Psychosocial Competencies through Life Skills - 15-Hour Workshop for Yoga Professionals and Psychology Students was conducted by NIMHANS in collaboration with Yoga Bharati in August. 24 participants completed the workshop. 

Our YB teachers Ravindra and Ambika conducted a session for Namma Metro Staff in Bangalore on August 3rd. Bangalore South Phase 2 DGM, Mr Sudhir attended and participated in the session. The session was well received and appreciated by the participants.

Gurupurnima is also our Guru YogaShri Raghuram Ji's birthday. His birthday was celebrated on 21st July along with the convocation ceremony of our 11th batch  Yoga teacher training course. The Convocation ceremony of the Vedaantic Life coaching course was also conducted with 16 participants, 8 from Bangalore who came to receive certificates in person.

 Chief guest was Dr Prahlada Ramarao an acclaimed missile and rocket scientist.

Our Senior Therapist Vijaya Hariharan along with the support of our teacher Ravindra conducted a wonderful session on 19th July 2024 for the Maharashtra police department. Instructions were given in Marathi and English. Breathing practices, mudras, were also introduced. All the cops from the crime branch team enjoyed the session as it was a stress buster for them with their routine.

We conducted several yoga sessions at various places for International Day of Yoga. 

 Video of a glimpse of the sessions conducted-

https://youtu.be/FMj9yk1Nsz4?si=UGw5hIORMMp0aOqG

We conducted sessions in the following places :

1. Mitra for Life community

2. Apoorva Centre for autism

3. VIDYA organisation

4. AECS Magnolia school

5. Incarnation Montessori School

6. Chinmaya Mission Sevak satsangh

7. Oxford College of Management

8. NMIMS college

9. Vega City Mall

10. Robertet India Pvt Ltd

11. Amara Soundarya foundation center for autism

12. Shri Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Medical, Dental college & hospital, Ahmednagar Maharashtra

13. Dell

14. Amazon

15. Vani Pradhan organisation

16. Swakruta organisation

17. Bangalore Apartment Owners Association Forum

18. YB online sessions - two special classes

19. L & T South City Apartment 

20. Paramount Pilatus apartment 

21. AdvantEdge healthcare company

58 participants had joined the Face Yoga online workshop. Dr Madhu's expertise and enthusiasm were evident in every aspect of the workshop. The techniques and exercises taught were effective and easy to incorporate into daily routines. All the participants were pleased with the workshop.

A wellness course for special educators and parents was conducted. 7 participants had joined and the course was well-tailored to help neurodivergent individuals. 

Our YB teacher Ravindra conducted a session for Buddhist Monks at Mahabodhi Vihar. As we are aware they spend lots of time sitting in meditation, learning and working which at some point gets body stiffness,  understanding their need he took a holistic approach of Sukshma Vyama and breathing practice which added value to their routine. 

Chair yoga/ Mudra session conducted by our teachers Ravindra and Annapurna for DELL employees. This session was well appreciated by all international leaders who participated. 

Chair yoga/ Mudra session conducted by our teacher Ravindra Gaikwad for Pan India Tech support employees across India and other regions, This event was hosted by GeñNext in association with Dell Technologies where in 9 other corporate companies employees were invited and participated with almost 3 thousand employees.

'Mudra for Respiration' an online session was conducted by Krishna Kumar and was well received by many participants.

Navaratri Katha Yagna 2023 (Oct 15 to Oct 21) - online story sessions were conducted for 7 days with the theme "Bhakti Rasamrutam - the stories of Bhaktas".  Beautiful narration of our great puranic kathas and their relevance in our lives mesmerized the listeners.

On 30th September,  YB teachers Suchitra and Ravindra gave a fun-filled Hindi-Marathi combo yoga session for the Ramabhai girl's hostel at Nashik. Girls are from an underprivileged background and it was part of our Seva initiative. 

Mr. Jalaj Sharma ( Collector of Nashik) witnessed the session and appreciated YB our seva initiative.

On 10th September 2023, YB teacher Ashwini took a Sound Bath Meditation session which was attended by around 50 participants and was very well received.

 On 9th September 2023, two of our teachers Prajakta and Ravindra conducted an online session for the Maharashtra Shirdi police headquarters division which has 5 police stations under its belt. This Chair yoga session was attended by 40 police officers on duty. It was very much appreciated by all of them and they mentioned that they felt calm and peaceful which was the intention. We are grateful that we could play a minuscule role in giving a session to the Nation Sevaks.

On 7th August 2023, YB teachers Mrs. Vijaya and Ravindra took a Chair Yoga and Mudra session for employees of DELL where participants joined from across the globe and were well received and appreciated by top leaders with complementing feedback.

YB conducted IDY2023 sessions at 26 different places in Bangalore which included corporates, educational institutions, NGOs, and public places.

Free online yoga sessions were conducted by 6 YB teachers from 1st June to 21st June which were attended by 60-plus participants.

Online Yogic eye care workshop for children. 25 kids aged 9-18 years attended the workshop from 3rd - 13th May 2023.

• April 10 th - May 22nd 2023 Every Monday

• A course for upgrading the knowledge of Yoga therapists

On the auspicious occasion of Rathasapthami YB conducts Surya Yagna event where many participants assembled at open ground in Bangalore and offered 108 Suryanamaskaras to Lord Surya Narayana.

YB Women's Wellness awareness happened with a series of talks by expert women speakers on the subject of the four pillars of health-AHARA, VIHARA, ACHARA, VICHARA at our centers. Attended by several women for all the talks on the respective topics. This was received very well by many who found the talks very useful for them.

10th Anniversary of Yoga Bharati was celebrated on Feb 11th 2023. The event was well organized with a book launch by our Guru N V Raghuramji, and cultural events in the presence of stalwarts of Yoga.

10th Anniversary is an important milestone for YB. As a mark of this achievement, the anniversary was made special with some pre-events like Movement Therapy, Art Therapy, Acupressure Therapy, and Swara Nada Dhyana on 21st January 2023.

Navaratri is celebrated every year with unique mythological themes with dolls displayed based on the theme. Talented children from Yoga Bharati family are given a chance to showcase their talents. 

Guru Purnima is celebrated with our Yoga Bharati founder and our guru YogaShri Raghuram Ji. Yoga Bharati family gets together to seek his blessings on this day.

• Plethora of events bubbling with energy conducted by the vibrant team of Yoga Bharati.

• Speakers from various fields were invited to enlighten the minds.

Art of Parenting conducted by Sanatana Gurukula for 16 sessions over 8 weekends. Started from 24th June 2023

YogaBharati celebrated 9 years of “Serving & Growing” with a divine samvaad on Yoga Vasishta renowned speakers.

"Navratri Kathotsava" was celebrated from 25th Sept to 1st Oct, 2022 with Devi Kathas narrated by 4 enthusiastic story tellers and YB teachers.

Month long free series from 20th May - 20th June 2021 on Pranayama and Restorative Yoga was conducted for free for the public on the occasion of IDY 2021 from.

22nd April - 12th May 2021. Free Online Pranayama sessions were conducted for the benefit of people facing challenges due to Covid-19 Pandemic. Was well received and appreciated. 

Sound healing is the practice of using audio tunes and vibrational frequencies from various instruments such as singing bowls, ocean drums, storm drums, swinging chimes, sea rattles, tingsha bell etc that repair the damaged tissues and cells within the body, balance chakras and promote healing. 

May 3rd-14th May  & 17th May - 24th May 10 days Online Summer camp for kids which had emotional, physical, social, ethical, familial, educational, cultural, and spiritual elements in the form of games, bhajans, team building activities, value-based stories, discussions, Yoga abhyas, mindfulness sessions, and many more activities. 

An initiative by Sankalpa and Yogabharati presented Garbha Vidya an online empowerment program for preconception, pregnancy, and infancy.

Yoga Retreat was organized by Ashwini Rao on 28th October 2023. 

The retreat was enjoyed by the participants which had morning intense yoga practice, posture corrections, sound bath relaxation, a fun-filled farm tour, and delicious food.