Indian Yoga Association

"better your practice, the brighter the flame."

Yoga, as the mental, physical & spiritual practices positively transform one’s body and mind,& soul. As per an estimate it has originated in India about 5000 years ago. Based on an accumulated body of knowledge developed over a period of time by saints & sages in India, It has received due recognition by the United Nations which responded positively to celebrate it as an International Yoga Day worldwide every year on June 21.

Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi could take an initiative & provided a definite direction to spread this India’s cultural and spiritual heritage worldwide with a credible system to ensure the quality of teaching, training, and its application for maintaining holistic health.

Indian Yoga Association responded to the call of the Hon’ble Prime Minister by accepting the challenge of transforming his vision into a reality.

Based on these premises, Indian Yoga Association was founded by a group of dedicated & professionally competent people led by the legendary Yogi Padma Vibhushan Late Dr. BKS Iyengar. A maiden effort was made by all leading yoga institutions following lineages of more than 25-30 years to bring together all institutes of Yoga in India for promotion and advancement of Indian yoga and its application around the world.

Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj founder of Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar was selected unanimously as the founder Chairman of the Governing Council and Guruji Dr. H. R. Nagendra Ji,Chancellor, S-VYASA , as the president having a very powerful umbrella of Advisors such as Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj (Founder, Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar), Dr. Pranav Pandya Ji (Head all world Gayatri Parivar&Chacellor Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalya), Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji ( Founder of Art of Living foundation, Bengaluru) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Ji ( Founder of Isha foundation, Coimbatore), Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji. (President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh.)