Students Testimonials

Our 1 week Yoga Retreatat Rishikul Yogshala has been wonderful. The valuable learning experience from all the teachers here has not only enhanced my yoga practice but has promoted deep self awareness & life perspective. This week has helped open my heart, eyes & soul. Not only did we learn asana, pranayama, cleansing, philosophy, Ayurvedic, mantra, dance yoga & meditation... Thank you to Nitin Chotwani, Deepa Negi Mira, Krishna & the teacher trainer students who took us into their family at Rishikul Yogshala... you will forever be in our hearts

Two weeks ago I completed my 300 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh at Rishikul Yogshala in Rishikesh, and I consider myself lucky and privileged to have received the trainings from the teachers we had. I have thanked each one of them individually, and here I thank the school for being professional, caring, well structured, disciplined, and at the same time very light in its system. I now feel so rich with the amount of knowledge I gathered, topics exposed to and techniques learnt. I have advanced physically and in my own practice, and most notably learnt the foundations of yoga postures in an intense and engraving manner from brilliantly qualified teachers. I have learnt so much more than I thought I would through every topic, and each class complements the other whether it’s anatomy, philosophy or Asana. Sincere effort has been put to develop a wholesome harmonized curriculum. Beyond the technical practice, I personally benefited from deep spiritual experiences through our meditation classes and Pranayama, especially being in Rishikesh and always surrounded with that elevated sensation. The school itself and the teachers serve spirituality at the palm of their hands, and the teachers humble you in their service of knowledge to students, their genuine concern and eagerness for us to learn. Not to forget how all staff members are extremely helpful and pleasant at all times. Rooms are clean, adequately furnished, comfortable and spacious. Each meal has a variety of options, and the school also takes into consideration dietary restrictions; so all you have to do is communicate. To sum up, this course and my choice of the school are the best things I have done for myself yet. I have grown and gained more confidence, skill and courage to move forward. I wish the entire team and the school all the best in their individual and collective journeys. A huge piece of me remains at Rishikul Yogshala and I am eternally grateful to everyone, and to everything I received.

I highly recommend Rishikul Yogshala to everyone practicing all levels of yoga. I attended the 200 hour TTC July 2015 and I still glow every time I think about my experience. The curriculum is just amazing and well designed. The course is very intense and it covers deeply lots of subject. The day starts at 5.30 in the morning with Hatha classes, followed by pranayama and mantra or yoga nidra. After breakfast, there are yoga philosophy classes followed by anatomy classes. After lunch, adjustment and alignment classes are really interesting and important (to be able to know how to correct your own asanas and your future students' too). I was also able to deepen my practice in ashtanga day by day as each posture is taught one by one. And after ashtanga the day finishes with meditation at 18:00. So a very intense day covering all kind of yoga aspects to give you a better understanding of yoga. Teachers are outstanding, extremely professional and enthusiastic, you can't get enough of their wisdom. I learned important lessons about yoga and the yogic life and the course gave me a solid foundation to continue exploring and expanding my knowledge in yoga. I had a wonderful experience at Rishikul Yogshala Rishikesh. The school met all my expectations and in some cases were exceeded. And the food is delicious organic vegetarian food from the Himalayas. Don't miss this amazing experience!!

If you are finding it really hard to decide which YTT school to chose in Rishikesh, then I can help you with that..this is the school to chose! My whole experience there was above and beyond anything I expected! The school has this lovely energy and every person working there has a unique and beautiful character, they are very caring and open and you just become family with all of them! The yoga teachers there are some of the top teachers in Rishikesh!! They are so well practiced and knowledgeable and I feel really privileged to have learned from them. I learned so many things that I was doing wrong before in my practice and they showed me the right way!! The whole program is very well planned out, it is an intensive learning course but they have made sure to leave space for free time and some fun, they put on nice social gatherings at the school and I really loved the excursions especially rafting on the ganges!!! Oh and the food is awesome! There is a lot of care and love that goes into the food, which makes a big difference!! Overall, I give the school a 10 out of 10, they have become a huge part of my life and I hope to go back soon to complete my full 500hr training!