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Answer the Global Call to Action.
For the 11th annual International Day of Yoga (IDY), Yogis for Palestine and Tejal Yoga invite you to embody yoga in the service of Palestinian liberation.
Over the weekend of June 21st - 22nd, we call on yoga teachers to gather in a local park or studio and host a donation-based yoga/meditation class themed around taking collective action to end the Zionist entity’s 77-year occupation of Palestine and ongoing genocide and siege against Palestinians in Gaza.
• All funds donated to Camp Al-Jawad •
Register your class from anywhere,
anytime on June 21-22nd to participate!
Rather than celebrate International Day of Yoga, we are inviting yogis to:
Hold space for collective grieving & healing for our Palestinian martyrs & kin;
Demand an end to Israel’s genocide & ethnic cleansing of Palestine; and
Use the power of yoga to call for the dismantling of the Zionist entity and a free Palestine.
In 2024 on IDY, Yogis for Palestine organized our first International Day of Yoga action for Palestinian liberation in Philadelphia, PA. For this year’s IDY, we wish to amplify the impact of our call to action. That’s why we are collaborating to call yoga teachers globally into collective action to help “reimagine what spiritual and political solidarity with the struggle for Palestinian self-determination can look like within the embodiment of [our] yoga practice.”
We continue to articulate the same demands listed above, and given the recent escalation of violence in Indian-occupied Kashmir, we also invite yogis to consider what solidarity with Kashmiris living in one of the most militarized zones in the world can look like in their practice and offering.
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Have your questions answered by checking out the FAQ!
Register your yoga class (before June 8!)
Promote your yoga class to your local community
Invite your community to wear Yogis4Palestine t-shirts to class (order by June 1 to receive before this action! Proceeds go to mutual aid relief in Gaza)
Attend yoga teacher meetups virtually with Tejal and Sheena in June; dates TBA
Host your class anytime, anywhere June 21-22!
How to Participate
Photos by @hate5sixofficial
Why Join the Global Call To Action?
This is your invitation to activate your yoga practice as a tool for collective care and political engagement. Let’s gather in community to grieve, to organize, and to envision a free Palestine and a freer world.
Rooted in the values of anti-imperialism, solidarity, and embodied resistance, this Call to Action challenges yogis to align their practice with justice, not as a performance, but as meaningful participation in liberation movements.
Call to Action FAQ
Can I host my class virtually?
Yes!
Can I co-host my class with other teachers in my area?
Yes, please do! We hope this practice will build a much needed local community in solidarity for the cause!
Can I charge people to attend my class?
We are asking for these events to be donation-based with all donations going to Camp Al-Jawad.
I’m not comfortable teaching yoga, can I offer something else?
Yes, please offer a movement or meditation practice that you feel comfortable offering.
Optional things to have if you plan to host the event in a park or outdoors:
Sunscreen
Water
Tents or a shady area
An indoor alternative if possible/needed
Watermelon or popsicles
Photos by @hate5sixofficial
Please join us in cultivating a conscious yoga community that is willing to take action by calling for an end to violence against the most marginalized and oppressed among us and a vision of interconnected freedom and liberation that dismantles imperialism.
Ready to join our global call to action?
Ready to Answer the Call?
🌿 To those who align with these principles and values, we invite you to host a yoga offering that activates your communities toward political action and simultaneously helps us fundraise for the Al-Jawad Camp, a school and mutual aid collective offering on-the-ground support to displaced Gazans:
Your donation-based offering can take place at any time from June 21-22. Once you’ve submitted your class time and location here, you will receive:
A solidarity statement to read aloud during class
Social media and email promotional materials
Invitations to weekly organizer support calls throughout June (TBA)
The Values Behind the Call to Action
Yogis For Palestine
We are Yogis for Palestine (Y4P), a collective of yoga teachers and students, who strive to embody our practice by politicizing yoga toward action for Palestinian freedom and liberation. We understand that yoga, like any cultural practice, is not inherently liberatory and peaceful; however, we believe yoga can be used toward liberatory politics and collective healing.
While the organizers of our collective reside in Philadelphia, PA (occupied Lenni-Lenape territories), we are open to yogis from around the globe who share our commitment of using yoga toward decolonization, anti-oppression, and social justice liberation to join us in our mission. Follow us here at www.yogis4palestine.com
Yogis for Palestine Vision:
Our vision is to witness a free and self-determined Palestine in our lifetime; and to support the collective healing and care of a Palestinian future.
Y4P logo created by @jessxsnow
Tejal Yoga
We uphold the following values:
Commitment to redefining yoga culture
Actively decolonize wellness norms
Focus on our people
Center on justice
We hold these values high and try to convey them in each and every Tejal Yoga offering.
We know that Tejal Yoga doesn't exist in a vacuum and we know that South Asian yoga and wellness professionals do not live in a separate ecosystem than the rest of mainstream wellness.
Tejal Yoga Vision:
Educate and empower every yoga student to take social justice actions in their relationships and communities.
