World Yoga Summit

Ambassador Kumar Tuhin has served in the Indian Foreign Service since 1991, including as Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Previously, he was Ambassador to Hungary from 2018 to 2021 and High Commissioner to Namibia from 2015 to 2018. He has worked in diplomatic missions like Hong Kong and Beijing, where he served as a political officer. He also held positions within the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, handling China and East Asia matters.

is an Indian poet and diplomat and currently Deputy Director General of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) in New Delhi. He was India's 21st Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros from 2019 to 2022. He has also served in various diplomatic capacities in Russia, Nepal and Brazil.

did his education from Sri Aurobindo School and has been involved in the study of Bhagavad-Gita since childhood.

He is the founder president of Gita Vidya Peetam which offers courses on the Bhagavad-Gita for beginners in India, Europe and America. Gopi is involved in community service and voluntarily supports many social and spiritual organizations. His interests include art and poetry. He created graphic illustrations for Bhagavad-Gita and wrote poems and songs in Telugu and Hindi.
 

Internationally recognized scholar, author, trainer, and consultant with expertise in ancient spiritual wisdom and modern living. Has given Express Talks, EDPs, and MDPs on life management and Vedic wisdom. Author of "Rule the World as Krishna did."

Secretary - United Consciousness Global - Ambassador - European Yoga Federation- Public Relation Officer at National Commission for Indian System of Medicine,Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India

Coordinator United Consciousness

is currently Director of Research at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai. He is also a member of the Board of Studies of the Department of Sanskrit, Madras University, the Department of Sanskrit, Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai, and the Department of Yoga and Spirituality, SVYASA University, Bangalore. He is also a member of the National Review Committee of the International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology.

National Expert of Yoga

is a renowned spiritual leader and motivational speaker, based in Rishikesh. She’s the author of newly released #1 bestselling memoir, Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation. Originally from Los Angeles, a graduate of Stanford University, and a PhD in psychology, Sadhviji has lived on the banks of the sacred Ganga river, in the lap of the Himalayas for more than 25 years engaged in spiritual service, wisdom teaching, sacred action, and deep spiritual practice.

is a monk from the order of Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati and a disciple of Sri Swami Chidananda Saraswati. He is the Founder President of the "Swami Chidananda World Peace Foundation" and has worked with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on various projects. Currently residing in Lord Sri Jagannatha Puri, Swamiji conducts classes, healing sessions, and meditation retreats on Yoga, Philosophy, and Self Development. His sessions attract spiritual seekers from India and abroad. Swamiji is dedicated to transforming society through teachings from sacred texts and has delivered impactful speeches to scientists, doctors, and international delegates, offering profound insights into the human mind and promoting world peace.

Yoga Vidya Niketan, Mumbai

Project Self Bharat

Founder of World Yoga & Ayurveda Community, President of World Yoga & Ayurveda Movement, European Yoga Federation, International School of Yoga & Ayurveda C.Y. Surya. Also, Vice-President of International Yoga Confederation, Founding Member of European Ayurveda Association, Advisor to United Consciousness Global, National Coordinator for Italy of Hindu Acarya Saba, etc.

Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish assumed the office of Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany on 06 November 2021. Previously, Ambassador P. Harish was Additional Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As Additional Secretary (Economic Relations), he headed the Economic Diplomacy Division, which deals with India's bilateral economic relations with other countries and liaises with all Ministries of Economic Affairs of the Government of India in this regard. He also headed the Department of Multilateral Economic Relations and was India's sous sherpa for G20, G7, BRICS and IBSA.

Founding President of the ARTEMISIA Yoga Centre, Yoga Teacher, Holistic Practitioner (massage therapist and alternative practitioner).

She is a direct disciple of Master Amadio Bianchi (Swami Suryananda Saraswati), Master Swami Ramaswarupananda Saraswati and Master Swami Brahmanishtananda, with whom she continues to grow and train in the deep knowledge of Hatha and Raja Yoga and Vedanta.

took over as Consul General of India in Frankfurt on 30 July 2020.

Previously, he was Head of the Political Wing at the Indian Embassy in Berlin and then Head of the Economic and Commercial Wing at the Indian Embassy in Moscow. At the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, he worked in the Public Relations Division, the Administrative Division and the East Asia Division.

His interests include classical music and reading, especially philosophy and world history.

is originally from Sarajevo. She has a bachelor's degree in business/marketing and has worked there for over 15 years. She started karate in primary school and has been doing sports all her life.

She is a licensed yoga and meditation teacher, Heal Your Life Coach & Teacher, Usui & Karuna Reiki teacher and the only certified Yoga Alliance School teacher in BiH as well as the European Yoga Federation representative for BiH. She is the creator of the programme "My Issue", which she has been successfully running for a year.

started yoga at 11, stayed in Himalayan monastery at 24, met traditional masters, learned classical and tantric yoga. Studied with Kashmiri Babu and underwent a deep study retreat. Also studied discrimination and relationship influenced by J. Krishnamurti and Sri Ananda Mayi Ma.

is the founder and chairperson of the Slovak-Indian Friendship Society and coordinator of its projects. As the director of the Mental Health Centre in Liptov-Jakubovany, she leads trainings for psychophysical and psychospiritual awareness and develops and improves the quality of relaxation and stress management training methods. Dr Anna Galovičova is a yoga teacher in Slovakia and the Czech Republic for 52 years.

Physician and university professor for quality of life, spirituality and coping at the Institute for Integrative Medicine at the University of Witten/Herdecke. His research interests focus on the importance of spirituality as a resource as well as the significance of meditative procedures in dealing with chronic illness. He is chairman of the International Society for Health and Spirituality (IGGS).

vereinigt in sich nicht nur intensive Praxis und jahrelange Schülerschaft bei bekannten Lehrern wie Swami Dayananda und Swami Brahmananda, sondern daraus folgend auch genaue Kenntnis der Schriften. Er hat eine sehr humorvolle und dabei sehr klare Weise, dich zu deiner inneren Wahrheit zu führen.

Er lebte lange im Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh und erwarb einen Master-Abschluss an der Columbia University, der es ihm ermöglichte, eine außerordentliche Professur für Hinduismus und östliche Religionen am Hunter College in New York City zu übernehmen.

is an ex-professional handball player, with certifications in nutrition, fitness, Ashtanga Yoga, Ayurveda and posture training, as well as 20 years of sports experience. Since 2012, he has been fully dedicated to yoga and Ayurveda. He is the founder of Miscarea de Piatra, a yoga and fitness studio that works holistically.

Founder & President of Birthlight

is an teacher and has taught in public schools for 40 years. She has practised yoga since her youth. In public school she has always applied yogic techniques and principles and integrated them into her own teaching methodology, as she finds them very useful for the education of students. For several years she has been involved in the training of yoga teachers, especially for children and young people. She has published the book "The Joy of Growing with Yoga".

is a singer (specialised in opera and early music), vocal teacher with many years of experience, music therapist, Felden-krais teacher and biography therapist according to R. Steiner. She taught for many years at the conservatory in Trossingen and Jerusalem. Hagit gives seminars in various fields as well as concerts in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Israel.

has been practising yoga since 1999 and has since participated in many trainings in Europe and India. His motto is: "Introducing children to yoga and making yoga accessible to them". Because in this day and age, they need yoga very much, but unlike adults, they often cannot decide to practise yoga themselves.

Yogacharya, Yoga & Ayurveda therapist, Transcendental Meditation & Maharishi Vedic Science teacher, Vanaushadhi Bhishagacharya. President of Institute for Yoga & Ayurveda "SUN". Learned yoga from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, other yogacharyas and gained own insights. Author of 6 yoga books.

Yoga therapist and mediation teacher from Australia with a degree in French literature and qualifications in research, policy and planning. Her work in Yoga Therapy is to be the catalyst that instigates self healing, engaging with those turning to Yoga Therapy as an inspirational tool, one that will enhance understanding of self, health and wellbeing.

A former scientist at the University of Rajasthan, he began his yoga practice at the age of 15. He earned his degree in yoga from Yoga College Kaivalyadhama in 1976 and a PhD in philosophy from Warsaw University of Sport Sciences in 2014. His articles on yoga have been published in international journals and he regularly lectures worldwide on yoga, health and nutrition.

is an experienced dancer, choreographer and founder of the Yoga Dance System in Greece. She was initiated into the spiritual path of yoga in 1981 by her guru, Paramahmsa Satyananda. She founded a ballet school in 1987 and organised yoga lectures there with teachers from Greece and all over the world. Later she founded the Raja Yoga - Annahata Center of Art and teaches there different kinds of yoga and offers seminars. As the creator of the Yoga Dance System, she presented her system at international festivals and works with the Gayatri Paritwar community in India to share her knowledge. She has also spoken in the media on yoga issues to contribute to the betterment of society.

iis the director of Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg and responsible for the training council and training guidelines at Yoga Vidya. He is a board member of the Professional Association of Yoga Vidya Teachers (BYV), Yoga Vidya e.V. and the German Yoga Umbrella Association (DYV). He completed his yoga teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Centres and, as a former ballet dancer, ran his own ballet school. He studied music and instrumental pedagogy. Students appreciate him as a charismatic, versatile yoga teacher and training instructor with a huge wealth of experience.

is a Portugal-based Yoga guru, the president of the Yoga Portuguese Confederation and the founder of Yoga Sámkhya Institute, Portugal. Born in Portugal in 1952, he started learning the Indian tradition of Yoga in his twenties from Krshnánandaji of the Shivánanda Áshrama, located in Rishikesh in Himalayan valley. He is also known to have been influenced by Aurobindo, Vivekananda, Satyananda, Kuvalayananda and Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Author of two books on Yoga: "Chakra Sútra – The 7 Main Chakra in Yoga and Sámkhya"; "Cosmo genesis and Yoga Beyond Hydrogen".

Since 1998 she has been practising and learning with yoga teachers from Latvia, Europe, India, Canada and the USA. She has various degrees in yoga tradition and practice as well as Ayurveda. She has been teaching yoga regularly in group and individual sessions since 2014.

She is the founder and chairperson of the association "SARVA", an NGO in Latvia and is involved in community projects on the following topics: happy lifestyle, stress management, mindfulness, healthy nutrition, physical activity, mental and emotional well-being for families with children, teenagers, adults, seniors and disabled people.

PhD in Indology, is an award-winning author, the French biographer of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a teacher and spiritual activist, and the founder of Be the Love, a heart awakening training programme for global leaders. At the UN headquarters in Geneva, she initiated the celebration of the International Day of Conscience.

is a career diplomat and has been a member of the prestigious Indian Foreign Service (IFS) since 2013. She has represented India's interests in various capacities both in India and abroad.Prior to her current assignment as Consul General of India in Hamburg, Soumya worked in the Administrative Department of the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi as Assistant Secretary (FSP & Cadre). Prior to that, she was Under Secretary in the Economic Diplomacy Division and the Central Europe Division of the Ministry.

Dr Stefan Ilchev is the Chairman of the Bulgarian Association for Yoga Therapy and Yoga, which he founded in 2020.

He has been practising yoga since 2003. From 2006 to 2018 he was in the leadership of the Bulgarian Yoga Association, and from 2008 to 2015 he was its vice-chairman and chairman. In 2013 he completed a yoga teacher training at Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavla, India, and in 2023 a yoga therapy training at the same institute.

He has organised numerous courses for yoga teachers, yoga congresses, conferences and seminars.

Since 2021 he is the national representative for Bulgaria of the European Yoga Federation. He participates in events organised by the European Yoga Federation and United Consciousness.specialist in internal medicine and nephrology.

is the founder of Yoga Vidya. He is the author of 10 books, including commentaries on the Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita. He is actively involved in spreading Yoga through internet platforms, creating Yoga videos and podcasts in both English and German. In 1992, Sukadev founded Yoga Vidya, which has now become one of the leading Yoga movements in Europe. Yoga Vidya currently encompasses four major Ashrams, nearly 100 Yoga centers, and has trained over 25,000 yoga teachers.

His special talent lies in motivating Yoga aspirants to practice intensely, to find higher meaning in daily experiences, and to infuse more energy and heart into everyday life.

Yoga Yoghismo and mathematical physicist at the University of Michoacan, teacher at UC Berkeley University. He is currently working on special projects for the United Nations.

having experienced much of what the world has to offer, from studying at the Ivey School of Business to traveling to almost fifty countries, Vivekji still sought more. Tired of the inconsistent peace associated with extrovert pursuits, he decided to turn his journey within. In 2005 Vivekji was accepted to the intensive residential Vedanta Course at Chinmaya Mission’s Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in India. There he studied and lived under the guidance of Pujya Swami Tejomayananda for over two years. Through his inspiring, innovative and insightful style, Vivekji makes Vedanta relevant, relatable and reachable.

At the age of 12, Arup began regularly attending Indian classical music concerts, listening to Indian music recordings and - without having formal traditional tabla lessons at the time - accompanying his parents on the tabla when they sang devotional songs, Tagore songs, Bengali folk songs, etc. In the late 1980s, Arup met the accomplished tabla player Sri Subhen Chatterjee from Kolkata, who soon became his friend, musical teacher and advisor (guru). Since then, Arup has been under Subhen Chatterjee's loving guidance.

The four strings have always determined Dorothee Grubert's musical life: first with the electric bass in pop music, then with the double bass in jazz and now with the tanpura in satsang. This stringed instrument opened her up to the beauty of the subtle sounds in Indian music and Nada Yoga. Dorothee has been practising and teaching integral yoga according to Sivananda for many years and has been living in the Ashram Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg since 2021. Here she brings her experience as a live and studio musician to further spread traditional mantra music.

After training in the classical dance form Odissi and graduating from the Pracheen Kalakendra Institute, I began teaching dance classes in Hamburg and performing nationally and internationally as a dancer in 2002. I strive to continuously improve my skills and inspire my students while working to preserve Indian classical dance. The body control and the use of pantomime elements fascinate me about this art form as they allow for a perfect balance between expression and content. The spiritual dimension of Indian dance and the humility of the artists who dedicate their art to something greater are another source of my inspiration.

Aleah Gandharvika is a mantra singer, Heart of Sound yoga teacher according to Anandra George and Krama Trika Tāntrika. She has been singing in choirs and bands since 1988 and toured worldwide for 10 years with Ben Vogt as The Love Keys. She has been a student of Christopher Hareesh Wallis since April 2020. It is her life's mission to bring the world of mantras to people through sacred sound in a transformative way.

Who is the Yoga Vidya Kirtan Family? "They are many" would be the answer, because there is no fixed line-up, but a new composition of musicians, singers of the Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg Sevakas is found for every occasion. However, we can say that at every concert we sing full of bhakti, devotion and joy and offer our love to the Highest. The Yoga Vidya Kirtan Family interprets traditional kirtan music in a very modern way. Our aim is to spread yoga, the name of God, bhakti and our ashram spirit far and wide.

has spent over 25 years developing educational and artistic works that explore movement symbolism and sacred body language from a contemporary perspective. With a background in journalism and yoga qualifications from Yoga Suisse and Rasa - Nidra Yoga International, she teaches dance and yoga at various institutions in Geneva, Switzerland. Luanda is also a choreographer, with her recent work "In your arms" being performed by her company umA danse in Africa since 2019. In 2015, she created the umA danse Workshop, focusing on improvisation and composition through self-awareness, based on her experience in dance and yoga. Additionally, she is a co-founder of the Yata Dans Association in Geneva and Silvestre Associação Cultural in Salvador, Brazil, promoting dance and culture.

The Bulgarian mantra band "Mudita" symbolises a central element of joy, namely co-joy. Janmejaya and Divyatirtha draw their inspiration from their daily practice and numerous stays in India. Sometimes loud and enthusiastic, sometimes quiet and introverted. Let the duo take you on a journey through your emotions.

is the 9th generation of a distinguished family line of Indian classical musicians.

His lifelong passion is for Hindu classical music as well as spiritual traditions. His talent brings out the subtle beauties and qualities of each raga on his 100-string santoor. Tours have taken him all over the world.

is an internationally recognized master of Yoga philosophy, Nada Yoga and Sanskrit. Born and brought up in India, he travels all over the world sharing his deep knowledge of the Vedic philosophy and sciences such as Jyotisha and Ayurveda, Nada Yoga as well as Sanskrit. Ram's Nada Yoga style of music soothes the nervous system, heals, and uplifts the listeners and energizes them without exciting them. Ram shares his wisdom through Retreats, workshops, Podcasts as well as one-on-one sessions. So far 23 CDs, one DVD and an online video course about the origins and history of Yoga have been released by Ram. For more about Ram, visit www.ramvakkalanka.com, listen to his podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or connect with him on social media (FB: Ram Vakkalanka, IG: ram_vakkalanka, YouTube).

She creates mantra music for heart and soul with voice and ukulele - lively, touching and full of sunny lightness. She loves to share her music with other people and thereby create a common connection to her own joy of life. Her years of experience as a musician, actress, clinic clown and seminar leader give her concerts a light, playful character. Her authentic singer/songwriter style is "Modern Mantra Music": spiritual and entertaining at the same time. Music that touches the heart and makes the soul dance. Simply pure Music for Heart'n'Soul.

is a Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi artist living in Berlin. In her dance school and with her dance ensemble Nātya Berlin, she teaches and presents classical Indian dance.
Shebana Devi's teachers are the internationally famous gurus "The Dhananjayans" (Bharatanatyam) and Jaikishore & Padmavani Mosalikanti (Kuchipudi).
 

Sitarist Yogendra born 1965 in Germany, studied North Indian ragas music for over 30 years with Ali Akbar Khan, Partha Chatterjee, Kushal Das and the Gundecha Brothers. Today he is one of the very few established German performers of classical Indian ragas. He has published the CD "Peace, Love & Joy - Three Rags for Sitar & Tabla" with Ashis Paul as accompanist. As a freelance sitarist he has published the three albums "Big Gods & Little Animals", "Legends of Panipur" and "Ocean" with his award-winning world music trio Indigo Masala He also tours with his world music trio Indigo Masala. Yogendra has also performed and recorded as a guest sitarist for countless projects ranging from baroque opera to contemporary experimental, from rock and jazz to techno and from satsang and meditation to Bollywood and kathak dance.