Holistic Yoga, 7 nights
Ananda’s Holistic Yoga: classical Hatha and Raja Yoga with elements of Karma, Bhakti and Jnana Yoga, sold at 7, 14 or 21 nights.
7 nights, sharing a Deluxe Garden View Room
- Length
- 7 nights
- Lengths
- 7 · 14 · 21 nights
- Discipline
- Yoga
What this actually is
The programme
Ananda describes Holistic Yoga as a programme built on classical Hatha and Raja Yoga, for body, breath and mind, with elements of Karma, Bhakti and Jnana Yoga for attitude and behaviour. The property sells it at 7, 14 or 21 nights, with other lengths allowed, in its Comprehensive and Intensive categories.
According to the property, a detailed yoga consultation on arrival shapes the sessions: personalised asanas, pranayama, mudras (energy channelling) and bandhas (energy locks), with Ayurvedic, international and oriental therapies alongside. It says the programme builds physical strength, flexibility, sleep, immunity, mental clarity and emotional resilience.
The property says that when two guests share a room, personal yoga, fitness and meditation sessions are given together, unless its wellness consultant advises otherwise.
Is this your kind of stay?
Who it may suit, and when to consider another option
Use both columns as travel-planning guidance. Final medical suitability must be discussed with your own doctor and the qualified team at the property.
✓Consider this if
- Those deepening their yoga practice, whatever their current ability, as the property describes the programme
- The goals the property names: flexibility, therapeutic healing, discipline of the mind and spiritual awareness
✗Consider another option if
- Children under 14, whom the property’s child policy does not admit to the estate
- Guests aged 14 to 18, whom the policy page books on Foundation programmes only, not the Comprehensive or Intensive categories
- Pregnancy: the property’s spa guidelines allow no treatment in the first 16 weeks, then only selected ones after a consultation
A day, hour by hour
The day, as the property publishes it
The property publishes one typical day for all guests: activities starting 7am to 10am and 4pm to 6pm, and spa treatments at 11am.
- Nature walk or trekA walk in and around the estate, or the 13 km sunrise trek to Kunjapuri Temple, which the brochure lists as weekly.
- YogaTraditional Hatha yoga for beginners and practitioners
- Morning stretchesDynamic stretches
- Visiting master talk
- VedantaTalks by senior Vedic scholars
- Spa treatmentsIndividual treatments as set by the guest’s programme
- Gym session or cooking classInterval training with trainers; the cooking classes are weekly
- Meditation and pranayama
- Vedanta
Where you stay
Ananda in the Himalayas
A wellness retreat on the 100-acre former palace estate of the Maharaja of Tehri-Garhwal, overlooking Rishikesh and the Ganga valley. Its press kit says it opened in 2000 as India’s first luxury wellness retreat.
The property says it is a wellness destination, not a clinic, and that its therapies offer no immediate cures. Leaving early is charged 100% of the booked value with no refund. Children under 14 are not admitted, and some spa treatments are restricted for 14–18-year-olds. Several programmes start at 14 nights, and Panchakarma runs 21.
The full profile →Who looks after you
Supervision, by qualification and number
Clinical and practitioner teams are described by role and qualification rather than by individual name, because staffing changes. The property will confirm the current team and explain how practitioners are assigned before or on arrival.
- Clinical supervision
- The property names a yoga and meditation guide as lead consultant. Its programme web page gives physiotherapy and emotional-wellbeing consultations to Comprehensive only; its brochures say both categories.
- The team around you
- The property names disciplines, not staff numbers: a yoga and meditation guide as lead consultant, yoga instructors, an emotional healer and a physiotherapist.
- Consultations
- Pre-arrival, a yoga consultation on arrival, progress checks, a debrief and a follow-up; the brochure counts 8 hours at 7 nights.
Counted, so you can compare
What is actually in it
Counted inclusions make it easier to compare the rhythm and value of different programmes alongside their prices.
- 6therapy hours, Comprehensive
Ayurvedic, international and oriental therapies over 7 nights; Intensive lists 10. Each therapy, session or consultation lasts 30 to 85 minutes, it says.
- 8personal session hours
Yoga, pranayama and meditation over 7 nights in the Comprehensive category; Intensive lists 11.
- 8hours of consultations
Over 7 nights, as the brochure counts them, from pre-stay diagnostics through Ayurveda, emotional healing and physiotherapy to the post-stay follow-up.
- 3wellness meals a day
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as guided by the lead consultant.
The money
Starting price
7 nights, sharing a Deluxe Garden View Room
What the price includes. Accommodation, three meals a day, consultations, the programme’s therapies and personal sessions, group activities and hydrotherapy.
The detail
What the programme includes
Included
- Accommodation for the nights booked, at the room category and occupancy chosen
- A pre-arrival consultation, plus diet and lifestyle guidelines before arrival
- A detailed yoga consultation on arrival, progress checks, a debrief and a follow-up
- Physiotherapy and emotional-wellbeing consultations, depending on category
- Personal yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions for the hours listed
- Ayurvedic, international and oriental therapies for the hours listed
- Three wellness meals a day, as guided by the lead consultant
- Group yoga, pranayama, meditation, Vedanta talks, fitness, cooking demonstrations, treks
- Daily hydrotherapy: steam, sauna, chill plunge pool and Kneipp foot bath
Not included
- 18% GST
- Car transfers, quoted on request
- À la carte cuisine and spa menu orders
Questions