Renaissance Mind
Yogi Akal is the creator of Renaissance Mind™, a system for transforming leading minds to intuitive genius, an indispensable skill for excelling in the 21st century. In collaboration with global visionaries and changemakers, he incubates and develops transcendent large-scale projects that have lasting impact. Recognized as a statesman and strategist, he fosters strategic connections and valuable partnerships for innovation and sustainable success.
CEO, Innovation Learning Systems
Yogi Akal is the Founder and CEO of Innovation Learning Systems Inc. (ILS), established in Canada and now operating with a global reach. Through ILS and its publishing arm, Innovation Press, he has developed platforms for learning and leadership, and produced a comprehensive education catalog that presents his work alongside that of other professionals. Current ILS initiatives also explore new and exciting directions in AI and environmental design, reflecting his commitment to building adaptive systems built for the future.
Family
Yogi Akal was born in Montreal, Canada and educated in Quebec and New York. He began his career in Vancouver and currently lives in Toronto. Balancing his busy work and travel schedule with home and family, he carves out time to attend his granddaughters’ dance recitals, is a season ticket holder at the opera, works out with his son on a regular basis, and enjoys a life well lived as a modern yogi and Renaissance man.
Activism
Yogi Akal’s expansive efforts in waging peace include launching and serving in multiple activist organizations, developing safety and community stabilization programming, and reporting on disasters and inequities. He is the first yogi to be elected to a national board for peace and international security in Canada and served as an NGO representative to the United Nations.
Community
Yogi Akal is a Sikh minister and a leader in the multi-faith community, at home and around the world. His groundbreaking work on social planning, the arts, special needs, homelessness, anti-bullying, gender equality and diversity, has spanned five decades. He participated in the inaugural St. John Ambulance Dog Therapy Program and created “The Blessing of the Animals,” which became a tradition in Toronto and globally. He served as a trainer with the Ontario Swim Officials Association and officiated at the Para Pan Am Games.
Yogic Scholar
Yogi Akal is a master yogi and spiritual teacher who has dedicated his life to uplifting and advancing humankind. Since 1973 he has traversed the planet training therapists and professionals, counseling world leaders, and promoting peace. A pioneering figure, he was the first yogi to appear on major global media networks, the first to introduce yoga into North American school systems, and the founder of the first academic institution in Canada dedicated to yogic therapy and natural medicine. Recognized as the only living authority on yogic numerology, a rare discipline within both classical and modern yoga, he applies this specialty as a prescriptive system for leaders and practitioners worldwide. He is also the developer of proprietary systems of knowledge and healing, including Renaissance Mind™, Das Prakash® Healing, and Stress-Away™, now practiced and taught under his direct guidance.
“Every moment is an opportunity for awakening, every heartbeat is an invitation to be awake, every breath a fueling for that light. Every meeting, by chance or deliberate, is an opening for what is best, what is brilliant, what can be revelatory. Every sunrise, every dusk, every achievement, mistake or success, every mind’s eye is a work of art in the science of life. Every act of leadership, every decision of branding, every ounce of gold profit, every crafting of time and space is an opportunity for enlightened design – the bigger the better.”
-Yogi Akal