Tapovan, Rishikesh
Rudra Yog Peeth, Yoga Ashram
100, 200, 300 and 500-hour teacher training and retreats. Teaches Aerial and Ashtanga.
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Rishikesh, where the Ganga leaves the mountains
Most of the town’s schools sit in a handful of walkable quarters along both banks of the river, joined by two footbridges.
Where a school sits changes what a month there is like far more than the map suggests. Tapovan is busy and sociable; the east bank around Swarg Ashram is the ashram side, quiet in a way that is not subtle. Choose the quarter first and the school second.
- Tapovan148 schoolsThe densest cluster of schools in town and the default for teacher training — cafes, students and somewhere to eat at nine at night.
- Swarg Ashram43 schoolsThe quiet east bank: ashrams, ghats and evening aarti. No alcohol or meat, and many places keep a curfew.
- Laxman Jhula41 schoolsBusy lanes around the bridge it is named after. Good for a short stay and for drop-in classes.
- Veerbhadra13 schoolsA residential area south of the centre, with schools spread further apart than in Tapovan.
- Muni Ki Reti9 schoolsWest-bank ghats south of the bridges, home to some of the town's oldest ashrams.
- Ram Jhula3 schoolsThe southern footbridge, linking Muni Ki Reti to the ashram side of the river.
Choose by practice
Styles are read from each school’s own website. A school can teach something without naming it, so treat the counts as a strong lead, not a census.
- Hatha147 schools
Held postures, breath and relaxation at an unhurried pace. Where most Rishikesh courses begin.
- Ashtanga123 schools
A fixed sequence linked by breath, taught led or Mysore-style at your own pace.
- Vinyasa106 schools
Flowing sequences set to the breath, different from class to class.
- Kundalini74 schools
Breathwork, movement, mantra and meditation. Lineages differ, so ask which one.
- Yin47 schools
Long, quiet floor holds that work on the connective tissue.
- Yoga Nidra33 schools
Guided deep relaxation, practised lying down.
- Iyengar21 schools
Precise alignment and props, in the method B.K.S. Iyengar developed in Pune.
- Aerial21 schools
Postures supported by a fabric hammock hung from the ceiling.
- Sivananda1 schools
A gentle, structured class: twelve basic postures, breathing and relaxation.
What brings you to Rishikesh?
The same town serves people who want a teaching certificate, people who want ten days of silence, and people who want a morning class before breakfast. Start with which one you are.
Help me choose- Yoga teacher training157 schools
100 to 500-hour certification, most of it residential, through the cooler months.
- Meditation and silent retreat centres232 schools
Sitting practice as the main event: vipassana, silent retreats, ashram meditation halls.
- Panchakarma treatment64 schools
Consultation first, then a course of treatment — usually seven to twenty-one days.
- Yoga retreats211 schools
A room, meals and a set schedule, without a certificate at the end.
- Drop-in yoga classes28 schools
Walk in for a morning class. The sensible way to try teachers before committing.
- Sound healing and energy work126 schools
Sound baths, reiki and breathwork — read each school's own description closely.
Well-reviewed schools to start with
Chosen by data, not payment: each has a working website, a photograph of its own, and at least 100 Google reviews averaging 4.7 or more.
Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh
Vinyasa Yogashala
100, 200, 300 and 500-hour teacher training and retreats. Teaches Vinyasa and Hatha.
Rishikesh
Himalayan Yoga Association
100, 200, 300 and 500-hour teacher training, retreats and drop-in classes. Teaches Yin and Hatha.
Veerbhadra, Rishikesh
Arogya Yoga School
100, 200, 300 and 500-hour teacher training and retreats. Teaches Hatha and Ashtanga.
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Nobody publishes both prices
Of the 314 schools here with a working website, not one publishes both an Indian and an international price. Three quarters of the figures they do publish are in dollars or euros.
So we ask visitors what they were quoted, and publish the medians once enough people on each side have reported. It is the only way either price becomes visible.
- No paid placement. There is no mechanism for it.
- Their words, not ours. Styles and courses are read from each school’s own site.
- Nothing invented. No price, teacher or claim appears unless a school published it or told us.
From the journal
All writing- We read 349 yoga school websites. None published both prices.Everyone in Rishikesh says foreigners pay more. We tried to prove it from published prices and couldn't — because not one school publishes both. Here is what we found instead.
- How to choose a yoga teacher training in RishikeshRishikesh has more 200-hour courses than anyone can read through. Here is what actually separates them, and the questions worth asking before you pay a deposit.
- Rishikesh neighbourhoods: where the schools actually areTapovan, Laxman Jhula, Swarg Ashram and Ram Jhula are twenty minutes apart and feel nothing alike. A guide to choosing the right quarter.
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