In the October Intensive Yoga Course a student of Usha Devi, Ms. Rujuta Diwekar, famous dietician and author of the bestseller “Don’t lose your mind, lose your weight” brilliantly explained methods to nourish our Annamaya Kosha (the material body that is sustained by food). She explained that proper nourishment enables us to stay in the posture for a longer period of time, which is the goal of practice according to Sage Patanjali (Yoga Sutra 1.13).

On the eve of the 28th March 2010, Patanjala Yoga Kendra hosted an amazing music concert for the delight of the yoga students and music-lovers.

On the 19th February, Nyanyian Dharma, a renowned music group from Bali (Indonesia), visited our centre, as part of their all India tour "Dharma Ashram Yatra". They offered a wonderful and amazing performance, accompanied by several indigenous musical instruments, including gamelan, a typical Balinese orchestra of tuned percussions.

Patanjala Yoga Kendra organised a workshop on "Yoga and Indian Classical Dance" by Mandakini Trivedi as part of the Yoga Intensive Course, Oct 09. Mandakini Trivedi is a Mohini-Attam performer, teacher and choreographer who studied the roots of Indian classical dance and yoga, and now re-introduces its principles into dance education and performing techniques. More than 50 students from various countries participated in the workshop conducted by her.

Usha Devi walks with a noticeable limp but it is her pleasant smile that is distracting. You will find no outward evidence of the two road accidents that nearly destroyed her. She can now squat on her haunches, something her doctors told her would never be possible. She can even do the headstand, with a little help. You suggest miracle, she quickly corrects you. “Hard work and yoga.”

On 4th December 2006, Patanjala Yoga Kendra received Rim Banna, a world-famous Palestinian Singer, composer and song-writer from Nazareth. She was accompanied by her husband Leonid Alexeienko, daughters Baylassan, Qumran and son Ursalem. Rim Banna is a well-known shining star in the world of modern Arabic music. Her super hit albums include "The Mirrors of My Soul", "Kryberrom", "Al-Quts:The Everlasting", "This was not my Story" and many children albums. Her beautiful voice appears also in various films.

Interview of Usha Devi in "Yoga Rahasya", the quarterly publication ofthe Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI), Pune andthe Light on Yoga Research Trust (LOYRT), Mumbai, India. Yoga Rahasya 53 Vol. 13, No. 2; 2006.

On the 20th December 2006, Patanjala Yoga Kendra organized an evening of devotional Kirtan (singing the glory of God) with Krishna Das, the chanting master of American Yoga, as called by the New York Times. In the presence of Krishna Das, known to the world through his CDs, such as "Live on Earth", everybody's soul was elevated and imbibed with the devotional sentiments towards that Divine Lord.

The Pantanjala Yoga Kendra hosted Shri Agung Pertu from Bali, Indonesia on 8th November, 2006. Shri Agung Pertu holds a Master's degree of Arts, from Institute Seni Indonesia (The Indonesian Institute of Arts, Bali) and is presently studying for the Master's degree of Philosophy in Hinduism. He is an active member of Indra Udayana Vedanta Community, Bali. He arrived in Rishikesh with a group of Balinese Hindus led by Br. Indra Udayana, a well-known Peace Activist and the President of the Gandhi Ashrams in Bali and other parts of Indonesia.

Not sure of where I was supposed to be meeting Ruskin Bond, I suddenly noticed an elderly man, stoutly built and with a soft and kind expression, comfortably seated on a small chair amongst hundreds of books, stacked and placed in every possible corner of a tiny bookshop.

On 24th February 2006, the students of Patanjali Yoga Kendra had the great opportunity to listen to the internationally-known Sarangi Player Kamal Sabri Khan, the worthy son of Sarangi Maestro Ustad Sabri Khan.