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Mar 03 2020

IYF 2020 Inaugural Speech by Pujya Sadhviji

Pujya Sadhviji gave a beautifully-inspiring welcome address to the 900-plus participants from 56 countries who have gathered at Parmarth Niketan ashram on the holy banks of Mother Ganga for the 2020 International Yoga Festival! The Inauguration Ceremony was graced by the Hon'ble Minister of Culture and Tourism, Government of India, Shri Prahlad Singhji and the Hon’ble Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Shri Prem Chand Aggarwalji, as well, of course, as Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji and our wonderful Yogacharyas and experts from across the world! Listen as Sadhviji explains...

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Mar 02 2020

Day 2 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival

Governor of Maharasthra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyariji and Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji visit the 2nd Day of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh The flow of Yoga unfolds on Day 2 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, with multicultural classes and workshops, teachings, prayers, and performances! 2 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: Building on the extraordinary momentum of the event’s opening day, the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival continued to offer perfect 2020 Vision of a world at peace and a people in harmony, with a...

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Mar 01 2020

Day 1 of the 31st Annual International Yoga Festival

This year welcoming more than 900 participants from 56 nations. 1 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: With the theme of “Vision 2020” the world-renowned Annual International Yoga Festival began early in the morning at Parmarth Niketan ashram today with a renewed emphasis on Union, Unity and Love in these troubled times and a vibrant round of Yoga Asana classes that awakened hundreds of participants to the magnificent potential awaiting them during the coming week on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, as well as to the beauty of a late winter morning...

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Mar 01 2020

Dignitaries and Renowned Teachers Grace IYF 2020 Inauguration

1 MARCH 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: The evening of 1 March was glorious along the holy banks of Mother Ganga, as over 900 participants from 56 countries joined Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji in welcoming the Hon'ble Minister of State for Culture and Tourism for the Government of India, Shri Prahlad Singhji, and the Hon'ble Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Shri Prem Chand Aggarwal, for the inauguration of the 31st Annual Internatioinal Yoga Festival, a week of enlightenment, upliftment and connection to themselves, each other and all of Creation. Pujya Swamiji, President...

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Feb 25 2020

Keynote Address at Printers Day Celebration at MMS Lifetime Achievement Awards in Mumbai

During Sadhviji's recent appearance as the Keynote Speaker during the Printers Day Celebrations at the MMS Lifetime Achievement Award event in Mumbai, she emphasized the importance of changing our definition of success in this evolving world, particularly in regards to stress in the corporate sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6sgSjx_TKE...

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Feb 22 2020

Dialogue for Peace with KAICIID, GIWA and World Scouts Org

A four day KAICIID Dialogue for Peace Training was held at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, in joint association with the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and the World Scouts, was held from the 14-17th of February. Youth leaders from South East, South Asia, Europe, and the Middle East attended, representing over a dozen countries, including Austria, Switzerland, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Phillipines, Egypt, Kenya, Tunisia, Russia, Bulgaria and America. We had the Honour to have Former Ambassador Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat, Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia Valeriane Bernard, Brahma...

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Jan 01 2020

New Year, New You Retreat Starts the New Year with 2020 Vision

Parmarth Niketan offers 5 day spiritual retreat for seekers and devotees to begin the New Year in peace and harmony. 1 JANUARY 2020 RISHIKESH INDIA: Spiritual seekers, devotees, yoga enthusiasts and members of the Hinduja family journeyed from across India and around the world to Parmarth Niketan Ashram on the holy banks of Mother Ganga to end 2019 in prayer and meditation, and to greet 2020 more-deeply connected to themselves and the world by participating in an extraordinary 5 day free spiritual New Year retreat offered by the Ashram. The special Retreat...

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