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Inner Peace Through Yoga and Meditation
Our mission is to enhance health, self-awareness, and spiritual well-being through yoga practice and teachings. Our programs are open to everyone, with no membership required to join our classes.
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We offer classes, workshops, and events year-round. We’re involved in community outreach, giving presentations at businesses, schools, health fairs, and employee assistance programs. We also support local charitable initiatives.
Yoga & Meditation
in Buffalo, N.Y.
The Himalayan Institute of Buffalo is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1974. Our aim is to promote health, self-awareness, and spiritual well-being through the practice and teachings of yoga.
Upcoming Events
March 28, 2026
Meditation and Mantra
We will then recite the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra 108 times as a group. Chanting out loud creates a very special vibration in the personal and collective mindfield. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is a Vedic mantra for healing and releasing fear. There will be some instruction prior to chanting and a handout to follow. No worries if this is new to you!
March 21, 2026
Soup and Cinema
Come out of the cold to enjoy a big bowl of Kandy’s delicious homemade soup, an inspired film, and a group discussion. Today’s film is A Man Called Otto with Tom Hanks. If you like, you can bring a dish or dessert to share (optional).
March 22, 2026
Digesting Our Life:
Tending the Fire of Agni
Join Julia for a morning practice and contemplation on agni, the fire principle that when tended, helps us digest our experiences and find meaning, direction, and purpose in life. Through asana, pranayama, meditation, visualization, and contemplation, we will invoke, stoke, and sustain the fire element that brings warmth, revelation, and inner guidance.
Yoga is for Every Body
The Himalayan Institute's mission statement invites all who seek their full potential to join us. With this inclusive outlook, we welcome everyone - regardless of race, religion, sexual or gender identity. We believe people's capacities grow when they seek to learn. They are more fulfilled when in service to the world. They thrive when living in a diverse community. Our students, teachers, and volunteers live, serve, and engage each other with mutual respect, as we grow and find our strength together.
Mission Driven, Community Supported
We operate by the spiritual and financial support of extraordinary individuals like yourself. Your financial contributions and consistent monthly support make our mission possible.