Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta, a yoga school
registered with Yoga Alliance - USA, conducts 200-hour residential
hatha yoga teacher training programs, yoga courses for beginners and yoga
retreats in Rishikesh (a spiritual town nestled in the lap of Himalayas, also
known as yoga capital of the world).
Established in 2010, Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta Center is a non-profit organization
registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act 1860. Its main aim is to
spread the awareness of holistic living with the help of Vedic wisdom in the
form of Yoga, Meditation and Ayurvedic practices.
Our core team at Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta Center comprises of yogis who are firmly
rooted in tradition yet contemporary in their vision & communication. Our
strength lies in distilling the essence of ancient yogic wisdom into clear and
simple teachings that can be easily understood and applied. The continuing
support and repeat visits from our students is a heartening proof of the
effectiveness of this approach.
RamJhula,
Rishikesh
Uttarakhand
249201
India
Study Yoga in Rishikesh, India
Learning yoga in Rishikesh is a truly
unique & life changing experience. Rishikesh has been the cradle of this
ancient wisdom tradition for centuries. Many great saints and numerous practitioners
have spent their lives practicing and developing this wonderful science of life
in these very mountains. Yoga students feel a very palpable spiritual energy
and grace when they spend time in practice here.
The benefits of studying yoga in
Rishikesh are so many, but the foremost reason for coming here is perhaps that
everyone is here for the same reason and you instantly share a passion in
common. Normally when you encounter new people there may be something in
common; you are from the same town, work in the same profession, have similar
hobbies, kids-house-garden and all that… but for most people here; yoga is a
passion and sharing a passion creates very strong bonds. Bonds that stretch
across oceans, nations, cultures, religions, age, gender and sometimes last a
lifetime… That is why there are so many tear-filled goodbyes at the end of each
course at Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta. People connected through their hearts,
through their passion for yoga, who have for six weeks been tied together in a
web of wordless understanding, sharing their dreams and climbing the same
ladder towards the desired diploma has reached the point of separation. It is
painful. Leaving the yoga tribe, a temporary spiritual family of equal minded
souls in one of the most spiritual places in the world... it is not easy.
But why
should one choose Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta Center when
there are so many schools available? That is of course up to each individual to
answer, but for me (Jenny Wickman - RYT 200 :: Graduated in May 2012)
personally it turned out to be a great choice. Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta Center offers
a package concept of traditional style of yoga (asanas, pranayama, meditation,
philosophy and physiology), nice accomodation, excellent food and available
teachers all in one peaceful place. When I decided to become a certified yoga
teacher it was important for me to get a proper, international yoga
certification from a registered school (RYS 200 ) with dedicated teachers,
offering 200-hour residential yoga teacher training. I had been to Rishikesh on
a holiday two years before and it somehow felt destined to return to this
little town for some life changing six weeks.
Yoga Teacher Training Review - RYT 200
I
have just completed 2 years since I took my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh
Yoga Vedanta Center (RYP). During this period I have taken numerous yoga
training including the 200 Hour Training, Yin yoga and Restorative yoga, at
some renowned yoga institutions; but none seems to match the one that I had
experienced at Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta. In fact it is the Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta's
strong foundation that made it easy for all additional trainings and I have
been comfortably teaching a variety of disciplines including yoga for
arthritis, yoga for a healthy back, yoga for osteoporosis, yoga for seniors,
yoga for stress relief etc.
According
to my personal experience, most institutions treat yoga as a business but Rishikesh
Yoga Vedanta Center was an exception. I had counted that the total hours of my
yoga teacher training at Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta Center had been close to
280-hours when the Yoga Alliance requirement asks for only 200-hours. And the
whole week was packed with valuable instructions. At the same time the friendly
and welcoming treatment by the staff never let us feel any pain of the
intensive training. I must also say that the Director of the program, Gopal Ji,
is an excellent role-model of a yogi. I have recommended Rishikesh Yoga Vedanta
Center to many of my students and friends and will continue to recommend it
with great delight.