Coimbatore

 

also known as Kovai or Covai, is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District. In 1981 Coimbatore formed as third municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Madurai. Podanur Junction is the oldest Railway station in Coimbatore City. The city is one of the largest exporters of Jewellery, Wet grinders, Poultry and Auto Components; the "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" and the "Kovai Cora Cotton" are recognised as Geographical Indications by the Government of India. Being a hub of textile industry in South India, the city is sometimes referred to as the "Manchester of South India".^[13] It was ranked the 7th best city in India in the Ease of Living index 2020.^[14]

is a non-denominational, non-profit, public charity spiritual organization founded by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in 1992 near Coimbatore, India. Currently 150 centers worldwide The Yoga Centre, founded at Isha Foundation in 1994,offers yoga programmes under the name Isha Yoga. This customised system of yoga combines postural yoga with chanting, breathing (prāṇāyāma) and meditation.It does not belong to a lineage (paramparā), and its practitioners believe it to be based on the founding guru's unique insight.

Yoga classes for business leaders are intended to "introduce a sense of compassion and inclusiveness" to economics.

A yoga course for the Indian national hockey team was conducted in 1996.Isha Foundation began conducting yoga programs in the United States in 1997 and, in 1998, yoga classes for life-term prisoners in Tamil Nadu