The tuition covers the following: over the span of 4 weeks, our students participate in intense and immersive days of classes starting at 6:30AM and ending at 8:00PM, familiarizing themselves with the fundamental aspects of yoga.
On Sundays, we take all of our students and faculty out for some fun in the sun to explore local culture (temples, ashrams, etc) and outdoor adventures (rafting, hiking, etc).
Depending on the choice, Every student gets a private room/Shared and bath, and 3 vegetarian meals per day for the duration of the course.
The only prerequisite for our students is that they have an open mind and an appetite for learning and growth. Our teachers are wonderful at balancing varying skill levels – we have had students with no experience taking the course alongside students with more than a decade of experience.
We will study the most important sections of the Bhagavad Geeta and Yog Sutra, and the Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha book is a well-known overview of proper yoga practice and anatomy/alignment.
Every Sunday, we give our bodies and minds a well-needed rest, and we bring our students and teachers on a trip to explore Rishikesh and India. In the past, we’ve gone to local safaris, hiked through waterfalls, white-water rafting through the Ganga river, visited mountain-side temples and ashrams, and more.
Note that the cost of these excursions are provided to you by us as an additional bonus for attending our school 🙂 Also, of course, if you feel like relaxing and doing your own thing, you are more than welcome to as well.
In order to pass you will need to teach your own Vinyasa and Hatha class. In addition each subject will have either a written or oral examination.
You shouldn’t have to worry about malaria in Rishikesh , and/or taking any sort of anti-malaria medicine, as they aren’t in a high-risk zone for malaria.
Click to see a map of malaria rates across India
Malaria medicine can sometimes be the source of vivid nightmares, and taking it for an extended period of time (i.e. 30 days) is generally not recommended. Some travelers have the medicine on hand, just in case, but you likely won’t need to take it in Rishikesh. However, take our advice with a grain of salt, as we are not medical professionals, in the western sense of the word.
There are many western women that travel alone to Goa and Rishikesh (and many that decide to live here indefinitely), and it is arguable that there are more female tourists than male tourists. In Palolem Beach and Laxman Jhula (where our schools is located), there is an equal balance between the amount of tourists and locals, and a significant amount of foot traffic throughout all hours of the day/evening.
As we mentioned previously, Goa and Rishikesh are holy cities, and crime is incredibly rare here. As long as you adhere to India’s modest dress code (clothing that covers the knees and shoulders), you will blend right in with the rest of the female tourists. The only crime you should be worried about is from monkeys – it is much more likely to have your food stolen by monkeys than it is to be harassed or have your valuables stolen!
In terms of safety at night, the streets start emptying at 9-10pm as storekeepers close up shop, but it is still safe. We should also note that our school and accommodation is located entirely under the same roof, so unless you feel like exploring, it isn’t necessary to venture outside after our yoga classes finish at night.
To be safe, you should never drink water that comes straight out of a faucet, nor should you brush your teeth with it. Showering is fine (as long as you don’t gulp mouthfulls of the water 🙂 ). You should check if restaurants/cafes use filtered water for their ice and drinks. For meals served at our school, we provide filtered and purified water. Our students usually buy bottles of water at nearby stores. If you’d like to potentially save money (and the earth!), you can also buy a CamelBak UV purifier.
Some of our previous students carried this around with them during their travels, and it was a really impressive and helpful solution to drinking clean water. It is $99 USD, but it might be a worthwhile and convenient investment for you to have.
We do have some mosquitos but it is less of a problem in the colder months (and you will generally be wearing more layers as well). You should be fine with regularly applied bug repellant.
We should note that we aren’t officially medical professionals (in the western sense of the word 🙂 ), so you should exercise your own judgment and research as well before deciding whether or not to get vaccines.
This is a great resource from the CDC regarding India and vaccines.
In order to pass you will need to teach your own Vinyasa and Hatha class. In addition each subject will have either a written or oral examination.
No, it is generally found in rural areas and in rice paddies (none of which are in Rishikesh or Goa). Unless you plan on staying in a rural area for a long period of time afterwards, you probably shouldn’t have to worry about Japanese Encephalitis. General mosquito repellant should be okay (as it is transmitted via mosquitoes.)
India in general has a higher risk for Typhoid, so you should consider getting this vaccine.
This is a recommended vaccine by the CDC. You should get this due to lower sanitation standards across India.
Many people bring basic first-aid (bandaids, antibacterial cream, etc). You should definitely bring any prescription medicine that you’ll need to take during your course. We also recommend bringing diarrhea medicine in case you eat food in restaurants or accidentally drink unfiltered/tap water. All of our food and vegetables are washed and cooked with purified water, so you won’t have to worry about getting sick during your daily meals.
We are a certified Yoga School by Yoga Alliance, and also certified by the government of India. Yoga Alliance is internationally recognized as a certifying organization for both schools and teachers, so your teacher training certificate will also be recognized internationally.
You can check out a list of all the represented countries here:
Here is our Yoga Alliance listing
Yes! The Yoga Alliance USA is recognized all over the world. Note however that registering as a member with Yoga Alliance USA does not register you as a member of Yoga Alliance UK/AU.
For the Yoga Alliance accreditation, you can go here and follow their instructions:
In general, we recommend flying into the airport in New Delhi, as it is the closest international airport to Rishikesh.
You can also fly into Dehradun, a domestic airport that is much closer to Rishikesh (although it is generally much more expensive to fly there.) It’s worth checking the price to see if it would be cheaper than flying into Delhi.
In terms of getting to Rishikesh from New Delhi, the two cities are roughly 250km apart, so there are several transportation options.
1) There is a public train system that runs between Delhi and Haridwar (a neighboring city of Rishikesh). After Haridwar, you can take a bus or taxi into Rishikesh.
If you decide to take the train system, we recommend getting the AC 2 Tier.our students have had some luck with these instructions.
2) We can provide a private taxi from the Delhi airport to Rishikesh for roughly $70 USD (5000 Rupees). There’s a maximum of two students that can share a taxi (our taxis are a bit smaller), and you would split the total cost with the other student. The drivers’ rates are generally stable, but they occasionally cost more depending on festivals and seasons.
If you’d like to reserve one, please let us know what your flight airline, number, and time of arrival is 🙂
3) You can also fly into Dehradun after landing in Delhi, and then take a taxi into Rishikesh (free, included in your tuition!).
If our course is the first activity that you are doing in India, you should book your flights so that you arrive one or two days before the scheduled start date, which would give you some flexibility in travel time to arrive here. When all of our students arrive we have a short orientation session one day before the course begins, and classes begin on the morning of the scheduled start date.
If you aren’t planning on exploring more of India, you should book your flight so that you leave one day after the scheduled end date of the course. We have a graduation ceremony in the afternoon of the last day, and while you are free to leave right after, you’ll most likely want to celebrate with your classmates and teachers afterwards 🙂
Yes, we can provide a private taxi from the Delhi airport to Rishikesh for roughly $70 USD (5000 Rupees). There’s a maximum of two students that can share a taxi (our taxis are a bit smaller), and you would split the total cost with the other student.
If you’d like to reserve one, please let us know what your flight airline, number, and time of arrival is 🙂
The drivers’ rates are generally stable, but they occasionally cost more depending on festivals and seasons.
No problem! You’ll have up to one month before your original course start date to switch your reservation.
Yes, you get a private room and bath if you have booked one alternatively, there is a 2 person shared room option as well.
Absolutely! We’d be happy to accommodate early arrivals, subject to availability. Our establishment operates as a guest house on non-training days, with nightly rates that vary depending on the season. Generally, you can expect a rate of approximately $14 USD per night. Feel free to reach out to us for specific availability and pricing.
We serve 3 vegetarian meals per day (and a cup of chai during our tea breaks) for the duration of the course.
Our meals are unlimited. Generally, you’ll get a plate of food with all of the various vegetarian Indian dishes appropriate for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (according to a yogic diet.) We always make a surplus of food for our students, which is usually placed on the dinner tables for our students to grab from if they want more of a particular dish. You can also always feel free to talk to our kitchen staff if you’d like your meals prepared a certain way or if you’d like extra food.
Dairy products are common in the culture of India’s food – so while our meals are vegetarian, I believe the use of dairy would disqualify them from being strictly vegan. However, many of our students have special requests and/or allergies, so we can definitely prepare your meals specifically for a vegan diet and exclude side dishes that contain dairy 🙂
As for meat, it’s almost impossible to find meat (and alcohol) in Rishikesh. Rishikesh is a holy city, and that aspect definitely manifests itself into our diet here. Our school also serves only vegetarian food for our 3 daily meals as well, and it wouldn’t be too difficult for us to prepare strictly vegan meals either.
In general, please remind us once you arrive how you would like your meals prepared if you have any specific dietary needs 🙂
Our internet speeds are usually about 50-100 mbps, which is generally enough bandwidth for video streaming and calls back home, although the internet/power providers can sometimes be unreliable. Sometimes our regions won’t have internet for a few hours or days, so we just want you to be aware if you have any time-critical deadlines/tasks up against a lack of internet. This doesn’t happen often, but it’s better to be on the safe side.
India will occasionally implement nation-wide rolling power blackouts to distribute their energy load throughout the country. If it is absolutely critical to have a constant connection, you might consider purchasing a data plan when in India (and tethering with your phone) or purchasing an international 4G/5G data plan.
Absolutely, you can! If you have booked a private room and registered your friend or significant other at our front desk, there will be no additional cost for sharing. While some yoga schools and ashrams require men and women to stay in separate quarters, we are more flexible and are happy to accommodate room sharing. 😊
Yes! We do have laundry facilities which you can use for free 🙂
In India, the general dress code is that men and women wear clothing that covers their knees and shoulders. We don’t really enforce any specific dress code outside of the cultural standard, as long as you can perform all the asanas in unrestrictive clothing.
We would actually recommend obtaining an ATM card that doesn’t charge / reimburses international fees. This is very convenient for travelers, and often the transaction limits for ATM machines are about $100-150 USD, so if they need to pull out money across multiple transactions, they are charged with a fee every single time.
That being said, you should probably bring about $200-400 in USD or your own local currency just in case.
Every time you practice your asanas you generate energy that goes into the mat, for this reason we recommend that you bring your own mat.
If space is an issue, there are plenty of shops where you can buy a mat once you arrive. These mats are a great, reasonably priced option, however the quality might not be to the standard that you prefer.
If for whatever reason you choose not to bring your own, we have plenty of mats for you to borrow.
The full payment is due at your course orientation.
In India, the general dress code is that men and women wear clothing that covers their knees and shoulders. We don’t really enforce any specific dress code outside of the cultural standard, as long as you can perform all the asanas in unrestrictive clothing.
You can pay in cash, and we ask for cash payments in our own currency, INR or USD
You can pay via credit card at our facilities
You can pay via PayPal online
We have 100, 200, 300, and 500 hour yoga teacher trainings every month of the year. Come be a part of our next one!
| Course Type | Start Date | Duration | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100-Hour | 6th of Every Month | 14 days | 19th of Every Month |
| 200-Hour | 6th of Every Month | 28 days | 3rd of the Next Month |
| 300-Hour | Starts on the 6th of October, December, February, April, June | 28 days | 3rd of the Next Month |
| 500-Hour | Starts with 200-Hour | 56 days | Ends with 300-Hour |
We’re excited to announce that we are resuming our Yoga courses in both Rishikesh and Goa! We’ve taken every precaution to ensure a safe and tranquil environment for our attendees. Our mission to guide you in your journey of self-discovery continues!
| October 17th – November 13th 2024 | 100, 200 Hour |
| November 18th – December 15th 2024 | 100, 200 & 300 Hour |
| October 17th – December 15th 2024 | 500 Hour |
We’re excited to announce that we are resuming our Yoga courses in both Rishikesh and Goa! We’ve taken every precaution to ensure a safe and tranquil environment for our attendees. Our mission to guide you in your journey of self-discovery continues!