Patanjali International Yoga Foundation (PIYF) Rishikesh India - Registered Yoga School (RYS) 100, 200, 300, 500 was established in 2001 as Yoga Ashram Retreat Centre Rishikesh - yoga health and training school, to hold activities and research on ancient yoga, following its deepest source - the noble sage Patanjali. Providing knowledge from the original textbooks of yoga, ayurveda and indian cultural scriptures.
The goal of PIYF is not only physical, but also mental and spiritual growth of its students.
Yoga is gaining in popularity, but at the same time it is losing its authenticity by being oversimplified to physical culture. Every instructor attempts to introduce something of his own, starting with changing names of asanas and ending with their wrong performance. There are a few followers of the original tradition, although, only those who got their knowledge from the universities in India are familiar with the real tradition. While training we all study ancient classic style of yoga the one which is described in Sanskrit sources and textbooks. It is only when they got the base teachers go out into the big world and found their own styles and schools, but the base is one. PIYF was established to deliver the most undistorted knowledge by giving it gradually and deliberately to someone who is ready to perceive.
Patanjali International Yoga Foundation {PIYF} Rishikesh is situated at bank of the holy Ganga River, in the town of Rishikesh in the lap of great Himalaya Mountains. Rishikesh is well known as the capital of Yoga. It is a very safe and secure place, where national and international tourists can walk alone or in groups without any fear. Rishikesh is a ‘dry’ area, where it is not allowed to serve alcohol or any kind of meat-fish or animal form. However, Rishikesh has all modern facilities such as transportation, Wi-Fi, etc.