8th Annual Mysore Yoga Conference

January 19 - 28, 2027 Mysore, India

Where does your practice actually come from? The Mysore Yoga Conference takes you there — ten days in Mysore with the scholars, sacred spaces, and living tradition behind everything you practice. For many who attend, it reframes not just their practice but their entire relationship with it. This conference is for sincere yoga students of all levels. You do not need to be an advanced practitioner, a teacher, or a scholar. You only need a genuine interest in practice and a willingness to learn.

Each January, practitioners from around the world gather in Mysore to celebrate and learn from a yoga heritage that has been alive and flourishing there for hundreds of years. Mysore Yoga conference creates that encounter. Over ten days in Gokulam, daily practice is woven together with an extraordinary series of conversations with scholars and elders from Mysore's Sanskrit community — people who have spent their lives inside a tradition that has been quietly shaping yoga for centuries.

Ten days of daily Mysore-style Ashtanga practice and an afternoon lecture series with Mysore's most respected Sanskrit scholars — held at the Sri Krishna Temple, with a closing day in Melkote under the full moon.

All-inclusive shared room · $1,699 All-inclusive private room · $2,199 Conference only · $799 Online attendance · $108

A $100 deposit holds your place. Payment plans available.

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What People Are Saying

"If I'm ever going to find out what's true and real about Mysore and where this came from, it's going to be through this conference." — Christian Goldberg, Missoula Montana

"What we were looking forward to most was being face to face with these doctors and scholars. And when you meet them, you realize how humble these people are. They know so much and they are so easy to approach — it makes you think, you really know nothing at all. And this is just a journey to start." — Meng Wei Chin, Taiwan

"The quality of the conference, the quality of the teaching, the quality of all the people here — that inspiration, that enthusiasm for life, is still there. To have that again, in a different way, is really beautiful." — Rowan Burkam, UK

Each morning is dedicated to Mysore-style Ashtanga practice with Andrew Eppler and guest teachers, with focused study in prāṇāyāma, mudrā, mantra, and vinyāsa refinement. Afternoons belong to the lectures — and to Mysore.
9:00–11:30am · Mysore practice with Andrew Eppler and guest teachers 11:30am–12:30pm · Brunch 12:30–2:30pm · Lecture and group discussion 2:30–7:00pm · Free time to rest, explore, and experience Mysore 7:00–8:00pm · Dinner
Lectures run 60–90 minutes and are followed by an open group discussion — international, multicultural, and always alive. They often run long when the questions are good, which they usually are.
On the final day of the conference, we travel together to the Lakshminarayana Ashram — a place of living Vedic tradition — for a closing lecture with Dr. M. A. Alwar. It is an extraordinary end to ten days together.
All-inclusive packages include:
- Ten days of daily Mysore-style Ashtanga practice and focused study in prāṇāyāma, mudrā, mantra, and vinyāsa refinement with Andrew Eppler and guest teachers
- Ten days and nights of comfortable accommodation in Mysore, with kitchens, washing machines, hot water, clean linens, and wifi
- Two full meals a day prepared by Sahana Murthy of Mysore Rasayana Kitchen and Anokhi Gardens Restaurant
- Guided cultural excursions including the Maharaja's Sanskrit College and Jaganmohan Palace
- The full lecture series with Mysore's most respected Sanskrit scholars
- A day trip to the Lakshminarayana Ashram
- A certificate of completion recognized as continuing education by Yoga Alliance
The conference is held at the Sri Krishna Temple in Gokulam — a traditional and beautiful space that offers an immediate glimpse into the living spiritual culture of Mysore.
Accommodation Comfortable rooms in Gokulam, each with a kitchen, washing machine, hot water, clean linens, and wifi. Shared room options are available — let us know in advance whether you prefer a queen bed for couples or two separate beds, and we will do our best to match roommates thoughtfully.
Food All meals are vegetarian, prepared by Sahana Murthy of Mysore Rasayana Kitchen and Anokhi Gardens Restaurant, with vegan and gluten-free options available. Please let us know your dietary requirements in advance.
Gokulam is one of Mysore's most vibrant neighbourhoods — excellent coffee, independent restaurants, and everything you need are all within easy walking distance.
Arrival Check-in begins at noon on January 19th. The opening ceremony and first lecture begin at 4pm at the Sri Krishna Temple, 6th Main Rd, Gokulam 3rd Stage, Mysuru, Karnataka 570002.
If you would like to arrive early, extra nights of accommodation can be arranged — the sooner you let us know, the better the chance we can place you in the same room for the full conference. If you prefer to settle in elsewhere first, we are happy to suggest affordable options nearby.
Getting There Taxis from Bengaluru Airport can be arranged for approximately 3,500 INR (around $45) each way. We will need your flight details, arrival time, and WhatsApp number. Your driver will be waiting at the airport holding a sign with your name and will take you directly to your accommodation. If it is your first time in India or you are arriving late at night, we strongly recommend this option.
Visas Visas are required for most nationalities — make those arrangements well in advance. We are happy to help guide you through the process.
Health & Packing Please bring any medications, supplements, or vitamins you take regularly. We are happy to answer any questions about health, safety, and what to pack.

The Lecture Series

The lectures are the heart of the Mysore Yoga Conference and what makes it unlike anything else available to yoga practitioners worldwide. Each afternoon a different scholar takes the floor — not a visiting teacher passing through, but someone whose life is dedicated to preserving and transmitting a tradition that has existed in Mysore for centuries.

Past speakers have included the daughter of Sri Krishnamacharya, the King of Mysore, heads of ancient spiritual lineages, college principals, and Sanskrit scholars of international renown. These are not panel talks or brief appearances. There is real time to listen, ask questions, and sit with what you hear.

The schedule below is from the 2026 conference. The 2027 speaker schedule will be announced soon.

Day 1 — Monday January 19(Opening at 4pm) Opening Ceremony with Vedic Ritual Dr. M. A. Alwar — Opening Address Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao — Foundations of Indian Thought

Day 2 — Tuesday January 20 Tour of the Maharaja's Sanskrit College Dr. Satyanarayana, Principal of the Maharaja's Sanskrit College Dr. M. A. Alwar Sri B. N. S. Iyengar

Day 3 — Wednesday January 21 Sri Shubha — The Yoga of Sri Krishnamacharya The youngest daughter of Sri Krishnamacharya shares her spiritual background and her experience of growing up in his household.

Day 4 — Thursday January 22 Dr. Guru Basavaraj — Yoga Therapy and its Timeless Relevance

Day 5 — Friday January 23 Dr. Shelva Pille Iyengar — Ashtanga Yoga in the Pāñcarātra Āgama

Day 6 — Saturday January 24 Mohan Raghavan — Sāṅkhya and Neuroscience

Day 7 — Sunday January 25 Dr. Darshan Shankar — Epistemology of Yoga

Day 8 — Monday January 26 Sri M. G. Narasimha — History of Mysore Dr. M. A. Jayashree and Kiki Flynn — The Art of Mantra

Day 9 — Tuesday January 27 Dr. Nithin Sridhar — Dharma Śāstra

Day 10 — Wednesday January 28 Closing day trip to the Lakshmi Narayana Temple and Gurukal — and a final gathering before we part ways.

I have been asked some version of the same question for forty years: what is yoga, really? My answer is always the same. Yoga is a vehicle for life. The Ashtanga series we practice are brilliant — rigorous and essential, like the scales a musician learns to become truly free. They are not the whole of music.

The Mysore Yoga Conference exists because I believe practitioners deserve direct access to the living tradition behind the practice they love — the scholars, the sacred spaces, the philosophical roots that have been quietly shaping yoga for centuries. That is what we have built here, over eight years, one conversation at a time.

Andrew Eppler

Join Us — January 19–28, 2027

Pricing: All-inclusive private room · $2,199
All-inclusive shared room · $1,699
Conference only · $799
Online attendance · $108

A $100 deposit holds your place and payment plans are available.

The Mysore Yoga Conference is also the second phase of the MYT 200hr Traditional Ashtanga Immersion — a carefully guided month that begins with an opening week of intensive training in Gokulam and closes with eight days in the sacred temple village of Melkote. For those who want to go deeper, these three experiences together form something truly complete.
200hr Traditional Ashtanga Immersion · January 12 – February 8, 2027

The conference ends in Melkote — and for those who want to go further, the Melkote Yoga Immersion · February 1–8, 2027 follows immediately after. Conference attendees receive 20% off.

Eight years in, the conference has become something I enjoy immensely. Each January, scholars who have spent their lives inside this tradition sit down with practitioners from around the world, and something happens in those rooms that I have not seen happen anywhere else. The lectures are extraordinary. The conversations go places we never quite anticipate. And people leave with a relationship to their practice that feels more spacious, more grounded, and more their own. If it is calling you, come.

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