Rishikesh yoga retreat

Both. Rishikesh runs everything from gentle drop-in classes and beginner-friendly ashram sessions to serious residential teacher training. Matching the right place to your level is the key decision, and it is what we help with.

It depends on what you want. An ashram gives authentic, disciplined immersion — early mornings, simple food, a set schedule — and is inexpensive but spartan. A riverside wellness hotel offers the same yoga and Ayurveda practice with more comfort and privacy. Many first-timers prefer the latter; committed students often choose the ashram.

Two to three days is enough for a taste — the bridges, an evening Ganga Aarti, a class or two. Five to seven days lets you take regular classes and settle in. Teacher training or a proper retreat runs from a couple of weeks upward.

Late September to April, with cool mornings that suit yoga and the ghats well; the International Yoga Festival falls in March. Avoid the July-to-September monsoon if possible, when rain is heavy.

No — Rishikesh is a holy town and alcohol is not sold there. Most retreat-goers find this no hardship given the setting and pace of the town.

Yes, Rishikesh is also one of India's leading white-water rafting destinations, and the two can be combined in one trip. The rafting season runs outside the monsoon; we can sequence the practice and the adventure side around each other.