This is a great place and Vivek and the team are very genuinely lovely people. The course is delivered in a very well constructed way, and the content is thorough. Food is delicious as are the sleeping arrangements. The variety of teachers we had made sure we had a thorough foundation, with insights into the huge subject that is Yoga. Would I do recommend this course? Yes I would. It is honestly an excellent first step into further studies for any aspiring yoga teacher or if you just practice it for yourself.

It gives me great pleasure to recommend the very intensive Yoga Teachers Training Course - 200 hours-offered by the International Yoga and Meditation Society- Rishikesh INDIA.The instructors were very patient and attentive offering one on one training when necessary.What an experience. The teachings were authentic and at an advanced level. I was exposed to so much knowledge and information that I now possess a deep understanding of all the different aspects of Yoga.I highly recommend this school.Georgia USA

The owner, Vivek, goes above and beyond to make your stay pleasant and enjoyable. The food and accommodations, inside an authentic ashram, are excellent. The teachers are knowledgeable about their respective fields but dont seem to have a lot of teaching experience. Still, they are generally enthusiastic and enjoy what they do.The Ganges River is a ten or fifteen minute walk away, where you can see the Aarti ceremony, which honors and blesses the river, happen every Sunday.Overall, a really good experience.

They are not Genuine. I wish there is some 0 star option. They are not professionls at all. People you will thankful for not wasting money here

I spent a month at IYMS for my teacher training course and I absolutely loved the experience: the place is calm and clean, with very comfortable private rooms w/bathroom, the people are friendly and sweet and treat you like family, and the teachers so good I couldnt believe my luck. All subjects were given ample treatment, and a lot of things I had always just read about really started to make sense there. Theres even a resident doctor for any problem that might arise! Also I made a bunch of international, like-minded friends that I just cant wait to visit around the globe!

I found this to be the best and most peaceful place to learn yoga and meditation in rishikesh. The place provides a great ashram life experience and good yoga lessons by proficient yoga teachers. I would definitely recommend this place if you are seeking inner peace, tranquility and a great yogic experience.

It is my first trip to india, so my first training too and I can say that I have felt this place like home. We have build a family more than a group. The program is flexible and so are the teachers, they listen to the people and consider each one situation. Private room with private bathroom and you can do laundry whenever you want. They will help you with anything you need, but, make sure to let them know what you need with some time in advance, sometimes the organization is not the best.

The moment I first entered the premises of Avdhoot Ashram, I felt a very peaceful and pure feeling. This is due to the clean, pure and peaceful atmosphere which reigns there. The rooms are clean and the food is saatvik. River Ganga is just 10 minutes walk from the Ashram and I just loved going there whenever I could. I also enjoyed attending the afternoon prayers in the Ashram after a full and rich day of study. I am planning to go back there as I love this Ashram so much and the people there. Thank you so much Avdhoot Ashram, I was so happy to spend 7 days in such an atmosphere.

More than half of all reviews are FAKE because whatever they are providing is so unhygienic and all teachers are fake, they know nothing. Better to sit home and learn yoga and meditation from youtube rather spend money on this fake place.

Great teachers and great school! Vivek is awesome he really will help you with anything you need! Nishant the philosophy teacher was really passionate and all the teachers were very kind and knowledgeable

For me it was incredible experience to join and learn yoga with those teachers, great people.Food was good, rooms were clean.Ashram was sometimes little too noisy to practive such a peaceful activity such as yoga, but its all balanced by knowledge I learnt here.Thank you for all.

I did my yoga teacher training here. The quality/price ratio was very good, especially since I have heard much worse things about other places. The teachers were great, the food was awesome and the atmosphere was nice at the ashram. Of course, there were times/days when all those things werent as good but there are always up and downs, thats part of life.

They are so attentive, and make sure everything is taken cared of. Vivek stayed with me until my bus picked me up to make sure i got the right one. Everyone smiling, so relax, definitely makes you want to stay longer. The ashram closes at 10 pm, and different from staying in the more touristic area, this place is in a calm place, close to the best ganga aarti ceremony around.All good, thank you.

Hello, i have sent you a mail. I am sorry i was apparently wrong. i have removed my previous review as i apparently really made a mistake and i am sorry about it. It would be a good thing for potential students like me to know that the school and the teacher who are in fact the same school and it would prevent any misunderstanding by writing these details in your google page. Om Om.

I recently attended 200 YTT, experience was very positive and touched my heart.Good organisation made us feel treated like family, serious and lovely teachers drove us on our journey.Ashram itself is amazing and safe place, very close to the banks of the holy Ganga river.It was a wonderful experience that I recommend to everyone willing to know more about yoga philosophy and practice.

This month was incredible. The YTT was an amazing experience, all the teachers were really interesting and the course was really well designed! Its a an occasion to meet a lot of interesting peoples. A really good place to learn about yoga and hindou way of life.

Ive spent one month in the iyms yogaschool and everything has been perfect! The teachers have been great and every class Ive visited was very helpful and nice! Ive met a lot of lovely people there and I would recommend everybody to go there! It was a great experience!

I followed the 200hrs teacher course in 2017 and have grown as a yoga practiciner and a better version of myself. Yoga at IYMS offers yoga beyond asanas including all eight limbs of yoga.Accomodations at the ashram are good and meals are delicious. I have great respect for the teachers and staff. They really care about progress and right understanding of the yoga teachings.I want to thank Vivek personally for helping me out getting a hard copy of my certificate since I have lost it during moving to another home. And of course Vikas who has been friendly and helpful with everything during my stay at the ashram.I would recommend this course to anyone willing to work hard to achieve a better understanding of the body and mind trough yoga.Namasté,Laura

Iyms definitely made my experience so much more enjoyable. ... What I found interesting was the extra information and life lessons I received which ... thanks all dear teachers

Time spent in IYMS was a powerful life-changing experience for me. The atmosphere in the ashram is unique, teachers are just great and qualified, food is absolutely tasteful, accomodation clean and convenient.The only thing was the on-going reconstrucion of the building which caused quite a lot of noise...it made it even more difficult to meditate and concentrate on yourself...but I took it as another life challenge :)Thank you guys for this experience!

Thank you Vivek and your team for an amazing experience! I loved everything about the course and all I learnt during my stay. Vivek is the perfect host, and is always available for chats and information. The teachers are all very knowledgable and dedicated to authentic yoga teaching. The ashram is wonderful; simple, calm and peaceful ( even when the monkeys come to visit), and the food is always absolutely amazing. I only had two weeks off work so I completed the 100 hours course. I hope to return next year to complete the 200 hours and I am looking forward with a happy heart to continue on my journey with IYMS. The ashram is a short walk to the river Ganges and during my stay I saw elephants having a drink and a Ganga dip most days. I loved this place, met some amazing people, enjoyed some wonderful yoga and exertions... and I miss it greatly everyday ♥️🙏 See you again next year! A huge thanks to you all, Elita X

Fantastic place to practice true yoga! The quality of teachers here is first class - they really are so passionate about every aspect of yoga - from the asanas, to philosophy, pranayama and anatomy! Vivek, the host, is a fantastic guy and so helpful - hell answer anything for you! Its a truly great experience. Accommodation is great - everything you could want - and the food is plentiful and tasty. I would definitely recommend! (Make sure you bring a resuable bottle, to help reduce plastic...which pollutes every part of India!)

I can definitely recommend IYMS as a place to learn more about yoga. The 200 h Ashtanga course was intensive, I learnt a lot from experienced teachers and developed my practise. Overall it was a truly authentic experience

IYMS is an amazing school, I would definitely recommend it to everyone. Vivek and everyone else in the ashram is so friendly, always smiling and also very helpful. The accommodation is perfect, and it is in a great area, in the real Rishikesh part, not the one with all the tourists, in the heart of Rishikesh Market. So u can see the beauty of the real city. The teachers and the school’s concepts is very good also. Really had a fantastic time and also learnt a lot about yoga and meditation but it’s even more then that, it teaches u a lot about yourself too! And also the school works with small groups which is amazing by the end of the course we were like a family! 🙏🏻🕉

I had a wonderful time here at the school. Everybody is so nice and friendly. The teachers are great and ive learned so much. The food and rooms are also very good. I would definitly come back again!

The class was excellent, facilities its great with single accommodation, i love the Gangga River, only one thing little bit noise that time because of the renovation the building , but that`s ok for me.

A great platform to learn YOGA specially 200 hr TTC course with Amazing teachers , neat n clean rooms and food is just finger licking i wanna came back againGreat work

I attended a 15 days yoga retreat in the IYMS and the experience was incredible! I learnt a lot from all the teachers, people really special! I hope to come back soon to them!

IYMS is very good !!!!I had great time in here for TTC :)Teachers are awesome! They gave me a lot of knowledge of yoga! And they have great passion about yoga !I could get the safe way to ashram from IYMS!And people are very kindly! They take care about me all the time !Likely family :)Thank you so much !Im appreciate your kindness !!!And Id like to come back here !!!!!

IYMS is a fantastic school from which I learnt so much about becoming a yoga teacher. This was just the first step on my journey, but probably the biggest I have taken, and to have their support made it so much easier.. and enjoyable! It was tough, but I would do it all again in a heartbeat. The teachers were all amazing, and I particularly loved philosophy as it gave me a real insight into what yoga truly is. If you are thinking about doing yoga teacher training in Rishikesh then I would highly recommend IYMS. Theyre an amazing team who will stay in your heart forever. Hari Om Louise

I absolutely loved this school. Yog is a lifestyle, a way of life, and most schools around the world do not capture this in their curriculum.IYMS is located center city of rishikesh, there is a most beautiful ashram. Beautiful garden and roof views. The rooms very clean and comfortable accommodation. For a price that is much more reasonable than other schools in the area! The food is traditional and absolutely delicious.I had a most wonderful time here and have made lifelong friends. The teachers are devoted to their lives in Yog and their passion shows in the classes. I hope those of you that look at this school, and sees this review can understand, even a little, how truly pure, authentic, as well as incredibly giving this school and it’s administrators are.

I loved my time at IYMS yoga school. Vikas and Sonu are great at teaching ashtanga and Hatha as well as being very warm and kind to be around. In my month with them I got much deeper into my yoga practice and learnt a lot.The team at IYMS will make your feel very welcome and at home and you will have an amazing experience.

i have done my 200 hour teacher training course in iyms rishikesh. when i was trying to find a good school there were lots of questions in my mind. i could not decide that which school i would join. one of my indian friend suggest me iyms .price of yoga course and the facilities provided in iyms was simply awesome.they have bunch of yoga teacher because it is not a yoga school only it is a society of yoga teachers . finally i really want to thank to all my teachers because they gave me the treasure of knowledge which is most valuable thing i have got . there and all staff which was very supportive .

Iyms itself is a great place because its been run buy the people in avdhoot ashram which is the oldest ashram in rishikesh have all facilities to accommodate more than 50 people at one time i was there for 200 hour teacher training course in may 2017 with my mother and father and room were awesome .great experience of my life and want to come again for 300 hour course

Great place! Located in the center of Rishikesh, away from busy and touristy RamJhula and LaxmanJhula (one tuk tuk away). Very traditional course in a very traditional Ashram allowing you to interact with the amazing people living there while attending Yoga Courses. Yoga teachers are ridiculously knowledgeable about not only yoga asanas but yoga philosophy in general. I definitely recommend.

I have attended a yoga teacher training with IYMS in July 2017.I really enjoyed my time with the IYMS guys. They are nice and fun! The teachers are very inspiring and I am still in contact with most of them.The accommodation is adequate and clean. The Ashram is very tranquil and calming. They took very good care of our nutrition and fed us well three times a day with a good quantity of food.Training itself was excellent. They cover many aspects of Yoga like Asana, Meditation, Anatomy and Philosophy. They try to have reasonable class size so you will get a lot of 1on1 teaching.I had a great and truly Indian experience with the IYMS guys. I am looking forward to see them again!

Amazing place with fantastic people.First time in Índia and had the excelent oportunity to learn with great teachers all their knowlege about yoga.Also feel at home with all the staff.Tank you for everything.

I had the really very good time with iyms great yogis of rishikesh giving the knowledge to the students . i found myself fortunate to be in iyms and because of the 200 hours course i fond the job in china such a great place to learn yoga and meditation

Iyms, is a very good yoga school, very serious and involved in the wellbeing of there students and not only during the one month class. Some of the people there carry so much knowledge... I would want to say a deeply thanks for all of them : Siddhant, Sonu, Marta, Vivek, Papou, Gokul, Vikas and of course the others students who made my stay a wonderful time. So why just 4 stars ? Even if its very good, there are always some points that could be improved. For example, the food was more or less the same for the whole month. Anyway Im so thanksful for what happened during this time. Thank you very much.Yann

It was a awesome experience doing 200 hour ttc in iymsrishieksh at avdhoot ashram because of that i could get the job in china i am feeling happy

Here , I really enjoyed a lots with my all class and staff , worker.And subject Pranayama , Ashtanga ,Phillosophy ,Anatomy ,Meditation and Hattha all I enjoyed ,, I will miss Pedru ,Phuljung and all teacher ,,,I am very fortunate to visit here and learn about Yoga which is really dont know about Yoga ,, mostly these time use Yoga meansfor only physical fitness but its not only this was ,,, but itsnt ,,, this is yeshi from tibet

Being a yoga teacher i had no idea what to do in my life one of my friend suggest me to go and do 200 hour teacher training course from iyms rishikesh i had no choice except to go and do course finally i have completed and could boost my level of confidence because of great atmosphere in iyms experienced teachers in different types of yoga staff is friendly food was nice and hygienic thanks iyms to give such a extra ordinary knowledge

I want to suggest this school to everybody . I spent one amazing month in this ashram . I left France with my own skills in yoga as a casual student. Here I learnt the real YOGA with indian teachers with a beautiful soul, knowledge and took care of us. We were a close group of girls who share everything with smile, patient and love . After this experience, for sure Im coming back to India to continue my study. thank you to all teachers > Namaste > Oceane from France

I am lucky i have done my 200 hour ttc from iymsrishikesh and like to come again to deepen my practice

Namaste, Im Radharani from Italy.I came to Rishikesh many times. I joint last year in 200h TTC course and was amazing experience.the teachers are great with full of knowledge and very great persons too.The ashram is very clean and the rooms very confortable .Atmosphere is very spiritual and peoplealways kind ready to help you.Im looking fornext teacher training course with IYMS

The people at IYMS are helpful and kind. I am still in touch with my teachers weeks after leaving the program.Lots of 1 on 1 feedback. The instructors were knowledgeable. I gained so much physical strength during my weeks in this program. We practiced meditation and chanting everyday in addition to two asana classes . Pranayama and philosophy were also taught every day. A wide spectrum was covered.The ashram environment was simple and peaceful, very close to the river and we were fed three meals a day. The rooftop view is amazing at the ashram. Ask to practice on the roof one day, we did and it was beautiful! On days off we had the option of going on some outings and those were enjoyable.Kind people. Top notch instruction. Wonderful experience.Want to see my practice post this program? Check me out on Instagram: Phyteasana

Did my 200 hour teacher training course from iyms rishikesh had a excellent time in iyms with all yoga teachers before doing course i was thinking that yog is a course of physical exercise but now i know that yog is a subject like a ocean that has no end thank you to all the teachers to give me such a extra ordinary treasure of knowledge.

I was searching a place to do yoga and meditation i found my iyms on internet more suitable place for me because i saw other schools have been run by owners in hotels and guest houses .i had a bad experience in a hotel in rishikesh here its in avdhoot ashram .so i found myself very secure and relax staff is really friendly even we are not allowed to give tips to workers still they are happy .in hotels they always have a expression on their face about asking money.thanks to the administration of avdhoot ashram .

I really enjoyed this experience.teachers, students, ashram, every thing was friendly and shanti.Of course it is just a beginnning, but i recommend this TTC.Giulia

I did my 200 hour teacher training it was awesome the atmosphere in iyms was amizing teachers were best and i can say the best yoga school in rishikesh

Lovely, knowledgeable yogis at IYMS who put you and yoga above all else as priorities in teacher training. In-depth studies available here at an unbeatable price.Rishikesh is considered the World Capital of Yoga...unbelievable cultural and natural sites to explore including the nearby sacred Mother Ganges River as well as waterfalls, meditation caves and more. Totally heartwarming experience.Please say hello and namaste to IYMS Yogi Vivek when you visit...one of the best laughs and senses of humor that you might ever encounter on this planet we call home.

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I got a great experience there. There are professional and very good teachers. The staff is good and the response is also fast. It recommends support has been enhanced. Thank you so much!

The ashram team is very nice, helpful and caring, if you have a problem, I will be happy to help you. Teachers are at a very good level and have given us a lot of knowledge and experience. Ashram has a beautiful garden and the food is healthy and hearty. I definitely recommend this course,)

It was a good and very interesting experience to practice yoga at the IYMS.The teachers were all helpful, caring and really nice.Vivek supported us with all concerns. Whether it was eating, laundry, organizing leisure activities or airport transfer, he was always there for us.Thank you for this beautiful and instructive time.

Our stay has been very good.We were 5 students and we made a nice group.The place is beautiful, clean and authentic.In the heart of Rishikesh, away from the tourist area.The good food and good treatment.VIVEK is charming, always with a smile and attentive to your needs.I recommend 100%Thank you- you loved

I visited the YTT 200 Hatha from March to April. Since yesterday I am back home and I am absolutely thrilled.The teachers Shalindra (Hatha) and Harindra (Ashtanga) are very good teachers and very loving, warm people.I have taught so much new things, they have brought me further and I have been able to develop further. It was addressed to every question and if you could not perform some asanas, alternatives were offered. We were also shown how to correct our students in the asanas as teachers so that they are done properly. - In my opinion, one of the most important factors in YTT.In addition to the yoga practice, we all have always been able to laugh a lot and have always been for a Joke.The other teachers in anatomy & pranayama, as well as philosopy were very good. However, I was especially pleased with meditation. We have learned various meditation techniques. I have 3 favorites for me, which I will pass on here.The ashram is well maintained and the small garden is wonderful to practice Hatha in the morning. Since the yoga room is unfortunately very noisy from the acoustics, we gorked with the teachings in the garden or on the roof of the ashram and practiced there - A great experience, just great in the fresh air to practice the sun salutation and the sunrise / sunset to experience at the same time.Unfortunately I strained my back in the third week. The physiotherapist, who is in the ashram every day, has done a great job and after 3 days of forced break I slowly started to practice again.The sunrise excursions in the Himalayas & the waterfalls were great organized. It was very nice that the excursions were also the teacher from time to time.Vivek is a kind hearted and happy person. He took care of every matter. And if you needed help, he was always there.Especially loving and great was that his wife cooked with us all together in the ashram. A classic Indian dish. We were explained step by step and then we all ate together. A big thank you also goes to Manish.Our group and all the teachers have become like a family to me and I am very happy to be able to see all these lovely people again in September.Nina