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2010 |
AYUSH - Isha Organic Health System
The most recent of Isha's Outreach projects, AYUAH aims at rejuvenating traditional health practices and improving the health status of the tribal population of Kolli Hills Block of the Eastern Ghats,
South India, through indigenous holistic health sciences. Which the Indian Government refers to as AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy). Isha's approach to rural health offers an indigenous, comprehensive, and effective mix of preventive and curative care. Based on a unique combination of yogic practices, physical fitness programs, naturopathy, traditional ayurveda and siddha systems, as well as essential allopathic treatments. This model is not an advocacy for better health; but rather a technology for better health. AYUSH Isha Organic Health System volunteers will be the new cadre of community level health functionaries who will bridge the gap between the above tribal community and the health care providers. The project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department of AYUSH, Government of India.
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2008 |
Isha Care Clinic
As part of its overall effort to improve the well-being of individuals and communities, the Isha Institute of Inner Sciences has opened Isha Care - a volunteer-run, free medical clinic.
Offering primary healthcare to the rural, uninsured and underserved populations of Van Buren, Warren and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee, USA. With the support and assistance of community leaders and area businesses, Isha Care clinic officially opened its doors on September 23, 2008 and has been operational since then through the efforts of Isha Foundation's volunteer physicians, nurses and health care consultants.
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2008 |
Isha Rural Health Clinics
Under Isha's Action for Rural Rejuvenation (ARR) program, four Isha Rural Health Clinics have been established since 2008 in the most underserved areas of rural
Tamil Nadu, in Kullapanayakanur (Salem district), Alandurai (Coimbatore district), Vavipalayam (Tirupur district) and Velayudampalayam (Karur district). In addition to primary health care services offered by resident physicians free of charge, each clinic is equipped with laboratory facilities for investigation and diagnosis as well as a pharmacy that provides quality medicines at nominal costs. Health services include neonatal and post-natal care, pediatric and geriatric care as well as emergency and trauma care. Regular medical camps are also organized involving specialists from various medical fields. These Rural Health Clinics further support ARR's fleet of over 20, all-terrain mobile health clinics (see below, ARR).
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2006 |
AIDS Awareness Program
A multi-pronged sequence of events and interventions including educational, social, and medical efforts to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS, especially in rural areas within its pediatric group.
The program's focus is on giving proper care and treatment to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), and above all, ensuring a healthy atmosphere in the society to end social stigma and ensuing social marginalization. This project benefits from the Foundation's already-established rural infrastructure of the Action for Rural Rejuvenation program, and its fleet of mobile health clinics and healthcare professionals (see below, ARR).
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2006 |
Isha Business Private Ltd
IBPL has been established with the purpose of providing a steady stream of financial resources to fund the foundation's growing social outreach projects. IBPL's mission is to launch and
develop innovative business initiatives in various fields including: real estate, engineering, interior design, furniture and craft making, designer clothing, and food production. Run by professionals and volunteers from various walks of life with diverse work experience and backgrounds, IBPL seeks to address the need to combine commerce with social conscience. As such, the entire proceeds of IBPL fund Isha Foundation's various social outreach programs.
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2005 |
Isha Vidhya ( www.ishavidhya.org )
This massive educational initiative offers a life changing opportunity to rural children: Pioneering good quality English medium, computer-based education through 206 schools in each of Tamil Nadu's 206 counties(taluks).
By empowering children with a holistic education that emphasizes English and computer skills, a new door is being opened for countless rural youth, including tribal children, to pursue a range of higher education and professional options. It is noteworthy that 60% of Isha Vidhya students are first generation school goers. Moreover, Isha Foundation's vast network of worldwide volunteers functions throughout the year to raise scholarships for the most disadvantaged students attending the schools.
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2005 |
Isha Gramotsavam:
The annual Isha Gramotsavam or "Rural Olympics" regroups over 600 rural teams from 7 districts to compete in over 13 different sport disciplines and traditional rural games such as
Selambu Attam, an ancient martial art, Rekala Race, a bullock cart race, and the crowd favorite Volleyball and Throwball finals, for men and women. Modern track & field events along with fun filled village games allow spectators of all ages to become participants in this weekend-long sport festival. The annual event has rapidly become one of the most popular events in Tamil Nadu, drawing growing crowds every year. Gramotsavam is not just about sports, it also provides an opportunity to celebrate South India's rural life and culture. Every year, the event showcases traditional rural cuisine and local arts and crafts, while folk songs and dances delight the attendees.
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2005 |
Isha Rejuvenation Center - Holistic Health and Inner Balance
Isha Rejuvenation is an initiative designed by Sadhguru to allow an individual to experience inner peace and the joy of a healthy body. The center, located within the lush Isha Yoga Center,
offers a unique and powerful combination of programs, carefully tailored and sequenced to bring vibrancy and proper balance to one's life energies and body. This balance is crucial for healthy living as well as for preventing and uprooting chronic ailments. Meticulously structured, the programs combine allopathic, alternative and complementary therapies with the sublime wisdom of various ancient Indian medicinal practices (Siddha and Ayurveda), diet, massage, therapeutic baths and wraps, rejuvenation tonics, and other program-specific methods.
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2005 |
Isha Home School ( www.ishahomeschool.org )
Isha Home School aims at providing quality education in a stimulating, home-like environment. It is designed specifically for the inner blossoming and the well-rounded development of children.
With its prominent international faculty and unique curriculum, Isha Home School kindles the innate urge within children to learn and know. Focus is given to inculcating life values and living skills while maintaining the rigor of academic excellence as per national and international standards.
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2004 |
Project GreenHands (PGH) ( www.projectgreenhands.org )
PGH, an inspiring ecological initiative, seeks to prevent and reverse environmental degradation and enable sustainable living. The project aims to create 10%
additional green cover in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India, enthusiastically supporting the Indian Government's goal to increase the national green cover to 33%. This target can be achieved in Tamil Nadu by planting 114 million trees. By the end of 2010, Isha volunteers and partners had planted over 8 million saplings from 400 nurseries, thanks to the mobilization of thousands of volunteers and close collaboration with Indian farmers. A mass tree planting marathon was held on October 17th 2006. It resulted in 852,587 saplings being planted across 27 districts in Tamil Nadu, by over 256,289 volunteers in just one day, setting a Guinness World Record. These achievements have inspired people from various walks of life to come forth and offer partnership, including national and international entities such as Yves Rocher and King Lion Media.
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2004 |
Disaster Management
The alarming rise in man-made and natural disasters has brought the effects of industrial pollution and climate change to headlines everywhere. South India is no exception.
Isha Foundation, which already operated centers in coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, proved its capacity for rapid intervention by responding to the 2004 tsunami within hours; providing medical care, immunization and distribution of food and non-food items. Isha's rehabilitation work included reconstruction of homes specially designed to withstand cyclones and flooding, community psychosocial support through yoga, games and the planting of 5,000 tree saplings in memory of the victims. Moreover, Isha health care and volunteer teams were mobilized immediately to support communities which witnessed their livelihoods washed away by the torrential rains and floods in Cuddalore, Chidambaram, and Trichy Districts in 2005, and in the Nilgiris District in the mountain village of Naduhatti, in 2009.
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2004 |
Isha Craft
A labor of love, Isha Craft focuses on providing an expression to the natural creative instincts of rural people, restoring traditional means of earning a living, and empowering rural women.
The proceeds, from Isha Craft are channelled to rural communities. Specifically, they fund the operational costs of the Mobile Health Clinics in rural areas of south India.
Made from locally sourced, natural materials, the product range includes; eco-friendly decorative baskets, all-purpose trays, lamps, mats, cotton and jute handbags, and other contemporary home decor, utility and fashion products. This creative initiative brings the beauty of craft to our lives, and the hope of renewal to rural people.
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2003 |
Action for Rural Rejuvenation (ARR)
A long-term vision of Sadhguru, ARR is a pioneering social outreach program which provides carefully crafted, comprehensive, and ongoing rural rehabilitation
services, such as free medical care through a fleet of 21 all-terrain mobile health clinics. ARR also provides, rural Health clinics, specially tailored yoga programs, nature awareness programs, and community games (including inter-village tournaments and the much celebrated annual Isha Gramotsavam - Rural Olympics) to the heart of the rural communities in India. ARR has created an opportunity for villagers, including women and children, to restore and reach their ultimate well-being. So far ARR has helped over 3.6 million people in more than 4000 villages of South India. The success of ARR has led international NGOs to seek Isha Foundation's assistance to reproduce this model in communities in Africa.
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2002 |
Vanashree Eco-Center
Is an ecological initiative of Isha Foundation to preserve the delicate ecology and the rich bio-diversity of the Velliangiri Mountains at the foothills where the Isha Yoga Center is located.
The Velliangiri Mountains Conservation Campaign of the Eco-Center was initiated during the 'International Year of the Mountains', in 2002, and is an ongoing program to conserve and protect this magnificent mountain range. It also aims at educating youth about conservation and ecology through experiential programs.
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Inner Freedom for the Imprisoned
A free program offered to prisoners at various sites in India and United states. By focusing on inner transformation, the yoga programs help inmates develop emotional and mental balance,
responsibility, acceptance, and communication skills that they can use to improve the quality of life while during incarcerated. This in turn increases their chance of a successful return to society, once released. Participants are given tools to go inward and help examine the roots of their destructive behavior, and hence learn alternative methods for coping with stress and anger.
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