For many spiritual seekers around the world, the aspiration to meet Sadhguru often means participating in one of his residential programs at the Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore, located in the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu. The centre is the headquarters of the Isha Foundation and offers a structured path of yoga and meditation programmes. Read on to find out more about how you can visit the Isha Yoga Center, take part in its various programs, and possibly have the opportunity to meet Sadhguru in person during scheduled events, darshans, or volunteering activities at the center.
Choose your journey at Isha
The Isha Yoga Center is set up to facilitate inner transformation through yoga’s four major paths: kriya (energy), gnana (knowledge), karma (action), and bhakti (devotion). If your goal is to meet Sadhguru, one of the most direct routes is via the advanced programme called Samyama — an intensive eight-day residential meditation retreat held in his presence.
Register and travel to Isha Yoga Center
The Isha Yoga Center is located about 30 kilometres west of Coimbatore city, Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is well connected by air, rail and road, making the centre accessible for visitors from India and abroad.
Taxis are available at both the airport and the railway station. You can also arrange one through the Isha Travel Desk by visiting vahanam.co/cab or emailing travel.desk@ishafoundation.org for assistance.
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There are also direct buses between Coimbatore and Isha Yoga Centre (check the time table here).
To visit, you must lodge a “visit request” via the overseas or domestic portal, especially if you’re a non-Indian passport holder. Once there, you can take part in various programs, and learn things that you have been hearing for a long time. One such program is Samyama, about which you will find the details below.
Meet prerequisites for SamyamaSamyama isn’t open to just anyone. The official prerequisites include successful completion of the programme Inner Engineering including initiation into Shambhavi Mahamudra, plus other preparatory practices like Surya Kriya/Surya Shakti or Yogasanas.
Another important step is the “Pre-Samyama Meet” — an orientation session for applicants, mandatory prior to registration.
Only after you’ve met these criteria can you apply for the selected dates (for example 16–23 December 2025 or 16–23 January 2026 at the Isha Centre near Coimbatore) when Samyama will be held.
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Attend the retreat and meet Sadhguru
During the residential programme, participants spend eight full days in silence, meditating for long hours, in Sadhguru’s presence. The idea is that this atmosphere supports deep inner experience and transformation.
Meeting Sadhguru means being physically present on the campus during the retreat: the environment, the proximity, the spiritual ambience are all part of the experience. While he may not meet every individual personally outside the scheduled sessions, the retreat is conducted in his presence.
Planning and logistics
Accommodation at Isha is available in various categories (standard cottages, AC suites) at the centre.
If you’re a non-Indian passport holder, additional steps like visa, travel, and confirming program dates become important. The website clearly states overseas participation and preparation are required.
Also check practical details such as dress-code, photography rules, visitor guidelines (available on the “A Day at Isha Yoga Center” section).
Why this matters
Attending Samyama is not just another yoga holiday, the literature describes it as offering the “possibility to free yourself from the bonds of karma and purify your system, opening you up to subtler realms of experience”.
Sadhguru has described Samyama as a state “where you become fully aware that you are not the body, you are not the mind, you are not the world around.”
After the retreat
Once you complete Samyama, many participants say their perspective, daily practices and inner experience change. The centre offers subsequent programs (such as Samyama Sadhana) for further deepening.
If your intention is to meet Sadhguru, attending the Samyama programme at Isha Yoga Center is the most direct path. But it requires commitment: completing foundational programmes, travelling to Coimbatore, immersing in silence, and engaging with a deeply structured environment.
This encounter may not guarantee a personal one-on-one conversation with Sadhguru, but it places you in his presence, within the same space and possibility he offers to seekers. In that way, the meeting is as much internal as external.
If you’re serious about the journey, register early, meet the prerequisites, make the logistics smooth — and when you arrive, you may find more than just a meeting: you may find a doorway to inner transformation.
Choose your journey at Isha
The Isha Yoga Center is set up to facilitate inner transformation through yoga’s four major paths: kriya (energy), gnana (knowledge), karma (action), and bhakti (devotion). If your goal is to meet Sadhguru, one of the most direct routes is via the advanced programme called Samyama — an intensive eight-day residential meditation retreat held in his presence.
Register and travel to Isha Yoga Center
The Isha Yoga Center is located about 30 kilometres west of Coimbatore city, Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is well connected by air, rail and road, making the centre accessible for visitors from India and abroad.
Taxis are available at both the airport and the railway station. You can also arrange one through the Isha Travel Desk by visiting vahanam.co/cab or emailing travel.desk@ishafoundation.org for assistance.
Read more: India’s top 10 richest districts (by GDP per capita)
There are also direct buses between Coimbatore and Isha Yoga Centre (check the time table here).
To visit, you must lodge a “visit request” via the overseas or domestic portal, especially if you’re a non-Indian passport holder. Once there, you can take part in various programs, and learn things that you have been hearing for a long time. One such program is Samyama, about which you will find the details below.
Meet prerequisites for SamyamaSamyama isn’t open to just anyone. The official prerequisites include successful completion of the programme Inner Engineering including initiation into Shambhavi Mahamudra, plus other preparatory practices like Surya Kriya/Surya Shakti or Yogasanas.
Another important step is the “Pre-Samyama Meet” — an orientation session for applicants, mandatory prior to registration.
Only after you’ve met these criteria can you apply for the selected dates (for example 16–23 December 2025 or 16–23 January 2026 at the Isha Centre near Coimbatore) when Samyama will be held.
Read more: Kumari, the living goddess of Nepal: History, traditions, and how to meet her in Kathmandu
Attend the retreat and meet Sadhguru
During the residential programme, participants spend eight full days in silence, meditating for long hours, in Sadhguru’s presence. The idea is that this atmosphere supports deep inner experience and transformation.
Meeting Sadhguru means being physically present on the campus during the retreat: the environment, the proximity, the spiritual ambience are all part of the experience. While he may not meet every individual personally outside the scheduled sessions, the retreat is conducted in his presence.
Planning and logistics
Accommodation at Isha is available in various categories (standard cottages, AC suites) at the centre.
If you’re a non-Indian passport holder, additional steps like visa, travel, and confirming program dates become important. The website clearly states overseas participation and preparation are required.
Also check practical details such as dress-code, photography rules, visitor guidelines (available on the “A Day at Isha Yoga Center” section).
Why this matters
Attending Samyama is not just another yoga holiday, the literature describes it as offering the “possibility to free yourself from the bonds of karma and purify your system, opening you up to subtler realms of experience”.
Sadhguru has described Samyama as a state “where you become fully aware that you are not the body, you are not the mind, you are not the world around.”
After the retreat
Once you complete Samyama, many participants say their perspective, daily practices and inner experience change. The centre offers subsequent programs (such as Samyama Sadhana) for further deepening.
If your intention is to meet Sadhguru, attending the Samyama programme at Isha Yoga Center is the most direct path. But it requires commitment: completing foundational programmes, travelling to Coimbatore, immersing in silence, and engaging with a deeply structured environment.
This encounter may not guarantee a personal one-on-one conversation with Sadhguru, but it places you in his presence, within the same space and possibility he offers to seekers. In that way, the meeting is as much internal as external.
If you’re serious about the journey, register early, meet the prerequisites, make the logistics smooth — and when you arrive, you may find more than just a meeting: you may find a doorway to inner transformation.
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