YOGIS WILL RETURN TO TIMES SQUARE FOR THE 23rd ANNUAL
SOLSTICE IN TIMES SQUARE: MIND OVER MADNESS YOGA
Registration is Now Open for Seven Free Yoga Classes at the Crossroads of the World from sunrise to sunset on Friday, June 20
For over 20 years, yogis have come to Times Square to participate in an annual all-day outdoor yoga event to celebrate the Summer Solstice. On June 21, 2003, three people did yoga at sunrise in Times Square – two became the co-founders of Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga. Over the past 20+ years this single event has grown to welcome thousands of yogis taking multiple classes throughout the day and filling one of the busiest intersections in the world with peace and calm.
This year, Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga takes place on Friday, June 20th from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue between 43rd & 48th Streets. Media Check-In will be located on the northeast corner of the Broadway Plaza between 45th and 46th Streets.
“Times Square is ready once again to welcome the summer season with its annual Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga event with free yoga classes all day long at the busiest intersection on the planet on the longest day of the year,” said Tom Harris, President of the Times Square Alliance. “Each year we watch as New Yorkers and visitors challenge themselves to find peace and calm in the middle of Times Square and then send them off to enjoy everything that the neighborhood has to offer.”
“Grow, flow and glow! Let the sun and the practice of yoga shine away habits that no longer serve,” said Douglass Stewart, Solstice in Times Square Co-Founder. “Realign to life affirming qualities inspired by amazing teachers and fellow yogis at the annual Summer Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga.”
Participants will have the opportunity to join one of seven free yoga sessions throughout the day on June 20 and visit the Yoga Village between 43rd and 45th Streets, which will feature booths, giveaways, and activities. The Times Square Alliance has partnered with sponsors that include BetterAlt, Consulate General of India in New York, Gaiam, Lifeway Kefir, Muscle Milk, RYZE Superfoods, and smartwater. Registered participants who attend will receive a free yoga mat courtesy of Gaiam and gift bag from RYZE while supplies last.
All classes will also be streamed live at TSQ.org/Solstice via YouTube and on the Times Square Facebook Page so that anyone who wants to can participate from home.
Situated at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue between 44th and 48th Streets, the yoga sessions will include:
· 7:30am - 8:30am: instructed by Aditi Shah (presented by Consulate General of India, New York)
· 9:30am - 10:30am: instructed by Phyllicia Victoria (presented by Gaiam)
· 11:30am - 12:30pm: instructed by Riva Gdanski
· 1:30pm - 2:30pm: instructed by Victoria Gibbs
· 3:30pm - 4:30pm: instructed by Eddie Stern
· 5:30pm - 6:30pm: instructed by Shayla Quinn
· 7:30pm - 8:30pm: instructed by Douglass Stewart (event co-founder)
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Calendar Listing Details:
DATE: Friday, June 20, 2025
TIME: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Broadway and 7th Avenue between 43rd & 48th Streets
REGISTER: TSQ.org/Solstice
The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square - cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture, and urban life for over a century.
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