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Isha Foundation
Founded1992
FounderSadhguru
TypeCharitable trust
FocusYoga, social upliftment, ecological conservation
Location
Area served
India, Lebanon, United States, UK, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore
MethodYoga programs, meditation, tree planting, Rural upliftment
Key people
Sadhguru
Volunteers
9 million
WebsiteIsha foundation

Isha Foundation is a non-profit, spiritual organization founded in 1992 by Sadhguru.[1] It is based at the Isha Yoga Center near Coimbatore, India. The foundation offers yoga programs under the name of Isha Yoga. It has over 9 million volunteers.[2][3]

Isha Yoga

Sadhguru conducting an Inner Engineering class at BSE Mumbai.

Isha Yoga is the masthead under which the Isha Foundation offers yoga programs. The word isha means "the formless divine".[4][5]

Yoga classes are also conducted for corporate leaders to introduce them to what Sadhguru calls "inclusive economics," to introduce a sense of compassion and inclusiveness into today's economic scenario.[6][7]

A yoga course for the Indian national hockey team was conducted in 1996.[8] Isha Foundation began conducting yoga programs in the United States in 1997[9][10] and, in 1998, yoga classes for life-term prisoners in Tamil Nadu prisons were initiated.[11]

Ashrams

The foundation has established two ashrams: the Isha Yoga Center at the Velliangiri Mountains near Coimbatore and at the Isha Institute of Inner Sciences at McMinnville, Tennessee.

Activities

The foundation regularly organises Mahasathsangs with Sadhguru in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka where he gives discourses, conducts meditations and indulges in question-answer session with the masses.[12] It also organises annual yatras to Mount Kailash and the Himalayas under the banners Kailash Manasarovar Sojourn and Himalayan Dhyan Yatra. The Kailash Sojourn led by Sadhguru is among the largest groups to make the trip to Kailash with 514 pilgrims making the journey in 2010.[13][14]

Social and environmental initiatives

Project GreenHands

Saplings being readied for transportation at a PGH nursery.
Main article: Project GreenHands

Project GreenHands (PGH) was established in 2004 as an environmental organization. Its activity is largely focused on Tamil Nadu. The organization received the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, the Government of India's environmental award in 2010.[2]

Action for Rural Rejuvenation

Main article: Action for Rural Rejuvenation

Action for Rural Rejuvenation (ARR) is a health and community-oriented program focuses on rural Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2003, and as of 2010, functioned in 4200 villages with a population 7 million.[15][16]

Isha Vidhya

Main article: Isha Vidhya

Isha Vidhya, an education initiative, aims to raise the level of education and literacy in rural India by providing quality English-language-based, computer-aided education to rural children.There are seven Isha Vidhya Schools in operation which educate around 3000 students.[17]

Isha Home School premises.

Rally for rivers

Rally For Rivers is a campaign launched by Isha Foundation in 2017 to tackle the scarcity of water across rivers in India and instill awareness about protecting rivers.[18] Sadhguru launched the campaign on September 3 from Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore.[19] The campaign included a month-long, nationwide campaign.[20] On October 3, a river revitalization draft proposal was presented by Sadhguru to Narendra Modi.[21] Six states signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Isha Foundation to plant trees along river banks. These states are Karnataka, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Gujarat.[22][23] [24] [25] [26] [27] The Niti Aayog and the Ministry of Water Resources have constituted committees to study the draft policy proposal.[26][28] In November, at a conference in Germany, the executive director of the United Nations Environmental Program, Erik Solheim discussed Rally for Rivers with Sadhguru, and how environmental programs around the world can emulate its success.[29]

See also

References

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  19. ^ Times of India. "Isha Foundation launches 'Rally for Rivers' campaign in city". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Go green for rivers: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Indian economy not ready for a startup epidemic: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev". Live Mint. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Karnataka, Isha Foundation join hands to plant 25 crore saplings along riverbeds". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  23. ^ "River conservation: Maharashtra to organize tree plantation conclave for awareness". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  24. ^ "People, govt should join hands to save dying rivers, says Sadhguru". Tribune India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Assam government inks MOU with Isha Foundation". Economic Times. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  26. ^ a b "Niti Aayog CEO-led group to study Isha Foundation's proposals". Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  27. ^ "It is our responsibility to hold rainfall and allow it to flow 365 days: Sadhguru". The Hitavada. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  28. ^ "PMO asks NITI Aayog to examine Isha Foundation's river revival plan". DNA India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Rally for Rivers discussed at Global Landscapes Forum". Outlook India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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