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Prepare Yourself for Life
Sadhanapada, a part of Sadhguru Gurukulam, is a 7-month residential program for inner transformation offered at Isha Yoga Center, India. It is designed for those looking to establish balance, clarity and emotional stability, seeking spiritual growth or wanting to live an intense and energetic life.
Sadhanapada is offered without a fee and includes food and accommodation.
Applications for Sadhanapada 2025 are now open.
Sadhguru on Why Sadhanapada
Program Details
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Duration
From Guru Purnima (July) to Mahashivratri (February/March), usually around 7 months.
Nature’s Support: In the Yogic culture, the time between the summer solstice and the winter solstice is referred to as Sadhanapada. That is when the natural forces of the planet are supportive for one's growth and sadhana yields maximum results.
Long-Lasting Benefits: A focused, dedicated, and consistent effort is needed to transform one’s life. The impact of these 7 months stays with you as an insurance for life, building a strong foundation for you to remain unwavering on the path of growth.
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Location
In the powerfully consecrated and energized space of the Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore, India.
Consecrated Spaces: An ashram is a space where everyone is focused in one direction -- to explore life’s deepest questions and possibilities. To be in the ashram is to be in a cocoon of energy with a group of committed seekers.
Reconnect with Nature: Live at the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains, amidst natural surroundings, and reconnect with the elements of nature.
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No Fee
There are no fees and the program includes basic accommodation and a healthy, nutritious diet.
Why Take a Break?
If your work has become synonymous with burnout, stress and a constant sense of unfulfillment, take time off to untangle so you never get tangled again.
Establish Inner Stability
Bring a deep-rooted inner stability and handle work without stress, tension or anxiety.
Bring a deep-rooted inner stability and handle work without stress, tension or anxiety.
Seva - Contribute
Offer your skills and give back to society through Sadhguru's vision.
Offer your skills and give back to society through Sadhguru's vision.
Scale Up Your Capabilities
Develop a mind with inner clarity to bring success on both personal and professional fronts of life.
Develop a mind with inner clarity to bring success on both personal and professional fronts of life.
Invest time now to empower yourself and learn how to manage your thoughts and emotions.
Friction-Free Life
Align your thoughts and emotions to become friction-free and find greater success in life.
Align your thoughts and emotions to become friction-free and find greater success in life.
Live Strong
Live in sync with nature, practice Yoga and eat healthy to make yourself strong, physically and mentally.
Live in sync with nature, practice Yoga and eat healthy to make yourself strong, physically and mentally.
A Fresh Perspective
Look at life with a new perspective, cultivate inner clarity and find your direction.
Look at life with a new perspective, cultivate inner clarity and find your direction.
Spend time in a powerful space to deepen your sadhana.
Non-Denominational Spiritual Process
A global program, open to seekers from all backgrounds and walks of life, focused on one's ultimate wellbeing.
A global program, open to seekers from all backgrounds and walks of life, focused on one's ultimate wellbeing.
Powerful Kriyas and Hatha Yoga
Take part in the advanced Isha programs and enhance your practices to a new level of intensity.
Take part in the advanced Isha programs and enhance your practices to a new level of intensity.
Receive Guided Support
A team of Brahmacharis, Yoga instructors and volunteers devoted to helping you establish consistency and deepen your sadhana.
A team of Brahmacharis, Yoga instructors and volunteers devoted to helping you establish consistency and deepen your sadhana.
Applications for Sadhanapada 2025 are now open.
Alumni Experiences
Usha Rani
Volunteering started giving me internal satisfaction and a constant, natural kind of happiness.
The whole journey of Sadhanapada was beautiful, and I loved the volunteering part most. In Tree Care seva, I connected with Mother Earth, the open air, the vastness of the sky, and the most beautiful thing – rain that came anytime.When my seva changed to Cauvery Calling accounts department, I was reluctant. I was short-tempered initially and got easily irritated. It bothered me when others weren’t giving their best. With my seva coordinators’ guidance, soon my anger was gone and I started accepting people without judgment.Volunteering started giving me internal satisfaction and a constant, natural kind of happiness.
Abhilash Jain
I have become more balanced in terms of my mind and emotion.
I decided to go to Sadhanapada just after my graduation, so I didn't attend any campus placement program in the college. Many people advised me not to risk my career, but I decided to go for it and I think this was one of the best decisions I have taken so far. Before coming here, I was irregular with my sadhana, but these 7 months have brought discipline into it. Doing sadhana here in the consecrated spaces is so wonderful and effortless.I have become more balanced in terms of my mind and emotion.
Arpita Shaleen
My focus and my decision-making ability have improved.
Staying at home for 8 months after Sadhanapada, I can clearly see the difference in myself. Situations do not have the same impact on me as they used to. I feel like a new person and find it amusing how I reacted to them before. I can see I could have done better, but this change is very refreshing. Life is much lighter now. The only important thing is to do the daily sadhana and everything else fits in effortlessly. My focus and my decision-making ability have improved. This is helping me do things faster and more efficiently.
Charlie Gavins
Socially relevant, fast-moving projects that touch on the very pulse of our planet in an atmosphere of fun.
This place, this program, this Yoga has given me what I was always looking for. I signed up for Sadhanapada with trepidation, but found the entrance to a world within that begs to be explored.The ease with which all the practices happen now and the power and depth that I experience with each of them is something I would never have imagined.Being able to work on stimulating,socially relevant, fast-moving projects that touch on the very pulse of our planet in an atmosphere of fun and ease is something that I will cherish very highly.
Gabriel Araujo
spending time in consecrated spaces is giving me a lot of energy and a sense of joy and lightness.
Sadhanapada was a very enriching and fantastic experience. After Sadhanapada, my focus and energy have increased so much. I'm able to handle much more activity and do much more quality work, in a way that I didn't expect was possible for me.
Also, spending time in consecrated spaces is giving me a lot of energy and a sense of joy and lightness. At the end of the day, taking a dip in Suryakund and going to Dhyanalinga is a fantastic experience that recharges me in a big way! Meditation happens so effortlessly. For me, it is an indescribable experience!
Hitesh Udasi
It would take me years to reach this level of personal and spiritual development
Dedicating time to sadhana and staying in the ashram has brought freedom, peace and joy into my life. Everything in the program was crafted in a supportive way for growth, like the daily schedule, monthly meetings and food. Sadhana has made me conscious of myself and now, even if things go haywire, I know I need to fix myself first and then the situations around.
Doing sadhana in the consecrated spaces makes the process of growth very rapid. It would take me years to reach this level of personal and spiritual development that happened in such a short period.
Lokesh
I am no longer intimidated by big work. I no longer think, "Oh, if this doesn't work, what will happen?"
Before coming to Sadhanapada last year, I'd been working in IT for 12 years. I thought I'll get to do something different in Sadhanapada – but I was put in IT again. But here, I felt a certain energy every morning after the practices. Many issues stopped bothering me and my ideas started flowing without a restriction. Sadhanapada took away so many of my limitations. I am no longer intimidated by big work. I no longer think, "Oh, if this doesn't work, what will happen?" All problems became solutions. I am always raring to go, "Yes, let's do it! What next?"
Poonam Jhangiani
Pradakshina always helped me stop the internal chatter, leading to more vibrancy and focus thereafter.
The Ashram and the many consecrated spaces have impacted my mind, body and emotions. Sadhana here has been more fluid, effortless and magical. Whenever I felt low, sitting in front of Devi has comforted me. Dhyanalinga calmed the restlessness in me and Pradakshina always helped me stop the internal chatter, leading to more vibrancy and focus thereafter.
During Sadhanapada, I got the opportunity to coordinate the Upasaka silence program and support the 21-day Tamil Upasaka training webinar! Both helped me break a lot of limitations within, leading to stillness and lifting of the veil of ignorance in some way.
Stevan Kospetin
Linga Seva really changed the way I looked at Dhyanalinga.
When I arrived to Sadhanapada, I really avoided the Dhyanalinga and Linga Bhairavi. But after some time, my perception and awareness increased and I became naturally drawn to them. Linga Seva really changed the way I looked at Dhyanalinga. Once, I got the opportunity of playing the singing bowl during Nada Aradhana. I sat down to play and after some time the movement started happening by itself. Falling into a very different kind of meditative state by focusing so intensely on the sound, it was an experience I will never forget.
Siddhartha Modukuri
Within me, the kind of balance I am experiencing is just incomprehensible. It's a new high!
Sadhanapada has left a deep impact on me and it took my practices to another level. All my colleagues at work tell me that I am more energetic, stable and efficient than before. A day doesn't go by without my mother expressing her gratitude to Sadhguru for the way I am at home. But what they are seeing is only the surface. Within me, the kind of balance I am experiencing is just incomprehensible. Day after day, I just keep doing sadhana, and every day I see a new me! It's a new high! It's a new level of living!
Usha Rani
Volunteering started giving me internal satisfaction and a constant, natural kind of happiness.
The whole journey of Sadhanapada was beautiful, and I loved the volunteering part most. In Tree Care seva, I connected with Mother Earth, the open air, the vastness of the sky, and the most beautiful thing – rain that came anytime.When my seva changed to Cauvery Calling accounts department, I was reluctant. I was short-tempered initially and got easily irritated. It bothered me when others weren’t giving their best. With my seva coordinators’ guidance, soon my anger was gone and I started accepting people without judgment.Volunteering started giving me internal satisfaction and a constant, natural kind of happiness.
Abhilash Jain
I have become more balanced in terms of my mind and emotion.
I decided to go to Sadhanapada just after my graduation, so I didn't attend any campus placement program in the college. Many people advised me not to risk my career, but I decided to go for it and I think this was one of the best decisions I have taken so far. Before coming here, I was irregular with my sadhana, but these 7 months have brought discipline into it. Doing sadhana here in the consecrated spaces is so wonderful and effortless.I have become more balanced in terms of my mind and emotion.
Arpita Shaleen
My focus and my decision-making ability have improved.
Staying at home for 8 months after Sadhanapada, I can clearly see the difference in myself. Situations do not have the same impact on me as they used to. I feel like a new person and find it amusing how I reacted to them before. I can see I could have done better, but this change is very refreshing. Life is much lighter now. The only important thing is to do the daily sadhana and everything else fits in effortlessly. My focus and my decision-making ability have improved. This is helping me do things faster and more efficiently.
Charlie Gavins
Socially relevant, fast-moving projects that touch on the very pulse of our planet in an atmosphere of fun.
This place, this program, this Yoga has given me what I was always looking for. I signed up for Sadhanapada with trepidation, but found the entrance to a world within that begs to be explored.The ease with which all the practices happen now and the power and depth that I experience with each of them is something I would never have imagined.Being able to work on stimulating,socially relevant, fast-moving projects that touch on the very pulse of our planet in an atmosphere of fun and ease is something that I will cherish very highly.
Gabriel Araujo
spending time in consecrated spaces is giving me a lot of energy and a sense of joy and lightness.
Sadhanapada was a very enriching and fantastic experience. After Sadhanapada, my focus and energy have increased so much. I'm able to handle much more activity and do much more quality work, in a way that I didn't expect was possible for me.
Also, spending time in consecrated spaces is giving me a lot of energy and a sense of joy and lightness. At the end of the day, taking a dip in Suryakund and going to Dhyanalinga is a fantastic experience that recharges me in a big way! Meditation happens so effortlessly. For me, it is an indescribable experience!
Hitesh Udasi
It would take me years to reach this level of personal and spiritual development
Dedicating time to sadhana and staying in the ashram has brought freedom, peace and joy into my life. Everything in the program was crafted in a supportive way for growth, like the daily schedule, monthly meetings and food. Sadhana has made me conscious of myself and now, even if things go haywire, I know I need to fix myself first and then the situations around.
Doing sadhana in the consecrated spaces makes the process of growth very rapid. It would take me years to reach this level of personal and spiritual development that happened in such a short period.
Lokesh
I am no longer intimidated by big work. I no longer think, "Oh, if this doesn't work, what will happen?"
Before coming to Sadhanapada last year, I'd been working in IT for 12 years. I thought I'll get to do something different in Sadhanapada – but I was put in IT again. But here, I felt a certain energy every morning after the practices. Many issues stopped bothering me and my ideas started flowing without a restriction. Sadhanapada took away so many of my limitations. I am no longer intimidated by big work. I no longer think, "Oh, if this doesn't work, what will happen?" All problems became solutions. I am always raring to go, "Yes, let's do it! What next?"
Poonam Jhangiani
Pradakshina always helped me stop the internal chatter, leading to more vibrancy and focus thereafter.
The Ashram and the many consecrated spaces have impacted my mind, body and emotions. Sadhana here has been more fluid, effortless and magical. Whenever I felt low, sitting in front of Devi has comforted me. Dhyanalinga calmed the restlessness in me and Pradakshina always helped me stop the internal chatter, leading to more vibrancy and focus thereafter.
During Sadhanapada, I got the opportunity to coordinate the Upasaka silence program and support the 21-day Tamil Upasaka training webinar! Both helped me break a lot of limitations within, leading to stillness and lifting of the veil of ignorance in some way.
Stevan Kospetin
Linga Seva really changed the way I looked at Dhyanalinga.
When I arrived to Sadhanapada, I really avoided the Dhyanalinga and Linga Bhairavi. But after some time, my perception and awareness increased and I became naturally drawn to them. Linga Seva really changed the way I looked at Dhyanalinga. Once, I got the opportunity of playing the singing bowl during Nada Aradhana. I sat down to play and after some time the movement started happening by itself. Falling into a very different kind of meditative state by focusing so intensely on the sound, it was an experience I will never forget.
Siddhartha Modukuri
Within me, the kind of balance I am experiencing is just incomprehensible. It's a new high!
Sadhanapada has left a deep impact on me and it took my practices to another level. All my colleagues at work tell me that I am more energetic, stable and efficient than before. A day doesn't go by without my mother expressing her gratitude to Sadhguru for the way I am at home. But what they are seeing is only the surface. Within me, the kind of balance I am experiencing is just incomprehensible. Day after day, I just keep doing sadhana, and every day I see a new me! It's a new high! It's a new level of living!
Usha Rani
Volunteering started giving me internal satisfaction and a constant, natural kind of happiness.
The whole journey of Sadhanapada was beautiful, and I loved the volunteering part most. In Tree Care seva, I connected with Mother Earth, the open air, the vastness of the sky, and the most beautiful thing – rain that came anytime.When my seva changed to Cauvery Calling accounts department, I was reluctant. I was short-tempered initially and got easily irritated. It bothered me when others weren’t giving their best. With my seva coordinators’ guidance, soon my anger was gone and I started accepting people without judgment.Volunteering started giving me internal satisfaction and a constant, natural kind of happiness.
Path to Sadhanapada
Step 1
Decide
Are you ready to commit 7 months for your own growth?
The participants will spend time in:
1. Yoga: Guided Yoga practices
2. Seva: Supporting Isha’s activities
3. Events: Taking part in festivities and cultural celebrations
4. Darshan: Be in Sadhguru’s Presence
5. Meditation in powerfully consecrated spaces
Before stepping into Sadhanapada, it is important to consider one’s responsibilities and set a plan so that for the 7 months, one can maintain a single-pointed focus towards one's growth.
The program is designed to establish an inner way of being that will naturally lead to a more joyful and friction-free life. Taking this time for yourself is also a long-term investment to strengthen the relationships one may have.
When you bring the necessary balance and exuberance in your body, mind and emotions, your ability to do things is greatly enhanced. Many past participants have shared how Sadhanapada has enhanced the quality, efficiency and creativity of their work.
The ashram is a cared-for and committed space, taking care of one’s basic needs, allowing participants to focus full-time on their growth.
1. Living in a consecrated space
2. Guided practices with a supportive schedule
3. Practice support and corrections
4. Opportunity to go beyond “myself” and catapult into new capabilities and possibilities
Step 2
Eligibility
Those aged 18 years and above, who have completed the Inner Engineering program and have been initiated into the Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, are eligible to apply.
Inner Engineering is offered as an intensive program for personal growth. The program establishes the possibility to explore the higher dimensions of life and offers tools to re-engineer one’s self through the inner science of Yoga.
Inner Engineering Online is a sequence of 7 powerful sessions with Sadhguru, each lasting about 90 minutes. You can do it at your own pace, in your own space.
“As there is a technology to create external wellbeing, there is a whole dimension of science and technology to create inner wellbeing.” —Sadhguru
Find out more:innerengineering.com
No, you can apply for Sadhanapada before completing Inner Engineering. The Sadhanapada Applications team will guide you on attending the necessary programs.
Step 3
Application
Find out more details on the entire application process.
The application process involves:
Completing the Application Form
Video Call
Health Assessment
Final Confirmation
In order to familiarize yourself with volunteering and life in the ashram, you may be asked to volunteer at your local center or at the Isha Yoga Center if you have not done so in the past. More information will be shared on this during the application process.
You can inform at your workplace after you receive the final confirmation to come for the program. Please apply for the program well in advance in order to have enough time to make the necessary arrangements.
Step 4
Approved
What's next once your application is approved and you are confirmed to come?
Once you are confirmed to participate in the program, we will send you a list of essential items to carry. Please carry only critical or absolutely necessary personal items when you arrive.
Toiletries and other items can be purchased at the Department Store in the ashram. Amazon deliveries are also possible.
Accommodation is provided within the Yoga Center, offering shared dormitory-style rooms and bathroom facilities. Separate accommodation is provided for men and women.
If you are attending the program with your spouse and wish to stay together, please inform us during the video call. However, accommodation for couples is subject to availability.
Isha Yoga Center will provide basic first-aid and medical assistance. Any serious medical conditions, such as asthma, chronic ailments, allergies, heart conditions, physical disabilities, injuries and history of mental imbalances/disorders, must be informed to us during the application process, well in advance.
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The recent events in the world have clearly shown the need for one to establish physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
An offering from Sadhguru and a rare opportunity in today’s time to live in an ashram and dedicate 7 months fully to your growth.
Prepare Yourself for Life.
Applications for Sadhanapada 2025 are now open.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sadhanapada is offered without a fee. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply. But you should come to the program with total commitment and willingness to be here for the entire duration of the program.
Sadhanapada is a 7-month residential program which requires you to be at the Isha Yoga Center continuously from Guru Purnima until Mahashivratri. The exact commencement date of the program will be communicated to you by email or phone upon confirmation of your participation.
You will get a chance to participate in advanced programs based on availability. Registration for advanced programs will be possible with support from the Programs Team, as and when they are announced. But you will have to register on your own.
The program setup is such that there will be a schedule which one needs to follow. This includes sadhana and seva. To make the most of the 7 months, it is best that you give yourself completely to the schedule during this time.
The program schedule is very tightly packed, leaving very minimal free time. It is best if you can make arrangements for your children to be looked after and cared for at your home.
Yes, but it is encouraged to keep communication to a minimum during this time so that participants can focus on their sadhana and the program.
Yes, they can come and meet you outside of scheduled sessions or activities. If they wish to stay, please make sure to book a stay for them in the cottages in advance.
To make the most of this conducive time of the year requires a commitment to be intensely focused upon one’s growth for 7 continuous months. It is ideal to not take any break or leave the supportive environment of the Yoga Center during the program. However, in case of emergency situations, the program coordination team will look at such cases on an individual basis.
The Sadhanapada program is a very disciplined and intense process. It will require 100% involvement in all sessions and full commitment from the participants.
The day begins at 5:30 AM and usually ends by 9:30 PM. Practice sessions will take place in the morning and evening. For the remainder of the day, participants will be supporting with various volunteering activities. Participants are expected to follow the program schedule strictly.
The Yoga Center follows a two-meal system – brunch and dinner, with juice/kanji in the afternoon. 100% attendance in all sessions is mandatory.
Accommodation is provided within the Yoga Center.
Shared dormitory style accommodation and bathroom facilities are provided. Men and women will be given separate accommodation.
If you are attending the program with your spouse and would like to stay together, please let us know during the video call. Accommodation for couples is subject to availability.
Two wholesome, vegetarian meals will be provided daily, as well as a hot drink or kanji in the afternoon. The first meal is at 10:00 AM and the second is at 7:00 PM.
The kitchen will not be able to accommodate any specific dietary requirements; therefore, the participants will have to arrange for it themselves if needed.
Those aged 18 years and above, who have completed the Inner Engineering program and have been initiated into the Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, are eligible to apply.
Additionally, one should be willing and able to spend 7 months in Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore.
Understanding of basic English language is required, as it is the medium of instruction (only Tamil translation is available).
The first step is to fill out the Sadhanapada Interest Form. After the initial processing, there will be an online video call and a health assessment for each applicant.
The Sadhanapada team will then inform you about the status of your application via email.
Yes, you can apply with your spouse or family member. However, each person must fill out their own individual application form and go through the application process separately.
Given the nature and duration of the program, we highly encourage you to inform your family before the application process begins.
The application process closes several weeks before the program's start date depending on the number of applications received. Since processing takes some time, we recommend you to register and go through Inner Engineering (along with Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya initiation) as soon as possible, and update us via email to allow sufficient time for the next steps.
A list of all items to pack will be shared with applicants once their application has been confirmed.
In general, Indian clothing style is modest. So please bring clothing that covers the shoulders, midriff and knees at all times.
Proper attire includes: ankle length pants for both men and women (no capris or shorts) and long shirts that cover the upper arms and thighs. Traditional Indian clothing such as kurtas, dhotis, panchakacham or pants for gents, and salwar kameez, kurtis or saris for women are recommended. Please avoid tight clothing such as shirts and jeans – both for your own comfort and as a sign of respect for the local culture.
Isha Yoga Center will provide basic first aid and medical assistance. Any serious medical conditions must be informed to the Sadhanapada team well in advance.
Withholding any information about one's current or prior medical condition can lead to your application or participation being rejected at any stage.
Yes, please plan to apply for your visa at least one month prior to your travel in order to allow for the necessary processing time. More information and support will be provided once your application has been approved.
No, a tourist visa will not be appropriate for this program.
The coordination team will guide confirmed Sadhanapada participants as to what type of visa to apply for, and will also provide the necessary support to apply for the relevant visa.
It is best to follow the advice of your local health professional and/or your respective country's national health service regarding which immunizations you should take before traveling.