5 Days In-Service Program sponsored by the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India for IAS, IPS & Indian Forest Service officers and other officers under the Central Staffing Scheme.

As underscored by the Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, during his Sep ‘14 address at the United Nations General Assembly, yoga is an ancient technology with its roots in India. Yoga is deeply ingrained in Indian culture and has always been seen as a powerful enabler for one’s ultimate wellbeing.

The Inner Engineering program offers powerful tools derived from the yogic sciences, to achieve one’s full potential. It has been specially designed for government officials holding senior leadership positions in the central and state governments, who stand to gain enormously from the timeless wisdom woven with insights on leadership. The program has been devised by Sadhguru and is conducted by highly trained teachers. It not only empowers participants to achieve an inner balance that translates into clarity, creativity, efficiency and harmony at the workplace, but also realize their boundless potential.

Program starts at 8:30 AM on Day 1 (Jan 6th, 2025)
Program Ends at 4 PM on Day 5 (Jan 10, 2025)

* Please plan your arrival and departure accordingly. Best if you can arrive one day earlier for the program.

Yoga

The program employs a variety of methods to address every aspect of wellbeing – body, mind, emotions and energy – to establish a sense of health, joy and vibrancy.

• Rejuvenating guided meditations

• Energizing asanas and kriyas

• Engaging discourses about the nature of the mind and practical wisdom to manage life’s situations.

Shambhavi Mahamudra

This ancient kriya (inner energy process) is transmitted as a practice to enhance life on all levels. Various research studies on Shambhavi Mahamudra show that it yields immense health benefits. Learn more here.

From Ambition to Vision

“Ambition to Vision” is a key component of the program, designed to enable participants to operate beyond the limited lens of ambition, through an all-inclusive vision. It will address significant challenges faced by senior officials in the government sector.

Health

• Heightened energy levels throughout the day

• Reduced need for sleep

• Relief from chronic ailments such as blood pressure, diabetes, allergies, back and neck pain, asthma, headaches, insomnia, obesity, anxiety, poor resistance to cold and flu, fibromyalgia, depression

Performance

• Increased efficiency, multi-tasking skills, and ability to handle stressful situations

• Enhanced focus, clarity, concentration & memory

• Develop new perspectives for problem solving and handling complex situations

• Improved communication and relationships through an increased understanding of others

• Clarity in evaluating personal values and life goals to deliver & direct good governance

• Creating inter-departmental synergies to achieve governance objectives

• Ability to tap the reservoir of innate intelligence

• Transcending prejudices for insightful decision making

Quality of Life

• Become truly aware of one’s responsibility at a profound level

• Establish a positive, open approach towards life

• Transcend limitations and go beyond fears

• Live with a deep sense of inner peace and fulfillment

• Achieve a heightened state of consciousness and awareness of body and mind

“All the programs, which the DOPT has been offering through various training institutions, academies and all that, all over the country and across the world, have basically helped us in sharpening our intellect and also getting knowledge inputs. But the most important aspect of our life itself, that is, how we can improve ourselves, so that we can become better human beings and only a better human being can serve the society better. So this aspect has been completely missing in our training programs in the last half a century. Thanks to the present Government of India and the DOPT and Isha Foundation that they could think of bringing this training program, which enhances human value.”

Shri. JSV Prasad,
IAS (AP, 1987)

It’s been a wonderful experience of five days. I would say experientially – I feel more joy, I feel more centered, I feel more spontaneous and I certainly feel more empowered. It has helped me to touch a core of my being in a very fundamental way. The whole experience of doing a meditative process under the guidance of Sadhguru, the whole Shambhavi kriya and the entire experience here, has really helped me to feel my inner being and I’m feeling more centered.”

Smt. Manisha Verma,
IAS (MH, 1993)

This is a program that should be made mandatory for every civil servant. For one thing, it teaches you the true meaning of integrity, of what it means to do your best for everybody, in whichever job you are in. And it also gives you the discipline that you need to be able to touch other people’s lives. So it’s been a remarkably useful program.

Shri Gurucharan,
IAS (KA,1982)

Isha Yoga Center

The Isha Yoga Center is a sacred space for self-transformation, where one can dedicate time towards fostering inner transformation and creating an established state of wellbeing. The center draws people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, and walks of life. A large residential facility houses an active international community of full-time volunteers, guests and visitors, making it a vibrant hub of spiritual growth and activity.

Whether one is looking to shift to a healthier lifestyle, seek a higher level of self-fulfillment or is aiming to realize their ultimate spiritual potential, the yoga center’s environment will support one’s quest.

The center is designed to create an ambience conducive for inner exploration. At the heart of the Yoga Center is the Dhyanalinga, a meditative space and an energy powerhouse. Also located on the premises are the Nalanda Conference Center, Isha Rejuvenation Center and Isha Home School.

Getting Here

The Isha Yoga Center is situated 35 km (about an hour and a half from the airport) west of Coimbatore, at the Velliangiri Foothills. Coimbatore is well connected by air, rail and road. Regular taxi services are available from Coimbatore to the Isha Yoga Center.

Accommodation

Isha cottages blend rich, earth-tone hues within a simple yet elegant setting. There is a wide range of choice of rooms, from the executive accommodation in the Nalanda block, to the simpler Nadi cottages, and spacious Duplex cottages.

Sadhguru

Sadhguru is a yogi and profound mystic of our times. An absolute clarity of perception places him in a unique space in not only matters spiritual but also in business, human development, contemporary issues, governance and international affairs, and opens a new door on all that he touches.

Isha Leadership Academy

Isha Leadership Academy offers transformative leadership education in India, by integrating external skill sets with tools for inner wellbeing.

It aims to create leaders whose human potential has found fullest expression, who are deeply rooted in their inner wellbeing and are able to operate from a sense of inclusiveness resulting in visionary decisions and actions.

The Academy will offer an array of leadership education programs, ranging from a two-year MBA or equivalent to shorter duration customized courses for those holding or aspiring to hold leadership roles in business, government, public service, civil society, politics and academia.