TheHimalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy (HIYSP) is an internationalnon-profit organization, which promotesyoga andholistic health through yoga retreats, residential programs, health products and services, media publications includingYoga International magazine, andhumanitarian projects. The institute's main campus is located on (1.6 km2) in thePocono Mountains of northeasternPennsylvania and is the site of most of its residential programming. Branch centers also operate inCameroon,India, andMexico. It formerly had centres inGreat Britain andMalaysia.[1]
The organization was founded in 1971 by the Indianyoga guruSwami Rama.[2] A range of educational programming for yoga teachers is offered by the Himalayan Institute including training workshops, online courses, seminars, and certifications. The institute publishes additional media through the Himalayan Institute Press, including the magazine Yoga International,[3] and sells health products such as the Varcho Veda line ofherbal extracts, and theNeti Pot.[4]
The Himalayan Institute runs humanitarian projects in different areas of the world.[5] InKumbo, Cameroon, the institute has implementedvocational training courses in agriculture, holistic medicine, and carpentry.[6] InJonotla, Mexico, a Himalayan Institute branch center holdssustainable agriculture workshops.[7] The institute has also supported Tibetan refugees in India, with projects in theBylakuppe and Rabgayling settlements, and has hostedSamdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of theTibetan government in exile.[8]
The Himalayan Institute has been responsible for several notable sustainability andalternative energy initiatives, including the cultivation ofbiofuel crops in India,[9] Cameroon and Mexico.[10] In 2010, the organization received a government grant to install asolar thermal system at its headquarters.[11]
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