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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Founder | Sadhguru |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Yoga, social upliftment, ecological conservation |
| Location |
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Area served | India, Lebanon, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore |
| Method | Yoga programs, meditation, tree planting, rural upliftment |
Revenue (2022) | $40m (US chapter) |
| Website | isha |
The Isha Foundation is a nonprofit, spiritual organisation that was founded in 1992 near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, by Sadhguru (Jagadish Vasudev).[1] It hosts the Isha Yoga Centre, which offers yoga programs under the name Isha Yoga. The foundation is run "almost entirely" by volunteers.[2][3][4] According to Sadhguru, the word isha means "the formless divine".[5][6]
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Isha Foundation is almost entirely volunteer run. Every single action and activity of the foundation and its worldwide centers is done on a volunteer basis.
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