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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
Thursdays, Oct 8–29 (4 weeks), 6–8 pm
Whole Brain Living: A Roadmap to Deep Inner Peace
CEU Course · Open to All Yoga Teachers and Interested Students
This course blends book study and discussion, neuroanatomy, and yoga practice to help you cultivate a calmer, more balanced relationship with your mind. Drawing on neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's Whole Brain Living, we'll explore how different brain regions shape our thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Bird Watching on the Niagara
Spend a peaceful morning with friends from HIB spotting birds along the rushing waters of the Niagara River! We'll walk on flat ground around Goat Island and Three Sisters Island, taking in the scenery as we go. Please wear appropriate shoes (no flip-flops) and bring your binoculars.
Mondays October 26th - December 14th; 6-8pm
Vishoka Meditation Course
Learn the entire system of Vishoka Meditation step-by-step through in-depth lectures and practicums, with a focus on understanding and gaining experiential proficiency in a precise set of meditative techniques designed to unite mind and breath and turn them inward.
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.