About Us

Knowledge gives humbleness, humbleness makes us capable or worthy. Through worthiness or capability one gets wealth, with this wealth one can do good deeds or accomplish various social work, which is one’s dharma or religion, that gives extreme happiness and satisfaction.

Why Yoga Vidya School?

The above Shloka explains the true meaning of ‘Vidya,’ a Sanskrit word for Knowledge. The knowledge of Yoga gives inner peace and liberty and thats what inspired us to create Yoga Vidya School – the place of peace and liberty with meaningful practice of Yoga.

Yoga Vidya School is the traditional Yoga And Vedanta school based in Rishikesh, follows two Yogic traditions:

Swami Satyananda Saraswati (Bihar School of Yoga)
T Krishnamacharya and K Pattabhi Jois (Ashtanga Vinyasa)

The theoretical subjects are inspired and based on Vedantic philosophy by Shankaracharya Vedanta, in addition, we cover philosophies of Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Hatha Pradipika, Upanishads, etc.

Our yoga training modules let the students gain the practical and philosophical knowledge of Hatha Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa both.

Certified Yoga Courses in India by Yoga Vidya School

Yoga Alliance Certified 100 Hour, 200 Hour, 300 Hour and 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Pranayama Therapy, Specialisation of Alignment & Adjustments of Asana, Breath Detox, Chakra Marathon, Yoga Darshan, Pranayama Sadhna, Ashtanga Sadhana and more...

Our school emphasise on all round development of the students’ life. So we based our teaching process on three pillars, named as “triangular pyramid teaching”

These pillars are: Learn, Experience and Share.

Every student of the Yoga Vidya community has to step seriously into all these pillars to become a dedicated Practitioner and experienced Teacher.

Whether you are an intermediate yoga practitioner or an experienced yoga instructor looking to master the art of teaching advanced yoga postures or a beginner Yoga enthusiast, We cater all your requirements.

Travel Rishikesh and Experience its Culture and Energy while doing Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Retreats in India.

As mentioned above, the student is not only learning the aspects of yoga practices, they also practice and experience it throughly. Not only inside the school campus, we believe experience comes from visiting places that got energy from ancient yogis and therefore we organise trips to such places where yogis have done Sadhana and Tapasya for years.

Some of the places we visit are:

Sivananda yoga ashram
Vasishtha Cave
Moni Baba Cave
Dayananda Ashram
84 kuti Ashram / Beatles Ashram
Omkarananda Ashram
Parmarth Ashram with Ganga Arti

During Yoga Teacher Training in India, we also takes our students for various recreational and cultural activities like sun rise trekking in the Himalayas, Ganga Aarti, Waterfalls and nearby spots (Ganga beach yoga practises and river rafting for creating complete awareness regarding mother nature to our students). In Yoga Vidya School, you are not only practicing the techniques and the methods of yoga practices but also adopting the life style of yoga with the spiritual surroundings of Rishikesh.

Our Mission in all Yoga Destinations – Rishikesh, Kerala, Bali, Romania and Russia

Our mission is to bring out the ancient practices of yoga from the Upanishads and the Shastras into the World. So the practitioners can practice these hidden techniques to uplift their lifestyle. A lifestyle which is described in the ancient Yoga Scriptures, A way of living to achieve holistic health and happiness, balancing the physical, mental and spiritual development. To spread this knowledge, we work on creating dedicated yoga teachers through various yoga courses and events. The experiences and the knowledge of our yoga guru’s are conveyed through these yoga courses to yoga sadhaka(the practitioners), and so the yoga exercises are learned and conveyed to others in its authentic form by yoga practitioners.

What Will You Get in Yoga Vidya School ?

We believe yoga is a path that needs discipline and regularity and proper guidance. Our guests or students can find these three ingredients in all the yoga programs at all locations. Our aim is to make our students understand the real purpose of yoga. You can get short term Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama and Spiritual Retreats, Workshops, Therapies and long term courses like Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Sadhanas. These programs are available online as well as Offline with Residential facilities.

There are numerous benefits you will get in Yoga Vidya School such as:

A healthy yogic lifestyle
Leadership quality and strength
Willpower and Confidence
Focus and Regularity
Creativity and Control on Thoughts
Blissful Feeling Inside Outside
Community of Like-minded People

Improve Your Yoga and Life at Yoga Vidya School Rishikesh

We believe there are two ways of improving your yoga practices:Continuous Practiceand Staying Connectedto the Roots of Wisdom. When a yoga aspirant comes to us, he or she strengthens his or her yoga practice through unbreakable consistency of yoga practice, guided by the experienced teachers. In this practice of yoga, one can learn even those nuances which are essential for an experienced yoga practitioner.

At Yoga Vidya School, a yoga practitioner gets regular and updated knowledge, methods and guidance by experienced teachers to continue his or her growth and preserve the practice.We always make sure that you will not only grow physically but also on every level of growth including mental, spiritual and social.

The result, after joining Yoga Vidya School in India, a person begins to think of herself/himself as part ofsupreme consciousness, which makes her or him stand out in the society.