When the world feels dark, we bring light through gratitude in action.
Yoga Gives Back’s Global Gathering for India 2026 is in full motion, and we have one more powerful month to come together.
From May through July, YGB Ambassadors, yoga teachers, studios, sponsors, and supporters around the world are gathering their communities to give back to India, the birthplace of yoga. Our goal this year is to inspire 100 fundraising events in over 20 countries and raise $60,000 in support of more than 3,500 women and children in India. Thanks to our generous Match Partners, every dollar raised will be matched up to $60,000, doubling the impact of each gift.
Your support helps Yoga Gives Back expand long-term, community-based programs in Karnataka and West Bengal, including higher education scholarships, micro-loans for mothers, digital learning, menstrual equity, and support for children in underserved communities.
This is Gratitude in Action.
Honoring International Day of Yoga
This year marked a meaningful milestone for Yoga Gives Back. For the first time, YGB was honored to officially participate in the United Nations’ International Day of Yoga celebration in Los Angeles, hosted by the Consulate General of India at Loyola Marymount University.
YGB Ambassadors joined the morning asana practice, and our team shared YGB’s mission with participants from across the Los Angeles yoga community. It was a beautiful reminder of why this campaign matters: yoga is a global practice, and Global Gathering for India is our opportunity to give back to the communities where yoga began.
Global Events, One Shared Purpose
Across the world, YGB Ambassadors and supporters are bringing Global Gathering for India to life in creative and heartfelt ways. Featured events are taking place in Los Angeles, Kansas City, New York, Michigan, Key West, Singapore, Portugal, Hong Kong, the UK, Japan, and many more communities around the world.
From yoga classes and kirtans to sound healing, workshops, community gatherings, online sessions, and local fundraisers, each event is a way to practice Karma Yoga and Seva — turning gratitude into direct action.
July 12: Yoga as Light
On July 12, join us online for “How Yoga Can Bring Light to Self and the World,” a Master Teachers Conference featuring David Swenson, Lisa Walford, Mary Taylor, and Richard Freeman, moderated by Vikram Jeet Singh.
This special gathering will be followed by “Meet Our Heroes,” a live conversation with YGB’s SHE scholarship students, who will share their personal journeys and the life-changing importance of education.
This is a rare opportunity to learn from master teachers and hear directly from the students whose futures are being shaped through this global community’s support.
Thank You to Our Match Partners
We are deeply grateful to our Match Partners, whose generosity is helping double the impact of this campaign. Every dollar raised or donated during Global Gathering for India will be matched up to $60,000, helping each gift go twice as far for women and children in India.
Thank you to our Match Partners:
Liforme
Hiroko and Tadashi Maruoka
Live Metta
Bala and Kamla Subramanian
Adam Weissburg and Francie Jones
Sonia Jones
Kay and Tom Epple
Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation
Steven and Veronica Nessim
Joanne Lichtman
Rina Tham
Michael Cypers
Elizabeth Denison, in memory of Mrs. Chang
Because of this collective generosity, donations can go twice as far in supporting education, opportunity, dignity, and hope for women and children in India.
Thank You to Our Global Gathering Sponsors
We are also grateful to the sponsors helping make Global Gathering for India possible, including:
Samahita Retreat
Liforme
Glo
Jala
Curious Elixirs
Topologie
Pressed Juicery
Your support helps amplify YGB’s biggest campaign of the year and brings this global movement to more communities around the world.
Help Us Finish Strong
There is still time to be part of Global Gathering for India.
You can:
Host a fundraiser in your community or online:
https://yogagivesback.org/host-fundraiser/
Attend an upcoming event:
https://yogagivesback.org/globaleventscalendar/
Learn more about Global Gathering for India:
https://yogagivesback.org/global-gathering-for-india-2/
Explore sponsorship and year-long partnership opportunities:
https://yogagivesback.org/partners-sponsors/
Whether you host a class, attend an event, donate, sponsor, or share this campaign with your community, you are helping bring light through gratitude in action.
For the cost of one class, you can change a life.
