Prayagraj: Yogrishi Pujya Swami Ramdevji initiated the 2019 Yog Kumbh on the banks of the Sangam at the Parmarth Niketan, Ganga Action Parivar (GAP), Kumbh Camp in Sector 18, Arail Ghat. The first of its kind Yog festival at Kumbh, February 1 through 7, features learning Yoga from the Masters of India and celebrating the rich Yogic traditions of India.
Yog Kumbh activities include: Yoga, panel discussions (topics such as yoga therapy), Mind Sound Resonance Technique, yoga nidra, Cyclic Meditation, Kalayog-Fusion Music Yoga by MDNIY, Mauni Amavasya Snan Muhuratam, teaching on yogic philosophy and health, and Sangam Aarti followed by satsang, meditation, and kirtan.
A wide array of yoga schools and philosophies are represented at the festival:
- Sahaj Marg Meditation, Sri Ramachandra Mission
- Shri Pradeep Pathak, Art of Living
- Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla
- Pradeep Pathak, Sri Sri School of Yoga, Art of Living
- Shri. Omprakash Tiwari, The Yoga Institute
- Yog Vidya Gurukul
- The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo by Arun Nair, Sri Aurobindo Society
- MDNIY
“Witness the whole universe within you & know that the choice is yours whether you choose the poison or the nectar. Yoga brings forth the #nectar in life. On this #MauniAmawasya, let us take a bath in this Yoga #Sangam.” @yogrishiramdev #Kumbh2019 #KumbhCalls #ChaloKumbhChalein pic.twitter.com/hwg95vPWf8
— Parmarth Niketan (@ParmarthNiketan) February 3, 2019
Open invitation at the @PrayagrajKumbh by @yogrishiramdev & @PujyaSwamiji to practice #Yoga daily, bathe in the #Sangam of the Self and experience the #nectar of our inner divinity. #YogKumbh #Kumbh2019 @bst_official @incredibleindia #MauniAmawasya#KumbhCalls #ChaloKumbhChalein pic.twitter.com/GjMLiWgjqh
— Parmarth Niketan (@ParmarthNiketan) February 3, 2019
Beautiful #YogKumbh this morning on the banks of the Triveni #Sangam with Pujya @yogrishiramdev, @PujyaSwamiji, Honble Governor Mizoram @Kummanam, @SadhviBhagawati, @MurlidharJiM & Hon’ble Minister Nand Kishore Gupta (Nandiji) in @PrayagrajKumbh! #Yogaforall pic.twitter.com/Z1duMGL32o
— Parmarth Niketan (@ParmarthNiketan) February 1, 2019
Each day of the Yog Kumbh concludes with Sangam Aarti on the Arail Ghat, and all are invited and encouraged to attend. Aarti will be followed by Satsang, literally ‘in the presence of truth’, with renowned Spiritual Teachers:
- Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji, Art of Living
- Yogrishi Pujya Swami Ramdevji
- Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji
- Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji
- Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji
- Pujya Maa Hansa Jayadev ji
- Sri Subrabmanian A, Adhyatma Yoga
- Dr Kambhampati Subrahmanyam
- Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram
- Sri Sri school of Yoga, Art of Living
- The Yoga Institute