History of the European Union of Yoga
History of EUY
1970
Zinal Village is described as “a deserted hamlet with only six inhabitants and no infrastructure”.
Opening of the Zinal Holiday Complex that will welcome yoga congress participants.
1971
In 1971 and 1972 Gérard Blitz organizes the first Zinal meeting on meditation.
1972
First “Rencontres Internationales de Zinal”
In the first decades, the EUY was still called the “European Union of National Yoga Associations”. The idea was that each country would have a single yoga federation and these associations would then together form the UEFNY.
1973
First Zinal Yoga Congress
Number of participants: 350
Guest of Honour: TKV. Desikachar
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
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- André Van Lysebeth
- Jean Herbert
- Marie-Madeleine Davy
- Arnaud Desjardin
1978
New Federation joins EUY: IYA TBC
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1979
Tantra
Guest of Honour: TKV. Desikachar
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1980
Guest of Honor: TKV. Desikachar
EUY President: Gerard Blitz
1984
The Vedanta, here and now
Guest of Honour: TKV. Desikachar
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1985
Evangile and Yoga
Guest of Honour: TKV. Desikachar
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1986
Dhyana
Guest of Honour: TKV. Desikachar
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1988
Man and Suffering
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1989
The meditation YS II 11
EUY President: Gérard Blitz
1991
L’Ame et le Corps
Guest of Honour: Swami Yogamudrananda
EUY President: Raoul Lenz, Switzerland
1992
1993
1995
1997
1998
Science & Yoga
New Federation joins EUY: FIDHY
EUY President:Antonietta Rozzi FIY
1999
Anahata Spirituality Pathology Therapy
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2000
The West
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2001
Yoga & Shakti
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2002
Yoga and everyday life
Some of the Zinal Teachers: Dr M.V. Bhole
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2003
Yoga, art of living…
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2004
Awakening of the senses Development of the tattvas
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2005
Yoga and social consciousness: Yama and Niyama
EUY President: Antonietta Rozzi FIY
2006
Prana and its Manifestations
EUY President: Marianne Mascini
2007
Dharana Сoncentration
EUY President: Marianne Mascini
2008
Yoga and Science The Science of Being
Some of the Zinal Teachers: Dr M.V. Bhole
EUY President: Marianne Mascini
2009
Yoga and Health
Some of the Zinal Teachers: Danièle Laffond
EUY President: Marianne Mascini
2010
Yoga education and society
Number of participants: 233
Guest of Honour: Ranade Sraddhalu
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Micheline Flak
- Ajit Sarkar
- Maurice Daubard
- John Marchand
New Federation joins EUY: ABEPY
EUY President: Claire Bornstain FIDHY
2011
Yoga in East & West a marriage in quest of freedom
Guest of Honour: Swami Veetamohananda
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Ariane Buisset
- Priithvindra Muhherjee
- Reinhard Palm
- Anuradha Choudry
EUY President: Claire Bornstain FIDHY
2012
Yoga and Ayurveda
Number of participants: 492
Guest of Honour: Swami Yoga Anand Bharati
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
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- Josma Coll
- Gianna Dupont
- Michèle Lefebvre
- Pilar Luna
EUY President: Claire Bornstain FIDHY
2013
Awareness
Some of the Zinal Teachers: Anuradha Choudry
EUY President: Herman Seymus YFN vzw
2014
Living Yoga Tapas Svadhyaya Ishvarapranidhana
Guest of Honour: Sraddhalu Ranade
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Anoula Sifonios
- Rodolphe Milliat
- Amandio Figueiredo
- Lav Sharma
EUY President: Herman Seymus YFN vzw
2015
Ananda Yoga & Joy
Number of participants: 280
Guest of Honour: Swami Nityamuktananda
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Walter Thirak Ruta
- Alberto Paganini
- Tara Michael
EUY President: Herman Seymus YFN vzw
2016
Svastha yoga and health
Number of participants: 350
Guest of Honour:The Mohan Family
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Gejza Timcak
- Gualtiero Vannucci
- Tara Michael
- Philippe Djoharikian
EUY President: Gabi Gillessen (IYA, Ireland)
2017
Atha yoga is now
Number of participants: 363
Guests of Honour: T.K. Shribashyam, François Lorin
Some of the Zinal Teachers: Anuradha Choudry & Vinaya Banavathy, Giorgio Cammarata, Hilde Peer
New Federation joins EUY: FYT
EUY President: Gabi Gillessen (IYA, Ireland)
2018
Ekata, unity in diversity
Guests of Honour:
- Ravi Ravindra
- Swami Nityamuktananda
- Sri Ananda Ma
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Maurice Daubard
- Emmanuelle Oliviero
- Sergio Castello et Vicenta Server
- Sari Penttilä
EUY President: Gabi Gillessen (IYA, Ireland)
2019
Spirituality in the XXI century
Number of participants: 320
Guests of Honour:
- Richard Moss
- Anna Gamma
- Jeffrey Yuen
- Swami Nityamuktananda
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Ron van der Post
- Alexandra Eichenauer-Knoll
- Jacques Vigne
- Keishin Kimura
Some interesting facts: Maurice Daubard as EUY Honorary Member
EUY President: Gabi Gillessen (IYA, Ireland)
2020
Yoga & the Social Reality / Online
Guest of Honour: Ranade Sraddhalu
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- Alberto Paganini
- Hardy Fürch
- Martin Henniger
- Bernadette Connor
EUY President: Virginie Zajac (FIDHY, France)
2021
5000 years of Yoga, 50 years EUY / Online
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- David Gordon White
- Siddhartha Krishna
- Locana Sansregret
- Colette Poggi
EUY President: Virginie Zajac (FIDHY, France)
2022
Viveka the art of seeing beyond appearances
Number of participants: 150<
Guest of Honour: Swami Purnananda
Some of the Zinal Teachers:
- François Lorin
- Linda Brys
- Atul Mulji
- Malek Daouk
EUY President: Dagmar Blight (SYA, Slovakia)
2023
Hridaya – The Way of the Heart
Guests of Honour: Ravi Ravindra & Dipa Hélène Marinetti
Teachers: Aoife Lydon, Walter Ruta, Yvon Lebbihi, Igor von Moos, Dagmar Nora Shorny, Andrey Safronov, Ron van der Post, Peter van Lierde, Huguette Declercq, Geza Timcak, Carlos Fiel, Wanda Vanni, Sergio Castello & Vicenta Server, Anne Laurençon-Loviton
President of the EUY: Dagmar Blight (SYA, Slovakia)
2024
Prana – The Force of Life
Keynote Speakers: Swami Maitreyi, Siddhartha Krishna
Teachers: Pierre Alais, Susanne Bohrmann-Fortuzzi, Radu Cristoloveanu, Patrick Daubard, Noëlle Milliat, Atul Mulji, Adelheid Ohlig, Alberto Paganini, Denis Perret, Sascha Pfeifer, André Riehl, Iryna Sikorska, Osman Yoncaova
President of the EUY: Dagmar Blight (SYA, Slovakia) // Dmitro Danylov (UFY, Ukraine)