{"id":1096,"date":"2013-06-27T20:49:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T00:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vnn.org\/vaisnava-news\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2013-06-27T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T00:49:14","slug":"yoga-takeover-of-new-yorks-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/yoga-takeover-of-new-yorks-times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Takeover of New York\u2019s Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 27, 2013 (VNN)\u00a0Summer Solstice celebrated with\u00a0Yoga Takeover of New York\u2019s Times Square via\u00a0theprovince.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/3f8a4db6-25ce-4c02-85ac-c9c39290b9da.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1097\" alt=\"3f8a4db6-25ce-4c02-85ac-c9c39290b9da\" src=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/3f8a4db6-25ce-4c02-85ac-c9c39290b9da-300x182.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/3f8a4db6-25ce-4c02-85ac-c9c39290b9da-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/3f8a4db6-25ce-4c02-85ac-c9c39290b9da.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>People around the world were up at the crack of dawn on Friday to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Thousands of people from the steel canyons of New York to the stone figures of England took part in solstice celebrations marking the beginning of summer, while south of the Equator, celebrants marked the official start of winter. In England, more than 20,000 people gathered to see in the dawn at Stonehenge, police estimated. Although cloud cover prevented bright sunshine, a joyous spirit prevailed with music and dancing.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City\u2019s Times Square, more than 15,000 yoga enthusiasts signed up to roll out mats from 7:30 a.m., with classes going all day.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMind over Madness\u201d event on Friday included free classes, activities and giveaways from 7.30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Fifteen thousand people registered to roll out their yoga mats and join in. All skill levels and ages were welcome. President of Times Square Alliance and co-founder of the event Tim Tompkins says that part of the event\u2019s appeal was finding stillness and calm in the middle of the city rush.<\/p>\n<p>The summer solstice tradition has grown from just three people to more than 15,000 and is now in its 11th year. \u201cIt\u2019s a counterpoint to the other big solstice celebration, New Year\u2019s Eve,\u201d said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance and co-founder of the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 27, 2013 (VNN)\u00a0Summer Solstice celebrated with\u00a0Yoga Takeover of New York\u2019s Times Square via\u00a0theprovince.com People around the world were up at the crack of dawn on Friday to celebrate the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/yoga-takeover-of-new-yorks-times-square\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[15,3],"tags":[437,112],"class_list":["post-1096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-usa","tag-mind-over-madness","tag-yoga","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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