To discuss frameworks that elicit the conceptualization yoga and of life skills as transformative competencies
To identify the strategies for implementation of programmes for yoga and life skills education aimed at transformative competencies
To examine the competency assessment frameworks and modalities for evaluating life skills programmes
To facilitate networking and collaboration among academicians, researchers, students and practitioners of yoga and life skills globally
To serve as a forum for cross-sectional and multidisciplinary dialogue between researchers, practitioners and policy makers on issues related to life skills.