If people were not hemmed in by Coronavirus restrictions International Yoga Day (IYD) would have been celebrated differently in Mumbai. Since 2015, IYD has caught the imagination of the world and the city, too. Venues everywhere are dotted with yoga practitioners early in the morning on that day, and there is usually a teacher heading the session. Yoga studios hold special sessions and at several places, students invite outsiders for a one-time session of yoga, just to mark the day. It is a day with a difference and a very celebratory one, a great world showcase for yoga.

Yoga has added prominence in Covid times, with so much stress on exercise that helps build immunity or even the ability to fight back better against any disease. We also have a lot of social media posts about yoga breathing aiding post Covid-19 and improving general, overall health.