On the 19th July, IYA team including Prof Kambhampati Subrahmanyam, Sri DR Kaarthikeyan and Ravi Tumuluri visited Rajarajeshwari Temple and paid their respects to Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Puri Mahaswamiji, the present pontiff of Sri Kailash Ashrama Mahasamshtana. Sri Sri Sri Tiruchi Swamigal was the…
IYA organises 26th Executive Council Meeting
IYA organizes 25th Executive Council Meeting
IYA organises 7th General Body Meeting
IYA organises 26th Executive Council Meeting
IYA organizes 25th Executive Council Meeting
IYA organises 7th General Body Meeting
Editorial
Traditional Methods of Obtaining “Proof” in Spiritual Research
Modern science is often caught up with trying to prove “existence” through empirical studies. This trend has come into Indian traditional circles and we find many asking for “proof” in this regard. It is vital to understand that the modern scientific research methods are not…
Transforming Ourselves From Within
Yoga is a holistic and integral science of life dealing with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of the individual and society. It is one of the greatest treasures of our Indian cultural heritage that enhances our understanding of human existence in a panoramic manner….
YOGA ENABLES US TO MANIFEST OUR HUMANENESS
Animals just react. This is called their instinctive reactivity. It is at the level of the old brain, the reptilian and mammalian complexes. We humans, endowed with consciousness, should have the ability to respond-that is responsibility. This is part of the neo-cortex, the human complex…
Yoga Events & Activities
Ancient Indian Wisdom and Modern Science
by Shri Nitin Tawde, Yoga Vidya Niketan During 1974, ‘Colloquium of Molecular and Cellular Biologist’ at Versailles, Paris a young scientist, Dr Brian Josephson invited the attendee scientists to read Bhagavad Gita which angered them and they highly criticized Dr Josephson. Dr Josephson was not…
Yoga and Finance: Here’s how they are Inter-connected
Artilce by Sushmita Jha, TOI based on an interaction with Shri Subodh Tiwari, Secretary General, IYA How can yoga help manage personal finances? The two seem to have nothing in common. But scratch the surface and you can find plenty of correlation. Yoga can help…
Uttarakhand SC restructures Committee
Uttarakhand State Chapter Committee of IYA met on October 12, 2022. The meeting commenced with the prayer by Dr Udham Singh. The meeting was held to reconstruct the committee. The meeting saw the presence of Dr Ishwar Bhardwaj, Dr Suresh Varnwal, Shri Ravi Tumuluri, Smt…
UP SCC meets virtually to discuss nominations
Uttar Pradesh State Chapter Committee organised a virtual meeting on October 1, 2022 under the chairmanship of Shri Rohit Kaushik. The meeting also discussing the restructuring of the Chapter. All present put forward their views about strengthening IYA and prepared a roap map and discussed…
Tripura State Chapter renominates committee members
Tripura State Chapter Committee of IYA renominated its members. The step is being taken to improve the presence of IYA in the state and to enhance the yoga awareness. The meeting was held on September 15, 202 at 7:30pm. It was attended by Shri Asok…
Goa State Chapter reconstructs the Committee
Goa State Chapter Committee was convened on October 18, 2022 to formulate the new committee. The meeting was attended by Shri Kamlesh Bandekar, Dr Parinta Joshi Deshmukh, Shri Dattaprasad Bhonsle, Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Shri Subhash Tiwari, Shri Nasir Tehesildar, Shri Sanjeev Naik and Shri…
Delhi SCC meets online for restructuring
Delhi State Chapter Committee of IYA met online for the renominations on October 14, 2022 under the leadership of Shri Ravi Tumuluri. The meeting saw the presence of Shri MK Taneja, Shri Praveen Prabhakar, Shri TK Hassija, Shri Nikhil Yadav, Shri Devesh Sharma, Shri Pawan…
Andhra Pradesh SCC reconstruction meeting held
An online meeting of Andhra Pradesh SCC reconstruction was held on October 19, 2022 under the direction of Sri Kambampati Subrahmanyam. The meeting was attended by Shri Venkata Rama Rao Veerapaneni, Shri Mannem Srinivasu, Shri Maruti and Shri K Ramesh, Dr Sri Krishna Chandaka, Sri….
Yoga Research
From the Annals of Yoga Research – August 2022
Research is extremely important to support different approaches to health care. In the recent past, Yoga has been gaining lot of attention as Yoga Institutes, reseachers, scholars have started offering substantive clinical research evidence. In this issue, Indian Yoga Association brings to you the Research…
From the Annals of Yoga Research
Research is extremely important to support different approaches to health care. In the recent past, Yoga has been gaining lot of attention as Yoga Institutes, reseachers, scholars have started offering substantive clinical research evidence. In this issue, Indian Yoga Association brings to you the Research…
From the Annals of Yoga Research – April 2022
Research is extremely important to support different approaches to health care. In the recent past, Yoga has been gaining lot of attention as Yoga Institutes, reseachers, scholars have started offering substantive clinical research evidence. In this issue, Indian Yoga Association brings to you the Research…
Research Committee – March 2022
From the Annals of Yoga Research Research is extremely important to support different approaches to health care. In the recent past, Yoga has been gaining lot of attention as Yoga Institutes, reseachers, scholars have started offering substantive clinical research evidence. In this issue, Indian Yoga…
From the Annals of Yoga Research – February 2022
Research is extremely important to support different approaches to health care. In the recent past, Yoga has been gaining lot of attention as Yoga Institutes, reseachers, scholars have started offering substantive clinical research evidence. In this issue, Indian Yoga Association brings to you the Research…
Research Committee – 2022
From the Annals of Yoga Research Research is extremely important to support different approaches to health care. In the recent past, Yoga has been gaining lot of attention as Yoga Institutes, reseachers, scholars have started offering substantive clinical research evidence. In this issue, Indian Yoga…
Yoga Academics & Accreditation
IYA Personnel Certification Body (PrCB) – 2021
For Promotion of Yoga, Indian Yoga Association has taken an initiative to make Personnel Certification Body approved under the Scheme for Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals owned by Yog Certification Board (Formerly was owned by QCI) launched by Ministry of AYUSH. IYA has created an…
SAAC meets to finalise IYA Courses
The Working Group of the Standing Academics and Accreditation Committee met for a two day workshop from 13-14 June, 2019 at Sri Sri School of Yoga, Art of Living, Bengaluru. During the meeting the minimum standards for three courses were developed. The workshop was also…
IYA Personnel Certification Body (PrCB)
For Promotion of Yoga, Indian Yoga Association has taken an initiative to make Personnel Certification Body approved under the Scheme for Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals owned by Yog Certification Board (Formerly was owned by QCI) launched by Ministry of AYUSH. IYA has created an…
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IYA Central Secretariat’s Outreach Efforts
On the 19th July, IYA team including Prof Kambhampati Subrahmanyam, Sri DR Kaarthikeyan and Ravi Tumuluri visited Rajarajeshwari Temple and paid their respects to Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Puri Mahaswamiji, the present pontiff of Sri Kailash Ashrama Mahasamshtana. Sri Sri Sri Tiruchi Swamigal was the…
Daaji’s Message from Kanha!
Heartfulness proposes meditation on the heart with an aim of attaining subtler levels of consciousness. The heart is not merely a pump for blood circulation – its role goes far beyond that. References in ancient Indian literature on Yoga, especially that from Sages like Patanjali,…