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100 HourYoga Teacher Training
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- Beginner
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Yoga Alliance Accredited · Rishikesh, India
Begin Your Journey of Transformationat the Best Yoga School in Rishikesh
Residential teacher training and retreats rooted in 15+ years of authentic tradition — join a global community of 3000+ students who trained at the birthplace of yoga.
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14 to 54 days, room and food included
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The School
Our Yoga School in Rishikesh, India
A sanctuary of yoga nestled in the serene landscapes of Rishikesh, the world-renowned birthplace of yoga. Accredited by Yoga Alliance, our school has been dedicated to upholding & sharing authentic yoga traditions for 15+ years.
Hariom Yoga Vidya School is a residential yoga school in Tapovan, Rishikesh. More than 3,000 students have trained here. The school is registered with Yoga Alliance as an RYS 200, an RYS 300 and an RYS 500, so the certificate you leave with is recognized wherever Yoga Alliance is.
Everything we run is residential. You live at the school, you eat three sattvic vegetarian meals a day in the same dining hall as your teachers, and the day is built for you so that the only thing you have to organize is your own practice. Batches are kept small on purpose: a teacher who has to raise their voice is a teacher who cannot correct you.
We teach four teacher training courses and two retreats. Same school, same hall, same teachers — what changes is how long you stay and whether you leave with a qualification or with a rest. All six are below, priced, each with a page of its own.
Residential YTTC
Yoga Teacher Training Courses in Rishikesh
Residential, Yoga Alliance certified, and taught in small groups — food and accommodation included, so the only thing you have to bring is your practice.
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200 HourYoga Teacher Training
- 27 Days
- Beginner & Intermediate
- Food & Accommodation
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300 HourYoga Teacher Training
- 27 Days
- Advance
- Food & Accommodation
Save up to $200 with early enrollment on select programs
Compare all 4 courses →We take pride in being a truly global community. With students enrolling from over 37+ countries, we unite diverse cultures and perspectives through the shared journey of yoga.
The Syllabus
What We Teach: Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Kundalini and Yin
Every course here is built on classical Hatha yoga and opens outward from it. You are taught a posture rather than shown one: its name in English and in Sanskrit, what it is for, who should leave it alone, how to enter it step by step, and the counter-pose that follows.
Traditional Hatha Yoga
The spine of every course we teach, and the first class of every morning. Joints and glands first, then the standing, sitting, bending and twisting sequences, then the fire series, the inversions and Shavasana. This is the strand that makes a teacher rather than a practitioner: you learn why a posture is sequenced where it is.
Ashtanga Vinyasa
The dynamic half of the timetable, taught late in the afternoon when the body is already warm, and built up one series at a time rather than handed over whole. Ashtanga fixes the order of the postures, which is what turns ujjayi breath, bandha and drishti from vocabulary into something you do.
Kundalini Yoga
An hour of its own every mid-morning, and the strand most students do not expect to find on the timetable. Kundalini works through mantra, repetition and kriya rather than through shape, and it is taught here with its history, its methods and its contraindications rather than as an experience.
Yin, Pranayama and Meditation
The quiet half of the day. Yin holds a small number of shapes for minutes at a time and works on the connective tissue under the muscle. Pranayama and meditation are taught as subjects in their own right — seven breathing techniques, each with its meaning, its benefits and the people who should not practice it.
Philosophy, Anatomy and Teaching Methodology
A teacher training is not only asana, and the syllabus says so. Yoga philosophy and the Sutras, functional anatomy, alignment and hands-on adjustment, mantra chanting, satkarma and the teaching practice you are assessed on all carry their own hours on the timetable.
Meditation, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha and Satkarma
A teacher training is not only asana, and the syllabus says so. Meditation, pranayama, mudra and bandha, traditional satkarma practices, and the practical techniques you are assessed on all carry their own hours on the timetable. Each practice supports a deeper understanding of yoga, helping you develop awareness, breath control, energy management, purification, concentration, and a strong foundation for teaching.
The full syllabus, hour by hour, is on each course page — starting with the 200 Hour training.
A Day With Us
The Rhythm of a Day Here
From the first class at half past six to silence at nine, the day is structured but never rushed — the schedule does the discipline so you can focus on the practice.
06:30 AM
Hatha Yoga & Alignment
08:30 AM
Breakfast
09:30 AM
Yin Yoga
10:30 AM
Kundalini & Tantra Yoga
11:30 AM
Meditation, Pranayama, Mudra & Shatkarma
05:30 PM
Ashtanga Vinyasa Practice
09:00 PM
Rest & Silence
Sample schedule from the 200 Hour YTTC. Retreat days follow a lighter version of the same rhythm.
Yoga Retreats
Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh: 7 or 10 Days
Not ready for a full teacher training? A short residential retreat gives you the same teachers, food and setting over a single week.
7 Days7 Days Yoga Retreat in Rishikesh
A brief yet transformative experience, combining daily yoga and meditation with cultural exploration.
- 2 Highly Skilled and Experienced Yoga Teachers
- 3 Hours Daily Yoga Classes
- Batch size 10 to 13 Max
$499USD
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10 Days10 Days Yoga Retreat in Rishikesh
This extended retreat offers a deep dive into yoga, combining advanced practices, meditation, and philosophy.
- Traditional Hatha Yoga Flow
- Pranayama (Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, Anulom Vilom, Mudra, Bandha)
- Guided Meditation & Yogic Relaxation Techniques
$699USD
View RetreatNot sure yet which one is yours?
Any of the three will get you an answer, and none of them costs anything.
Tell us your dates
The month you could travel, and what you hope to take home. We will tell you which one fits — or that none of them does yet.
See it first
A live walk through the hall, the rooms and the terrace. Nothing staged.
Talk it through
Twenty minutes with the school, in your own time zone. Bring the awkward question.
Food & Stay
Where You'll Live and Eat in Rishikesh
Nestled amidst the majestic Himalayas and overlooking the serene River Ganga. Three Sattvic vegetarian meals a day, prepared with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and served in pure Kansa bronze — with private, double and triple-sharing rooms, each with its own bathroom.
- 3 Sattvic Meals Daily
- Private & Sharing Rooms
- 24hr Hot Water
- Mountain & River Views
- Free Wi-Fi
The Location
Where We Are — Tapovan, Rishikesh, in the Himalayas
Rishikesh sits where the Ganga leaves the Himalayas and comes down onto the plains, in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. Yoga has been taught in this town for as long as anyone has been writing it down, and that is the reason people fly here rather than walk to a studio nearer home.
Tapovan, above Laxman Jhula
The school is in Tapovan, on the hillside above the Laxman Jhula bridge and on the quieter bank of the river. Close enough to walk down to the Ganga before morning practice, far enough up that the town's traffic stays in the town. The full address is Tapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249192, India.
The Ganga, five minutes downhill
The river is the reason the town is here. Students walk down for the evening aarti at the ghats, sit by the water between classes, and cross Laxman Jhula — the footbridge Rishikesh is photographed from — to reach the cafés and bookshops on the far bank.
The Himalayan foothills, in every direction
The valley climbs behind the school and the forest starts where the lanes stop. The excursions on our courses go up into it rather than out of town, and the mountain air is a large part of why a month here does not feel like a month anywhere else.
Getting here from anywhere
The nearest airport is Jolly Grant (DED) at Dehradun, a short domestic hop from Delhi, and the school will arrange your pick-up if you tell us when you land. The nearest stations are Yog Nagari Rishikesh and Haridwar, 10–12 km away. From Delhi by road it is 5–6 hours up through the foothills.
The map, the routes and three ways to reach a person are on the contact page, and the rooms and the food have a page of their own.
Before You Pay a Deposit
How to Choose a Yoga School in Rishikesh
There are a great many yoga schools in Rishikesh and their websites look much alike. These are the five things worth checking before you pay a deposit to any of them, ours included — and where to check each one on this site.
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Registered with Yoga Alliance, and at which levels
A school can say it is Yoga Alliance certified and mean one registration at one level. Ask which. We are registered as an RYS 200, an RYS 300 and an RYS 500, which is why a 300 hour course taken here counts toward the same credential a 200 hour course started. There is no RYS 100 — no school has one — so treat a 100 hour course as a foundation rather than a teaching qualification, here or anywhere.
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Named teachers, with their subjects
A stock photograph of a class is not a teaching faculty. Every teacher here is named, with what they teach, where they trained and how long they have been doing it — so you can see who is taking your morning asana class before you book, rather than on the first day.
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One price, and what it does not cover
Residential fees are quoted in a dozen different ways in this town. Ours is one figure per course, in US dollars, covering tuition, your room and three meals a day for the whole stay. What it does not cover is stated in the same place: flights, your visa, and whatever you spend in Rishikesh.
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Reviews you can trace to a person
Read them where the reviewer has a name, a course and a date against the words. Ours are on the reviews page, filterable by course and by retreat, and they are reproduced as students wrote them — typos included, which is the point.
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A certificate somebody else can verify
The certificate matters after you leave, when a studio manager who has never heard of your school is deciding whether to believe it. Every certificate this school issues carries a code and a QR that anyone can check against our register, from anywhere, without asking us. It costs you nothing to test that before you enroll — on this school, or on any other one you are weighing up.
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Ask us all five, and ask us first.
A free video call with the school, in your own time zone. No payment, no obligation, and an answer to any of the five you would rather hear from a person than read on a page.
For International Students
Coming to Rishikesh From Abroad
Students have come to this school from more than 37 countries. Every class is taught in English, every price on this site is in US dollars, and the practical side of arriving in India is something the office has done several hundred times.
The visa is a tourist visa
A tourist visa is the right one for everything this school runs, and the e-Visa route covers a stay of up to 60 days. You do not need a student visa — that application is for enrolment at a degree-granting institution and it will be refused. We are not immigration advisors, so check the current rules for your own passport.
English, and no prerequisite
Every class, every manual and every conversation with the office is in English. The 100 and 200 hour trainings and both retreats are open to complete beginners; nothing on this site asks you to arrive with a practice already.
One price, in US dollars
The figure on a course page is what you pay: tuition, your room and three meals a day for the whole stay. There is no separate accommodation bill and no per-class fee. Flights, your visa and whatever you buy in town are yours.
We will meet you at the airport
Tell us your arrival time and the school arranges the pick-up from Dehradun. Tapovan's lanes are poorly signed and a driver who has not been here before will get lost — that is the honest reason the offer exists, rather than a courtesy.
33 more answers — visas, flights, food, what to pack, what the certificate is worth at home — are on the FAQ page.
After You Book
You Are in the Right Hands
Booking a month in a country you have never been to is the part that keeps people awake, and it is the part we take off you. Tell us your arrival time and the pick-up from Dehradun is arranged. Your room, three meals a day and every class on the timetable are already inside the fee you have paid. Between the confirmation email and the front door, there is nothing left for you to organize.
What happens at the front door is the photograph beside this. When you join us you are not just learning yoga — you are becoming part of a family, and like every family, we are here to support you every step of the way.
Our Lineage
Our Yoga Teachers in Rishikesh
Yoga is not a series of poses to our teachers — it is a lifestyle they have kept, day in and day out, for decades.
Yogi Pramod Sahoo
Founder
Pramod (ERYT500) was born in a spiritual family in 1973 in Odisha. From early childhood, he began his life full of devotion. As a result, he spent most of his time practicing meditation, attending temples, and learning Yoga Traditions. As part of his dedication to yoga, he spent 7 years living in an Ashram, learning Yoga and Meditation according to the Ancient Himalayan Tradition. With such experience, he has taught Yoga in different schools and places around the world such as Mumbai, Rishikesh, New Delhi, Italy, Austria, and Germany. He believes in a world where each individual is at peace and living cheerfully. He has been teaching for over twenty-one years. That is why he created Hariom Yoga Vidya School.
Barinder Pal Singh
Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga
Greetings! Barinder Pal Singh, a dedicated yoga practitioner and teacher, holds a Master's degree in Yoga (2019) from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University. Rooted in the Sikh tradition, his spiritual journey has been guided by revered gurus, Shri Somdutt Amoli Guruji and Shri Mahesh Kothari Guruji. With over 15 years of teaching experience, he has cultivated profound mastery in Hatha Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga. His approach integrates traditional wisdom with disciplined practice, aiming to inspire holistic well-being, balance, and self-awareness in his students.
Yogi Lakhi Ram
Meditation, Pranayama
Greetings! Lakhi Ram was born in a very small Himalayan village in the middle ranges of Himalayas, so got a unique Yogic atmosphere in his village. Many Yogis (sages) used to practice Yoga there. He learned some fundamentals of yoga from those sages. So he has been practicing Yoga (mainly Shatkarma, Asana Pranayama, and Meditation) since his childhood. He made his study and practices deeper on Pranayama and meditation through different scriptures and commentaries, and he also learned about these from some modern Yoga teachers. So whatever knowledge he has got through these sources he always feels glad to share this knowledge with others. He has been teaching for over nine years.
Our Inspiration
The sages and teachers whose path we follow, and whose wisdom still shapes every class we teach.
Swami Rama Tirtha
Ramkrishna Paramhansa
Shri Yogi Arovindo
- Swami Rama
Swami Rama
- Swami Veda Bharati
Swami Veda Bharati
Maharishi Patanjali
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What Students Say About the School
Rayna Westervelt rated us 5 out of 5
“The 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program at Hari Om Yoga Vidya School was a life-changing experience. The knowledgeable instructors, serene environment, and comprehensive curriculum provided the perfect foundation for my yoga journey. I highly recommend this program to anyone seeking to deepen their practice and become a certified yoga teacher.”
Gretchen Workman rated us 5 out of 5
“The 100-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Hari Om Yoga Vidya School was an incredible journey. The intensive program covered a wide range of topics, from anatomy and physiology to advanced yoga techniques. The experienced instructors were knowledgeable and supportive, providing personalized guidance throughout the course. I highly recommend this program to anyone looking to deepen their yoga practice and start teaching.”
Alfonso Schleifer rated us 5 out of 5
“The 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Hari Om Yoga Vidya School was a transformative experience. The focus on alignment and technique was invaluable. The practical teaching sessions helped me gain confidence in my ability to lead yoga classes. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to learn from such experienced teachers.”
Every review on this site was written by somebody who trained here. There are more of them, filterable by course and by retreat, on the reviews page.
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Questions
Questions About Training in Rishikesh
Can A Beginner Become A Yoga Teacher?+
Yes, absolutely. You do not need to be a 500 hour yoga TTC trained expert to become a best yoga teacher in Rishikesh. Moreover, you do not need to do headstands and Hanuman Asana, to be considered competent. You will be amazed to know that many people go for yoga teacher training at first, to deepen their knowledge. Among the beginner level learners, many get ample time to practice and perfect their yoga poses. The 200 hour yoga TTC is the perfect stepping stone for you to embrace the idea of teaching. You can always take up a job as assistant yoga teacher, after completing the training.
Is It Worth Registering With Yoga Alliance?+
This is one of the most common questions that students ask. However, it is not a mandate to be exact. It is a voluntary decision for any yoga school, to register or not. Yoga Alliance is basically a private and non-profit organization, created sometime in 1999-2000. It mainly acts as a standard for yoga education. The organization has a set criterion that schools registered under it, need to follow. After completing a Yoga Alliance course, you can apply for the Registered Yoga Teacher training certification. Moreover, it offers a global platform to the students that helps in attending courses and workshops, almost free of cost.
Is Hatha Yoga Hard?+
Hatha Yoga is very easy, to be exact. Any beginner level student can learn Hatha Yoga. It is a static yoga style. So, if you are looking for more flexibility, balance, and stability, then you have to go for Hatha Yoga. Most classes last from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. So, the classes can be a bit mentally and physically exhausting. You will be amazed to know that Hatha Yoga is the most commonly practiced yoga style across the western world. Being a slower form of yoga, you get more time to focus on your breathing patterns and focus. So, it mainly prepares you for higher forms.