International Day of Yoga
Paramahansaji would be very pleased to learn that the world is now paying homage annually to the philosophy and science of Yoga, as his life was dedicated to introducing all truth seekers to the time-honoured techniques of yoga meditation. Directly or indirectly, much of the present world interest in yoga is a consequence of the teachings Paramahansa Yogananda took from India to America more than a hundred years ago. “If India’s idea of an International Yoga Day has found easy acceptance in the UN, much of the credit must go to Paramahansa Yogananda, India’s first yoga guru in the U.S.” reported an online news outlet. “He played a huge role in laying the foundation for yoga in the United States a century ago.”
In his highly acclaimed translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita (God Talks With Arjuna) Paramahansa Yogananda explains: “The word yoga signifies the perfect poise or mental evenness that is the result of communion of the mind with Spirit. Yoga indicates also the spiritual technique of meditation through which one attains union with Spirit. Furthermore, yoga signifies any act that leads to this divine union.”
About the Events
In the midst of life’s daily challenges, how can we achieve and maintain an unwavering sense of peace and inner calm? Join us for inspiring introductory sessions on yoga-meditation, specially designed to help truth-seekers discover how to preserve inner balance under all circumstances.
Based on the timeless Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, these online programmes reveal how yoga can lead to a deeply transformative experience of divine peace and help us become better versions of ourselves.
Led by a Yogoda Satsanga Society of India sannyasi, these sessions will include a brief introduction to the scientific spiritual teachings, followed by a guided meditation featuring the fundamentals of correct posture, preliminary breathing exercises, affirmations, and visualization techniques to help anchor your mind in deep peace.
We encourage you to invite friends and all those interested in yoga-meditation to join and benefit from these events.
Featured Event
“Experience Peace Through Yoga-Meditation”
(Includes a guided meditation session)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (IST)
This event, which will be streamed from the YSS Noida Ashram, will be led by YSS sannyasi Swami Adyananda Giri and will remain available for later viewing.
All Online Events
“Experience Peace Through Yoga-Meditation”
(Includes a guided meditation session)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (IST)
This event, which will be streamed from the YSS Dakshineswar Ashram, will be led by YSS sannyasi Swami Shreyananda Giri and will remain available for later viewing.
“Experience Peace Through Yoga-Meditation”
(Includes a guided meditation session)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (IST)
This event, which will be streamed from the YSS Chennai Ashram, will be led by YSS sannyasi Swami Kedarananda Giri and will remain available for later viewing.
“Experience Peace Through Yoga-Meditation”
(Includes a guided meditation session)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (IST)
This event, which will be streamed from the YSS Noida Ashram, will be led by YSS sannyasi Swami Adyananda Giri and will remain available for later viewing.
“Experience Peace Through Yoga-Meditation”
(Includes a guided meditation session)
Sunday, June 14, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (IST)
This event, which will be streamed from the YSS Ranchi Ashram, will be led by YSS sannyasi Swami Ishwarananda Giri and will remain available for later viewing.
“Experience Peace Through Yoga-Meditation”
(Includes a guided meditation session)
Sunday, June 14, 2026
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (IST)
This event, which will be streamed from the YSS Chennai Kendra, will be led by YSS sannyasi Swami Suddhananda Giri and will remain available for later viewing.
In-person Events
In addition to these online events, in-person events will also be conducted at various YSS kendras and mandalis across the country. For more details and related information, please click the button below:
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On this occasion, we are offering a free eBook copy (in English and several other languages) of the Autobiography of a Yogi. Additionally, all printed versions of this spiritual classic are available at a 25% discount. For more details, please see the sections below.
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About Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda has profoundly impacted the lives of millions with his comprehensive teachings. Widely regarded as the “Father of Yoga in the West,” Paramahansaji was the first to make available globally teachings that contain a system of scientific pranayama (life force control) techniques. Yoga’s ultimate goal is the realization of oneself as an omniscient, omnipresent soul. Yoganandaji’s programme — detailed in the Yogoda Satsanga Lessons — provides a pragmatic approach to this underlying basis of religion. And it is a system that continues to appeal to ever-greater numbers of people: those interested not only in the physical benefits of Hatha Yoga, but also those interested in developing their mental abilities and, most of all, their spiritual selves.
His teachings and the meditation techniques he taught are available today through:
- Yogoda Satsanga Lessons, a comprehensive home-study series originated by Yoganandaji himself. Also available in a digital App
- Books, recordings, and other publications from YSS, the organization he founded to disseminate his teachings worldwide
- Tours conducted by sannyasis of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India across the country where they explain the scientific yoga techniques of energization, concentration, and meditation
- Conducted Retreats by sannyasis
- Sadhana Sangams
- Programmes on meditation and spiritual living for children
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About Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
For the last 100 years, Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) has been dedicated to carrying on the spiritual and humanitarian work of its founder, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, widely revered as the father of Yoga in the West.
Paramahansa Yogananda founded Yogoda Satsanga Society in 1917 to make available the universal teachings of Kriya Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating millenniums ago in India. These nonsectarian teachings embody a complete philosophy and way of life for achieving all-round success and well-being, as well as methods of meditation for achieving life’s ultimate goal — union of the soul with Spirit (God).
In his highly acclaimed translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita (God Talks With Arjuna) Paramahansa Yogananda, explains: “The word yoga signifies the perfect poise or mental evenness that is the result of communion of the mind with Spirit. Yoga indicates also the spiritual technique of meditation through which one attains union with Spirit. Yoga signifies, further, any act that leads to this divine union.”
