Yoga on a Long, Rainy Day
The longest day of the year didn’t feature a shining sun throughout, but people still gathered in Times Square to practice yoga led by professional instructors
| 22 Jun 2022 | 02:07
Instructor Colleen Saidman-Yee asked the hundreds of participants to “dedicate this next hour...in a way that will increase peace.” Photo: Zoey Lyttle
Celebrated yoga teachers Colleen Saidman-Yee and Rodney Yee led the 7:30 p.m. class. In 1999, Saidman-Yee opened Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, where the two have worked over the years. Photo: Zoey Lyttle
The Broadway pedestrian plazas were still filled with yoga mats as light rain cooled the solstice evening. Photo: Zoey Lyttle
Activewear brand Gaiam sponsored this year’s Solstice in Times Square, and provided all registered guests with mats to use and take home. Here, an upward facing dog. Photo: Zoey Lyttle
On June 21, the day of the summer solstice, several blocks’ worth of yoga mats lined Times Square. From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., the 20th annual Solstice in Times Square event hosted professional yogis to teach seven different free classes. Throughout the day, clouds began to hover over the fenced off pedestrian plaza, but attendees powered on, striking yoga poses even as rain trickled down.