International Day of Yoga 2026

2026.16 - Saturday, 16 May 2026

Dear sisters and brothers

Following the inspiring momentum created by the May 2 gathering at Kanha Shanti Vanam, we are witnessing a growing enthusiasm from practitioners, trainers, and communities around the world who wish to actively participate in the preparations for International Day of Yoga 2026.

As Heartfulness continues to collaborate closely with the Ministry of Ayush and various global partners, we have a beautiful opportunity to come together and contribute meaningfully to this year’s celebrations, which is centered around the theme of Ahimsa.

How Heartfulness Centers Can Participate

We warmly encourage all Heartfulness centers and communities to:

• Develop local IDY programs in your center and organize signature IDY events in their cities and regions, e.g., UK Parliament, Mumbai 10,000 Youth.
• Please fill the form to share the event that you are planning in your center.
• Encourage participation in the ongoing online yoga classes as a powerful preparation to the Common Yoga Protocol. Recordings are available at Yoga for All.
• Share Social Media Creatives on the theme Ahimsa.

We have creatives, visual assets, and design resources prepared to help create a unified and uplifting global identity for IDY2026. To access them, Look into this Drive and here is the Canva Link to Editable Creatives.