Times Square Yogathon 2013 on 6/21

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Jun 142013
 

Celebrate the Summer Solstice in Yogathon in Times SquareEnjoy the longest day of the year, celebrated around the world with outdoor summer Solstice festivals, including at the annual Times Square Yogathon. Join three thousand of your closest friends for what may be the world’s largest displays of Downward-facing Dog and Warrior Pose in what has to be one of the world’s largest yoga classes.  Mats are spread out all day, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m, next Friday, June 21st, and there’s a rotating roster of top meditation and yoga teachers to put you through your paces, including Drisana Carey.  Bring your own mat and squeeze into an empty a spot.

The event is sponsored by Athleta, which is also giving FREE yoga lessons in its stores throughout the USA on June 21st, along with giving away yoga apparel and mats nationwide, not just in New York City.  Click here to find an Athleta store and free yoga classes near you.

Manhattanhenge — While it’s not technically a summer solstice event, Manhattanhenge is when the sun lines up exactly between the east-west grids of NYC streets.  It happens twice a year, in May and July.  Click here for the full NYCOTC posting on Manhattanhenge 2013

Win yoga prizes from Athleta

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Jun 122013
 

Summer Solstice Yogathon in Times SquareAthleta is sponsoring next week’s annual Times Square Yogathon, on Summer Solstice day, June 21st, and between now and then, they are running a contest to win Athleta yoga apparel and DVDs from top yoga instructors.  Here’s how to enter – find more complete instructions on the Athleta Seize the Solstice website

Through June 20th -

  • Follow @Athleta on Instagram and look for the Insta-Pose of the day.
  • Replicate each day’s pose, snap a photo and share it on Instagram.
  • TAG the photo #seizethesolstice to be eligible for entry.

On June 21st -

  • Pose in any asana that captures how you’re seizing the solstice at Mind Over Madness Yoga in Times Square, at a Solstice yoga class in any Athleta store, or anywhere else, and share it on Instagram.
  • Tag the photo #seizethesolstice and/or #SolsticeTSq to be eligible for entry.

Good luck.

NYC Solstice event: free Yoga in Times Square

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Jun 182012
 

Celebrate the Summer Solstice in Yogathon in Times SquareEnjoy the longest day of the year, celebrated around the world with outdoor festivals, at these two FREE summer solstice events in New York City on Wednesday, June 20th—

Times Square Yogathon — Join three thousand of your closest friends for what may be the world’s largest displays of Downward-facing Dog and Warrior Pose in what has to be one of the world’s largest yoga classes.  Mats are spread out all day, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m, and there’s a rotating roster of top yoga teachers to put you through your paces. Register for a class in advance with top teachers including Dana Flynn — click here — or show up with your mat and squeeze into an empty a spot.

Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City — This annual Solstice Celebration, starting at 5 p.m., with activities for the whole family, including face painting for the kids and arts and crafts workshops with materials supplied by the Queens Museum of Art and the Noguchi Museum, and a solstice ceremony with an urban shaman.  The celebration lasts through sunset, and you also get a picture postcard view of the solstice sunset across the East River to the Manhattan skyline.

Manhattanhenge — While it’s not technically a summer solstice event, Manhattanhenge is when the sun lines up exactly between the east-west grids of NYC streets.  It happens twice a year, in May and July.  Click here for the full NYCOTC posting on Manhattanhenge 2012

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