Indian Yoga Association (IYA)
A Self-regulatory Body of Yoga Organizations
Indian Yoga Association is a registered society under the Society Registration Act of 1860, bearing Registration No: Sl/63761/2008, dated October 31, 2008, with its registered address at 68, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001, India.
IYA is an 80G 12A organization under the Income Tax Act, 1961, entitling all donations to a 50% tax exemption on taxable income.
Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar is the Chairman of the Governing Council, and Maa Dr. Hansaji Yogendra is the President. Founded under the legendary Yogi Padma Vibhushan Late Dr. BKS Iyengar ji.
Vision:
The Indian Yoga Association (IYA) is a pioneering initiative to unite India’s diverse and rich Yoga traditions under one umbrella, with the vision of protecting, preserving, and sharing the authentic tradition of Yoga as India’s timeless gift for the health, harmony, and well-being of humanity.
Mission:
To establish the Indian Yoga Association (IYA) as the central hub for authentic Yoga by uniting, protecting, preserving, and standardizing India’s diverse Yoga traditions, promoting a Yogic lifestyle that honors ancient wisdom, embraces modern relevance, and makes Yoga accessible to all.
The world’s largest Yoga family, uniting the authentic roots of Yoga on one platform
IYA is a maiden attempt to unite all yoga paramparas in a common cause. The Indian Yoga Association is committed to the promotion and advancement of Yoga and its applications around the world and serves as an industry-cum-self-regulatory body to facilitate the activities of member institutions.
“The Indian Yoga Association (IYA) is a pioneering initiative to unite India’s diverse and rich Yoga traditions under one umbrella, with the shared goal of protecting, preserving, and serving the sacred tradition of Yoga for the world and for generations to come. In an era of rapid commercialization and globalization, IYA strives to ensure that the true essence and authenticity of Yoga are not lost or diluted by misinterpretations of what Yoga truly is. It is also an effort to establish standards and best practices, so that Yoga can be shared and spread far and wide without losing its roots.”
Purpose: Preserving authentic Yoga traditions and making their timeless wisdom and scientific benefits accessible to all.
Unity in Diversity: We honor and unify India’s diverse Yoga traditions.
What is IYA?
- Promotion and advancement of Yoga and its applications.
- Maintaining and promoting the different Indian Yoga traditions.
- Providing extensive research facilities for fundamental and clinical research in Yoga.
- Holding conferences, seminars, workshops, camps, and public meetings to propagate Yoga knowledge.
- Accreditation and affiliation of Yoga institutions with prescribed standards.
- Bringing self-discipline to Yoga institutions’ operations.
- Conducting experiments and research on emerging trends in Yoga.
- Developing techniques based on ancient Yoga texts to meet modern challenges.
- Developing and disseminating new approaches to Yoga practice, teaching, and research.
- Prescribing courses, syllabi, and guidelines for Yoga education, therapy, and research.