Overview

• June 21 marks the International Day of Yoga, coinciding with the summer solstice and linked to the myth of Shiva’s first yoga teachings.
• Selva di Val Gardena’s Hotel Tyrol hosts the “MitiBlum” festival through June 22, featuring outdoor yoga among Dolomite flower meadows.
• San Vigilio di Marebbe’s Mongolian yurts and Courmayeur’s alpine pastures offer summer yoga schedules with mountain vistas stretching to Monte Bianco.
• Val di Fiemme, Italy’s inaugural “Wellness Community,” is staging a “Solstizio di Benessere” weekend of movement, nutrition and mindfulness workshops.
• Practitioners can choose from Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga Vinyasa and Kundalini styles, building foundational strength with asanas such as adho mukha svanasana and tadasana.