Rishikesh, the sanskrit name  means ‘lord of senses’. The Indian holy city resting besides divine Ganges holds the title of birthplace of yoga. Every year, millions of devotees visit its ghats for a cleansing dip and thousands of overseas yoga enthusiasts visit the yoga capital of the world to learn traditional yoga and become certified yoga teachers.

While Rishikesh has religious significance and hence the rush of tourists is justified, very few know why it attracts tens of thousands of yogis and yoga enthusiasts every year.  What it has to offer that other places don’t? In this blog, Ekattva Yogshala will answer these questions and share why Rishikesh is different and better from the other similar yoga destinations in India and also abroad.

Let’s begin with a brief introduction to the world’s yoga capital, Rishikesh.

Rishikesh, India – A Global Yoga Capital

Rishikesh (also known as Hrishikesh) is a town in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun District of India. The yoga capital of India has mythological associations with Lord Rama and Laxmana from the epic Ramayana. Rishikesh is known as the yoga capital of the world because it is the birthplace of traditional yoga and has literally hundreds of yoga training institutes and ashramas all across.

Rishikesh is quite famous for yoga teacher training schools and every month thousands of international yoga enthusiasts come here to brush up their yoga skills and become trained yoga teachers.

Why Rishikesh for yoga – Quick answer

• Rishikesh is the birthplace of yoga and this reason is only enough for yogis to reach the holy town and learn traditional yoga.
• Not a few but hundreds of certified yoga schools are present within a short radius and someone looking to quench the learner’s thirst has a lot to choose from.
• There are inexpensive Most reputed yoga schools and ashrams offer yoga teacher training at affordable price.
• If you want to enroll in 200 hours yoga teacher training course or any other YTT certification, there are Yoga Alliance recognized yoga schools across Rishikesh.
• The best yoga schools in Rishikesh offer an all-inclusive package to yoga teacher training students. This means students spend only once and don’t have to pay separately for food, accomodation, and YTT.

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Not only yoga, there are several other reasons that makes Rishikesh a perfect place to visit as compared to  other similar destinations.

What Rishikesh has to offer that others not?

India is a vast continent and there are thousands of tourist destinations, adventure sports and yoga retreats spread across the country. But what makes the yoga capital of the world different from rest of the India? Let’s take a look at it.

• Primarily, Rishikesh is a holy city and that separates it from other tourist and yoga destinations. It is alcohol free, meat-free and completely immersed in spirituality. It is therefore, the best place to learn traditional yoga, meditation and perform spiritual activities which other places don’t offer.
• The birthplace of yoga is located in mighty Shivaliks. The Himalayan terrain is perfect for sports like rock climbing, rafting and bungee jumping. Rishikesh is great for adventure and spirituality both.
• Want peace of mind along with yoga? You won’t get it anywhere else than the holy ganges banks. Besides yoga and adventure, Rishikesh, the Indian holy town offers peace and calmness. Only sound you here will be of nature, temple bells  and mantra chantings.
• For those who are just looking for an escape from city humdrums or a weekend trip, Rishikesh offers various sites like triveni Ghat, Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula and Muni ki Reti. A small walk by the riverside is refreshing and rejuvenating.

Whether you are looking for a getaway trip, holy visit or want to learn yoga, Rishikesh is the right place to relax all your senses. What else makes it different from others? It has world class traditional yoga teacher training schools which you won’t find anywhere else.

Best yoga teacher training course for beginners

The birthplace of yoga has to offer a lot and Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world has various yoga courses for yoga enthusiasts who are planning to become a trained yoga teacher. If you are planning to stay in India’s yoga city to learn yoga, Ekattva Yogshala recommends 200 hour teacher training course is the best for you.

The internationally certified course includes:

• Yogasana Practice
• Yoga Philosophy
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Vinyasa Flow
• Pranayama & Meditation
• Principles of Ayurveda
• Teaching Practice
• Group Activities
• Outdoor Practice and much more

There are thousands of international students who every year come to Rishikesh, India to learn yoga the perfect way and walk out becoming a certified yoga teacher from yoga capital of the world.

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