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A home for yoga by the Ganga
Rishikesh Yoga Association is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga school in Tapovan, Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world. We offer certified yoga teacher training from 100 to 500 hours, short courses and retreats, taught by experienced Indian teachers in a warm, family-style ashram.
Traditional yoga, taught with care
Rishikesh Yoga Association was established as a registered yoga school to share the knowledge of yoga with students from around the world. We are registered with Yoga Alliance USA and offer 100, 200, 300 and 500 hour yoga teacher training, along with Yin Yoga, Aerial Yoga and Sound Healing courses and retreats by the Ganga and in the Himalayas.
Our faculty teach Multistyle, Hatha, Kundalini and Ashtanga yoga, combining traditional yoga with modern teaching methods. Every course is built on the three foundations of the practice: asana, pranayama and dhyana (meditation).
The school sits in the peaceful Tapovan area, close to the Ganges and with views of the Himalayas. It is a rural, quiet corner of Rishikesh where you will share the lanes with cows and squirrels, and where our staff look after you like family.
Four things we never compromise on
Many styles, one root
Multistyle, Hatha, Kundalini and Ashtanga yoga, taught in the classical way with modern teaching methods.
Asana, pranayama, dhyana
Posture, breath and meditation are given equal weight, so your practice grows on and off the mat.
Ganga & Himalayas
A quiet setting in Tapovan, near the river and with the mountains in view: the classic Rishikesh experience.
Family-style care
Comfortable rooms, home-cooked food and a small team who make sure you feel at home from day one.
Guru Atmaram Ji
Guru Atmaram Ji grew up in an ashram environment in Varanasi, where his love for meditation, kirtan and philosophy began. He later served at Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh for three years and spent around five years studying philosophy and yoga at the Bihar School of Yoga. His guidance shapes the spirit of everything taught at the school.
Meet all our teachersSatvik food, cooked fresh
We serve a satvik diet of vegetables and fruit, freshly prepared every day in a clean kitchen. Meal times are planned around your classes so you have the right energy to practise and enough time to digest.
- Three vegetarian meals a day, plus herbal teas
- Separate meals for food allergies: just tell our staff
- Vegan, gluten-free and diabetic diets on request
- Free filtered drinking water, 24 hours a day
The things students talk about most
From the reviews of our graduates from around the world.
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Come and practise with us
Teacher training and short courses start every month in Tapovan, Rishikesh.