Mr. Hiroshi Aikata

Mrs. Hideko Aikata

Mr.Kawee Kongpakdeepong

Thai Yoga Institute (TYI) is a group of people who are interested in – practice yoga, and realize the value of this ancient knowledge. These people, both staffs and volunteers, have gathered to disseminate yoga for the benefit of others.

The co-ordinator of this Institution is Prof. Kawee Kongpakdeepong. The Institute started since 1998 as Yoga for Well – Being Project and expanded to Thai Yoga Institute in 2004.

TYI’s mission based on two thoughts:
Well being should be regarded on the holistic perspective and
Well being can be accomplished with the self-reliance approach. TYI has a dream of all Thais people are being well, not only both physically and mindfully, but also both morally and spiritually

Objectives:
1. Target Groups-
Healthcare personnel, education institutes, spiritual practitioners, and yoga instructors

2. Activities-
– Academic
Organizing National Yoga Conference.
Developing Yoga as an academic subject in university level, e.g. as a minor subject in Philosophy and Religions Department, Faculty of Humanity, Srinakarin Wirote University .
Coordinating Yoga Research Forum.

– Teacher Training Program-
Months Course
Monthly Seminar on Yoga: to increase the knowledge for yoga teachers

– Special Project
Yoga in School (high school level)

3. Dissemination
Basic yoga courses for general people in Bangkok and all over the country Publication books, text, posters, and VCDs

ADDRESS:-
87 Rim klong Prapa Road, Bangsue,
Bangkok 10800, THAILAND

Telephone: (66) 2 910 – 6980 Fax: (66) 2 910 – 6978
Email : yoga_thai@yahoo.com