a powerful tool for national unity.

Yoga Sangam 2025 will take place across more than one lakh locations. Confirmed venues include:

• Schools and Colleges: To build healthy habits early
• Offices and Workplaces: For better physical and mental health
• Community Parks: For easy public access
• Villages and Tribal Areas: To ensure rural India participates
• Border Towns: Special events for remote regions

This wide reach makes the event more than symbolic — it becomes a real act of public participation across every corner of India.

Digital tools will connect people from across India. The government has set up a central platform to track attendance and showcase participation. Key features include:

• Live Streaming: Key locations will broadcast sessions on TV and online platforms
• Social Media Tags: Citizens can post updates using #YogaSangam2025 and #UnityThroughBreath
• MyGov Platform: People can sign up, upload photos, and log their involvement

The result: a shared, trackable event where distance doesn’t matter.

The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated on June 21, 2015. It was backed by 177 countries through a United Nations resolution (A/RES/69/131). The idea was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014.

PM Modi called yoga “India’s gift to the world.” Since then, IDY has become an annual global event. Countries from every region now hold yoga sessions on June 21 — the summer solstice, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

This event aims to help India in three key ways:

• Health for All: Regular yoga reduces diabetes, heart issues, and poor posture
• Stress Control: Group breathing helps lower tension and anxiety
• Shared Purpose: Doing yoga together sends a clear message — wellness is everyone’s duty

In a time of rising mental health challenges, this effort reminds people to slow down and care for themselves and each other. Family holds strong cultural power in India and often gets idealized. Yoga Sangam shows how collective action can address public health at scale.

Joining Yoga Sangam 2025 is easy:

• ✔ Register on MyGov or the Ministry of Ayush website
• ✔ Find a nearby session — or host one in your locality
• ✔ Download the 2025 Yoga Protocol and follow along
• ✔ Share your photos or videos online with official hashtags
• ✔ Watch live streams if you prefer to participate from home

Whether you’re in a metro city or a remote village, the platform ensures everyone can be part of this historic moment.