Apart from being the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, June the 21st is fast becoming known as International Day of Yoga.
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in what became a record breaking vote when every single nation and territory accepted the proposal to introduce International Day of Yoga to the world.
In 2015 the largest ever yoga gathering took place in New Delhi and saw more than thirty five thousand devotees taking part in a yoga class which was led by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.
In Bangkok almost eight thousand joined together for an afternoon of yoga, but in 2015 the Day of Yoga was almost forgotten in Pattaya, except by the devoted. However, on the afternoon of Tuesday the 21st June 2016 more than two hundred and fifty yoga enthusiasts, mostly locals, young and old, male and female, came together at Central Festival Pattaya Beach for a yoga class and an evening of fun.
Students with disabilities from the Father Ray Foundation took part, and showed everyone that a disability does not stop anyone taking part in this ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice.
Plans are already underway to make the 2017 event here in Pattaya even bigger than this year. It is hoped that hundreds, if not thousands, of not only yoga enthusiasts, but people from the whole Pattaya community will come together for a yoga class that will spread along Beach Road, the promenade walkway and the beach, if the tide is not too high.
