What is Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh?
Maunvan Yoga & Wellness is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS) located in the forested foothills above Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Founded over 12 years ago, Maunvan has trained more than 2,000 yoga teachers from over 40 countries across its 100, 200, 300, and 500 Hour TTC programs. Batch sizes are capped at 12 students — among the smallest in Rishikesh — to ensure personalised teacher-student attention throughout the training.
All programs are taught by Indian yoga masters with 20+ years of teaching experience in Hatha yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa, pranayama, and classical Vedic philosophy. Every course is fully all-inclusive — accommodation, three sattvic meals daily, study materials, and the Yoga Alliance registration fee are all covered in a single transparent fee. Courses start every month, year-round, giving students flexibility to plan their visit to suit any schedule. Learn more about Maunvan Ashram or contact us to plan your training.
Yoga Teacher Training Courses in Rishikesh
Four Yoga Alliance certified TTC programs — pick the one that matches your experience level and timeline.
Foundation
in Rishikesh
A focused 12-day foundation course covering asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, and the essentials of teaching. The right choice if your schedule is limited but you want structured, ashram-based study in Rishikesh with a Yoga Alliance certificate at the end.
⭐ Most Popular
in Rishikesh
The globally recognised entry-level teaching qualification — and our most enrolled program. 25 days of full-immersion residential study: Hatha, Ashtanga, pranayama, anatomy, Vedic philosophy, and supervised teaching practice. Graduates leave with the Yoga Alliance RYT-200 credential and the practical skills to teach professionally.
Advanced
in Rishikesh
Built for certified teachers ready to go deeper. This 30-day advanced module covers therapeutic asana, Yoga Nidra, advanced pranayama, subtle body anatomy, and refined teaching methodology. Combined with a prior 200 Hour, it completes the full Yoga Alliance RYT-500 — the credential that sets senior teachers apart.
Complete Path
in India
For practitioners who want the full path in one visit. The 200 and 300 Hour modules run back-to-back as a single 50-day residential immersion — no gap, no second trip. You emerge with the complete Yoga Alliance RYT-500 qualification, deep asana mastery, and a practice shaped by six weeks of ashram life.
Yoga TTC Programs Comparison
Quick overview of all four Yoga Alliance certified courses at MaunvanWhy Choose Maunvan for Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh?
12+ years of training · 2,000+ graduates · 40+ nationalities · Max 12 students per batch · Yoga Alliance RYS certifiedTrue Ashram Environment
Maunvan sits in the forested foothills above the town — one of the few schools in the region that still operates as a genuine ashram, not a hotel with yoga classes attached.
India's Best Yoga Teachers
Indian masters with 20+ years of traditional practice — Hatha, Ashtanga, pranayama, and classical Vedic philosophy taught from lived experience, not from textbooks.
Yoga Alliance Certified (RYS)
Maunvan is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS). Every program leads to an internationally recognised RYT credential — accepted by studios, gyms and wellness centres across 180+ countries.
Small Batch Yoga Classes
Maximum 12 students per batch — intentionally small so every student gets direct feedback, real corrections, and a genuine relationship with their teachers throughout the program.
Fully All-Inclusive
Accommodation, three sattvic meals daily, all yoga sessions and study materials — one transparent fee, no hidden extras.
Monthly Start Dates
Programs begin every month throughout the year — no fixed annual intake, no long waiting lists. Pick a start date that works around your life, not the other way around.
Why is Rishikesh the Best Place for Yoga Teacher Training in India?
The world capital of yoga — and why it matters for your TTCRishikesh is the origin point of the yoga teacher training tradition as the world knows it. The lineages that brought yoga to the West — Sivananda, Krishnamacharya, Swami Rama — all trace back to this Himalayan town on the banks of the Ganges. Today, Rishikesh hosts more than 200 registered yoga schools and attracts over 200,000 yoga students annually, making it the most concentrated yoga education destination on the planet. When people search for the best yoga teacher training in India, Rishikesh accounts for the majority of results — because the depth of the tradition here is genuinely different from city-based studios.
What makes yoga training in Rishikesh distinct is not only the teachers — it is the environment. Waking before sunrise for practice, the Himalayan air, the sound of the Ganges, the culture of daily sadhana — all of this becomes part of the curriculum in a way that no urban yoga school can replicate. Maunvan is located in the forested foothills above the town, at an elevation that keeps the ashram quiet, cool, and removed from the tourist activity below — giving students the conditions for genuine inner work alongside their teacher training. Visit our programs page to see how we structure each course around this environment.
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Last updated: August 2026