Isha Foundation
Founded by Sadhguru, Isha Foundation is a global volunteer-run nonprofit committed to fostering individual transformation and creating a conscious, inclusive world. It serves as a platform for exploring the science of Yoga in its full depth, offering Yoga programs for physical, mental and spirit. Its flagship Inner Engineering has reached over 3M people, and the Miracle of Mind app has 2.5M downloads. Isha also leads large -scale initiatives in environment, education, rural health and community revitalization. Backed by 18M+ volunteers, these have been recognized by the UN, IUCN and WEF as models of human empowerment and environmental restoration. • Save Soil (global movement for soil revitalization) – 4.1B+ people reached, draft policy recommendations made available for 193 countries, contributing to soil policy in EU, USA and Central Asia, active participation at UNFCCC & UNCCD COPs • Cauvery Calling (river revitalization through tree-based agriculture) – 124M+ living trees planted (13.6M in FY2024-25 alone), 240k+ farmers transitioned to tree-based agriculture, basis for ₹19,000 crore GOI project to revive 13 rivers • Isha Gramotsavam (reviving the spirit of rural Bharat through sports) – 63,220 players, including 12,227 women from 35,000+ villages across 6 States and 1 Union Territory in 2025 • Save Soil Farmers’ Movement (empowering farmers through Farmer Producer Organizations) – 25 FPOs with 10,000+ farmers, 5 FPOs received awards within 6 months in 2024, Isha empanelled as a CBBO by GOI • Action for Rural Rejuvenation (healthcare, livelihood and community revitalization) – Impacted 11.5 M+ people across 7,500+ villages • Isha Vidhya (quality education in rural India) – 9 schools with 9,000+ students, 5,500+ students on full scholarship, 48% girl students Accredited by UNCCD and UNEP, a member of IUCN, and partnering with global organizations, governments, corporates and civil society, Isha is driving systemic change worldwide, impacting millions annually.www.sadhguru.org
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Sep 12, 2026
SadhguruSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's just that if people give themselves absolutely to what they're doing, things will happen.
SadhguruSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Right now, the Isha Foundation, after Dr. Kati Kayan had to say what's happening there, that's all he's interested in.
SadhguruSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It
SadhguruSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
is run by a whole lot of young people, the entire foundation.
Anup Jang ThapaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And you have people from the United States, from Canada, from Australia, from other parts of Nepal actually go visit the mountain and, and pay their respects.
Anderson CooperHOST
When the flood hit, a group from the Isha Foundation, a spiritual center with a campus in Tennessee, were on their way back from a trip to Mount Kailash.
Anderson CooperHOST
22 Americans were in the group.
Anderson CooperHOST
This is their founder.
Jenna OceanHOST
Okay, he has like 12.7 million YouTube subscribers.
Jenna OceanHOST
He's an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation.
Jenna OceanHOST
So he was describing Kundalini as like the dog that is barking, that's Kundalini, the flower that is opening, that's Kundalini, the bee that is moving, that's Kundalini.
Jenna OceanHOST
It's raw life force.
OsmanHOST
And many things, you know, you can do a study.
OsmanHOST
And of course, he's got... division of scientific study named after his own foundation, the Isha Foundation in the Harvard Medical University.
OsmanHOST
So respect to him, right? But still grandmaster level one.
OsmanHOST
So coming back to this most amazing Kriya practice, right? Which you've got access free to develop, right? I know the theory of it from what autobiography of a yogi says, and that I would recommend as a primer book for you to read on.
WambaHOST
The family of one missing Australian, Luke Constanzo, released a statement on Tuesday night about the unimaginably difficult situation that had confronted them.
WambaHOST
The 30-year-old had been visiting Tibet's Mount Ezekiel Kailash on a pilgrimage trek with the non-profit Isha Foundation.
WambaHOST
He was making his way back to Kathmandu on the final day of his journey when the floods hit.
WambaHOST
We can do nothing but continue hoping for a miracle that Luke and others who remain missing are found alive and well, Mr. Constanzo's family said.
Louise SchiavoneHOST
The State Department says seventy-five Americans remain unaccounted for along the border between Nepal and Tibet after last week's catastrophic floods.
Louise SchiavoneHOST
Among the missing, twenty-two Americans traveling with the Isha Foundation, a group that teaches yoga and meditation.
Louise SchiavoneHOST
The organization says the travelers were at the Chinese Immigration Center on Nepal's border when the flood crashed through.
Louise SchiavoneHOST
This is NPR.
ChandrasekharAUDIENCE
Around 10 days ago, there was a new series of attacks of some people on social media against you, criticizing your commentary on the amount of food that an average adult consumes in his lifetime.
ChandrasekharAUDIENCE
I also saw the response from the Isha Foundation to the trolls, which I found very strong and atypical for Isha.
ChandrasekharAUDIENCE
My question is, is it appropriate for a spiritual organization to react to such trolls, as virulent as they are?
SadhguruHOST
How did they respond? I don't follow all the tweets of the Foundation.
SadhguruHOST
A spiritual organization must necessarily be fearful, without any courage to stand up in the world and do anything for the pain.
SadhguruHOST
Simply...
SadhguruHOST
I'm glad that this little mast In general, I find the answers of the Isha Foundation very scary.
SadhguruHOST
I don't like that.
Duaaelisai Kau-TaoHOST
Rescue workers are continuing their search for thousands still missing, including about eighty Americans, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
Twenty-two of the missing Americans were part of a trip organized by the Isha Foundation, which teaches yoga and meditation.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
They had just finished their trek in Tibet and were at the Chinese Immigration Center on the border with Nepal when the flood hit.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
The Isha Foundation's North America Community Liaison, Leslie Crespi, says the building was demolished by a one hundred fifty-foot wave, and there have been no signs of survivors.
Leslie CrespiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
At this point, it's a pretty, you know, painful reality because the information, unfortunately, that we've gotten in the last few days is not very encouraging.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
She's visited some family members of the missing near her home in Tennessee, while other families have gone to Kathmandu to search for their loved ones.
Priya AdhikariGUEST
So I tried finding her family, and I tried finding two of the Nepalese guys.
Priya AdhikariGUEST
One was working with Isha Foundation for volunteering, and the other one is working at the bank in Timore.
Priya AdhikariGUEST
I tried finding them, yeah.
Priya AdhikariGUEST
Yeah.
Sarah AdamsHOST
So Wednesday morning, there were groups of pilgrims concentrated around the immigration facilities on both sides of the border.
Sarah AdamsHOST
One of those groups was traveling with the Isha Foundation.
Sarah AdamsHOST
Isha is based in India, but it has a large following in the United States and a campus in Tennessee.
Sarah AdamsHOST
The foundation says 77 of its pilgrims were missing.
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