IYF History

Highlights from each International Yoga Festival, held every year at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, Yoga Capital of the World.

2020

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Kundalini Morning Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Sandeep Desai
  • Traditional Hatha Yogasana with Dr. Indu Sharma
  • Chen T’ai Chi and Qigong with Sandeep Desai
  • Therapeutic Flow Yoga with Paula Tapia
  • Yoga for All – Suksma Yoga with Ganga Nandini
  • Classical Kundalini Yoga with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Stewart Gilchrist
  • Chikitsa Vinyasa Therapeutic Flow with Dr. Eden Goldman
  • Morning Sun Salutations & Pranayama with Dr. Indu Sharma
  • 20-20 Patanjali Yoga for Health with Dr. Radhika Nagrath

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur
  • Sattva Yoga with Anand Mehrotra
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Dana Flynn
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Kundalini & Hatha with Kia Miller
  • Kundalini & Hatha with Tommy Rosen
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Katie B. Happyy
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Stewart Gilchrist
  • Hatha Yoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • Restorative Yoga with Paula Tapia
  • Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • Therapeutic Yoga with Dr. Eden Goldman
  • Classical Hatha Yoga with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Rasa Yoga with Sianna Sherman
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Rohini Manohar
  • YogaLean with Beth Shaw

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Cosmic Intelligence Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Sufi Love Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Satsang & Ganga Flow Meditation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Yoga Nidra with Dr. Indu Sharma
  • Special Meditation at Maharishiji’s Ashram with Pujya Swamiji & Sadhvi Bhagawatiji
  • Face Your Fears with Jai Hari Singh
  • Restorative Yoga with Paula Tapia
  • Forgiving Yourself to Forgive Others with Jai Hari Singh
  • Pranayama with Mohan Bhandari

Satsang & Inspiration Panels

  • “The Unified Field” with Dr. Bruce Lipton, Bharat Mitra, Prince Ea, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, and others
  • “Yoga in the Marketplace” with Gaur Gopal Dasji, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Andrew Hewitt, Bharat Mitra, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, and others
  • “Breakdown to Breakthrough” with Dr. Bruce Lipton, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Prince EA, Tommy Rosen and others
  • “The Frontiers of Wellness” with Dr. Alejandro Junger, James Maskell, Dr. Smita Naram, Bharat Mitra and others
  • “The Power of Collective Prayer and Intention” with Rev. Michael Beckwith, Bharat Mitra, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Prince Ea, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, and more
  • Satsang with H.H. Pujya Mooji
  • “Where Art Meets Science” with Dr. Bruce Lipton & Prince Ea
  • Awaken to Your Destiny with Rev. Michael Beckwith

Lifestyle & Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Natural Health with Dr. GS Gupta
  • Reiki Healing with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • Chikitsa Vinyasa Therapeutic Flow with Dr. Eden Goldman
  • Soothe Your Insides with Dr. Eden Goldman
  • Undoing Your Limiting Beliefs with Janet Attwood
  • The Passion Test with Janet Attwood
  • The Importance of Detoxification in the Modern Toxic World with Dr. Alejandro Junger
  • Food Rules for a Satvik Life with Rujuta Diwekar
  • Laughing Yoga with Dr. GS Gupta
  • Spiritual Dream Boarding with Swa mini Adityananda Saraswati
  • Naadiyoga with Dr. Nishi Bhatt and Dr. Ashish Gilhotra
  • Mind & Soul Through Pulse Reading with Dr. Smita Naram
  • Healing Trauma with Yoga with Beth Shaw
  • The Yoga of Business with Andrew Hewitt
  • The Yoga of Self Love with Janet Attwood

Mantra, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Sunrise Nada Yoga Musical Meditation with Anandra George
  • Kirtan Family Hour Each Evening
  • Voicing the Sounds of Your Chakras with Gumi
  • The Harmonic Spine: Music As Medicine with Joseph Schmidlin
  • Therapeutic Sound Bath with Joseph Schmidlin
  • Sufi Zikr with Gil Ron Shama
  • Singing the Blues: A Beginner’s Vocal Playshop with Karen Neumann
  • Restorative Yoga and Sound with Astrid Slegten
  • The Homeopathics of Sound with Joseph Schmidlin
  • Kirtan and Bhakti Workshop with Kirtaniyas
  • The Breath of Love: Indian Flute Rāga Sound Healing with Gumi
  • Rāga & Tāla with Waka
  • The Śiva Principle: Mystical Mantras for Meditation with Swami Uttamananda
  • Mantra Lullaby with The Love Keys
  • Living Sounds of Sanskrit: Restorative Healing Session with Anandra George
  • Yin Yoga & Self Massage to Free Your Voice with Joanna Faso
  • Toltec Medicine Wheel: Songs, Prayers & Dances with Michelle Button
  • Digeridoo Sound Healing with Yusuke Hoshi
  • Tablā: A Journey into Indian Rhythm with Arindam Chakravarty
  • The Harmonic Spine with Joseph Schmidlin
  • The Joy of Sargam with Joanna Faso
  • Music Meditation for Peace with Michelle Button

Cultural Events

  • Special Concert of Ecstatic Rhythm & Soul with world famous percussionist A. Sivamani
  • Special Sufi Music Concert by World Renowned Sufi Singer Kailash Kher
  • Eco-Friendly Holi Celebrations with Sivamani
  • UPLIFT Celebration and Hafla Music Night with Gil Ron Shama, Soul’s Diet & Special Guests
  • Sing Your Prayers! Ecstatic Chant Jam Session with Sacred Sound Stage musicians
  • Ecstatic Concert with Kirtaniyas
  • Classical Dance Performance with Nrityvali Dance of Gujarat
  • Cultural Union of the World: International Dance & Song Performances
  • Ecstatic Kirtan with The Love Keys
  • Indian Classical Dance Workshops with Nrityavali
  • Screening of film “Mantra – Sounds into Silence”
  • Premier screening of the documentary film Agniyogana

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2019

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Kundalini Morning Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Ashtanga Yoga Traditional Style with Paramaguru Sharath Jois
  • Traditional Hatha Yogasana with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Traditional Hatha Yogasana with Dr. Indu Sharma
  • Chen T’ai Chi with Sandeep Desai
  • Led Ashtanga Primary Series with Deepika Mehta
  • Therapeutic Flow Yoga with Paula Tapia
  • Taoist Yoga with Yujia
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Sandeep Desai
  • Ganga Yoga with Laura Plumb
  • Shinto Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Seane Corn
  • Sattva Yoga with Anand Mehrotra
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Gabriela Bozic
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Dana Flynn
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Simple Soulful Yoga with Shilpa Shetty
  • Yin Yoga with Yujia
  • Kundalini & Hatha with Kia Miller
  • Kundalini & Hatha with Tommy Rosen
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Katie B. Happyy
  • Hatha Yoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • Restorative Yoga with Paula Tapia
  • Yoga & Earth Activism with Saul David Raye
  • Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • Therapeutic Yoga with Dr. Eden Goldman

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Healing Sweat Lodge with Indigenous Elders
  • The Meditative Heart with Tommy Rosen
  • Cosmic Intelligence Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Rebirthing with Jai Hari Singh
  • Restorative Yoga & Meditation with Paula Tapia
  • Zen Yoga Mindfulness with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Rumi Love Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Relax and Restore with Gabriela Bozic
  • Sufi Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Satsang & Ganga Flow Meditation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • The Breath of Awareness with Tommy Rosen
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Special Meditation at Maharishiji’s Ashram with Pujya Swamiji & Sadhvi Bhagawatiji

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Philosophy of Yoga in Indian Spirituality with H.H. Pujya Shankaracharya Divyanand Teerthji
  • The Yoga of Love with H.H. Pujya Radhanath Swamiji
  • The Truth is One with H.H. Pujya Shankaracharyaji
  • Lessons from Ganga with H.H. Pujya Radhanath Swamiji
  • Satsang with H.H. Pujya Mooji
  • Living Love with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Healing Medicines with Taita Julio Munoz, Berito Kuwarwa, Marceliano & Abuela Tonalmitl
  • Simple Soulful with Shilpa Shetty
  • Natural Health with Dr. GS Gupta
  • Ayurveda & Vedic Astrology with Laura Plumb
  • Yoga for Our Planet Panel
  • Shakti: Power of the Divine Feminine in A Yogic Life Panel
  • Oida Therapy with Srila B.A. Paramadvaitiji
  • Reiki Healing with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • The Life Beyond Craving with Tommy Rosen
  • What’s Your Dharma, Why the Karma? with Laura Plumb
  • Soothe Your Insides with Dr. Eden Goldman

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Sunrise Nada Yoga Musical Meditation with Anandra George & Keren Porat Snapir
  • Kirtan Family Hour Each Evening
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Gong Bath Healing with Sanj Hall
  • Voicing the Sounds of Your Chakras with Gumi
  • Sacred Sound Healing with Michelle Button Vrinda Devi
  • Maha Mrtyunjaya with Karen Neumann
  • Soothing Mantra Shavasana with The Love Keys
  • The Harmonic Spine: Music As Medicine with Joseph Schmidlin
  • The Power of Om with Saul David Raye
  • The Divine Santoor: Raga Sound Healing with Setsuo Miyashita
  • Tantrik Sanskrit with Anandra George
  • Playshop with Sound Healing Instruments with Sanj Hall
  • Raga Sound Healing with Tilak Vishwas
  • Sounds of India Musical Journey with Keren Porat Snapir
  • Therapeutic Sound Bath with Joseph Schmidlin
  • Indian Rhythm Tala Workshop with Waka
  • Inner Meaning of Om Namah Shivaya with Swami Uttamananda
  • Hindustani Classical Raga Concert with Setsuo Miyashita
  • Savitri Gayatri Mantra for Illumination with Joanna Faso
  • Sound Healing with Keren Porat Snapir
  • The Homeopathics of Sound with Joseph Schmidlin

Cultural Events

  • Ecstatic Rhythm & Soul Concert with Sivamani
  • Eco-Friendly Holi Celebrations with Sivamani
  • Classical Dance Performance with Nrityvali Dance of Gujarat & Uttaran of West Bengal
  • Ancient Wisdom of the Original Nations with Indigenous Elders of the World
  • Music for Peace with Indigenous Elders
  • Divine Maha Shivaratri Celebrations & All-Night Shivratri Chanting Offering
  • Cultural Union of the World: International Dance & Song Performances
  • Ecstatic Kirtan with The Love Keys
  • Indian Classical Dance Workshops with Nrityavali & Uttaran

Click here to view photos from IYF 2019 >>

2018

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Kundalini Morning Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Akira Watamoto
  • Power Yoga & Pranayama with Yogiraj Vishwapal Jayant
  • Vinyasa Strength with Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Kundalini Yoga with Gloria Latham
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Pranayama with H.S. Arun
  • Forrest Yoga with Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Mariela Cruz Alvarez
  • T’ai Chi with Sandeep Desai
  • Kundalini Yoga with Kia Miller
  • Shinto Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Somatic Yoga Flow with Brian Siddharth Ingle
  • Sunrise Sun Salutations with Radhika Nagrath
  • Yogi Yoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • Holistic Yoga with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Odaka Yoga with Roberto Milletti
  • MetaFlow Yoga with Bhavini Kalan
  • Hridaya Shakti Yoga with Saul David Raye
  • Heroic Hips with Dayna Seraye
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Katie B Happy
  • Sukshma Yoga with Nandini Tripathi
  • Lila Yoga with Erica Kaufman
  • Yuvaa Yoga with Yuva Dayalan
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Sandeep Desai

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur
  • Lotus Flow Vinyasa with Deborah Langely
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Mariela Cruz Alvarez
  • Kundalini Yoga with Tommy Rosen
  • Kundalini Yoga with Kia Miller
  • Yin Yoga with Yujia
  • Lila Yoga with Erica Kaufman
  • Yogi Yoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Katie B Happy
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Jules Febre
  • Sattva Yoga with Anand Mehrotra
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Akira Watamoto
  • Yuvaa Yoga with Yuva Dayalan
  • Odaka Yoga with Francesca Cassia & Roberto Milletti
  • Forrest Yoga with Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco
  • Daoist Yoga with Yujia
  • Krishnamacharya-Style Yoga with Laura Plumb
  • Somatic Yoga with Brian Siddharth Ingle
  • Shiva Shakti Yoga with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Zen Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Prana Shakti Yoga with Saul David Raye
  • Tantra Yoga with Saul David Raye
  • Spinal Postures with Simon Borg-Olivier
  • Kundalini Yoga with Yogi Amandeep Singh
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Sudarshan Kriya with Dr. Rohit Sabharwal

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Morning Meditation with Pujya Swamiji, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Gurumukh Kaur & Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Meditation at Maharishi Mahesh Yogiji’s Ashram with Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Rumi, Love Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Cosmic Intelligence + Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Maharishi Meditation with Laura Plumb
  • Sufi Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Pranayama & Meditation with Jules Febre
  • Buddhist Meditation with Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena
  • Satsang & Ganga Flow Meditation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Osho Meditation with Chandanni Miglino

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • “How Our Thoughts Influence Our Cells” with Dr. Bruce Lipton
  • “The Indian Spiritual & Philosophical Basis for Practice” with Pujya Sri Shankaracharya Divyanand Teerthji
  • “Never Ending Love” with Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti
  • “Yoga of Love” with Sri Prem Babaji
  • “Yoga of Action” with Dr. Vandana Shiva
  • “Buddhist Yoga Philosophy” with Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena
  • “Insights Through Yoga” with Hansa Jayadev Yogendra
  • “The Honeymoon Effect” with Dr. Bruce Lipton
  • Role of Yoga to Make A Prosperous & Healthy World with Dr. Ishwar Basavaraddi
  • Karma & Dharma with Laura Plumb
  • Aura Awareness & Healing with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Inner Yoga Therapy with Chakra Alignment with Satya Kalra
  • The Yoga of Eating with Rujuta Diwekar
  • Guided Chakra Balancing with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Becoming Your Own Master with Dr. Andrea Paige
  • “Transformation of Self Through Service” with Yoshi Aono
  • Inbound Yoga with Srila B.A. Paramadvaiti
  • Fasting with Dr. Andrea Paige
  • Recovery from Addiction the Yogic Way with Tommy Rosen
  • Balancing Energy Centers through Aromatherapy with Dr. Anjana Bhagat
  • Inner Meaning of Hanuman Chalisa with Shubhvilas Das
  • “The Journey” with Brandon Bays
  • Spiritual Dream Boarding with Swamini Adityananda Saraswati
  • Awakened Entrepreneurship with Yoshi Aono
  • Yoga and Astrology with Smita Somane

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • Sanskrit Mantra Workshops with Joanna Faso, Cheryl Friedman & Swami Uttamananda
  • Bhakti Yoga with Daphne Tse
  • Sacred Sound Healing Experience with Saul David Raye
  • Kirtan Chanting with Adam Bauer
  • Kirtan 101 with Harinam
  • Raga Sound Healing Experience with Tilak Vishvas
  • Vocal Bliss with Cheryl Friedman
  • Slow Flow Mantra Vinyasa with Akira Watamoto and Anandra George
  • Gong Healing with Sanj Hall
  • Alchemic Sound Environment with Satya Hinduja
  • Applied Bio-Acoustic Medicine with Katie Fisher
  • Kirtan & Bhakti Workshop with Kirtaniyas
  • Yin Yoga with Healing Crystal Bowl with Joanna Faso
  • Tantric Sanskrit Chanting with Anandra George
  • Crystal Resonance with Katie Fisher
  • Mantra Yoga for Mental Health with Joanna Faso
  • Rhythm of Life Musical Workshop with Tabla Maestro Pankaj Suhash

Cultural Events

  • Ecstatic Rhythm & Soul Concert with Sivamani and Balabhaskar
  • Eco-Friendly “Green” Holi Celebration with Drums by Sivamani
  • Burning of Holika Effigy with Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati
  • Sufi Music Concert with Kailash Kher & Kailasa
  • Cultural Performance by the Parmarth Rishikumars
  • Dhupad Morning Raga Concert with Astha & Pradeep Chopra
  • Screening of film “PGS – Intuition is Your Personal Guidance System” with Bill Bennett
  • Sacred Music & Chanting with Daphne Tse & Musicians
  • “Gandhi” Play by Joao Signorelli
  • Sufi Meditation & Whirling with Mert Guler
  • Divine Santoor Concert with Setsuo Miyashita
  • Ecstatic Kirtan with Kirtaniyas
  • Japanese Traditional Mantra with Setsuo Miyashita, Gumi, Keigo Tanaka & Momoko Nagano
  • Bharat Barai Classical Dancers
  • Classical Indian Music with Denis Kucherov
  • Performances from around the world!

Click here to view photos from IYF 2018 >>

2017

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Kundalini Morning Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa and Sukhmandir Singh Khalsa
  • Lila Yoga with Erica Kaufman
  • Yoga Therapy with Dr. Fharzana Siraj
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati, Dr. Indu Sharma, Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • Ashthanga Morning Series with Sandeep Desai
  • Core Yoga and the Voice of the Soul with Gloria Latham
  • CI Plus Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Vinyasa Yoga and Namaskaram with Bhavini Kalan
  • Yoga of Love with Laura Plumb
  • Power Pranayama with Yogiraj Vishwapal Jayant
  • Heart of Compassion with Anand Mehrotra
  • Foundations of Health with Dr. Andrea Paige
  • T’ai Chi with Sandeep Desai
  • Inbound Yoga with Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti
  • Yuvaa Yoga with Yuva Dayalan and T.A. Krishnan
  • Shuddhi Kriyas with Parmanand Aggarwal and Shilpa Joshi
  • Mysore Morning Series with Deepika Mehta
  • Holistic Yogic Journey with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Pranic Energy with Charat Singh
  • Yoga for All – Sukshma Vyayama with Nandini Tripathi
  • Bharat Yog with Padmashri Bharat Bhushan
  • Vinyasa Strength with Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Pranayama with H.S. Arun
  • Management of Lifestyle Diseases with C.M. Bhandari and Charat Singh

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Gurushabd Singh Khalsa, Sukhmandir Singh Khalsa, Kia Miller, Tommy Rosen
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Lila Yoga with Erica Kaufman
  • Hatha Yoga with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Dr. Indu Sharma, Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Ganga Yoga and the Yoga of Love with Laura Plumb
  • Yogi Yoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • Ashthanga Yoga with Sandeep Desai, Deepika Mehta, Mark Robberds
  • Yoga and Consciousness with Tommy Rosen
  • Holistic Yogic Journey with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Somatic Yoga with Brian Siddhartha Ingle
  • Odaka Yoga with Roberto Milletti
  • Heaven Bound Heart Yoga with Kristin Olson
  • iFLOW Vinyasa and Namaskaram Yoga with Bhavini Kalan
  • Journey through Chakras with Gloria Latham
  • Vinyasa Flow with Bharat Shetty, Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Jules Febre
  • Yuvaa Yoga with Yuva Dayalan and T.A. Krishnan
  • Bharat Yog with Padmashri Bharat Bhushan
  • Yoga For All – Sukshma Vyayama with Nandini Tripathi
  • Power Yoga with Anand Mehrotra

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • The Biology of Belief with Dr. Bruce Lipton
  • Epigenetics: Power to Change the Conscious Mind with Dr. Bruce Lipton
  • Self Over Situation with Dr. Bruce Lipton and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Divine Satsang with Pujya Sri Mooji
  • Divine Satsang with Pujya Sri Prem Baba
  • A Spiritual Economy – Expanding Consciousness with H.H. Shankaracharya Swami Divyanand Teerthji and Dr. Vandana Shiva
  • Buddhist Meditations with Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena
  • Inbound Yoga with Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti
  • Osho Meditations with Chandanni Miglino
  • CI Plus Meditations with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • Sufi Meditations with Mert Guler
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Chakra Meditations with Dr. Anjana Bhagat
  • Getting High: Yoga & Meditation with Tommy Rosen
  • Nadabrahma Meditation with Chandanni Miglino
  • Kundalini Meditation with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Recognizing Blessings with Erica Kaufman
  • Ganga Flow Meditation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Yoga and Ayurveda with H.H. Acharya Balkrishna
  • Yoga Therapy as Complementary Medicine with Dr. Fharzana Siraj
  • Yoga and Addiction Recovery with Tommy Rosen
  • Holistic Healthcare with Upasna Kamineni
  • Reiki with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Inbound Yoga with Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti
  • Lectures on Pranayama, Shuddhi Kriyas and Sukshma Vyayama with Parmanand Aggarwal and Shilpa Joshi
  • Holistic Yoga Journey through the Five Khoshas with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Somatic Clinic with Brian Siddhartha Ingle
  • Inner Yoga Therapy with Satya Kalra
  • Epigenetics and the Micro-Biome and Foundations of Health with Dr. Andrea Paige
  • Medical Science and Health Benefits of Yoga with C.M. Bhandari and Charat Singh
  • Power Pranayama with Yogiraj Vishwapal Jayant
  • Pranayama with H.S. Arun
  • Yogic Joggining with Radhika Nagrath
  • Balancing Emotions using Aromatherapy with Dr. Anjana Bhagat
  • Ultimate Body Cleanse with Gloria Latham
  • T’ai Chi with Sandeep Desai
  • Healing Miralces of Yoga Nidra with Yogi Amrit Desai
  • The Joy of Karmayoga with Ira Trivedi
  • Lecture on BP, Diabetes, Stress, Cerebral Palsy and ADHD with Dr. Ashish Gilhotra and Dr. Nishi

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • Kirtan Workshopa with Adam Bauer
  • Rumi Love Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Kirtan Bhakti Workshops with Kirtaniyas
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Nadabrahma Meditation with Chandanni Miglino
  • Yoga of Sound Workshops with Sacred Sound Team
  • International Mantra Peace Grid Art Project with Zena el Khalil
  • Sound Healing Concert with Shunya’s Couch

Cultural Events

  • Drums, Music and Ecstatic Dance with Sivamani and Runa Rizvi
  • Sufi Music Concert with Kailash Kher and Kailasa
  • Cultural Dance Program with Himalayan Artists and Smt. Sharmila Bharati
  • Ecstatic and Devotional Chanting with Kirtaniyas
  • Dance Performance with Anita Babu and Ensemble
  • Dance Performance with Ayu Laksmi of Bali
  • Music & Dance Performance by Parmarth Rishikumars
  • Screening of Milton’s Secret the Movie, based on the book by Eckhart Tolle

Click here to view photos from IYF 2017 >>

2016

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Morning Sadhana with Sukhmandir
  • Kundalini Sadhana with Gurushabd Khalsa
  • Osho Dynamic Active Meditation with Chris Miglino
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Yoga Therapy with Dr. Fharzana Siraj
  • CI Plus Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • Vinyasa Namaskaram Flow with Bhavini Kalan
  • Morning Hatha Practice with Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Power Pranayama & Warm-Up with Yogiraj Vishwapal Jayant
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga Asana with Indu Sharma
  • Lila Surya Namaskar Sequence with Erica Kauffman
  • Kundalini Morning Namaskaram Flow with Bhavini Kalan

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Jivamukti Yoga with Sharon Gannon and Jules Febre
  • Iyengar Yoga with HS Arun
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati & Indu Sharma
  • Odaka Yoga with Roberto Milletti
  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa, Gurushabd Khalsa, Sukhmandir, Tommy Rosen, and Bhavini Kalan
  • YogiYoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • IndeaYoga with Bharath Shetty
  • Lila Yoga with Erica Kauffman
  • Somatics with Brian Siddharth Ingle
  • Ganga Sadhana with Laura Plumb
  • YuvaYoga with Yuva Dayalan & TA Krishnan
  • Ananta Yoga with Bijay Anand
  • Hanuman Namaskar with Laura Plumb
  • Akhanda Yoga with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Shintoh Zen Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Bhavini Kalan
  • Hatha Yoga with Krishnamurthy Mohan Raj
  • Atma Yoga with Saul David Raye

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Rumi Love Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • CI Plus Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Meditation as the Ultimate Goal with Chandanni Miglino
  • Osho Dynamic Active Meditation with Chris Miglino
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Sacred Heart, Sacred Sadhana Meditation in Motion with Laura Plumb
  • Meditation from Hand with David Wei
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Buddhist Meditation with Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasenaji
  • Earth Prayer with Saul David Raye
  • Meditation to Increase the Psyche with Gurushabd Khalsa

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Yoga Therapy as Complementary Medicine with Dr. Fharzana Siraj
  • Kundalini Yoga for Addictions Recovery with Tommy Rosen
  • Yoga & Lifestyle Modifications with Dr. H.R. Nagendra
  • Ayusha Yoga Therapy with Parmanand Aggarwal and Shilpa Joshi
  • Jyotish and Yoga with Komilla Sutton
  • Yogic Cleanse with Gloria Latham
  • Marma Chikitsa with CM Bhandari and Charat Singh
  • Yoga & Vegetarianism with Sharon Gannon
  • Reiki with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Inner Yoga Therapy with Satya Kalra
  • Yoga & Detoxification with Andrea Paige
  • Yoga & Acupressure with David Wei
  • Indian Super Foods with Rujuta Diwekar
  • The Five Khoshas with Yogrishi Vishvketu
  • Balancing Emotions Using Aromatherapy with Dr. Anjana Bhagat
  • Shrimad Bhagavad Gita with Malayaj Garg

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Sunrise Nada Yoga with Anandra George
  • Mantra for the Modern Yogi with Anandra George
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Bhakti and Chanting Workshop with Kirtaniyas

Cultural Events

  • Chanting & Bhakti Program with Kirtaniyas
  • Cultural Dance Program with Himalayan Artists
  • Evening Kirtan with Sangeeta Levin and Anandra George
  • Cultural Program with Parmarth Rishikumars
  • Yogi Campfire Evening with Music and Sufi Dancing
  • Music with Gil Ron Shama
  • Spoken Word with Prince Ea

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2015

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Kundalini Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness with Sukhmandir
  • Osho Style Dynamic Meditation with Chris Miglino
  • Traditional Hatha Yoga Asana with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati and Indu Sharma
  • Personality to Presence Meditations with Chandanni Miglino
  • Ci Plus Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Somatic/Feldenkrias Movement with Brian Siddharth Ingle
  • Experiences with the Rising Sun and Bharat Yoga with Padmashri Bharat Bhushan
  • Yuvaa Yoga with Yuva Dayalan and T.S. Krishnan
  • Chandra Namaskaram Flow with Bhavini Kalan

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Kriya, Asana and Meditation with Anand Mehrotra
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Pranayama, Prana & Koshas with Vishwaketu
  • Mysore-Style Yoga with Deepika Mehta & Mark Robberds
  • Mudra, Asana & Pranayama with Sukhmandir
  • Radiant Body Yoga with Kia Miller
  • Lila Yoga with Erica Kaufmann
  • Hanuman Namaskar with Asana, Mantra & Kirtan with Laura Plumb
  • YogiYoga and Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • Shintoh Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Jules Febre
  • Indea Yoga with Bharath Shetty
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Mohan Raj
  • Ganga Yoga with Laura Plumb
  • Kriya & Body Opening Series with Bhavini Kalan
  • Dance of Prana with Deepika Mehta

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Ganga Flow Meditation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Meditation for Prosperity, Fulfillment & Success with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Rumi Love Sufi Meditation with Mert Guler
  • Meditation with David Wei
  • Mantra Meditation with Surakshit Goswami
  • Understanding the Heart Sutra and Zen Meditation with Hikaru Hashimoto

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • “Harnessing Your Inner Spiritual Strength” and “The Gift of Peace” with Pujya Shri Shankaracharyaji
  • “Know Thyself: The Inner Yoga of Wisdom” with Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati
  • “Qualities of A True Yogi”, “Equanamity Amidst Turbulence” and “Yoga of Love” with Pujya Radhanath Swamiji
  • “Life As Yoga: Living in Union” with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • “Our Spiritual Union with Nature”  and “How To Be the Change You Wish To See” with Dr. Vandana Shiva
  • Question/Answer Sessions with Saints
  • Moving Beyond Addiction through Yoga & Meditation with Tommy Rosen
  • Yoga for Diabetes with Radhika Nagrath
  • Jyotish (Astrology) & Yoga with Komilla Sutton
  • Buddhist Meditation with Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena
  • Pain-Free Body, Stress-Free Mind with Dr. Krishna Raman and Dr. Fharzana Siraj
  • Self-Inquiry & The Passion Test with Janet Attwood
  • Reiki with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Curing Illness with Yoga with Urvashi Inamdar
  • Yoga Diet with Padmashri Bharat Bhushan
  • Ancient Food Wisdom for Daily Life with Rujuta Diwekar
  • Balancing Your Energy Centres & Emotions through Aromatherapy with Anjana Bhagat
  • Past-Life Regression as a Healing Therapy with Surekha Sengupta
  • The Bhagavad Gita with Malayaja Gupta

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Soul Songs with Daphne Tse
  • Mantra for the Modern Yogi with Anandra George
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati

Cultural Events

  • Daily evening world-renowned Ganga Aarti (Lighting Ceremony)
  • Ecstatic Drumming with renowned percussionist Sivamani
  • Odissi Cultural Dance Performance
  • Sacred Sound and Chants with Regular Curti
  • Special Dance Performance by the Parmarth Rishikumars
  • The Dance of Transformation & the Language of Indian Dance with Dr. Prakriti Bhaskar
  • Traditional Indian Dance with Sharmila Bhartari
  • The Graceful Dance of Bali with Swara Semesta Balinese Cultural Performers
  • Holi Campfire and Special Letting Go “Swaha” Ceremony
  • Special Eco-Friendly Holi Celebration

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2014

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Kundalini Morning Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Kriya Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Lila Yoga Sun Salutations with Erica Kaufmann
  • Power Pranayama with Yogiraj Vishwapal Jayant
  • Odaka Warrior Yoga with Roberto Milletti
  • Sukshma Yoga with Swami Yogananda
  • Tai Chi & Qi Gong with David Wei
  • Pranayama & Yoga Therapy with DPS Bhardwaj
  • Deep Yoga Awakening with Laura Plumb
  • Submerged Yoga with Chandanni Miglino

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Hanuman Namaskar with Laura Plumb
  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • INDEA Flow Vinyasa with Bharath Shetty
  • Bharat Yog with Padmashri Bharat Bhushan
  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Movement Vinyasa with Tommy Rosen
  • Hatha Yoga with Mohan Bhandari
  • Yoga & Pranayama with Yogi Cameron
  • Somatics Flow with Brian Siddharth and Gayatri
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Gabriela Bozic
  • Vinyasa Yoga with Akira Watamoto
  • Ashtanga Yoga with Deepika Mehta
  • Shinto Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Ganga Sadhana with Laura Plumb
  • The Dance of Fire & Bliss with Kia Miller
  • Power of Yoga with Sherri Baptiste
  • Yuvaa Yoga with Yuva Dayalan and T.A. Krishnan
  • Chandra Krama with Matthew Sweeney

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Kundalini Meditation with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Ci Plus Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Mantra Meditation with Chandresh Bhardwaj
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Zen Yoga Meditation with Akira Watamoto
  • Svadhyaya:  The Psychology of Yoga with Jeffrey Armstrong
  • Yoga of the Awakened Heart Meditation with Jack Kornfield & Trudy Goodman
  • Meditation Using Taoist Principles with David Wei

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita & Other Scriptures with Pujya Shankaracharya Swami Divyanand Teerthji
  • Living Yoga in Daily Life with Pujya Madhavpriyadas Swamiji
  • A New World Emerging – Inspiration for the Visionary with Shanti Mayi
  • Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras with Dr. T.S. Rukmani
  • Satsang with Pujya Mooji
  • Yoga of Love Discourse with Pujya Radhanath Swamiji
  • A Divine Balance – From Stress Management to Self Management with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Path of the Heart with Prem Babaji
  • Spiritual Satsang and Question/Answer with Spiritual LeadersAyurveda as Support for Daily Sadhana with Yogi Cameron
  • Yoga & Mental Health with R.S. Bhogal
  • Reiki with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Sacred Mudras for Health & Wholeness with Siddhi
  • Mitahar – The Yoga of Eating with Rujuta Diwekar
  • Indian Spices for Healthy Living with Dr. Anjana Bhagat
  • Glandular & Metabolism Kriya with Bhavini Kalan

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Daily Havan and Ganga Aarti
  • Bhakti Yoga with Vaiyasaki and Kishori Das
  • Vedic & Devotional Chanting with Anandra George
  • Dance of Prana with Deepika Mehta

Cultural Events

  • Ecstatic Drumming & Dance with Sivamani
  • Special Dance Performances by Padmaja Suresh
  • Ganga Dance Performance with Arushi Nishank

Yoga Off the Mat

  • Yogis for Ganga Event:  Ganga Yoga, Clean-Up at the Banks of Ganga and Sacred Bath in Ganga with Parmarth and the Ganga Action Parivar Team

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2013

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • CI Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Special Meditations with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Pranayama & Prayer with Ranjit Bhogal
  • Kundalini Meditation with Gurushabd Khalsa

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Inspiring Talks with Andrew Cohen
  • Reiki with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Mind Yoga with Janet Attwood
  • Yoga Philosophy with Swami Tattvarupananda Saraswatiji
  • Somatics Yoga Therapy with Brian Siddharth
  • Satsang with Pujya Swami Chidanandji
  • Satsang with Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswatiji
  • Satsang with Pujya Mooji
  • Inspiring talks with Ranjit Bhogal
  • Spirituality & Happiness with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Ancient Science of Yoga with Padmashri Bharat Bhushanji

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Iyengar Yoga with H.S. Arun
  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Sivananda Yoga with Swami Tattvarupananda Saraswatiji
  • Yogasanas with Yogi Krishnan & Yuva Dayal
  • Dance of Prana Yoga with Deepika Mehta
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Gabriela Bozic
  • Deep Yoga Ayurvedic Yoga & Ganga Yoga with Bhava Ram & Laura Plumb
  • Ancient yogi fitness with Swami Yoganandaji/li>
  • Kundalini Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Kriya Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji
  • Power Pranayama with Brahmachari Vishwapal Jayant

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Japanese Shintoh Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Arkaya Yoga with Yogacharini Maitreyi
  • Hatha Yoga Adjustments, Alignment & Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • Kundalini Namaskaram Flow with Bhavini Kalan
  • Tulasidalam Yoga with Sindu Ma
  • Anandam Yoga with Satya Kalra
  • Ashtanga Mysore practise with Deepika Mehta
  • Omkar Morning Recitations with Ranjit Bhogal
  • Vinyasa Namaskaram Morning Flow with Bhavini Kalan

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Ganga Aarti daily
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati

2012

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Satsang with Pujya Swami Chidanandji
  • Satsang with Pujya Shankaracharyaji
  • Inspiring talk by Swami Dayanandaji
  • Yoga & Ayurveda with Dr David Frawley
  • Spirituality & Happiness with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Reiki healing with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Nutrition & Yogi Living with Rujuta Diwekar
  • Find your Passion & eliminate Obstacles with Janet Attwood
  • Shakti panel with Swati Chopra, Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswati & Chandanni Miglino
  • Find your True Point for Emergence with Stephen Norval
  • Simple practise for Living Yoga with Satya Kalra
  • Interact on Eastern Western spiritual practices with Chandanni Miglino

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Ancient yogi fitness with Swami Yoganandaji
  • Morning Yoga with Chandra Bhandari
  • Kundalini Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Power Pranayama with Yogiraj
  • Astanga mysore practise with Deepika Mehta
  • Vinyasa morning Namaskarams by Bhavini Kalan
  • Radiant meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Rejuvenating Mudra Pranayama Asana Ritual with Siddhi

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa Prana Vinyasa with Shiva Rea
  • Iyengar Yoga with Marla Apt
  • Prana Dance Flow Yoga with Deepika Mehta
  • Vinyasa Yoga for your Body Constitution with Bhavini Kalan
  • Odaka Dance Flow Martial Arts Yoga with Roberto Milletti
  • Kapha Hara Vinyasa with Kishan Shah
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Gabriela Bozic
  • Deep Yoga Ayurvedic Yoga with Bhava Ram & Laura Plumb
  • Japanese Shintoh Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Hatha Yoga Adjustments & Alignment with Mohan Bhandari

Yoga Off the Mat

  • Yoga Aid Challenge India with Kasey Luber & all the Yogacharyas

Mantras, Kirtan & Music

  • Bhakti Yoga with Vaiyasaki & Kaisori
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Ganga Aarti daily

Find Peace Within Yourself

  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • CI Meditation with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Special Meditations with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

2011

Satsang/Lifestyle/Healing – Learn Techniques for Lifestyle Balance

  • Satsang with Pujya Swami Chidanandji
  • Satsang with Pujya Shankaracharya, Swami Divyanand Teerthji
  • Satsang with Pujya Swami Dayanandaji
  • Inspiring Talk by Acharya Balkrishnaji
  • Satsang with Pujya Radhanath Swamiji
  • Inspiring talks with Andrew Cohen
  • Spirituality & Happiness with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Reiki healing with Maa Gyaan Suveera
  • Yoga Meridian Therapy with David Wei
  • Ayurveda with Sri V Vasudevan
  • Ayurveda & Marma Therapy with Dr. Avinash and Bharati Lele
  • Nutrition, Lifestyle & Yogic Living with Rujuta Diwekar
  • Yoga Tradition in Ancient Times and Kundalini Tantra with Sri V Vasudevanji
  • Ancient Science of Yoga with Padmashri Bharat Bhushanji
  • Yogic teachings with Emy Blesio
  • Radiant Health & Abundant Energy with Kishan Shah
  • Shakti panel with Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswati, Satya Kalra & Chandanni Miglino

Get Up & Go in the Morning

  • Ancient yogi fitness with Swami Yoganandaji
  • Kundalini Sadhana with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Kriya Yoga with Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji
  • Power Pranayama with Brahmachari Vishwapal Jayant
  • Ashtanga Mysore practise with Deepika Mehta
  • Vinyasa morning Namaskarams by Bhavini Kalan

Yoga Asana Classes – Work Your Mind and Body

  • Iyengar Yoga with Manouso Manos
  • Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Meditative Asana with Akira Watamoto
  • Iyengar Restorative Yoga & Pranayama with Marla Apt
  • Dance of Prana Yoga with Deepika Mehta
  • Vinyasa Yoga for your Body Constitution with Bhavini Kalan
  • Odaka Yoga with Roberto Milletti
  • Prana Vinyasa Flow with Kishan Shah
  • Jivamukti Yoga with Gabriela Bozic
  • Deep Yoga Ayurvedic Yoga with Bhava Ram & Laura Plumb
  • Japanese Shintoh & Wa Yoga with Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Hatha Yoga & Raja Yoga with Sri V Vasudevan
  • Hatha Yoga Adjustments, Alignment & Yoga Therapy with Mohan Bhandari
  • Yoga & the Art of Life with Chandinni Miglino
  • Healing with Mudras with Siddhi
  • Anandam Yoga with Satya Kalra

Mantras, Kirtan & Music Therapy

  • Mantra Yoga with Dr David Frawley & Yogini Shambhavi
  • Vedic Chanting with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Music Soul Therapy with Daphne Tse
  • Kirtan and chanting with Satyaa & Pari
  • Kirtan fusion with Bhava Ram
  • Sufi soul-lifting music with MoMo Loudiyi
  • Ganga Aarti daily

Find the Centre of Peace Within Yourself

  • Special Meditation with Swami Veda Bharatiji
  • Yoga Nidra with Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Kundalini Meditation with Gurushabd Singh Khalsa
  • Special Meditations with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Vajra Meditation with Demetri Velisarius

Yoga Off the Mat

  • Clean Green Serene, Yoga & the Sacred Environment with Pujya Swamiji
  • Yoga Aid Challenge India with Clive Mayhew
  • Yoga Energy Activism with Shiva Rea

2010

The year 2010′s festival coincided with the divine and auspicious occasion of the Maha Kumbha Mela in Haridwar and Rishikesh, so the participants were able to partake in the divine Festival of the Nectar of Immortality! The participants were blessed with the presence, satsang, and divine words of revered saints and spiritual masters, as well as the great teachings of world-renowned yogacharyas including:

  • Swami Chidanand Saraswati
  • Swami Dayananda
  • Acharya Balkrishan
  • Swami Parmatmananda
  • Dr. David Frawley
  • Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Marla Apt
  • Maa Gyan Suveera
  • Prakash Singh
  • Yogini Shambhavi
  • Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Siddhi
  • Kishan Shah
  • Shankarcharya Swami Divyanand Teerth
  • Swami Avdheshanand Giri
  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
  • Swami Yogananda
  • Andrew Cohen
  • Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Brahmachari Vishwapal Jayant
  • Janet Attwood
  • Bhavini Kalan
  • Robert Milletti
  • Mohan Bhandari
  • Gabriela Bozic
  • Shyamdas
  • Petra Klein

The Inaugural and Valedictory Sessions were also graced by the presence of the Uttarakhand Government and Tourism Department, including the Honorable Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhariyal (Nishank), Tourism Minister Shri Madan Kaushik, Chief Secretary Shri Napalchyal, and Principal Secretary Tourism and Culture Shri Rakesh Sharma. The auspicious occasion of Holi fell during the Festival and participants had the opportunity to travel to Haridwar, into the heart of the Kumbha Mela for a divine Holi celebration!

2009

The participants were blessed with the presence, satsang, and divine words of revered saints and spiritual masters, as well as the great teachings of world renowned yogacharyas including:

  • Shankarcharya Swami Divyanand Teerth
  • Swami Yogananda
  • Shantimayi
  • Swami Aprokshananda
  • Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
  • Janet Attwood
  • Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Brahmachari Vishwapal Jayant
  • Mohan Bhandari
  • Gabriela Bozic
  • Siddhi
  • Swami Chidanand Saraswati
  • Dr. David Frawley
  • Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Sri Raya Uma Datta
  • Rohini Khatri
  • Yogini Shambavi
  • Bhava Ram
  • Laura Plumb
  • Bhavini Kalan

The Festival was graced by the presence of the Honorable Governor of Uttarakhand, Shri B.L. Joshiji. Uttarakhand Government and Tourism Department were represented by Shri Indu Kumar Pande, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand; Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Minister, Animal Husbandry; Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary, Tourism & CEO, Uttarakhand Tourism Board; and Shri Rajive Bhartari, Additional Secretary, Tourism & CEO Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board. We also had a special ballet on Ganga by Sharmila Ganguly & Arindam Dasgupta.

2008

The International Yoga Festival 2008 was inaugurated on March 1st in a huge ceremony performed by the hands of the Honorable Chief Minister, Shri B.C. Khanduri. The concluding ceremony was performed by the hands of the Governor of Uttarakhand, Honorable Shri B.L. Joshi and Shri Prakash Pant, Tourism Minister, with a special nauli demonstration by Pujya Swami Ramdev. This year’s festival was the largest festival yet, including 500 participants from 32 countries across the world, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA and many more. During the one-week festival, the participants imbibed the nectar of: Kundalini Yoga, lyengar Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Meditation, pranayama, kriya yoga, yoga nidra, nada yoga, reiki and more. Further, there were special cultural events organized by Uttarakhand Tourism each evening. The participants also heard inspiring and uplifting discourses and satsang with many saints and teachers including Pujya Sri Shankaracharya, Swami Divyanand Teerth, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Pujya Swami Ramdev, Dr. David Frawley, Swami Vishwananda, Sadhvi Suhrad (Premben) and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati. Yogacharyas included Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Birijoo Mehta, Sadhvi Abha Saraswati, Duncan Peak, Saul David Raye, Bhavini Kalan, Hikaru Hashimoto, Brahmachari Bishwapal Jayant, Maa Gyan Suveera, Janet Attwood, and many, many more. This year, a wonderful new program was established by Clive Mayhew and Eriko Kinoshita called Yoga Aid. Inspired by Pujya Swamiji’s talks on “Giving is Living,” they established a program through which yoga teachers and yoga students raise money for charity by joining together to perform 108 sun salutations. It has grown to a great success around the world.

2007

The annual International Yoga Festival was officially inaugurated in a huge ceremony performed by the hands of the Honorable Governor of Uttarakhand, H.E. Shri Sudarshan Agarwal. The concluding ceremony was graced by the presence of numerous spiritual leaders from Rishikesh and Haridwar including M.M. Swami Asanganand Saraswati, Swami Chinmayand Saraswati, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, M.M. Swami Hans Das, Acharya Balkrishan, Swami Prem Varni, Swami Hari Chetanand, and Swami Rishishvaranand. This year’s festival included more than 350 participants from 38 countries across the world, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and many more. During the one week festival, the participants imbibed the nectar of: Kundalinin Yoga, lyengar Yoga, Vinysa Yoga, Meditation, pranayama, kriya yoga, yoga nidra, nada yoga, reiki and more. This year they also had special classes in Indian vegetarian cooking, as it was emphasized that it is just as important to practice yoga OFF the mat as yoga on the mat! The participants were blessed also with the presence, satsang and divine words of revered saints and spiritual masters, including H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, H.H. Pujya Sri Shankaracharya, Bhanpura Peeth, Swami Divyanand Teerth, H.H. Pujya Swami Hans Das and H.H. Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

2006

The 2006 Festival included nearly 300 delegates from 28 countries across the World, including USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Russia, China, Korea, Romania, Italy, Argentina and South Africa. There were 16 esteemed yogacharyas who also came from across the world. During the one week festival, the participants imbibed the nectar of: Kundalini Yoga, lyengar Yoga, Meditation, pranayama, yoga therapy and pranic healing, yoga nidra, nada yoga, reiki and tai chi. The participants were blessed with the presence, satsang and divine words of revered saints and spiritual masters, including H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, H.H. Pujya Sri Shandkaracharya, Bhanpura Peeth, Swami Divyanand Teerth, H.H. Pujya Swami Veda Bharti and H.H. Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The yogacharyas included Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa from Hollywood, USA, Birjoo Mehta from Mumbai, Sensai Sandeep Desai from Mumbai, Sadhvi Abha Saraswati from Rishikesh, Maa Gyan Suveera, special guest renowned Vedantist Dr. David Frawley (Pt. Vamadeva Shastri) from USA, and many more. Uttarakhand Government and Tourism Department was represented by the Honorable Minister, Tourism Lt. Gen. T.P.S. Rawat, Honorable Chief Secretary Shri Ramanchandran, and Principal Secretary of Tourism Shri Alok Jain. The Valedictory program was graced by the presence of H.E. the Governor of Uttarakhand, Shri Sudarshan Agarwal. We also had a special dance performance by renowned dancer Smt. Sonal Mansingh.

2005

The International Yoga Festival 2005 was inaugurated on the 1st of March by the hands of the Honorable Governor of Uttranchal, H.E. Shri Sudarshan Agarwal. This year’s festival included over 250 participants from 33 countries across the world including the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Russia, China and South Africa. The expert yogacharyas came from India and many other countries, offering classes in Kundalini Yoga, lyengar Yoga, Meditation, Pranic healing, Pranayama, Reiki, Vedic Astrology and much more. Further, the participants had the opportunity to have satsang and question-answer sessions with Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan, Pujya Swami Divyanand Teerthji, Shankaracharya Bhanpura Peeth, Pujya Swami Gurusharananandji, and Pujya Swami Veda Bharatiji. The Chief Guest at the concluding session was the Honorable Minister of Tourism, Government of Uttranchal, Shri TPS Rawat. Famous actors Vivek Oberoi and his father Suresh Oberoi were also present for the festival. The participants were blessed with the presence, satsang and divine words of revered saints and spiritual masters, including H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, H.H. Pujya Sri Shandkaracharya, Bhanpura Peeth, Swami Divyanand Teerth, H.H. Pujya Swami Veda Bharti and H.H. Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The yogacharyas included Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa from Hollywood, USA, Birjoo Mehta from Mumbai, Sensai Sandeep Desai from Mumbai, Sadhvi Abha Saraswati from Rishikesh, Maa Gyan Suveera, special guest renowned Vedantist Dr. David Frawley (Pt. Vamadeva Shastri) from USA, and many more. Uttarakhand Government and Tourism Department was represented by the Honorable Minister, Tourism Lt. Gen. T.P.S. Rawat, Honorable Chief Secretary Shri Ramanchandran, and Principal Secretary of Tourism Shri Alok Jain. The Valedictory program was graced by the presence of H.E. the Governor of Uttarakhand, Shri Sudarshan Agarwal. We also had a special dance performance by renowned dancer Smt. Sonal Mansingh.

2004

This year was the Ardh Kumbha Mela in Haridwar and Rishikesh so the atmosphere was particularly exuberant and divinely charged! The Festival was graced by Pujya Sri Shankaracharyaji, Swami Divyanand Teerthji, in addition to the other saints and yogacharyas. The inauguration was also graced by the presence of Pujya Swami Munishanandaji. More than 150 students came from over 20 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Holland, India, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA and Zambia. There was a wide variety of yoga offerings including Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Reiki, Pranayama, Power Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Pranic Healing, Music Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Nada yoga, Meditation and special satsangs & question-answer sessions with H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji. The teachers included: Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, who taught Kundalini Yoga; Maa Gyan Suveera, reiki master from Hyderabad who taught Reiki; Brahmachari Vishwa Pal Jayanti who taught Power Yoga, Pranayama and Ayurveda; Pujya Swami Veda Bharati led a special meditation session; Laxmi Narain Joshi taught Pranic Healing, Dr. K.L. Seshagiri Rao gave lectures on philosophy; Sadhvi Abha Saraswati taught Yoga Nidra and Nada Yoga; Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswati taught meditation and gave lectures on spirituality; Karin O’Bannon, senior teacher of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles taught Hatha Yoga and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali; and Kiran Porat, famous Indian classical vocalist, offered music therapy. Uttaranchal Tourism Department was led by Shri N.N. Prasad, Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture. The valedictory program was graced by the Honorable Governor of Uttarakhand, Shri Sudarshan Agarwal.

2003

2003 was the first year with more than 100 participants. We had hearly 130 participants this year and the number of classes also increased significantly. Kundalini Yoga was taught by Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa and Karmen Kamla. Yogasanas were taught by Sadhvi Abha Saraswati, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Mohan Bhandari and Laxmi Narain Joshi. Power yoga was taught by Brahmachari Vishwapal Jayant. Vedic Chanting was taught by Sadhvi Abha Saraswati and we introduced Reiki also, taught by Maa Gyan Suveera. Pujya Swamiji, Pujya Swami Veda Bharati, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati and Brahmchari Rama also gave divine discourses, and we also had beautiful devotional singing led by Gurudass Singh Khalsa.

2002

From 2002, the Festival truly started growing and blossoming in size and scope. Discourses were given by Pujya Swamiji Dayanandaji, Pujya Swami Sakshatkritananda, Brahmachari Rama, Sadhvi Bhagawati and Dr. Anne Glasier. Classes on yoga, meditation and pranayama were led by Pujya Swami Veda Bharti, Sadhvi Abha Saraswati, Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa, Brahmachari Vishwapal Jayant and Margo Velog.

2001

Late in the year 2000, the State of Uttarakhand (first by the name of Uttaranchal) was formed out of Uttar Pradesh in the area from Roorkee up into the Himalayas, which included Rishikesh as well. Hence form 2001 onward, the Yoga Festival has been jointly organized by Parmarth Niketan Ashram alongside Uttarakhand Toursim.

2000

The participants loved the ashram environment in 1999 so much that in the Millennial year 2000, Uttar Pradesh Tourism offered an “Ashram Package,” giving the participants the option of staying at the ashram instead of the hotel. Nearly everyone chose the ashram option! That year was the last year with a “hotel” option. As it is a Festival of Yoga, everyone understood that the ashram environment could not be matched in a hotel. For the inauguration in 2000, Dr. Karan Singhji came as the Chief Guest. Inspiring discourses were given by Pujya Swamiji, Pujya Swami Veda Bharati, Pujya Swami Sakshatkritananda, and Brahmachari Rama. Shantimayi led devotional kirtan programs, and classes were taught by Yogacharaya Bharat Bhushanji. The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department and Government was led by Shri Ravindra Singh, Shri B.M Vohra and Shri S.P Singh.

1999

The International Yoga Festival was originally a creation of Uttar Pradesh Tourism, in the days when Rishikesh was still part of Uttar Pradesh. Held at Hotel Ganga Kinare in the first week of February, the Festival ran for many years and attracted a small number of participants. In 1999, the Government of Uttar Pradesh approached Parmarth Niketan Ashram to host the Festival at the ashram. Participants were still staying at the hotels, but their classes and programs were held at Parmarth. Pujya Swami Veda Bharatiji gave inspiring discourse and led mediations. Yogasanas were taught by Yogacharya Bharat Bhushanji and his team. The Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department was led by Shri Ravindra Singh, Director General Tourism, Shri B.M. Vohra, Commissioner, Garhwal and Shri R.C. Pandey, Assistant Director, Tourism. What began with a handful of people in a hotel, studying under one or two yogacharyas has grown into one of the most renowned Festivals in the world, attracting several hundred participants from more than 30 countries across the globe to learn from dozens of yogacharyas in an innumerable variety of styles and forms.