You may have mistaken this for a large artwork spread out to dry its inks by a well meaning Mumbai artist. It is merely students of N.H English Academy in the suburb of Mira Road in Mumbai taking a breather after performing on the Yoga Day. Image by Pramod Thakur/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
A primal practice in the most primal of spaces found on Earth. Yoga enthusiasts take part in a class at the Samalayuca dunes, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on April 28, 2018. The sands here are knee deep, and constantly shifting. Legendary accounts from 19th century speak of mules and wagon trains sinking to oblivion in these sands. Image by Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
Can one concentrate on a posture while goats playfully nuzzle you or clamber on your back? Well, the classes which caught the world’s attention are all booked up at the five acre Jenness Farm in Nottingham, New Hampshire, U.S. (May 18, 2017) Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters
Members of Indian Navy perform yoga on the flight deck of INS Viraat, an Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier during International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India (June 21, 2017) Image by Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev announced his plans to launch 10,000 wellness and health centres globally to popularise yoga. Ramdev’s Patanjali empire - a billion dollar consumer products business - is among the country’s fastest growing brands. (May 4, 2017) Image by Adnan Abidi / Reuters
"An experience to counter the effects of an overloaded and exhausted nervous system” is how an attendee described the "Yoga for Techies Meet Up" at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Film Interactive Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas, U.S. (March 12, 2017) Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters
Taiwanese pop star Yoga Lin performs during 'The Great Yoga' world tour concert in Hong Kong, China. According to a reviewer, Lin’s abilility to ‘transfer emotions of detachedness at times and indescribable warmth at others suits the name Yoga perfectly.’ Huh? (June 17, 2017) Image by VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Yoga teacher Mahesh Yogiji attempting a world record for the longest yoga session in Ahmedabad, ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21. According to Guinness World Records, the longest yoga marathon undertaken by a man lasted 69 hours and was achieved by V Gunasekaran in Tamil Nadu in June 2016 Image by Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images
People take part in a "Sup Yo, Boston" stand up paddle board yoga class on Fort Point Channel on International Yoga Day in Boston, Massachusetts, US. The challenge? Trying not to fall in, even if you're there for the love of water. (June 21, 2017) Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters
