Enjoy the Indica Yoga Global Festival of Yoga: Celebrating Wellness, a Free Online Event

Indica Yoga Global Festival of Yoga, www.indicayoga.com.

My friend Sowmya told me about the Indica Yoga Global Festival of Yoga: Celebrating Wellness, a free online event that began on June 21 and ends on July 20, 2020.

Indica Yoga spreads awareness about the psychological, spiritual, and life-transforming aspects of yoga through creating and curating yoga experiences around the world.

The Event

The eventbrite listing for the festival says, "Yoga has touched and transformed the lives of millions across the globe and holds in its bosom a timeless spirit, a spirit that manifests itself in myriad ways. This festival is an invitation to immerse yourself in the joyful exuberance of the Spirit of Yoga and join us in this collective aspiration to celebrate Wellness!"

"This is the first-ever month-long online Global Festival Of Yoga: Celebrating Wellness, from 21st June (International Yoga Day) to 20th July 2020. This special celebration will host more than a 100 Yoga Experts - teachers, scientists, doctors, scholars, artists, wellness experts from over 50 countries. Every day promises an enriching mix of insightful talks and engaging practical sessions that will inspire and motivate you to keep your commitment to your spiritual and physical well-being."

"This festival will serve as a platform for connecting with authentic teachings of Yoga traditions and will explore different facets of wellness through a convergence of Science Spirituality, Philosophy and Practice."

Schedule

June 21 - July 20, 2020

Three sessions per day:
7:00AM - 8:00AM IST
11:30AM - 12:30PM IST
7:00PM - 8:00PM IST

Information about each scheduled session and the presenters for the remaining days of the festival can be found on www.indicayoga.com.

Watch the Livestreams

The sessions are held on Zoom and broadcast on Facebook Live and YouTube Live.

If you want to join the Zoom sessions then register in advance. Register for the three daily sessions once and then every day you will receive an email reminder from the event organizers and the Zoom links for that day's sessions. Register for the morning sessions; register for the lunch-time sessions; register for the evening sessions.

If you prefer to watch the sessions livestream on Facebook or YouTube then there is no need to register using the above links unless you want to receive email reminders that a livestream will start soon.

Watch the sessions on Facebook Live on the Indica Yoga Facebook page.

Watch the sessions on YouTube Live on the Indica Yoga YouTube channel.

Watch the Recorded Videos

The livestreams are being recorded and archived online on the Indica Yoga Facebook page, Indica Yoga YouTube channel, and Indica Yoga website.

View the collection of recorded videos, session descriptions, and presenter biographies on www.indicayoga.com.

Sowmya Ayyar, Indica Yoga Facebook.

Sowmya Ayyar

You can watch the recording of my friend Sowmya's session, "A Talk On Giving Wellness To The World’s Vulnerabla Through Yoga by Sowmya Ayyar."

The session overview on www.indicayoga.com says, "In this interactive session, the presenter attempts to define vulnerability from Yogic/ Indic Scriptures and the international community in order to determine the global spread of vulnerable communities. It will also define what peace and development are.

"The session will then explore their situations and their needs and take a look at how yoga philosophy and practice can support wellness in such communities, in order to bring peace, justice, and development to them.

"In light of Covid-19, while many "yogis" of the world are now able to reach their constituents online to continue practices and providing guidance those with access to technologies, a large majority of the world's population does not have access to such, because of their extreme vulnerabilities.

"The session will ponder the questions: How can we resolve the disparity of those with access and those without, in these Covid Times? What is the role of Yogis such as ourselves, and how can we reach out to our brothers and sisters of the world who do not have modern technology? How can they be impacted by yoga and yogis? Why should we consider their wellness as an application of Seva? What does it do for the community, and what does it do for the servers?"

Watch Sowmya's session on the Indica Yoga YouTube channel.



Read Sowmya's biography on the Indica Yoga website.