Sattva Yoga

Sattva Yoga Sattva Yoga Academy (SYA) – A registered yoga school with Yoga Alliance, USA. The teachings are made accessible from beginning to expert level.

Sattva Yoga is a holistic, ever-evolving yoga practice that incorporates asana, kriya, meditation, mantra, wisdom, and free movement in order to experience radical aliveness, freedom, and transformation. SYA provides 200 hour Yoga Teacher training , 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training,�500 hour Yoga teacher trainings, PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, MASTER TRAINING YOGA TEACHER TRAINING and Retreats

in Rishikesh , India through its team of dedicated yogic teachers and its founder and master teacher Anand Merhotra . The programs are designed as a complete and transformational yoga teacher training program for those who desire to go deep into yogic teachings and learn the authentic and sacred teachings form the Himalayan yogic tradition. The teachings at Sattva Yoga Academy are one of the most comprehensive approach to Yoga in the world today. SYA is listed as the BEST YOGA SCHOOL IN RISHIKESH, and one of the most complete and integrated yoga schools in the world that offers 200hours, 300hours and 500 hours certificated yoga teacher trainings. Many from all around the planet have accomplished here their yoga teacher training, had powerful and transformational experiences and have become part of the inspiring and supporting community of Sattva yogis. The objective of all courses, starting form 200HOURS AND 300HOURS YOGA TEACHER TRAININGS, and and classes in this premier yoga institute is to share an integrated approach of the state and practice of Yoga. In the Yoga Teacher Trainings at Sattva Yoga Academy students learn an integrated approach to yoga that helps that master the teachings in their own life and be able to teach and share the yogic teachings
in varied environments across the world. With the roots in the timeless Vedantic and Tantric Traditions , Sattva Yoga Academy teachings were developed in the himlayas after years of study and research. The Yoga teacher trainings at SYA incorporate all essential practices and teachings of yoga in a radically holistic and powerful way. The practice incorporates contemporary evolution in science and mind body research . The students learn learn all physical postures Hatha Yoga ( Static and Dynamic variations of all poses /asanas.72 principle poses of hatha with their variations . mastering of vinyasa Flows and principles of Cosmic Alignment) , ashtanga approach ,powerful breath work techniques , Kundalini kriyas ( coming from the tantric tradition), Naad Practices ( understanding and use of sound as a tool for transformation and healing, including the use of mantras and music.), Meditation (all different techniques of meditation with their different impact and purpose), tantric transformative practices, chanting , Yogic sacred rituals , freedom movement and radical wisdom. After the first teacher training, students will have all the tools to instruct a complete classes for all different level of students in different spaces and will have an established daily yoga practice. All the yoga courses and trainings at SATTVA YOGA ACADEMY are designed not only to make the students able to teach a yoga class and become successful yoga TEACHERS BUT ALSO Sattva Yoga Teacher Trainings in Rishikesh, India are about becoming a leader and spiritual guide in today’s times and finding the light and the wisdom that will guide you in all the dimensions of life. The students find here, at the SATTVA RETREAT, a friendly and warm environment to learn yoga and personal guidance by yoga experts that will share practical and theoretical knowledge about the best yoga practices and powerfull tecniques to master their life. The students will learn about the science and benefits of YOGA AND MEDITATION and enhance their skills with guided yoga and meditation practices finalized not only to balance body and mind, but to experience a free and awaken life. The teachings and trainings at Sattva Yoga Academy help the yogis to master their spiritual energy, Kundalini and gives tools and specific yoga techniques. The surrounding at the yoga institute are according to yogic lifestyle, so that yoga students can learn yoga and meditation practices easily. This yoga school covers all the theoretical and practical aspects of yoga. India is the birth place of yoga and Rishikesh is a the perfect and natural location where spirituality and yogic philosophy can be explored.Study in Rishikesh, where the Sattva Retreat Center is nestled in the mountains – a nurturing, healing and sacred space allowing you a still space to go deep within. Deepen your self-study in spiritually charged sacred land, in the land of the Rishi’s, along Vedic pilgrimage routes. Sattva Yoga Academy as a YOGA INSTITUTE IN RISHIKESH is the perfect location for learning and get to a deeper understanding of the yogic practices. SATTVA RETREAT, the Sattva Yoga centre in Rishikesh, is a place like no others: surrounded by the beautiful nature of the Himalayas, offers modern amenities, organic food, ayurvedic spa that combined with a simple yogic life supports all the students in living and enjoying the teachings. Apart from Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh , India . Sattva Yoga Academy also offers courses in Jyotish and Ayurveda . There also many yogic retreats to choose from not only inIndia but around the world. Check our eventsd page for more info. We in you to come and meet us here to live a life of PURPOSE AND PASSION.

After a full day of practice, we slowed down…sat by the pool with tea, listening to live classical music.No rush, no age...
05/05/2026

After a full day of practice, we slowed down…
sat by the pool with tea, listening to live classical music.
No rush, no agenda just being. 🌿

You’re always welcome to be part of this journey. 🌿

28/04/2026

Every voice, a story.
Every journey, its own depth.

To listen, to witness,
to hold space for these experiences
is something we are truly grateful for.

24/04/2026

No separation between what you practice and how you live.
No gap between what you know and how you show up.

Thought, breath, action… aligned.

This is where yoga moves beyond the mat
and becomes your way of being.

Not perfection—
but coherence.

Not effort—
but embodiment.

At Sattva, integration is the essence of the path.
Where every practice—āsana, pranayama, kriya, meditation, wisdom—
comes together as one lived experience.

Save this as a reminder:
alignment within creates clarity in life.

For ten days this June, the Himalayan Yog-Vedantic tradition will live in the Blue Ridge Mountains.Long before language,...
16/04/2026

For ten days this June, the Himalayan Yog-Vedantic tradition will live in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Long before language, long before sight, long before touch the child is being taught by a rhythm. The mother breathes, and the child receives.

The training is led by Aditi Grandy Sattva Master Teacher and Certified Nurse-Midwife with over 25 years of clinical practice and more than a thousand deliveries.

Our 85 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training teaches this as an integrated practice pranayama, asana, mantra, mudra, meditation, and the deeper wisdom of the Himalayan Yog-Vedantic lineage, applied to pregnancy.

June 1–10, 2026 Moonrising Retreat Center, Blue Ridge Mountains, NC.
Join now! 🙏🙏

07/04/2026

People come here for many reasons…
but they return for what they feel.

The connection.
The growth.
The sense of coming home to something within.

This is why Sattva stays with you
long after you leave.

Waiting to welcome you at our home SATTVA 🧡

Every journey begins with a seed.From a single intention to a global sangha Watch full video on our YouTube channel on h...
25/03/2026

Every journey begins with a seed.
From a single intention to a global sangha

Watch full video on our YouTube channel on how the idea of sattva summit emerged.

In this special reflection from Sattva Summit 2025, Anand Ji (Anand Mehrotra), the founder of Sattva, offers a heartfelt sharing on how the Summit came into being and the deeper intention that has quietly guided it from the very beginning.

In this special reflection from Sattva Summit 2025, Anand Ji (Anand Mehrotra), founder of Sattva, offers a heartfelt sharing on how the Summit came into bein...

17/03/2026

What does a truly transformative yoga journey feel like?

One of our 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training students shares his personal experience at Sattva reflecting on the depth, discipline, and integration of the Himalayan yogic teachings.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/bP-FWjIOGp0

05/03/2026

Yesterday’s the teachings were simple:
Throw color.
Laugh loudly.
Repeat.

Who knew the path to liberation today would include pink cheeks, blue foreheads, and a little friendly color ambush from behind?☺️☺️

Holi at Sattva is where sangha, celebration, and pure joy meet.
Grateful for every soul who jumped into the colors with us.

Happy Holi from our colorful Himalayan family. 🌸🎨

Holi is more than a festival of color.It is the celebration of light over ignorance.Awareness over conditioning.Joy over...
04/03/2026

Holi is more than a festival of color.
It is the celebration of light over ignorance.
Awareness over conditioning.
Joy over separation.

At Sattva, every color carries meaning
the fire of transformation, the light of wisdom, the softness of devotion, the vastness of consciousness.

May this Holi awaken the colors already alive within you.

From our sangha to yours around the world
we wish you a vibrant, conscious, and blessed Holi.🙏🙏

02/03/2026

Meet Manoj ji.

At Sattva, what you experience on the surface is held by many hearts behind the scenes.

For over a decade, Manoj ji has been serving as our Head of Housekeeping, bringing precision, humility, and quiet dedication into every detail. From preparing your room with care to welcoming you with warmth, his presence ensures that every guest feels truly at home.

We believe every role is part of the practice.
Seva is not separate from sadhana it is sadhana.

We are deeply grateful for Manoj ji and the devotion he brings to our community each day.

15/02/2026

Namah Shivaya Cha Shivataraya Cha
Salutations to the auspicious One,
and to That which is beyond even auspiciousness.

Shiva is not a form in time.
Shiva is the eternal presence
before creation begins
and after it dissolves.

Maha Shivratri is the night
we remember that presence within.

Sometimes the practice steps off the mat.Today, our Sattva team carried everything up the hill the food, the careso our ...
28/01/2026

Sometimes the practice steps off the mat.

Today, our Sattva team carried everything up the hill
the food, the care
so our Master Teacher Training students could simply arrive and be held.

We gathered at the hilltop,
chanted with the mountains as our witnesses,
shared a meal, laughter, and long pauses of silence.

A simple picnic,
a beautiful coming together,
surrounded by the Himalayas.

These are the moments that soften the journey
and stay with us long after the day ends.

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Rishikesh

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