The foundation,
at the source.
The foundation course — begin your teaching journey at the source.
Not everyone can give a month to a 200-hour course — and pretending otherwise helps no one. The 100-hour is the honest alternative: a real foundation in roughly two weeks, at schools we've actually vetted, without the corners-cut feeling of a holiday add-on.
A shorter foundation program — asana, basic philosophy, and teaching methodology, for guests without three to four weeks to spare.
Reserve with ₹2,000. It counts toward your trip.
- Final price confirmed before any further payment
- Changes anytime via WhatsApp
Short in weeks,
serious in substance.
A shorter foundation program — asana, basic philosophy, and teaching methodology, for guests without three to four weeks to spare.
What you'll study
Asana foundations, basic yogic philosophy, and teaching methodology — the groundwork every longer certification builds on, taught properly rather than compressed carelessly.
How long it takes
Typically around two weeks in Rishikesh. Exact curriculum, hours, and certifying body vary by school — your host will walk you through the real specifics before you commit to one.
Where it can lead
Many schools count 100-hour study toward a later 200-hour certification. If you think you'll want to continue, tell your host — they'll steer you to a school where the hours carry forward.
What’s included,
what’s not.
Typically included by the school
- Tuition and course materials for the full program
- Accommodation at or near the school for residential programs
- Daily sattvic meals at most residential schools
- Certification eligibility on successful completion
Exact inclusions vary by school. Your host confirms the full written list before you pay anything beyond the ₹2,000 reserve — never after.
Not included
- Flights and travel insurance
- Airport pickup — available as an add-on, priced upfront
- Personal spending, and optional add-ons like massages and day trips
Anything extra is an optional add-on at a fixed price shown upfront, at booking or any time during your stay.
- A personal host from your first message to graduation day — on WhatsApp whenever you need
- School vetting and honest matching, before you commit to anyone
- Orientation and settling-in handled around the course, so all you carry into the classroom is the training
An honest fit for
three kinds of guests
The time-poor practitioner
A genuine, sustained practice at home, but without three to four weeks to spare for the full 200-hour — this is the honest middle path.
The tester of waters
Guests who want to know whether teaching is really their path before committing a month of their life — and a larger fee — to finding out.
The deepening student
No ambition to teach at all, just a wish to understand the practice properly — the philosophy and method behind the postures, studied at the source.
Matched personally,
not from a list.
We’re still finalizing which certified schools we partner with — rather than show you names before that’s locked in, your host talks through what you’re looking for directly and shortlists the real, genuinely certified option that fits, before you commit to anything.
We vet the school.
You focus on the training.
Rishikesh has more teacher training listings than any traveller can reasonably compare from abroad. We only put you in front of schools whose certification is genuinely recognized and whose teaching staff we've actually vetted — not whoever paid for a listing.
- 1.Tell us your experience level and your dates — a WhatsApp message is enough to start.
- 2.Your host shortlists genuinely suitable schools and walks you through the real specifics — curriculum, hours, and certifying body — before you commit to one.
- 3.Accommodation, orientation, and logistics are arranged around the course, so all you carry into the classroom is the training itself.
- 4.Price is confirmed after a conversation — no pressured checkout, no discount countdowns.
- Genuinely certified, internationally recognized programs only
- Teaching staff and facilities checked before we recommend anyone
- Accommodation, orientation, and logistics arranged around the course
- A personal host for everything outside the classroom
We’re not a yoga school — we’re the trusted way to find the right one, with a personal host handling everything around the practice.
If this speaks to you, so will these.
200-Hour TTC
The internationally recognised certification most teachers start with.
Live Like a Local
Slow down and experience the Rishikesh most visitors never discover.
Tell us your experience
level and your dates.
Your host will match you to a genuinely suitable school — not just the first one with an open seat.
Price is confirmed after a conversation with your host — never a pressured checkout.