International Day Of Yoga: Isha Foundation Offers Free Yoga Sessions To Over 10,000 Defence Personnel
In total, more than 2,500 free sessions were held nationwide, witnessing enthusiastic participation from defence personnel, corporate professionals, students, and civilians alike
Celebrating the International Day of Yoga, Isha Foundation conducted free yoga sessions for over 10,000 defence personnel across the country. In total, more than 2,500 free sessions were held nationwide, witnessing enthusiastic participation from defence personnel, corporate professionals, students, and civilians alike.
This large-scale initiative was made possible through the training of over 11,000 Yoga Veeras, who led sessions in both online and offline formats across a wide range of locations, including defence facilities, schools, colleges, office premises, gyms, and prisons. Additionally, more than 2,000 youth ambassadors actively promoted the importance of mental well-being while introducing Miracle of Mind, a simple yet powerful 7-minute guided meditation designed by Sadhguru to help users take charge of their mental health.
Yoga is a system that gives you the freedom to create a life of Conscious choice, a life that is not enslaved to compulsive thought & action. It is only when you are able to transcend compulsiveness by becoming Conscious that your physical and mental wellbeing can be entirely… pic.twitter.com/RjqgkuArHE — Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) June 21, 2025
Notable sessions included a large-scale event at Sadhguru Sannidhi, Bengaluru, where over 5,000 defence personnel from the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, Border Security Force (BSF), and National Cadet Corps (NCC) participated. They were joined by more than 1,000 civilians, including students from nearby schools and colleges.
Yoga sessions organised by Isha Foundation also saw widespread participation across other locations. In Sriganganagar in Rajasthan, 1,500 defence personnel took part, while 900 Air Force personnel joined the session at the Jodhpur Airbase. Similarly, around 500 Army personnel participated in a session conducted in Pune, and 400 participated at Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur.
At the iconic Adiyogi in Coimbatore, over 200 personnel from the Indian Air Force (Redfields and Sulur Wing 43), the Army's 35th Regiment (Madukkarai), and the Rapid Action Force (Vellalore) came together for a powerful group yoga session conducted by an Isha-trained instructor.
Sessions were further conducted at prestigious institutions like IIT Chennai and leading corporate offices, including HDFC Bank, IBM, Godrej, HDFC Life Insurance, L&T, and Yes Bank, making simple yet profound yogic practices accessible to professionals across sectors.
Guided by Sadhguru, Isha Foundation has been offering the ancient science of yoga in its purest form for over 30 years. With the support of 17 million volunteers across 400 centres worldwide, the foundation's initiatives address every dimension of human well-being.
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This year on Isha Mahashivratri, Sadhguru launched the 'Miracle Of Mind" movement with the app becoming the fastest to reach 1 million downloads in 15 hours of its launch. Currently, it has over 2.5 million active users globally.
As part of its long-standing commitment to the well-being of India's armed forces, Isha Foundation has trained more than 11,000 Indian Army soldiers in Classical Hatha Yoga. Additionally, over 500 military personnel have been equipped to independently offer yoga sessions within their own units.
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