Yoga Essence Rishikesh is a Non-profit registered organization dedicated to spread awareness and understanding of Yoga, Meditation in its true and contemporary sense.
The main aim and objective is to impart Experiential and Transformational aspect of Yoga and Meditation through many long term and short term courses like Holistic Yoga teacher training course, Meditation teacher training course, Yoga Nidra teacher training course, Life Transformational meditation retreat, Holistic Yoga retreat etc.
We feel yogic science is the most valuable gift to entire humanity by disciplining the body-mind-heart for holistic and harmonious living. Its practices allow us to have greater clarity and understanding to many subtle aspects of the body mind and spirit for complete integration and balance. We are influenced by the teachings of many traditional and contemporary sages, yogis, masters, and our courses cover the practices from many traditions, paths, and schools while keeping the pure essence. The core theme of our teachings is to impart the experiential, life-transformational, and spiritual aspects of the numerous forms of yogic practices for holistic growth and inner journey. Our instructions hold a unique combination of insights and practices of many ancient and modern masters.
Yoga Essence Ashram runs according to the vision and guidance of the founder Swami Dhyan Samarth. It has been involved in various spiritual, social, and environmental activities. It provides ashram ambience to the aspirants of meditation & yoga for a long-lasting experience of an inner journey, inner transformation, and expansion of consciousness. Yoga Essence holds the space for deepening the learning process through different types of teacher training programs like 200 hours Meditation teacher training, 500 hour meditation teacher training (Advanced), Yoga nidra teacher training (level I,II,III) 200 hour Hatha yoga teacher training, 200 hour Holistic yoga teacher training, 200 hour Transformational yoga teacher training, 300 hour yoga teacher training.
With the help of these courses and retreats, Yoga Essence Rishikesh provides a firm ground for the students to get the deeper philosophical understandings and practical experiences of many yogic practices that have been developed and designed since thousands of years by Yogis, Rishis, Masters. These courses allow the students to learn and receive technical aspects of yoga, meditation, yoga nidra in their pure form. We believe our teacher training courses help the practitioners to lay a strong foundation of the yogic science and sharpen their understanding of leading for an integrated, peaceful, and joyful life. These yogic practices are generally taught by keeping the core principles of ancient yogic science and contemporary development in modern science to make more holistic, systematic, and updated. All these methods are taught in a non-serious and joyful way so that one will enjoy the learning process and transformation.
Yoga Essence Rishikesh is a non-profit organization registered under the Govt. of India. It is affiliated with Yoga Alliance USA as Registered Yoga School (RYS) and also Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP). All our teacher training courses and the certifications are internationally recognized and open up the possibilities to teach yoga, meditation, yoga nidra almost everywhere in the world. Yoga Essence also extends it’s helping hand in the promotion of following social and environmental activities for a friendly and community living.
Yoga TTC
Meditation TTc
Yoga Nidra TTC
Ashram Ambience (Private/Double Sharing Room)
3 Sattvic Ayurvedic Diet & Herbal Drinks (Gluten Free Available)
By Air: Jolly Grant domestic airport at Dehradun (DED) is the nearest airport to Rishikesh which is approximately 25 km away. Popular carriers like Indigo, Air India, Spicejet and Jet Airways often have daily flights from New Delhi to Dehradun Jolly Grant airport. Once you reach at the airport; you can opt for regular taxi to our school or Yoga Essence can send known taxi for pick up on request. Note: – The taxi person will available at arrival gate with Yoga Essence Placard and may be along with a paper having your name so that you can recognize him easily.
By Train: The nearest railhead to Rishikesh is in Haridwar which is approximately 25 km away. Haridwar, in turn, is linked to major Indian cities. Some of the popular trains are Shatabadi Express, Jan Shatabadi, AC Special Express and others. For those making the journey to Rishikesh, it is advisable to take the train till Haridwar and then either take a bus or hire a taxi to Rishikesh. While the bus would take about 1 hour, the taxi will take you to Rishikesh in about 1 hour. However traveling will cause inconvenience for the first time travelers.
By Bus: Being a popular tourist destination, Rishikesh has a good network of buses connecting it with important places such as Haridwar, Dehradun and New Delhi. Buses depart in the morning and late evening from the Kashmiri Gate ISBT, New Delhi for Rishikesh ISBT every day. You can choose from a regular, deluxe or a luxurious coach. However traveling will cause inconvenience for the first time travelers.