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Yoga Alliance Registered 200, 300 & 500 Hour YTT Courses in Rishikesh, India
+ Emotional Blockage? We provide complete yoga and meditation training to all.

Gyan Yog Breath is a leading Yoga and Meditation center in Rishikesh, India. Are your ready and excited to expand your understanding of both yoga and spirituality? Get Touch with us today and book your seat.

15/09/2025

✨ Coming all the way to India for a Yoga Teacher Training is not only about yoga. It’s also about inspiration, fun outings, deep connection to nature and the mighty Himalayas. 🏔️💚

On our previous day off, some of our students went to the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh. 🎶 Did you know the Beatles came here in 1968 to learn Transcendental Meditation from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi? They came seeking peace, creativity, and spiritual growth – and ended up writing dozens of songs, many of which made it onto the legendary White Album. 🧘‍♂️🎸

Walking through the same spaces feels magical – a reminder that yoga is history, music, meditation, and so much more. Maybe you come for yoga… but you leave with transformation. 🌸

11/09/2025

Child’s Pose – Balasana 🌻💛

Balasana, or Child’s Pose, is one of the most soothing and restorative yoga postures. It’s often practiced as a counter pose or simply as a way to pause, reset, and reconnect with your breath. 🌬️💙

✨ Benefits of Balasana ✨
🌿 Calms the nervous system & reduces stress
🤍 Improves mental clarity and focus
🌬️ Helps return to natural breathing after intense postures
🙌 Massages the abdominal organs & aids digestion
🪷 Lengthens and releases the lower back
🦶 Gently stretches shoulders and ankles
😴 Can assist with insomnia by applying soft pressure to the forehead (stimulating the pineal gland)
⚡ Relieves fatigue and restores energy

💡 Modifications:
Place a bolster between the knees and rest your forehead on it or add a cushion under the hips to close the gap between heels and buttocks

During our Yoga Teacher Training in India, we dive deep into every asana — learning benefits, contraindications, variations, and hands-on adjustments. This way you can build a safe, balanced practice for yourself 🌺 and, if you wish, share yoga with others with care, knowledge, and confidence.

05/09/2025

✨ New Beginnings at Gyan Yog Breath ✨

We are so happy to have welcomed another group of amazing yogis from all around the world 🌍💛 Thank you so much for traveling all the way to Rishikesh, India, to study and practice yoga with us.

This little welcoming kit is just a way to help you feel at home and comfortable as you settle in 🫶 Already, today marks the second last day of week one, and it’s been such a joy to witness the transformation that has begun.

Here’s to many more insightful classes, cups of chai together, shared love, and community. We are truly grateful to be on this journey with you. 💙

With love & light,
Your Gyan Yog Breath Team

30/08/2025

Tadasana — The Palm Tree Pose 🌴✨

Did you know that Tadasana is actually translated as palm tree pose? 🌴 Many people believe it means “mountain,” but in Sanskrit, the word TAD refers to the palm tree 🌿. And when you see the posture, it makes perfect sense—you rise tall like a tree, grounded yet reaching upward.

In this pose:
🌱 The legs represent the roots,
🌳 The torso represents the trunk,
🍃 And the arms become branches full of leaves.

Tadasana supports physical balance ⚖️, improves concentration 🎯, and stimulates both the hypothalamus and the respiratory system 🌬️. It’s also wonderful for stretching the intercostal muscles, the abdomen, the spinal nerves and activating the whole body ✨.

If you find it challenging, try placing a block under your heels, lift them gently and then drop them back down for support. Alternatively, practice with wall support for more steadiness 🙌

During our yoga teacher training courses in India 🇮🇳, you don’t just practice asanas—you also learn how to teach them with variations, understand their benefits and contraindications, explore the Sanskrit origins, and stay connected to yoga’s wisdom and history 🕉️

Our upcoming 200 Hour YTT dates in 2025 🧘🏻‍♀️

✅ 1st to 19th of September 2025 ~ 200 Hours YTT
✅ 1st to 19th of October 2025 ~ 200 Hours YTT
✅ 1st to 19th of November 2025 ~ 200 Hours YTT
✅ 1st to 19th of October 2025 ~ 200 Hours YTT

Check out our website for more information & admission 📲 www.gyanyogbreath.com

29/08/2025

When Yoga Teacher Training colleagues become friends for life. We are celebrating these amazing connections and feel so grateful to know you all! .valentinowna .engel_ 🧡

Our next YTTs begin on September 1st, October 1st and November 1st 2026 🥳 We are excited to meet many new yogis from all around the world 🌍🤍

28/08/2025

Garudasana ~ The Eagle Pose 🦅✨

Garudasana is truly one of our favorite postures!💫This asana represents mental clarity 🧠, concentration 🎯, and a strong and healthy nervous system 🌿💪. It combines joint mobility, flexibility, balance, and focus 🤸‍♀️⚖️, helping you bring more one-pointedness into your daily life 🌞

To experience the full benefits, try holding this posture for 1–2 minutes ⏱️, especially when you feel stressed 😮‍💨—you’ll notice an immediate sense of release and new focus 🌸🌈.

If balancing feels tricky, don’t worry. You can practice against a wall for support, or even lie on your back and do the same shape. In that case, it becomes Supta Garudasana (supine eagle pose) 🦅

During our yoga teacher training courses in India 🇮🇳you don’t only learn how to teach asanas 🧘‍♂️~ you also grow your own practice 🌱. You’ll spend many hours each day refining body 💪, mind 🧠, and breath 🌬️, so you can really live and integrate the powerful effects of yoga and asana 🌟💖. Feel it, live it, breathe it 🙌🌿.

25/08/2025

✨ Ayurveda in Every Bite ✨

At Gyan Yog Breath, every meal is prepared with great care and mindfulness, following the principles of Ayurveda. We use seasonal herbs and spices that support your digestion, gently detoxify the body, balance your inner fire (Agni) and calm any excess heat. 🌿

This way, our food is not only nourishing and delicious, but also deeply balancing for body and mind – exactly what our students need during a full day of Yoga Teacher Training. 🧘‍♀️✨

Remember: “When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need.” 🌸 What you put into your body fuels your energy, shapes your mind, and becomes who you are. Choose with care, eat with awareness.

19/08/2025

Monsoon Vibes in Rishikesh 🌧️🌿
July and August in India are truly special — it’s monsoon season, when the rains come heavy, cleansing, and purifying. The whole of nature soaks in the water, turning lush, alive, and deeply vibrant. ✨

This energy reflects so beautifully the journey of yoga: going inward, releasing, and transforming. Just as the rains wash the earth, a Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh during this season feels like a powerful inner cleansing — grounding, renewing, and opening the heart. 🧘‍♀️💫

We love seeing our students embrace this magical time and carry its essence into their practice and life. 💜

11/08/2025

✨ Meditation: The Hidden Heart of Yoga ✨

Many people think meditation and yoga are separate. But in truth, meditation is one of the higher stages of yoga. 🕉 To truly experience meditation—not just sit still, but enter that deep, quiet space within—you need more than intention. You need practice, patience, and techniques that prepare your mind and body to rest in stillness.

During a Yoga Teacher Training, you don’t just learn postures—you explore different methods to guide yourself toward those rare, magical moments of meditation. It’s a journey that takes resilience, discipline and stamina.

The benefits? Beyond words. 🌿
Meditation connects you to your inner nature, the self beneath all conditioning—the beliefs you inherited, the patterns you learned, the ways you were told you “should” be. Layer by layer, you gently peel away what no longer serves you.

What’s left is you. Your true essence.
It’s heart-opening. It’s liberating. It’s mesmerizing.
And from that place, confidence flows naturally. Purpose becomes clearer. Life feels lighter.

Meditation is not an escape from the world—it’s a return to yourself. 💫

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IDPL Road Nirmal Block B
Rishikesh
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http://gyanyogbreath.com/

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