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Sri Aurobindo’s third dream…

On Aug 15, 1947, when India became free, Sri Aurobindo talked about his dreams for the new India. Among other things, he said…

….The third dream was a world-union forming the outer basis of a fairer, brighter and nobler life for all mankind. That unification of the human world is under way; there is an imperfect initiation organised by struggling against tremendous difficulties. But the momentum is there and it must inevitably increase and conquer….

….there must grow up an international spirit and outlook, international forms and institutions must appear, perhaps such developments, as dual or multilateral citizenship, willed interchange or voluntary fusion of cultures…”


Inspired by this vision of Sri Aurobindo, Yoga Alliance International aims to create a world-wide community of persons dedicated to authentic Yoga traditions, joined by the commonality of Spirit.



YOGA ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL

ABOUT US

YOGA ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL (YAI) is a network of dedicated, like-minded people and institutions devoted to the cause of authentic Yoga.

Inspired by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother of Pondicherry, YAI was founded by Swami Vidyanand, the well-known Yoga Master, assisted by Sri K M Chandrashekaran, who has had a lifelong interest in Yoga and allied matters.

YAI has a number of Divisions around the world, each headed by a dedicated Director, who serve as our representatives in their respective countries. They come from all corners of the world and share a passionate commitment to the cause of authentic Yoga traditions.

YAI Ambassadors serve as our flag-bearers and take the YAI message around the world.

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ONLINE GRAND MASTER OF YOGA & MEDITATION COURSE
With Swami Vidyanand

Weekend Sessions
Every Saturday Starting 23 August for 5 months
Followed by 1 monthly Sessions for 9 months + Self Practice

1 year program | Live Sessions + Recordings available
$175 per month for 1 year
25% Scholarship available for those in need of financial assistance.

Click on the links below to Register or to get the Brochure

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The Grand Master of Meditation Training provides a very practical multi-dimensional system of meditation that aims giving you the keys for establishing a genuine connection to the Eternal Self while serving the community as a Wellness Leader.

Times as per Time Zones:
Los Angeles: 8:00 am-10 am
New York: 11 am-1 pm
London: 4 pm to 6 pm
Paris: 5 pm to 7 pm
Buenos Aires: 12 pm to 2 pm

YAI’s Mission

create a world-wide network of Yogic minded people and institutions, regardless of affiliation or tradition


establish an Yoga Institution that is open to all traditions


provide a platform for the encouragement of new Masters of Yoga


encourage research and innovation in applying Yoga techniques to the complex problems faced by modern man


establish an Yoga Institution that is open to all traditions

NEWS from YAI

YAI-certified Schools and teachers may kindly note that the e-Certificates (which are sent to the schools) should be printed out locally and distributed, and will be deemed valid YAI-certificates.



YAI in ASIA

Connie Chia
Director, Yoga Alliance International, Asia

Connie is a Yoga Alliance International Certified Yoga Teacher for 500 hours level, Master in Transformational Yoga and Meditation. She studied under the guidance of Swami Vidyanand in New Delhi, near Auroville/Pondicherry.

She is also the Director of Yoga Alliance International Asia and Meditation Alliance International and in charge of Vidyanand Transformational Yoga Center Taiwan. She has been engaging in physical and mental health services for more than 10 years, focusing on Transformational Integral Meditation Education, integrating Eastern and Western mindfulness meditation cultures. 

Connie is well versed professionally in the theories and knowledge on international hypnotherapy experience, mental health assessment, personality behavior analysis and neuro-linguistic programming. She has conducted more than 2,000 sessions of lectures, teacher training programs and related activities on topics such as body and mind wisdom, mental health risk control, interpersonal relations, parent-child relationship, life development planning and cognitive brain development at renowned enterprises, international schools, and major hospitals in many countries.  

She specializes in multi-faceted teaching and training methodologies of integrating body-mind healing and enhancing sensory awareness. Connie possesses great charismatic personality and is able to guide participants into deep feelings and experience, and hope that everyone can move towards joy, happiness and a fulfilling life.


Jin Kuroinu
Director, YAI – Japan

He is an enthusiastic and experienced yoga teacher with a deep knowledge of yoga.  As a tarot reader, he had always wondered why clients were aware of their problems but unable to face them, and he found the answer when he found yoga. He was fascinated with the teachings of yoga and eventually decided to go to Rishikesh in the Himalayas, the holy land of yoga in India, to practice. There, through intense training, he attained the state of samadhi and was certified as a yoga master teacher. He then returned to Japan. He has been running TREE OF LIFE YOGA STUDIO, Tokyo for more than 10 years and has been teaching yoga according to the Indian tradition to many people in order to give back what he has received. He has been invited by the Tokushima Medical Association to teach yoga and provide counseling to over one hundred medical professionals, police officers, and firefighters, and his activities have been recognized in various fields.


He is also a comparative mythologist, a preacher of Awa-no-uta; Japanese oldest healing song, the head of Shinden Bujutsu Tegoiyuga Genrokai, a tarot reader, and an actor. 

International Ambassador
Home Country: Finland/Bangladesh

Ahsan Rashid was born and  raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh .He has been in this field for over 15 years with love for meditation and yoga. He has graduated from Bsc in Economics and Masters in Economics .

He is a true learner. Throughout his life he has attended & participated numbers of professional & spiritual pathway courses, workshops & trainings from USA, UK, Europe, Malaysia, Bangladesh & as well as from the Yoga’s mother land of India. 

He has been associated & worked as CEO with numerous companies to work in Human Resource of Business Administration industry & International business relation for nearly over 20 years.  Ahsan Rashid is internationally  trained certified yoga & meditation trainer as well.He has conducted numbers of training sections in his spiritual journey. For the most of his life, he has been a devoted practitioner of meditation, and at some point, he wanted to impart his skills to aspiring instructors and pupils. The Self Healing Hub was founded by him because of his exceptional combination of a highly successful economic career and profound spiritual insight.

Ahsan Rashid is is straightforward, modest, happy, and well educated. He is kind and giving in his lectures, generously imparting the wisdom and techniques that enable individuals to raise their consciousness and improve  their life.His  presence, compassion, and dazzling energy, which serve as a tribute to his own spiritual growth.

YAI is now in PERU !

Pioneer of Yoga in Latin America. Founder of the Siddhi Yoga school in 1983. International Yoga Master personally certified by BKS Iyengar in Pune, India, in 1986. Recognised as Yogacharya (yoga teacher) and Swami (honorary degree in Yoga) in 1993 by the International Yoga Fellowship Movement and the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger, India. Direct disciple of Swami Niranjanda Saraswati.

For more than 35 years now, he has been constantly travelling to India & East practising, studying and experiencing the most internal yoga practises of India, China, Thailand and Tibet with expert teachers.

In parallel with his wife, they dedicate themselves to teaching Yoga and training teachers with international endorsement of 200 and 500 hours and periodically lead their students to the Bihar School of Yoga in India and different sacred places in that country that they call their second home.

Together with his wife he runs Siddhi Yoga Peru in Lima and in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Pisac, Cusco.

 International Yoga Teacher certified by the Bihar School of Yoga, India. Direct disciple of Swami Niranjananda Saraswati and Swami Satyasagananda Saraswati. Initiated in the tradition of Karma Sannyasa by its spiritual masters .

She spent the last 12 years dedicated to the study, practice and experience of yoga at the Bihar School of yoga and Rikhiapeeth in India, starting and training especially in the Kriya yoga of the tradition of the Bihar School of yoga.

Together with her husband they have toured different countries of the East and studied and practised their most internal traditions and practises, all in relation to the cultivation and management of energy and its use in the human body.

They currently direct Siddhi Yoga Peru together, in Lima and in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, in Pisac, Cusco.


On-line classes

In view of the current crisis, YAI is pleased to announce that our certified schools are free to conduct on-line TTC classes. YAI will support such initiatives and Certificates will be made available.

Certified Schools/Teachers who are interested in conducting on-line TTC courses under the YAI banner are requested to contact us by email.

e-mail: contact@yogaalliance.in


Other YAI sites

Our visitors from Europe and elsewhere are invited to look at our new site:

YOGA ALLIANCE EUROPE NEWS


You are also invited to visit our other main site: YOGA ALLIANCE


Special offer for YAI-certified schools in Europe. Click here to find out more.

Swami Vidyanand now offers meditation classes at Pondicherry

Timings: 5:00 to 6:00 PM only on Sundays

Sri Aurobindo

Meditation Centre

World Yoga Federation

YAI has tied-up with World Yoga Federation (WYF), based in New Zealand. WYF has been set up primarily to offer Certification to Yoga schools in the USA, and other areas.

Existing (as on April 31st, 2020) YAI-certified schools are eligible for a 50% discount on certification by WYF as well. Existing YAI-certified teachers are also eligible for WYF certification on the payment of a nominal processing fee.

Schools which are not YAI-certified schools can join WYF or YAI independently, or choose to obtain dual certification from both YAI & WYF.

For further details, contact :

Utkarsh,

Administrative Director,

WORLD YOGA FEDERATION

email:

contact@worldyogafederation.org.in


Swami Vidyanand was an invited lecturer at the IX International Congress of Yoga and Ayurveda, held under the leadership of Swami Vasudevananda.

200 hour on-line TTC with Swami Vidyanand

New YAI member from CANADA: YUNI YOGA, Montreal

New YAI member from AUSTRIA: META YOGA WIEN

On-line course from YAI-certified school: OPEN SKY YOGA

New member from Thailand: The Boiler Room, Koh Phangan

Michael is currently Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Vinyasa Krama instructor.†His journey in yoga has begun 14 years ago, when the passion for sports and bodywork brought him to the yoga world when he was looking to recover the lost flexibility.

Michael was an outstanding athlete, jiu-jitsu practitioner and runner, until he found his real passion for Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Since then he was developing his practice with expert teachers around the world. All started in New Zealand, in 2007, where he lived and practiced with John Scott, his first inspiration. After Rolf Naujokat in Goa, India and Matthew Vollmer in Brazil.

Michael also experienced India`s classic tradition during eight times 3-month immersions at Mysore in the Shri K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, with R. Sharat Jois, one of the greatest specialist of Ashtanga Yoga nowadays.

After developing his practice and learn with different teachers, Michael was ready to share yoga and guide others. This was when he opened his first Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Phuket in 2011, in Sukko Spa, for 2 years. In†2014 he went back to his motherland and opened his yoga studio in Chile, where he was teaching the traditional method for more than 3 years.

By practicing 3 series Ashtanga yoga for many years he started feeling pain and discomforts, and so realizing that some changes were needed.

In 2019 in Ubud (Bali) he met Matthew Sweeney: another great teacher and his life-changing method Atapa Krama. A very clever way to approach the practice and an amazing tool for practice yoga developed in 6 different series, that has changed Michael`s teachings and life.

Amazed with the effects of the practice he started integrating the method in his classes and nowadays he teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Vinyasa Krama in his own yoga studio in Ko Phangan (Thailand), where he currently lives.


COLLABORATION WITH SARLA BIRLA UNIVERSITY, RANCHI

  • Faculty exchange
  • Collaboration in Research, Development and Consultancy in the Yoga field.
  • Exchange of academic materials and publications
  • Conducting Lectures
  • Participation in seminars, conferences and other academic institutions
  • Co-supervising PG students in the Yoga field
  • Training and placement programs
  • International Certification


Online Grand Master of Yoga course


The online Grand Master of Yoga course is an experience-based course conducted by Swami Vidyanand with the purpose of initiating advanced yoga practitioners to the mechanisms of energy generation in every dimensions of existence and guiding them to communicate with the eternal dimensions of Consciousness.

The Grand Master of Yoga course intends to take us away from books knowledge and closer to the essence and true purpose of Yoga: awaken of the inner energy to establish a genuine connection with the eternal dimensions and experience integral Samadhi in every aspect of ordinary life.

The true purpose of this course is to give keys to the expression of the eternal consciousness in practical life.

In this course, Swami Vidyanand will give clarity on the following topics: 

The inner mechanisms of the physical body through the practice of Hatha Yoga asanas, focusing on the relationship between Mooladhara and Sahasrara chakras and linking with Annamaya kosha.

The inner mechanisms of the prana body through the practice of prana yoga and pranayama. Study of the relationship between Swadisthana and Agya chakras and linking it with Pranamaya kosha

The inner mechanisms of the mental body through the practice of mental awareness and meditation. Focus on the relationship between Manipura and Vishuddi chakras and the Manomaya kosha.

The inner mechanisms of the psychic body through the practice of mantras and devotional meditation. In depth study of Anahata chakra and its relation to Vigyanamaya kosha

The science of integral energy circulation: understanding the lower dimensions of existence, the manifestation of the higher consciousness and Anandamaya kosha in practical life. 

Admission to this course only from 500 hours of certification and on individual interview basis.

Upon completion of this course, you will receive a double Grand Master certification from Yoga Alliance International® and World Yoga Federation® and be able to teach all over the world. 

For more information please email us at europeyogaalliance@gmail.com

News from YAI-divisions

https://youtu.be/bOcEQyiX7N0

YAI – Russia

We are very happy to state that Sergey Repin, YAI’s Director for Russia, will now also be YAI’s representative for the following countries:

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Estonia
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

All Yoga Schools and teachers in these countries are requested to contact Sergey Repin for obtaining YAI certification.

Contact details: Sergey Repin <siryogarepin@gmail.com>

YAI -Vietnam

We are very happy to announce the appointment of Mrs. Tran Thi Diem Huong as Chairperson for YAI South East Asia. We look forward to receiving her valuable guidance on spreading authentic Indian Yoga traditions in the region.

Mrs. Tran Thi Diem Huong was elected Miss Jewel in Vietnam in 2009. She is now married and a proud mother of three. Her loving and joyful nature combined to her interest in beauty and well being, naturally lead her to turn to Yoga. She became the Director of Huong Anh Fitness and Yoga Centres in Hanoi with the endeavour of making yoga, general health and well being accessible to one and all in Vietnam.

Mrs. Tran Thi Diem Huong is an eminent member of the executive committee of the Vietnamese Yoga Federation and a successful YAI registered Yoga Teacher, having studied the science of Yoga under direct guidance of Swami Vidyanand. Since 2017, Huong Anh Fitness and Yoga Centres offer very successful Yoga Alliance International certified 200 Level Teacher Trainings and are willing to expand throughout Vietnam.

Click to check out the website for YAI in Vietnam.


YAI in IRAN

YAI in Iran We are very happy to announce that “BODY AND MIND DEVELOPMENT CENTER” run by Dr. Mohamad Hessam Alzakerin (at No.6 Farshad Alley, Kharazmi st.,  Molasadra st., Vanak square,Tehran, Iran) is YAI’s exclusive representative in IRAN.


YAI in S.Korea

We are very happy to state that Lara Yoga Academy , run by SOOK-YOUNG (LARA) PARK and JEREMY ROH is our representative in S. Korea. Schools and Teachers interested in getting YAI-certification are requested to contact Lara or Jeremy on the emails given below.

Site 1 : 316 Ho, Lotte Castle 2, Beotkkot-ro 30, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea(South) 

Site 2 : 502 Ho, Da Rae Bldg, Haan-ro 310, Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea(South) 

Site 3 : A238, Xi tower(Gwangmyeong KTXStation) Saebitgongwon-ro 67, Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea(South)

+82-10-8733-3823 

www.larayoga.co.kr 

larayoga@naver.com

rohjeremy@gmail.com

SOOK-YOUNG (LARA) PARK 

NETWORK with us

The network adds energy to our efforts at personal transformation, and we could, if we tried hard enough, soon transform the world beyond recognition.

The YAI community has members from around the world: from Africa, from Asia, from Europe,from America

  • Become a Certified Yoga teacher, or get your Institution recognized. This simple process gives your work recognition and opens you out to the professional world.
  • Visit our web-sites, and get in touch with other like-minded people.
  • Take part in our events, and strengthen your network by interacting directly with people.

YAI Events

YAI in HANOI – 2018

Yoga Alliance International will shortly be opening its office in Vietnam with the cooperation of the HUONG ANH FITNESS & YOGA CENTER. Seen below are photos from the Press Conference held in Hanoi by Swami Vidyanand in December 2018.

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Swami Vidyanand awarding the Certificate of excellence to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh of the HUONG ANH school and to students of the school in May 2018

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Swami Vidyanand in Mumbai

In October 2018, Swami Vidyanand was the Guest of Honour at an event organized by well-known star Deepak Tijori in Mumbai. Shown below are pictures of the event.

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YAI in China

YAI in Nanjing

The visit of Swami Vidyanand & Sri. Chandrashekaran to Nanjing, China was covered in the local media including TV.

YAI seminar in Europe – 2019

Some photos from the first YAI-seminar held in Europe are shown above.


YAI in China

Yoga Alliance International recently opened its Headquarters in Nanjing, China. Seen below are photos from the inaugural event.


Swami Vidyanand in Paris -2013

Swami Vidyanand attended a Yoga Conference in Paris in 2013 and conducted a course in France.

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Other YAI events

Photos from various YAI programs held in Rishikesh and elsewhere are shown below

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YAI Certified schools, Teachers, Ambassadors and Courses


Certified Schools

Click here to check out the list of YAI-certified schools

Other Certified Schools:

ADVAIT YOGA, Rishikesh, Director: Yogacharya Sanjay Soni

GANGA YOGA EDUCATION SOCIETY, Rishikesh, Director:Yogi Praveen Badoni

OM SHANTI, No:24,8 Metri Avval Alley,Besat Street,Mirdamad,Tabriz, Iran; Director: Behnaz Pouri

Certified Teachers

Some teachers/schools who have joined our network recently are shown below.

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You can search for yourself by entering your name in the ‘Search’ box below.

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If you have obtained YAI Certification and have sent in your photo, you can also search for yourself by clicking on the name of your school to open the album for the school. Results are shown in another page.

If you are unable to find yourself on the page, please send us your name (as it appears on the YAI certificate) and the name of the YAI-certified school that you had attended.

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Teachers from SriMa School, run by Swami Vidyanand

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Among the earliest schools to join YAI was the HK Yoga Association run by Grandmaster Dickson. Over 600 students have obtained YAI certificates through this school.

Click here to check out the details…


YAI Ambassadors

We are proud to present our Ambassadors. Working in many different parts of the world, their work embodies all that is good in Yoga. We hope you enjoy becoming friends with them.

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An invitation to all YAI-certified schools

If you are interested in displaying information about your programs/events here, please write to us with brief details and we will be happy to display the information below.

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Programs for an international career in Yoga

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Swami Vidyanand will personally guide students through these unique YAI-certified professional-level Yoga teachers Training Courses where students obtain practical, in-depth, multi-faceted knowledge of Yoga.

Location: near Auroville/Pondicherry & New Delhi

Dates: Every Month

Courses :

Of special interest to experienced Yoga teachers and Yoga practitioners is the exclusive GRANDMASTER program conducted by Swami Vidyanand, where Yoga practitioners and Yoga teachers will be:

  • introduced to the energy generation mechanisms in every dimension of existence
  • able to establish powerful communication with the eternal dimensions of consciousness.
  • able to move from living an ordinary existence to experience life in a different state: tranquil and yet dynamically energetic.
  • able to develop the ability to express the eternal self in ordinary life.
  • To find out more about this course, check out the website on the link below:

Grandmaster-level Certification

Contact information:
email: srima.swami@gmail.com

Web-site: Srima Transformational Yoga India

Talk to: Swami Vidyanand on: +91 9810680711 / 9810670711

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Start your YAI-certified school

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If you are interested in setting up a YAI-certified Yoga school, you are invited to consult with Swami Vidyanand.

Please send your enquiries to us by email at contact@yogaalliance.in


YOGA ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL

YOGA ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
Sri Meerambigai Garden 95, C.M. Chavady, Near Auroville main road,
Kottakuppam 605104,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Swami Vidyanand (+91)9810680711
Chandrashekaran (+91)9818196716
E-MAIL: contact@yogaalliance.in / vidyanand@yogaalliance.in

TRANSFORMATIONAL YOGIC LIVING
GRANDMASTER COURSE
INTEGRAL MEDITATION COURSE
ON-LINE COURSES
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