Just like in the past, the eleventh International Day of Yoga (#IDY25) is being organized by Icon Shakti in cooperation with the Consulate General of India, Chicago, and co-hosted by VYAYAM, VYANJAN, Balodyan, AIM for Seva, Sohum Realty, Association of South Asian Real Estate Professionals, Lake County Ganesh Mandal, Smart Sakhi, Yoga with Komal, HUM-USA, Ayurveda Union of Midwest, VT Seva, Sewa USA, Lake County Indians Association, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mandi Theater, Best Brains Buffalo Grove, Maharashtra Mandal of Chicago, Friends of Madhya Pradesh in IL, Chinmaya Mission - Yamunotri, U S Kids 4 Water, Art4Hearts, Sanjeevani, A3N Media, ANCSOS, Chicago Agrawal Association, & HSS - Buffalo Grove.
Members of the community are invited to join us with family and friends to celebrate the joy and gift of yoga for physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.
This is a free event for all. While the event is free, registration is required for all.
See info at
https://www.tinyurl.com/idy25
Please sign up here:
https://forms.gle/i85JKz7ZrAAdFxfY7
Free Sunrise Yoga in the Park is being organized on all Fridays in June from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. at Rotary Village Green in Buffalo Grove. (
https://tinyurl.com/sunriseyoga2025 )
Free Poster and Speech contests (cash prizes and no entry fees) are planned for kids and adults on the topic of Yoga for One Earth, One Health to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga.
Poster contest ( sign up at
https://tinyurl.com/idy25poster ) entries will be displayed at Raupp Museum of Buffalo Grove from June 1-25, and on June 28 at the community practice event.
Speech contest ( sign up at
https://tinyurl.com/idy25speech ) will take place at National India Hub (930 National Parkway, Schaumburg, IL 60173) on Sunday, June 22, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Selected speakers in each age category will be invited to deliver their speeches live at the Community Yoga event on June 28.
Please sign up at the links provided above.
We are thankful to our contest prize sponsors - Best Brains of Buffalo Grove (bestbrains.com/buffalo-grove), Sohum Realty (sohumrealty.com), Smart Sakhi (smartsakhi.org), Art 4 Hearts (art4hearts.net), VYAYAM (vyayam.com), Balodyan (balodyan.com), and VYANJAN (vyanjan.us).
General timeline of the program on June 28, 2025 (Rotary Village Green, 265 N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089):
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. - Check-in
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. - Yoga (warm-ups, Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Laughter).
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. - Prize Distribution for the Speech and Poster Contests
9:45 - 10 a.m. - Wind up
Yoga session will be led by Vidya Nahar (vyayam.com), Komal Bhonagiri (yogwithkomal.com), and Anitha Bellary (
https://anithasapuru.substack.com/).
Please help spread the word about above yoga events, and share the same with your family / friends.
Looking forward to practicing yoga with you all.
#IDY25 #FreeCommunityYoga #SpeechContest #PosterContest #YogaForOneEarthOneHealth #InternationalDayOfYoga2025
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