Isha Yoga Center Coimbatore

 Isha Yoga Center Coimbatore

 

Isha Yoga Center situated at the foothills of Velliangiri hills is situated 30 kilometers adjacent to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of Coimbatore city , Tamil Nadu, india.

 

Isha Yoga Center is the headquarters for Isha Foundation. The Center is dedicated to customised system of yoga combines postural yoga with chanting, breathing (Pranayama) and meditation.

 

It does not belong to a lineage (Paramparai) and its practitioners believe it to be based on the founding guru's unique insight fostering inner transformation and creating an established state of wellbeing in individuals.

 

Isha is a sacred space for self-transformation, where you can come dedicate time towards your inner growth. The large residential facility houses an active international community of brahmacharis, full-time volunteers and visitors. 

 

Isha Yoga Center provides a supportive environment for you to shift to healthier lifestyles, seek a higher level of self-fulfillment and realize your full potential. The center offers all four major paths of yoga – kriya (energy), gnana (knowledge), karma (action), and bhakti (devotion), drawing people from all over the world.

 

Isha Foundation :   Isha Foundation was founded in 1992 near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, by Sadhguru. Isha Foundation is a nonprofit, spiritual organisation . Isha Yoga Centre, which offers yoga programs under the name Isha Yoga. 

 

Sadhguru is the author and designer of several unique buildings and consecrated spaces at the Isha Yoga Center, which have gained wide attention for their combination of intense sacred power with strikingly innovative eco-friendly aesthetics.

 

The foundation is run "almost entirely" by volunteers. The word isha means "the formless divine". The centers offer energized spaces for inner transformation, where one can imbibe classical Yoga, meditation, and rejuvenating processes for health and inner freedom.

 

The important attractions in this place are Theethakunds Artificial pool with lingam, Spanda hall  A serene tranquillity meditation hall, Linga Bhairavi temple, Dhayanaliga Yogic temple.

 

Dhyanalinga : Dhyanalinga is a powerful and unique energy form which creates the possibility for every human being who comes within its sphere to experience life in its totality. In the metaphysical sense, Dhyanalinga is a Guru, and a doorway to liberation. 

 

Housed within a pillarless 250,000-brick dome structure, Dhyanalinga is a profound meditative space and stands as a living promise to nurture innate spirituality.

 

Theerthakunds : Theerthakunds are a part of the Outer Parikrama of the Dhyanalinga Complex. With powerfully consecrated rasalingas, they serve as a preparatory tool to enter the Dhyanalinga.

 

A dip in these waters has an uplifting effect on physical health and wellbeing and is an ideal preparation to receive the divine energies of the Dhyanalinga.

 

Adiyogi Alayam and Spanda Hall : Adiyogi Alayam and Spanda Hall are large program halls which are the venues for many residential programs at the ashram. Adiyogi Alayam is an 82,000 sq. ft. columnless hall with unique and path-breaking architecture, which can accommodate thousands of people at a time. 

 

The distinctive Spanda Hall is a 64,000 sq. ft. meditation hall and program facility that is the venue for several advanced Isha Yoga programs.

Adiyogi Shiva statue : 

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Isha Rejuvenation Center : Isha Rejuvenation is an opportunity to experience inner peace and the joy of a healthy body. The center, under the guidance of Sadhguru, offers many dynamic programs aimed at bringing vibrancy and proper balance to life energies, crucial for uprooting or preventing chronic ailments. 

 

Scientifically structured, the programs uniquely combine allopathic, ayurvedic & siddha therapies with the sublime wisdom of ancient Indian sciences and spirituality.

 

Isha Home School : Isha Home School is a residential school which aims at providing high quality education in a home-like setting. The school's emphasis is on integrating all aspects of life into the educational process. 

 

In addition to conventional academic requirements, emphasis is placed on exploring and pursuing various co-curricular activities, such as art, music and drama. 

 

The school is staffed by talented international faculty who recognize that the true value of education does not lie in rote learning, but rather in the inculcation of life skills and in the wholesome development of the child.

 

There are seven Isha Vidhya Schools, with around 3000 students. In 2010, the Life Insurance Corporation of India Golden Jubilee Foundation provided a grant for construction at an Isha Vidhya School in Coimbatore.

 

In March 2022, the initiative onboarded Byju's to provide digital learning tools to underprivileged children in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. You can see lot of people had volunteered themselves to serve the people visiting Isha center. 

They have fixed schedules for prayer and aarti.

Activities :  The foundation organises gatherings (sathsangs) with Vasudev in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, where he delivers discourses, leads meditations, and conducts question-answer sessions.

 

It organises annual pilgrimages (yatras) to Mount Kailash and the Himalayas under Isha Sacred Walks.The Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage led by Vasudev is among the largest groups to visit Kailash, with 514 pilgrims making the journey.

 

Isha Yoga Center hosts an annual seven-day-long music and dance festival culminating in the all-night celebration of Maha Shivaratri every year. A major hindu festival honouring shiva you can see a shiva civilization here chanting mantras and doing poojas for the entire night of Shivarathri.

 

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

 

Isha foundation sells various products such as yoga mats, personal care products and accessories. Its US chapter reported revenues of $40m in 2022.The “business leadership” insights program, in particular, was priced at $6500 per person.

 

Action for Rural Rejuvenation : 

Action for Rural Rejuvenation is a health and community-oriented program focusing on rural Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2003, and as of 2010, operated in 4,200 villages with a population of seven million.

Action for Rural Rejuvenation hosts the annual Gramotsavam sports festival in Tamil Nadu, promoting sports as a part of daily life in rural communities to improve mental and physical well-being.

In recognition of this effort, Isha received India's National Sports Promotion Award in the Sport for Development category in 2018.

 

Saplings being readied for transportation at a PGH nursery : 

 

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

 

Its activities include agroforestry, plant nurseries in schools,and tree-planting in urban centres such as Tiruchirappalli and Tiruppur.

 

Rally for Rivers :  

Rally for Rivers was a month-long, nationwide campaign launched by Isha Foundation in 2017 to address the scarcity of water across rivers in India and instill awareness about protecting rivers.

 

Vasudev launched the campaign on 3 September from Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore. On 3 October, a river revitalisation draft proposal was presented by Vasudev to Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

 

The states of Karnataka, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Gujarat signed memorandums of understanding with Isha Foundation to plant trees along river banks.

 

The Niti Aayog and the Ministry of Water Resources constituted committees to study the draft policy proposal. Under the name Rally for Rivers, a Cauvery calling campaign was organised which would last over a decade. 

 

The project mainly focuses on river Kaveri. In November, at a conference in Germany, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Erik Solheim, discussed Rally for Rivers with Vasudev, and how environmental programs around the world could emulate its success.

 

Rally for Rivers has been criticised by environmentalists who allege that it was trying to solve a complex problem with a "shallow solution".

 

Cauvery Calling : 

 

Cauvery Calling project aims to support farmers in planting an estimated 2.4 billion trees through agroforestry, thereby covering one third of Cauvery basin with trees as a means of conserving it.

 

The project has received acclaim from politicians and members of the movie industry, yet environmentalists and public intellectuals have alleged that it presents a simplistic view of river conservation, sidestepping social issues and ignoring the potential harm to tributaries and wildlife habitats.

 

A public interest litigation has also been filed in the Karnataka High Court questioning the legality of the fundraising practices for the initiative, and the usage of government owned land for a private purpose without supporting study.

 

In January 2020, the High Court ruled that the foundation needed to disclose details of its fundraising practices relating to the initiative.

 

Save Soil : 

 

Save Soil movement is an international effort to raise awareness about soil health. As part of the campaign, Vasudev completed a 100-day, 30,000 km journey from London to southern India to meet with government officials, international organizations, and interested members of the public.

 

The United Nations’ Convention to Combat Desertification and the World Food Programme have partnered with the organization to address soil degradation and the associated impacts.

 

Countries, such as Barbados, and states in India, such as Rajasthan and Gujarat, have signed a memorandum of understanding with Save Soil. In conjunction with these efforts, the foundation has hosted walkathons for Save Soil in cities across North America.

 

Critics have noted that the initiative lacks sufficient engagement with public and private institutions.

Isha Yoga Center Coimbatore Timings : 6 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Linga bhairavi opening time : 06:20 Hrs to 13:20 Hrs & 16:20 Hrs to 20:20 Hrs.

 

Isha Yoga Center Coimbatore Entry : free.

 

Best time to Visit Isha Yoga Centre Coimbatore : Between the months of  November and February.

 

Isha Yoga Center Coimbatore Address : Isha Yoga Center,

Velliangiri Foothills, Ishana Vihar Post, Coimbatore - 641 114, Tamil nadu,India

 

How to Reach Isha Yoga Center Coimbatore :  By Road : Ashram Bus Stand.

 

By Train : Coimbatore Railway station.

 

By Air : Coimbatore International airport.