History of the European Union of Yoga

History of EUY

The EUY was founded in 1971 by Gérard Blitz and André van Lysebeth.
The representatives of the National Federations met in Switzerland in 1971 to create the European Union of Yoga Federations (UEFNY) which later became the EUY.
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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:

    • 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

 

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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:

    • 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)