Heart Of Living Yoga India is supporting  the community of Itharna, the village in the Himalayas that we selected earlier this year - with its organic farming projects, its school, its young people and we are in the process of establishing a programme of workshops on sustainable living offered by the village people, staying with them in their homes and learning how to live a life close to nature that is based on spirituality.  The Buddha Fellowship is in partnership with us and is sending two graduate interns to live there for 2 months and make a proposal to take these plans forwards

We continue to support the After-School Club in Rishikesh which is being run by Swami Ishwaranand.  We have been able to give a scholarship to one brilliant young girl to go to a very good school which should ensure a good future for her.  And in the new term we will be providing a local qualified English teacher to enable the children to get better jobs, notably in the tourism sector. 

Makar Sakranti 14th January 2020

Our children have been invited to take part in an important ceremony for Makar Sakranti today. Here are some pictures showing the children getting ready………

Makara Sankranti or Maghi, is a festival day in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to the deity Surya. It is observed each year in January. It marks the first day of the sun's transit into Makara, marking the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days.