Hundreds of Jerusalemites discovered their interior yogis within the Valley of Hinnom Thursday night, as a part of International Yoga Day.
Against the backdrop of the Old City partitions, individuals spent the night within the cool night air, training sun salutations on the plush inexperienced grass of the valley.
The night started with yoga for children, and continued with music, meditation, periods of Ashtanga yoga, sound therapeutic, Vinyasa Yoga and Acroyoga earlier than extra music and dancing.
The individuals’ brightly hued yoga mats for the night have been organized by The Big Dream — Jerusalem, a native effort sponsored by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.
A couple of hundred Jerusalemites joined collectively for International Yoga Day within the metropolis’s Valley of Hinnom (Courtesy The Big Dream Jerusalem)
Each mat had a totally different design, and collectively they shaped a part of a bigger paintings referred to as the “The Big Dream — Jerusalem 2048,” created by Amit Trainin, a native artist and professor on the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
The yoga mat paintings, shaped by 701 mats, interpreted the envisioned way forward for Jerusalem based mostly on descriptions given Trainin by locals, whom he requested what they imagined they might see exterior their home windows 30 years from now.
The yoga occasion was produced by the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage, the Jerusalem municipality, the Jerusalem Development Authority and the Schusterman Foundation.
Yoga practices happen each Friday within the Valley of Hinnom, in what has grow to be a Jerusalem weekend custom for native residents.