At Isha Yoga Center, Mahashivratri is more than just an event — it is a labor of love, commitment, and devotion. As preparations unfold, every moment and all actions are a testament to the dedication of thousands of volunteers who come together with a single purpose: to create an ambience that will enrich the experience of millions of devotees who participate in the celebration either in person or online. The range of activities includes preparing a grand stage, Maha Annadanam — the sacred offering of food, dance and musical performances, overall event décor, managing parking and traffic, security, seating arrangements for devotees, live broadcast, and much more.

209 trainees of the 2025 batch of the Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program offered by Sadhguru Gurukulam had the immense privilege of imbibing Classical Hatha Yoga in its utmost sanctity during their 21-week program at the Isha Yoga Center, and are now ready to embark on a journey to impart this profound science to the world. Here is a glimpse of their intense and profound journey.

Over the last 25-30 years, there have been a few motivated groups—small, yet loud and vicious—who have relentlessly slandered Isha Foundation without an iota of factual substance. Today, with fake news, paid media and social media at hand, we see these vested groups weaving a systematized web of lies, finding insidious ways to malign the Foundation. In spite of the fact that there is not ONE court case filed by any Government Body, these groups have created chimeras of nuisance suits and attempted repeatedly to mire the Foundation in controversy and bad press. As our commitment to over 11 million volunteers and over a billion well-wishers worldwide, in response to repeated appeals from them to publish the truth, we now stand up and provide answers to the most commonly asked questions.