The Science20 (S20) Summit of G20 will be held from 21-22 July 2023 at Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore. More than 100 delegates from 20 countries including academicians, scientists, experts, policy makers etc. will participate in the meeting. He will also have an interactive session with Sadhguru, the founder of Isha Foundation.
This will be the summit meeting of the Science 20 Engagement Group where the deliberations of the previous three meetings will be consolidated and presented. The group has discussed green energy, connecting science to society and holistic health topics in previous meetings and a joint communique of the 20 countries will be presented on these topics.
Formed in 2017, the S20 is one of the most recent additions to the G20 group. The S20 supports the G20 by promoting official dialogue with the scientific community.
On the G20 meeting being held at the Yoga Center, Sadhguru said, “It is a great thing that the G20 meetings are being held at different places, including a spiritual center. I think this is the right way because people need to experience India.
The delegates will later attend an educational session on the science of yoga, moderated by Dr. Bala Subramaniam, Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Boston, MA.
Isha volunteers are all set to present a rich cultural presentation of Indian cultural and yogic heritage to the visiting delegates from G20 countries. Beginning with a traditional welcome with garlands, drums and flower petals, the delegates will be introduced to the ancient techniques of wellness of the first Yogi, the iconic 112-feet tall Adiyogi, upon their arrival.
Exciting performances of the classical Indian martial art – Kalaripayattu – and the classical Indian dance form – Bharatanatyam – by the students of Isha Sanskriti have been planned for the delegates. They will also be taken on a guided tour of the Isha Yoga Centre, which houses unique holy places like the Dhyanalinga, the abode of Linga Bhairavi Devi and the Teerthkund (energetic water body), which is sure to leave a lasting impression.
Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore, founded by the world-renowned yogi, Sadhguru, is a sacred place for self-transformation. The Foundation attracts people from all over the world to devote their time to its inner development. The center offers all four major paths of yoga – Kriya (energy), Jnana (knowledge), Karma (action), and Bhakti (devotion), which promote inner transformation and create an established state of well-being in individuals.