Yoga and fitness enthusiasts often aren’t able to take a long time off from office to join yoga courses. This is precisely why we introduced the concept of short term yoga courses. Discover short yoga courses and certificate programs in Rishikesh, India

At present, the Yoga Alliance has over 8000 RYSs and more than 40000 RYTs listed in its directory. Those who don’t know, RYS means Registered Yoga School! Yoga Alliance – the global yoga practitioner’s community – has defined standards for yoga schools which must be fulfilled in order to be called RYSs.  The credentialing system …

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‘What does RYT 200 yoga mean?’ is a question that appears in the mind of every yoga enthusiast planning to pursue a certification or career in yoga. That’s why we decided to answer the same. Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) is merit given to yoga teachers whose YTT certification and teaching experience meet Yoga Alliance requirements. …

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Congratulations on becoming a yoga teacher! Once you have completed your yoga teacher training journey, it’s time to actually implement what you have learned. By following some basic but essential yoga teaching tips and advice, you can become a yoga teacher that every learner yogi or yogini would love to practice under. Think of these …

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The features of 200 hours yoga teacher training experience in Rishikesh are many but some surely deserve more attention than others. That’s why Ekattva Yogshala decided to share the major highlights of 200 hours yoga teacher training courses in its yoga school! Reading this quick blog will give you a glimpse of what a Yoga …

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In Sanskrit, Ashtanga means 8 limbs, and Vinyasa means dynamic movement. Ashtanga Yoga is mentioned in the ancient Patanjali’s Sutras which was developed by K.Pattabhi Jois to start teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in India during the late 90s. Ekattva wishes to gift knowledge in its purest form to our yoga teacher aspirants. Through …

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Do you know that in the United States alone, an average yoga teacher earns a salary upto $40000 per annum? That’s a motivational figure for yoga teacher aspirants who have invested thousands of dollars in YTT classes and are sweat for hours in yoga schools to begin their career as  certified yoga teachers. But the …

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According to the yogic philosophy, there are three characteristics of food (Rajsic, Tamasic and Sattvic). For beginner yoga practitioners who are in search of spiritual connection through yoga, a yoga diet is one of the best ways to get familiar with yogic lifestyle. Sometimes, yogic diet is confused with vegan food but it’s very different …

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Yoga master class is sometimes confused with a yoga workshop. Workshops move from theory to practice, with emphasis on understanding the theory but a yoga master class is a re-enforcement class where the focus is on action and experience rather than lecture and theory. At a master yoga class, the students learn complex set of …

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Namaste! Welcome back to my personal yoga journey’s third and final blog. In my first and second blog, I wrote about my love for yoga and shared the beginning of my yoga teacher training experience. In this conclusive journal, I will share my most memorable moments in Rishikesh and of course Ekattva Yogshala, the yoga …

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