{"id":365388,"date":"2026-06-17T17:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=365388"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:16:05","slug":"international-day-of-yoga-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/international-day-of-yoga-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Yoga 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Union AYUSH Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced that the main national event of International Day of Yoga 2026 will be held in Kolkata.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">About International Day of Yoga 2026<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>International Day of Yoga is a <strong>global observance<\/strong> that <strong>promotes awareness about the benefits of yoga<\/strong> for health and well-being.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: It <strong>began in 2014<\/strong> after the <strong>United Nations General Assembly<\/strong> unanimously adopted a resolution <strong>declaring 21 June as the International Day of Yoga.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first International Day of Yoga<\/strong> was <strong>observed worldwide on 21 June 2015.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edition (2026):<\/strong> The year 2026 <strong>marks the 12th edition of the International Day of Yoga.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Host City:<\/strong> <strong>Kolkata<\/strong> has been selected to host the main national celebrations of International Day of Yoga 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry<\/strong>: The <strong>Ministry of Ayush is the nodal ministry<\/strong> for the International Day of Yoga.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme (2026):<\/strong> The theme for International Day of Yoga 2026 is \u201c<strong>Yoga for Healthy Ageing.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives<\/strong>: The observance aims to <strong>promote yoga as a means of achieving physical fitness, mental well-being, holistic health, and healthy ageing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Aspects of International Day of Yoga 2026:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Global Participation:<\/strong> More than <strong>210 Indian missions abroad are organizing Yoga Day<\/strong> programmes at nearly 2,500 locations worldwide, reflecting growing global participation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health and Wellness Focus:<\/strong> The theme highlights the <strong>role of yoga in helping people lead healthy, active, self-reliant, and mentally resilient lives as they age.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nationwide Outreach:<\/strong> The <strong>Ministry of Culture is organizing special events at 100 iconic and heritage sites<\/strong> to connect yoga traditions with India\u2019s cultural legacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Union AYUSH Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced that the main national event of International Day of Yoga 2026 will be held in Kolkata. About International Day of Yoga 2026 International Day of Yoga is a global observance that promotes awareness about the benefits of yoga for health and well-being. Origin: It began in 2014 after&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/international-day-of-yoga-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">International Day of Yoga 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-365388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}