Yoga Alliance Certified · RYS 200 · Rishikesh, India
A 25-day residential 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India — rooted in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. This is not just a certificate programme. It is a complete inner and outer transformation — of how you practice, how you see, and how you teach.
Tapovan, Rishikesh · Begins the 1st of every month · 25 Days, 200 Contact Hours · Fully Residential
The 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Witness Yoga is not for everyone. It is for those who are ready.
This training is for you if you have a sincere personal practice and feel the call to share it; if you want a globally recognised Yoga Alliance certified qualification; if you want to understand yoga as a complete science of the self — not just movement; if you are ready to study philosophy, anatomy, breath, and meditation alongside asana; if you want to train in Rishikesh, the birthplace of yoga; and if you are ready to know yourself more honestly — and teach from that knowing.
No prior teaching experience is required. A sincere personal practice and a genuine desire to teach are enough.
Learn to observe body, breath, and mind with clarity and without judgment — the foundation of Patanjali's entire system.
Built entirely on the Yoga Sutras, taught in language immediately applicable to modern life.
Shiva Shankra — 16 years across Sivananda, Osho, Kevalaya Dhamma, and the AYUSH Ministry's QCI framework.
Deliberately small groups. Real attention, honest feedback, space to genuinely grow.
The Ganges, the Himalayas, centuries of accumulated practice — Tapovan holds what a city studio cannot.
Graduate as a Yoga Alliance RYT 200 — recognised in over 100 countries.
100+ classical asanas with alignment, variations and contraindications; biomechanics of safe movement; hands-on adjustments; intelligent sequencing; teaching methodology for different bodies and levels; asana’s relationship to the deeper limbs.
Nadi Shodhana, Kapalbhati, Bhramari, Ujjayi, Sitali, Bhastrika, Kumbhaka; physiology of breathing and nervous-system regulation; the Pancha Kosha model; Prana, Apana and the Vayus; teaching pranayama safely; the bridge into meditation.
Breath awareness, mantra, trataka, open awareness, body scan; Yoga Nidra for deep restoration; Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi; Chitta, Ahamkara, Manas, Buddhi; guiding meditation and holding space.
All four padas of the Yoga Sutras studied systematically; the Eight Limbs in depth; ethics of teaching; the history and evolution of yoga; teaching philosophy accessibly. The module most students call life-changing.
Skeletal and muscular systems; the nervous system and vagus nerve; common injuries and safe teaching; Chakras, Nadis, Pancha Kosha; contraindications and modifications.
Voice, language, presence, pacing; class planning; demonstration, cueing, adjustment; supervised practicum with real feedback; the business of teaching; Yoga Alliance registration.
The Sattvic lifestyle; introduction to Ayurveda; the three Gunas; your personal daily sadhana; the transition from student to teacher; living the Yamas and Niyamas.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 5:45 AM | Wake & personal morning silence |
| 6:15 AM | Morning meditation & pranayama (75 min) |
| 7:30 AM | Classical asana practice (90 min) |
| 9:30 AM | Sattvic breakfast |
| 10:30 AM | Theory — philosophy, anatomy or methodology |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch & rest |
| 3:00 PM | Theory session |
| 4:00 PM | Pranayama, practicum or workshop |
| 6:00 PM | Evening meditation, Yoga Nidra, sound healing or breathwork |
| 7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 8:30 PM | Silence & rest |
Monday–Saturday · Sundays partially free · Practicums from week 2 · Graduation ceremony in the final days.
Woven in: sound healing · healing breathwork journey · Ganga walks · temple visits & Ganga Aarti · optional Himalayan sunrise · personal sadhana design with Shiva.
Begins the 1st of Every Month
Deposit $300 USD secures your place · balance due 14 days before start · instalments available · USD or INR · lifetime graduate community access included.
No. Many of our most impactful graduates arrived with no teaching experience whatsoever. A sincere personal practice and genuine desire to teach are all that is required.
We recommend a minimum of one year of consistent personal practice. If unsure, contact us — we will have an honest conversation.
Yes — Witness Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered School (RYS 200); graduates are eligible to register as RYT 200.
All sessions are conducted in English.
Absolutely — INR pricing available on request.
For illness or genuine emergency we will work with you to complete your learning. Full attendance is required for certification.
Transfers from Dehradun Airport (DED) can be arranged on request.
The $300 deposit is non-refundable. 45+ days before start: full balance refund; 21–45 days: 50%; under 21 days: none. Full terms on the Legal page.
In the sacred mountains of Rishikesh, in a small group of genuine seekers, under a teacher who has walked this path for 16 years — this is where yoga teachers are made. Not just certified. Made.
Be the Witness. Become the Teacher.
A classical yoga school in Tapovan, Rishikesh, India — Yoga Alliance certified 200-hour teacher training, residential retreats, and daily classes rooted in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras.
Tapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
witnessyogaschool@gmail.com
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Yoga Alliance Registered School — RYS 200