Yoga Kumbha at Kumbha Mela Prayagraj 2019
It was truly a confluence, a Kumbh mela as all participants from different traditions actually participated in all sessions, respecting each other’s tradition and performing the techniques and practices of other traditions
We are grateful to our Member Institutions that participated at the Yog Kumbh. The participation at the Morning Yoga Sessions was more than 1000 on normal days and on the 4th February, the day of Mauni Amavasya, the crowd gathered at the yoga open-air stage was about 50000 people! While all the Member Institutions were invited to take part at the Yog Kumbh, the following participated in person:
- Parmarth Niketan – Many
- Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram – 4
- Sri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM – Sahaj Marg) – 4
- Morarji Desai National Institute Of Yoga – 7
- S-VYASA – 8
- Kaivilyadham – 5
- The Yoga Institute, Santacruz Mumbai – 3
- Yog Vidya Gurukul – 5
- Art Of Living – 5
- The Aurobindo Society – 25
- IYA Yoga Professionals – 5
Total ~ 150 participants
THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ACTUALISED:
1. SATSANG / SESSIONS WITH YOGACHARYAS / GURUS OF IYA
- Morning yoga sessions by Yogrishi Swami Ramdev ji Maharaj
- Morning yoga session by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar
- Satsang by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar
2. YOGA EXPO – INSTITUTIONAL STALLS THAT WILL SHOWCASE
VARIOUS SERVICES / PRODUCTS OFFERED
Since Institutions did not wish to man the stalls, it was decided to open a common
IYA Facility Store managed by IYA
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE SAME:
- THE ART OF LIVING
- ISHA FOUNDATION
- THE YOGA INSTITUTE
Other than these, the Facility Store was also opened to non-IYA members
THREE COMPANIES PARTICIPATED IN THE SAME. DIFFERENT MODELS WERE USED FOR
DIFFERENT COMPANIES INCLUDING:
- The Asana Shop
- Sri Agastya Sri Kousika Nadi Jothidam
- Pooja Mahila Griha Udyog
3. WORKSHOPS BY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF YOGA SHOWCASING THEIR TRADITION
The following activities were organized:
- Panel Discussions on Yoga Therapy; presentation of REG / GDV / Biowell research by SVYASA, presentation on 100 years of The Yoga Institute, Santa Cruz
- Yoga Nidra sessions by various schools including DRT, etc.
- Yoga sessions by all traditions including MSRT, Yog Sanjeevan, Sahaj Marg meditation,
Pranayam, etc - Yoga Relay – by far the most interesting session where we had each school doing
Warmup, Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation; we also had Prof K Subrahmanyam, give two
discourses during this time - Kalayog – Fusion Music Yoga by MDNIY students, yoga demonstrations by Parmarth
Niketan and Yoga Vidya Gurukul - Krida Yoga – Subramanian A, a Yoga Professional member of IYA, conducted a session on
Krida Yoga which was appreciated by all participants - Discourse on Peace and Health through Yama and Niyama by Swami Krishna Murari,
Entitled Religious Leadership, Government of India
1. Conduct Yoga Therapy Consultations
S-VYASA team conducted consultations
2. Collect data on the rare yogis who come down only for the Kumbh
S-VYASA collected data on about 20 yogis
4. Provide stay arrangements for members of the IYA
This was provided for in partnership with Parmarth Niketan
We look forward to you continued support in all IYA activities and events. As a selfregulatory body, we shall strive to provide more opportunities and facilities to our member
institutions!