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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.","bookable","medium","Himalayan peaks above a wooded valley",[545,548],{"src":546,"alt":547},"photo-1439853949127-fa647821eba0","A still lake in the foothills",{"src":369,"alt":549},"A figure holding tree pose at sunrise","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.anandaspa.com",[552,553,554,555,556],"Consultant-led Ayurveda programmes","Yoga, meditation and Vedanta","A 21-night Panchakarma detox","Weight and diabetes programmes","Physiotherapy and chronic pain","Someone who wants a structured, consultant-led Ayurveda, yoga or detox programme with hotel-style rooms, suites or villas. The property calls itself “an award winning luxury wellness retreat” and says it is a wellness destination rather than a clinic.","The property’s Experts page lists four Ayurvedic physicians, a TCM doctor, three yoga and meditation staff, two physiotherapists, six emotional-wellness and wellness consultants, an oriental-therapies consultant and a director of cuisine. A consultation on arrival is mandatory, and by the property’s account visiting masters stay 15–30 days at a time.",[560,564,567,570,573,576,579],{"name":561,"size":562,"note":563},"Deluxe palace\u002Fgarden-view room","45 sqm","Views over the golf course and the palace, with a balcony or porch.",{"name":565,"size":562,"note":566},"Deluxe valley-view room","A private balcony facing the Rishikesh valley. Premium-floor versions, on the 4th to 6th floors, are a separate category.",{"name":568,"note":569},"Deluxe suite","Two-bay suite with an attached living room, two full bathrooms and an extra-large private balcony.",{"name":571,"note":572},"Garden suites","Two-bay suites with private gardens. The Garden Suite page and Downloads brochure say there are four; two other brochures say three.",{"name":574,"note":575},"Ananda Suite","A single three-bay suite on the ground floor, facing the valley, with a large private garden and gazebo.",{"name":577,"note":578},"Viceregal Suite","In the Maharaja’s palace: a sitting and dining area, a period four-poster bed, antique fittings, a private terrace and a rooftop gazebo.",{"name":580,"size":581,"note":582},"Ananda villas","1,200–1,800 sq ft","Three villas, two with two bedrooms and one with one, each with a living room, butler’s pantry, private sauna and a 40 sqm private pool.",[584,585,586,587,588,589,590,591,592],"Spa of 24,000–25,000 sq ft with 24 or 25 treatment rooms, as the property’s pages variously give it","Hydrotherapy area with steam, sauna, a chill plunge pool and a Kneipp foot bath","Outdoor temperature-controlled swimming pool beside the spa","Yoga and consultation rooms within the spa","Gymnasium with cardio, strength-training and core-workout equipment","Physiotherapy with Class IV laser, ZRT Matrix and interferential therapy","Six-hole golf course on the hillside","Viceregal Palace with reception, the Palace Lounge, a billiards room and a hall for 140 people","Private helipad, given by the property as five minutes away",[594,597,600,603,606],{"name":595,"note":596},"The Restaurant","Indian, Asian and Western dishes from a seasonal à la carte menu, with Ayurvedic menus for programme guests. The property says it is built among sal trees, with a tree-top deck over the valley.",{"name":598,"note":599},"The Pavilion","In the restaurant building: high tea from 4 to 6 pm, and wine for guests not on programmes. The dining FAQ says alcohol may be restricted by programme.",{"name":601,"note":602},"The Palace Lounge","In the Viceregal Palace beside reception, where guests check in over a ginger-lemon infusion; the property describes antique furniture, chandeliers and portraits.",{"name":604,"note":605},"By The Pool","A pool menu of juices, shakes, lassi and light snacks.",{"name":607,"note":608},"Private dining","Meals in private venues on the estate, on request.",[610,611,612,613,614,615,616,617],"Daily group yoga, pranayama and meditation, Vedanta talks and fitness sessions","Weekly cooking demonstrations and wellness lectures","Weekly trek to Kunjapuri temple, weather permitting","A 9 km, three-hour downhill trek through sal forest to Laxman Jhula, returning by car","White-water rafting on the Ganga, minimum age 14","Evening Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan, about three hours including the drive","Jeep safari in Rajaji National Park, about an hour’s drive","Golf on the six-hole course, and snooker",{"airport":619,"code":33,"transfer":620},"Dehradun (Jolly Grant)","About 35 km and 40–45 minutes by road, with car transfers priced on request. Helicopter transfers from Delhi can be arranged.",{"amount":31,"currency":32},{"slug":185,"name":186,"destinationSlug":26,"area":623,"country":8,"opened":624,"modalities":625,"character":180,"knownFor":626,"why":627,"signature":633,"typicalNights":634,"accolades":635,"honest":638,"relationship":541,"confidence":639,"image":166,"imageAlt":640,"website":641,"greatFor":642,"whoShouldGo":647,"team":648,"roomTypes":649,"facilities":673,"dining":686,"activities":699,"arrival":706,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":22,"fromPrice":708},"Mussoorie Road, Dehradun, about 90 minutes by road from Rishikesh",2014,[11,52,12],"Opened as Vana in January 2014 and part of Six Senses since 2023, it is a full-board retreat whose core offering, in its own words, is based on Ayurveda, yoga, Tibetan medicine and natural healing therapies.",[628,629,630,631,632],"The property says it is one of the few places in the world where Sowa Rigpa, the Tibetan medical system, is offered in its complete form. It runs alongside Ayurveda, yoga and natural healing therapies.","After an arrival consultation, a doctor plans each guest’s itinerary, which may draw on several of the four disciplines.","Every stay includes one standard private treatment or session per guest per night, and an included daily programme from 7am to 7pm with four yoga classes, meditation, talks and fitness sessions.","Stays start at three nights. Named programmes set their own minimums: five nights for Sleep, Detox and Yoga, 14 for Weight Management and Ayurveda, and 21 for Ayurveda Panchakarma.","The Six Senses fact sheet calls it the brand’s first dedicated wellness retreat, on a 21-acre estate of sal forest, orchards and gardens with separate Ayurveda, Tibetan healing and natural therapy centres.","A full-board stay of three nights or more, planned by a doctor after an arrival consultation, with optional named programmes of 3 to 21 nights.","3-night minimum; programmes 3–21 nights",[636,637],"Describes itself as one of the few places in the world offering Sowa Rigpa in its complete form","Called the brand’s first dedicated wellness retreat in the Six Senses fact sheet","It is in Dehradun, about 90 minutes by road from Rishikesh. It is not adults-only: guests aged six and over are welcome, with a children’s club. Some excursions, such as the Rishikesh Aarti, can cost extra. Devices are allowed only in your room or the Sketchbook meeting space.","high","Forest canopy in the Himalayan foothills","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sixsenses.com\u002Fen\u002Fhotels-resorts\u002Fasia-the-pacific\u002Findia\u002Fvana\u002F",[643,644,645,646],"Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine","Long retreats","Digital detox","Solo travellers","Somebody who wants a doctor to plan their stay after an arrival consultation, drawing on Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, yoga and natural healing therapies, and who is happy to wear the kurta pyjamas provided and keep phones and devices to their room or the Sketchbook meeting space.","Ayurvedic doctors and therapists, and Tibetan medicine doctors and therapists. The property says its Tibetan medicine team trained at the Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamsala, and its Tibetan medicine specialist at the Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute, Darjeeling.",[650,654,657,661,665,669],{"name":651,"size":652,"note":653},"Garden King \u002F Garden Twin","49 sq m","A balcony overlooking the gardens. King or twin beds, for up to two guests.",{"name":655,"size":652,"note":656},"Forest King \u002F Forest Twin","A private balcony facing the sal forest. King or twin beds, for up to two guests.",{"name":658,"size":659,"note":660},"Bodhi Suite and Forest Suite","98 sq m","A separate living room with a dining table. The Bodhi Suite adds a second balcony and an ensuite meditation room.",{"name":662,"size":663,"note":664},"Esteva Suite","145 sq m","On the top floor of the highest residence, with a terrace and a fireplace. Not bookable online.",{"name":666,"size":667,"note":668},"Two- and Three-Bedroom Casas","163 and 209 sq m","Duplexes with a pantry, a living and dining room, and a terrace over the orchard. The accommodation page says up to 4 and 6 guests; the fact sheet says 2 and 4 adults. Pets allowed. Not bookable online.",{"name":670,"size":671,"note":672},"Vana Suite","292 sq m","On the top floor, with a kitchenette, dining room, treatment room, meditation room and a sundeck with a private plunge pool. A second bedroom can be connected. Not bookable online.",[674,675,676,677,678,679,680,681,682,683,684,685],"Separate Ayurveda, Tibetan healing and natural therapy centres, plus a wellness centre","Watsu pool","Indoor and outdoor heated pools","Hot tub, sauna and infrared sauna, steam room and ice fountain","Yoga studios and a yoga pavilion","Fitness centre","Meditation cave and library","Tennis, padel and badminton courts, a cricket pitch and a multi-sports arena","Cinema Paradiso and the Alchemy Bar","Grow With Six Senses children’s club","Sketchbook meeting space and a boutique","A 21-acre estate of sal forest, orchards and gardens",[687,690,693,696],{"name":688,"note":689},"Salana","The main restaurant, with à la carte menus, a buffet at breakfast and lunch, and nutritional information on every menu. Vegetarian, vegan and allergy-friendly dishes are served alongside meat, fish and poultry.",{"name":691,"note":692},"Anayu","The Ayurvedic restaurant, with a menu written for the three body types: Vata, Pitta and Kapha.",{"name":694,"note":695},"Kila Tea Lounge","Herbal infusions and dosha-balancing blends.",{"name":697,"note":698},"The Library","A social space with a café menu of Indian teas, coffees, tisanes, wines and Indian tapas. Alcohol is limited to wine and beer, served here and in the restaurants.",[700,701,702,703,704,705],"Included daily programme, 7am to 7pm: four yoga classes a day, meditation, Raag therapy and fitness","Group DIY sessions making scrubs and face masks, and daily wisdom talks","Tennis, padel, badminton and a cricket pitch","Film screenings","Cuisine and apothecary lessons","Hikes and a Rishikesh Aarti excursion — ask us which are included",{"airport":619,"code":33,"transfer":707},"About 60 minutes by road from Jolly Grant, with return transfers included. Dehradun railway station is about 30 minutes away.",{"amount":709,"currency":710},11116,"USD",{"slug":257,"name":258,"destinationSlug":26,"area":712,"country":8,"modalities":713,"character":180,"knownFor":717,"why":718,"signature":724,"typicalNights":725,"accolades":726,"honest":728,"relationship":541,"confidence":542,"image":729,"imageAlt":730,"website":731,"greatFor":732,"whoShouldGo":738,"team":739,"roomTypes":740,"facilities":753,"dining":762,"activities":772,"arrival":780,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":23},"238 Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand",[11,12,714,715,716,333],"panchakarma","naturopathy","meditation","A 29-room retreat (the FAQ’s count) in Rishikesh that describes itself as a holistic wellness retreat built on Ayurveda, naturopathy, yoga and meditation, and prints nightly rupee rates on its own site.",[719,720,721,722,723],"Per person a night, sharing or for one guest: City View INR 9,500\u002F15,000, Ganges View INR 11,500\u002F19,000, Ganges Suite INR 16,500\u002F26,000. The Presidential Suite is priced on request.","The 3-night Wellness Retreat lists a doctor consultation, vegetarian meals, group yoga and pranayam, daily group meditation, Ayurveda therapy \"per day basis\" as the doctors recommend, body-composition analysis and a fitness consultation.","The 7- and 14-night programmes list one Ayurveda therapy with no frequency stated, a customised daily regime, a 30-minute wellness session, steam, sauna, jacuzzi and pool, and a departure consultation; the 14-night one adds a follow-up with doctors.","The site says it has an outpatient department and offers physiotherapy and chiropractor consultations. Its pain-management page lists electrotherapy and physiotherapy modalities such as laser, ultrasound and traction alongside mud therapy and hydrotherapy.","Twelve named package pages list pulse diagnosis, body-composition analysis and treatment on alternate days as prescribed; Shupth, Sukham and Shodhan come in 3, 5 or 7 nights. The blog says a minimum of 14 days is clinically recommended for panchakarma.","Wellness Retreat, 3+ nights: a doctor consultation, vegetarian meals, yoga and pranayam, daily meditation, Ayurveda therapy \"per day basis\" and a fitness consultation.","3, 5, 7 or 14+ nights, by programme",[727],"International Spa & Beauty Awards 2021, Best Holistic Wellness Retreat in India, per a winner’s certificate posted as an image on its about page","The property calls its team 'expert physicians' and 'senior Ayurvedic physicians', and treatment frequency varies by programme — daily, one therapy, or alternate days. Ask us to confirm who treats you and how often before you book.","photo-1720819029162-8500607ae232","The Ganges at Rishikesh, a suspension bridge below the hill town","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.modiretreat.com\u002F",[733,734,735,736,737],"Rupee rates published online","Short sleep and stress packages","Pain and joint programmes","Ayurveda with physiotherapy","Alcohol-free vegetarian stays","Someone who wants an Ayurvedic or naturopathic programme built around doctor consultations, at a rupee rate readable before enquiring, or physiotherapy alongside Ayurveda. Not for anyone who must see a clinician’s qualification before booking, or who wants alcohol, non-vegetarian food, tobacco or a pet — guidelines.php rules out all four.","The site describes in-house Ayurveda and naturopathy doctors who consult and recommend therapy, an outpatient department, physiotherapists and chiropractors, a yoga instructor, fitness staff, a dietician, and Reiki and palmistry practitioners. None is named, no headcount is given, and no qualification or registration is published.",[741,744,747,750],{"name":742,"note":743},"Superior City View","Sold on city views, with a private balcony, mini fridge, in-room safe, bathrobes and Wi-Fi. INR 9,500 per person a night sharing, or INR 15,000 for one guest.",{"name":745,"note":746},"Deluxe Ganges View","The same amenities, sold on light and breeze from the Ganges and the mountains. INR 11,500 per person a night sharing, or INR 19,000 for one guest.",{"name":748,"note":749},"WOW Ganges View Suite","Adds an in-room jacuzzi and a balcony the site says overlooks the Ganga. INR 16,500 per person a night sharing, or INR 26,000 for one guest. Personal yoga is listed as complimentary.",{"name":751,"note":752},"Modi Presidential Suite","A private terrace, in-room and open-air jacuzzi, cabana seating, open-air dining, a living room, a master bedroom, an extra room with two beds and two washrooms. No rate is published.",[754,755,756,757,758,759,760,761],"Wellness Zone treatment space; the site says it covers diagnostics such as oligoscan and angioscan","Terrace yoga deck, indoor yoga pavilion and a poolside wellness lounge","Swimming pool, 7am to 7pm per the FAQ; the site describes private gazebos","Therapeutic gym, 7am to 8pm per the FAQ; the site says it has cardio, strengthening and Pilates","Steam, sauna and jacuzzi, included on the 7- and 14-night programmes","Outpatient department and online doctor’s consultations, per the site","29 rooms per the FAQ, with adjacent and interconnecting rooms available","Parking at the retreat",[763,766,769],{"name":764,"note":765},"Restaurant","Pure vegetarian and alcohol-free, with multi-cuisine dishes and a buffet breakfast. Breakfast 7.30am–10am, lunch 12.30pm–2.30pm, dinner 7pm–9.30pm.",{"name":767,"note":768},"Wellness Lounge","Listed under Wellness Cuisine on the homepage and placed by the pool.",{"name":770,"note":771},"Café by the pool","The site says it offers refreshing drinks and herbal teas. No menu or opening hours are published.",[773,774,775,776,777,778,779],"Daily group meditation on all three residential programmes","Hatha and Ashtanga yoga, pranayama, yoga nidra and singing bowl meditation","Aqua yoga and in-house Zumba classes","Power walk by the Ganges and Ganga Aarti","Reiki, sound healing and palmistry","Badminton and table tennis","White-water rafting and wildlife safari, as chargeable extras",{"airport":619,"code":33,"transfer":781},"About 19 km. Transfers are charged as extras; ask us to arrange one.",{"slug":260,"name":261,"destinationSlug":26,"area":783,"country":8,"modalities":784,"character":180,"knownFor":785,"why":786,"signature":791,"typicalNights":792,"accolades":793,"honest":795,"relationship":541,"confidence":542,"image":796,"imageAlt":797,"website":798,"greatFor":799,"whoShouldGo":803,"team":804,"roomTypes":805,"facilities":824,"dining":832,"activities":839,"arrival":852,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":23},"Tapovan, Rishikesh; the training campus is on 'Silent Hill' in Upper Tapovan",[12,716,11],"A yoga teacher-training school in Tapovan that describes itself as a Yoga Alliance USA registered RYS 200, 300 and 500 school. It also sells 3-, 5- and 7-day retreats, each with published prices, dates and a timed daily schedule.",[787,788,789,790],"The home page calls it 'an RYS 200, RYS 300, and RYS 500 registered yoga school' with Yoga Alliance USA. The 200-hour course is 25 days.","All three retreat pages publish a timed schedule for every day, though they note the order of classes may change. On the 7-day page most days run from a 05:30 wake-up to lights off at 22:00, with a 04:00 wake-up on day four to see the sunrise.","The teachers page has thirteen profiles, each with qualifications and years of experience. Four list E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance; others include a PhD in Yoga Science and an MSc in Yoga Education.","The booking page asks for a 20% deposit and adds 6% for PayPal. On the 5- and 7-day retreats the deposit is non-refundable and the balance is paid on arrival.","The 200 Hour Hatha Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training: 25 days, 'intimate groups of 15 to 20 students' and RYT-200 certification, from 649 USD without a room.","3-, 5- and 7-day retreats; 25-day training",[794],"Registered with Yoga Alliance USA as an RYS 200, RYS 300 and RYS 500 school, according to the school","This is a yoga teacher-training school, not a clinic: there is no medical consultation, and the retreats' Ayurveda is limited to an introductory workshop or a massage. The 20% deposit on the 5- and 7-day retreats is non-refundable. Ask us where the retreat rooms are in relation to the training campus.","photo-1643224357772-397a3e2e8387","A turquoise bend of the Ganges with a pale sand bank at Rishikesh","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nirvanayogaschoolindia.com\u002F",[800,801,802],"Yoga teacher training","Beginners on a short retreat","A published day-by-day timetable","Someone who wants to practise yoga and be taught, not treated: a beginner who wants a timetabled programme, or a practitioner considering a 200-hour training. The 5-day page says its retreat suits 'beginners or professional yoga teachers'. Anyone who needs a doctor on site or treatment for a diagnosis should look elsewhere.","The teachers page has thirteen profiles. Four list E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and six a 500-hour certificate.",[806,809,812,815,818,821],{"name":807,"note":808},"Private AC Balcony Room (retreats)","799 USD on the 7-day, 599 USD on the 5-day and 399 USD on the 3-day retreat. The 7-day price table calls it a Private Room with Balcony and does not mention AC.",{"name":810,"note":811},"2-Shared AC Balcony Room (retreats)","599 USD on the 7-day, 449 USD on the 5-day and 299 USD on the 3-day retreat. The price tables call it a shared balcony room.",{"name":813,"note":814},"Private Room with Balcony (200-hour training)","1249 USD for the 25-day course. Air conditioning or a heater costs 100 USD extra each.",{"name":816,"note":817},"2-Shared Room with Balcony (200-hour training)","949 USD for the 25-day course. The training pages promise 'Private Balconies in Every Room' but also say some rooms have shared balconies.",{"name":819,"note":820},"4-Shared Dorm with Balcony (200-hour training)","699 USD for the 25-day course.",{"name":822,"note":823},"Private Double Balcony Room (200-hour training)","899 USD per person, two sharing, on the 25-day course.",[825,826,827,828,829,830,831],"Yoga hall, dining area and garden (all three retreat pages)","Attached bathroom with hot water (all three retreat pages)","Purified drinking water and free Wi-Fi (all three retreat pages)","Paid laundry service","River view (5- and 7-day retreat amenity lists)","Terrace (3-day retreat page and the training pages)","Elevator access and a 'Deep Sleep sound system' in each room (training pages only)",[833,836],{"name":834,"note":835},"Retreat meals","Three vegetarian meals a day, described on the 5- and 7-day pages as '100% sattvic'. All three retreat pages ask guests to say in advance if they need gluten-free food or have other dietary restrictions.",{"name":837,"note":838},"Herbal tea","Served at 06:00 and 15:30–15:45 on most days of the 5- and 7-day schedules.",[840,841,842,843,844,845,846,847,848,849,850,851],"Opening ceremony and hawan (5- and 7-day retreats)","Ganga aarti and a Ganga bath","Trek to Baal Kumari with meditation (5- and 7-day retreats)","Trekking, nature walks and a waterfall visit","04:15 departure to see the sunrise (5- and 7-day retreats, day four)","Kunjapuri or a hatha class on the Ganga beach (3-day retreat, day three)","Kirtan, guided meditation and sound healing","Yoga nidra and art therapy (stone painting)","Destress and emotional trauma healing session","Jal neti (7-day retreat, day six)","Introductory Ayurveda workshop (7-day retreat, day seven)","One-hour Ayurvedic full-body massage (3-day retreat)",{"airport":853,"code":33,"transfer":854},"Dehradun","Via Delhi, per the 5- and 7-day FAQs. Pickup is 80 USD on the 5- and 7-day pages; training pages offer free Dehradun pickup.",{"slug":266,"name":267,"destinationSlug":26,"area":856,"country":8,"modalities":857,"character":268,"knownFor":858,"why":859,"signature":864,"typicalNights":865,"accolades":866,"honest":869,"relationship":541,"confidence":542,"image":870,"imageAlt":871,"website":872,"greatFor":873,"whoShouldGo":877,"team":878,"roomTypes":879,"facilities":889,"dining":897,"activities":907,"arrival":913,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":23},"Neelkanth Temple Road, above Patna Waterfall, 5 km from Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh",[12,716,11,333],"A Hatha yoga teacher-training school that says it is registered with Yoga Alliance, selling 200-, 300- and 500-hour courses and 3- to 14-day yoga, Ayurveda and detox retreats; the site says its Abhayaranya ashram has no vehicle access.",[860,861,862,863],"Its course pages publish dated batches and US-dollar fees — the 200-hour page lists seven batches from 20 Aug 2026 to 18 Feb 2027. Retreat prices carry no dates, and the yoga-retreats page says retreats are 'available throughout the year'.","The homepage says that with no vehicle access, everything — construction, groceries, books and yoga mats — was brought up by manual labour, which it gives as the reason its input costs are two to three times those of schools in Rishikesh city.","The homepage and school page say it is a Yoga Alliance RYS 200, 300 and 500 school, though other pages list fewer levels. The homepage says a university agreement lets it issue a Certificate in Yoga, offered for an unstated fee on the 300- and 500-hour pages.","The detox page includes a private consultation with 'Ayurveda doctors', daily massages or therapies on the doctor’s recommendation, and meals the doctor advises on. The 7- and 14-day yoga retreats include one Ayurvedic therapy a week.","200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training — a three-week residential Hatha course, 5.30 am wake-up to 10.00 pm lights out, at USD 2,150 twin-shared or USD 2,900 private.","22–52 nights by course; retreats 3, 7 or 14 days",[867,868],"Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance, according to the school","Extension centre of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, authorised to issue a Certificate in Yoga, as the homepage states","The ashram has no vehicle access: expect a hike of 20 to 40 minutes from the main road, which course arrivals must finish before dark. Course fees, deposit terms and course lengths are confirmed in writing when we quote.","photo-1614605670899-47ecba60bf2a","The river under blue forested ridges above Rishikesh","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rishikeshyogpeeth.com\u002F",[874,875,876],"200-hour teacher training","Short yoga retreats","A published daily schedule","A practitioner who wants a residential Hatha teacher-training course on a published schedule, or a 3- to 14-day retreat with vegetarian meals. It is a yoga school, not an Ayurvedic treatment centre, and the ashram has no vehicle access, so expect a hike in.","The faculty page lists eleven teachers across asana, yoga therapy, philosophy, anatomy and pranayama, two of them volunteers, with qualifications including yogic-science degrees and 300- or 500-hour trainings. It lists one resident Ayurveda doctor with Panchakarma training. Pages give '6 to 7' or three to four teachers per batch.",[880,883,886],{"name":881,"note":882},"Twin Shared Room","Two single beds with shower, air conditioning, hot water and Wi-Fi, according to the 300- and 500-hour pages. The 200-hour course costs USD 2,150 at this rate.",{"name":884,"note":885},"Private Room","One double bed with the same listed amenities; the FAQ says course rooms have an attached bathroom. The 200-hour course costs USD 2,900 at this rate.",{"name":887,"note":888},"Retreat accommodation","The yoga-retreats page describes private, cottage-style rooms with an attached bathroom and hot and cold running water at all hours.",[890,891,892,893,894,895,896],"No vehicle access, according to the homepage; the last stretch is a hike from the main road","Course rooms with shower, air conditioning, hot water and Wi-Fi (300- and 500-hour pages)","An on-site café with a 360-degree mountain view, according to the things-to-do page","A library, according to the FAQ, the training hub page and the code of conduct","Course material including a jalneti pot, yoga mat, blocks and straps (training hub page)","On retreats, one porter per person for up to 15–18 kg; extra porters cost INR 500","An on-site Ayurveda doctor; consultation extra on yoga retreats, included on detox retreats",[898,901,904],{"name":899,"note":900},"The ashram kitchen","Three vegetarian sattvic meals a day, with dairy but no egg or meat; vegan food on request.",{"name":902,"note":903},"Detox meals","On the Ayurvedic detox retreats, the detox page says the doctor advises the kitchen staff on meals, depending on your treatment.",{"name":905,"note":906},"The café","An on-site café with a 360-degree mountain view.",[908,909,910,911,912],"Daily asana, pranayama and meditation, with shatkarma cleansing such as jalneti on the courses","Retreat mornings begin with yogic cleansing and mantra chanting, according to the retreat pages","Day-off excursions, which the site’s pages list variously as included or at extra cost","Information and contacts for a Ganga aarti, a hilltop Devi temple visit and white-water rafting","An open schedule on Sundays and public holidays during yoga retreats",{"airport":914,"code":33,"transfer":915},"Jolly Grant, Dehradun","The FAQ says the school can arrange a taxi at extra cost, about an hour from Dehradun; course arrivals hike in before dark.",{"slug":270,"name":271,"destinationSlug":26,"area":917,"country":8,"modalities":918,"character":180,"knownFor":919,"why":920,"signature":926,"typicalNights":927,"accolades":928,"honest":929,"relationship":541,"confidence":930,"image":931,"imageAlt":932,"website":933,"greatFor":934,"whoShouldGo":939,"team":940,"roomTypes":941,"facilities":962,"dining":969,"activities":976,"arrival":982,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":23},"Lal Tappar, Haridwar–Dehradun Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand — not in Rishikesh town",[11,715,714,12,716,333],"An Ayurveda and naturopathy resort on the Haridwar–Dehradun road whose page titles say Rishikesh. It publishes three different lists of what a stay includes.",[921,922,923,924,925],"The site says it is 'a registered Ayurveda & Naturopathy Hospital' under the Clinical Establishment Act of 2010.","naturovillewellness.com has 23 programme pages, from psoriasis, PCOS and hypertension to pre-bridal, corporate and child wellness, each stating its own minimum — '3 days or more' for pre-bridal, '14 days or more' for psoriasis.","The resort brochure’s inclusions list two one-hour Ayurveda massages a day, group yoga twice a day, daily meditation, weekly lectures, a weekly cooking demonstration and aqua yoga, and airport pick-up and drop for a minimum one-week package.","The resort homepage lists heated and outdoor pools with private cabanas, a gym, yoga and meditation pavilions, an organic farm and walking trails; the-center page adds a steam and sauna wing.","A stay includes consultations, two yoga sessions and one meditation a day, and massages, according to its brochure.","Detox & Panchakarma Therapy heads the resort’s ten programmes; its programme page advises 45 days, offers a 15-day version, and its FAQ says 14 to 21 days or more.","2–28 nights; the property’s lists conflict",[],"It is not in Rishikesh town: the address is on the Haridwar–Dehradun road, Dehradun, less than 24 km from Rishikesh railway station. We confirm inclusions, stay length and room size in writing when we quote.","low","photo-1683318528827-9577068cebeb","A boulder river bed under low wooded hills at dusk","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.naturovillewellnessresort.com\u002F",[935,936,937,938],"Condition-named programmes","Detox and Panchakarma","Pools, gym, steam and sauna","Stays of a week or more","Someone who wants a condition-named Ayurveda or naturopathy programme with resort facilities; we confirm the rate, room, length of stay and inclusions in writing. Anyone wanting to stay in Rishikesh town should note the Haridwar–Dehradun road address.","The site names three doctors: an Ayurvedic physician with an MD (Ayurveda) who is Director – Wellness & Clinical Operations, a BAMS Ayurveda consultant and a BNYS naturopathy doctor. The homepage says it has '80+ Qualified Staff'.",[942,946,950,954,958],{"name":943,"size":944,"note":945},"Luxury Suite with Private Balcony","809 sq ft","The rooms page mentions floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony over the gardens; the resort homepage lists two guests, a king bed, a walk-in wardrobe, a bathtub and a lounge.",{"name":947,"size":948,"note":949},"Luxury Room with Private Balcony","450 sq ft","Described as newly designed, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a private balcony and garden views; the resort homepage lists two guests and a king bed.",{"name":951,"size":952,"note":953},"Premium Rooms","320 or 430 sq ft, by document","The naturovillewellness.com brochure says these were refurbished to have no balcony and suit guests staying a minimum of 7 days, extending to 14–21. The resort brochure calls them Premium Nature View Rooms.",{"name":955,"size":956,"note":957},"Executive Suite","465 or nearly 700 sq ft","A brochure describes a separate living area and a balcony over lawns. The rooms page says the windows look onto 'the majestic Himalayas', the resort brochure 'the vast greens' — ask which before paying for a view.",{"name":959,"size":960,"note":961},"Super Deluxe Club","435 or 478 sq ft, by document","The naturovillewellness.com brochure describes a balcony overlooking green lawns; the resort brochure’s Garden View Room with Balcony repeats part of that description.",[963,964,965,966,967,968],"23 acres of grounds, per the homepage and brochure; three blog posts on the same site say 25","Doctor consultation wing, treatments and therapies wing, and steam and sauna wing","Heated and outdoor swimming pools with private cabanas","Gymnasium, library, gazebo, and yoga and meditation pavilions","Organic farm, musical garden and open lawns","Cycling, badminton, walking trails, volleyball, football, cricket and chess",[970,973],{"name":971,"note":972},"Sattvik vegetarian meals","The resort brochure and homepage say breakfast, lunch and dinner are included, sattvik and vegetarian only. The naturovillewellness.com brochure says meals follow the diet plan and lists an in-room tea and coffee maker.",{"name":974,"note":975},"Prana Restaurant","Multi-cuisine — Indian, Asian, Continental and Western — per the brochure. Resort meals are vegetarian; ask us whether programme guests eat here.",[977,978,979,980,981],"Group yoga twice a day and meditation once a day","Two one-hour Ayurveda therapy sessions a day, one before lunch and one after","Weekly lectures on Ayurveda and yoga, a cooking demonstration and aqua yoga (resort brochure)","Mandala arts, sound meditation, trataka, yoga nidra and cyclic meditation, also offered","The Wellness Schedule PDF lists yoga at 7 am and 5.30 pm, counselling with doctors, and walks",{"airport":619,"code":33,"transfer":983},"The site says about 20 minutes by car; the resort brochure includes airport pick-up and drop on packages of a week or more.",{"slug":273,"name":274,"destinationSlug":26,"area":985,"country":8,"modalities":986,"character":180,"knownFor":987,"why":988,"signature":994,"typicalNights":995,"accolades":996,"honest":997,"relationship":541,"confidence":542,"image":998,"imageAlt":999,"website":1000,"greatFor":1001,"whoShouldGo":1006,"team":1007,"roomTypes":1008,"facilities":1024,"dining":1031,"activities":1035,"arrival":1045,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":23},"Selur, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand — 2.5 to 3.5 hours' drive from Rishikesh by its pages",[11,12,714,716,333],"A family-run retreat in Selur, Tehri Garhwal, selling a three-, five- or seven-night Rudraksh Yogic Detox and a seven- or ten-night Ayurveda Panchakarma.",[989,990,991,992,993],"The wellness PDF linked from the site itemises the Yogic Detox: four, six or eight yoga, fitness or meditation sessions over three, five or seven nights, plus one Ayurvedic treatment, a yoga consultation, nature walks and sattvic organic meals.","The holistic-wellness page lists seven Panchakarma inclusions, among them diagnostics, Ayurveda and physiotherapy sessions and follow-up consultations, and a therapy list with durations, from 20-minute Nasya to 50–60-minute Shirodhara.","The holistic-wellness page says the Yogshala has mats, blocks, bolsters, Iyengar chairs and blankets, with Tibetan bowls, tongue drums and tabla sets for sound healing. The retreat-hosting page adds outdoor yoga decks and custom menus for groups.","The retreat-hosting page states 25+ retreats hosted, 500+ participants and a 4.9\u002F5 average guest rating, with no source shown. A blog post on the property’s own site says it limits groups to 10–15 participants.","The farm-to-table page says vegetables come from the retreat’s backyard garden and that vegan and gluten-free meals are available. The landing page says the kitchen is entirely vegetarian, and one blog post calls the retreat \"entirely alcohol-free\".","Rudraksh Yogic Detox (3, 5 or 7 nights), sold alongside Ayurveda Panchakarma (7 or 10 nights)","3, 5 or 7 nights detox; 7 or 10 Panchakarma",[],"It is not in Rishikesh. It is in Selur, Tehri Garhwal, two and a half to three and a half hours’ drive from Rishikesh. The Panchakarma includes pre-stay diagnostics and Ayurveda and physiotherapy sessions; ask us who leads them. Prices are given on request.","photo-1671622674946-3db0094a33c5","Wild orange flowers on a hillside above a terraced mountain valley","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therudrakshretreat.com\u002F",[1002,1003,1004,1005],"Yoga teachers hosting small groups","Short yoga-and-Ayurveda stays","Vegan and gluten-free diets","Alcohol-free stays, per its blog","Retreat leaders are the clearest fit: the site has a page for them offering a Yogshala, outdoor decks and custom menus. Others should be ready for a drive of several hours beyond Rishikesh, treat the Panchakarma diagnostics as claims to check, and ask about step-free access, as the home page describes arrival as a 300-metre walk.","Family-owned. The about page credits two hosts and a \"closely knit team\", and the retreat says it employs villagers at fair wages. Longer detox packages include a Wellness Consultant, and the Panchakarma includes Ayurveda and physiotherapy sessions.",[1009,1013,1016,1020],{"name":1010,"size":1011,"note":1012},"Angan \u002F Aangan","24 SQM or 330 sq ft by page","The accommodation page gives a ground-floor room with shared garden access, a garden view and a king-size bed for two. The booking engine gives twin beds and a private balcony, so ask how the room is set up.",{"name":1014,"size":1011,"note":1015},"Machan \u002F Machaan","The accommodation page calls it a top-floor room with a balcony and valley view; the landing page calls it first-floor. The website gives a king-size bed for two, the booking engine a double bed.",{"name":1017,"size":1018,"note":1019},"Kaphal 1","24 SQM or about 150 sq ft","East-facing, with a shared deck. The accommodation page gives it as both lower level and top floor, so confirm it if access matters. The booking engine gives a queen bed and includes breakfast, dinner and yoga.",{"name":1021,"size":1022,"note":1023},"Kaphal 2 and Kaphal 3","24 SQM or about 290 sq ft","Interconnected king rooms, taken singly or combined, for up to two guests each. The accommodation page gives them as both lower level and top floor. The booking engine includes breakfast, dinner and nature walks.",[1025,1026,1027,1028,1029,1030],"A Yogshala with mats, blocks, bolsters, Iyengar chairs and blankets, per the holistic-wellness page","Outdoor yoga decks, meditation spaces and a sound healing area, listed on the retreat-hosting page","A backyard vegetable garden the farm-to-table page says supplies the kitchen","Air conditioning and Wi-Fi, listed for every room type in the booking engine","A small library, mentioned in a blog post on the site","Two golden retrievers the holistic-wellness page says may accompany guests on walks",[1032],{"name":1033,"note":1034},"Prasadam Restaurant \u002F dining hall","Prasadam is the vegetarian in-house kitchen, on a deck above the valley, with a dining hall facing the mountains.",[1036,1037,1038,1039,1040,1041,1042,1043,1044],"Sunrise yoga and breathwork on the open terrace, as the landing page describes them","Meditation and sound healing, with Yoga Nidra mentioned in a blog post on the site","Ayurvedic cooking classes, per the experiences page","The Agaan Shiv temple, which the holistic-wellness page places 15 minutes away in a meadow","Nature trails through the Kaudia Forest and nearby village paths, per the holistic-wellness page","A nine-day Gangotri itinerary to Gaumukh and Tapovan, priced on request","Village walks around Selur, listed on the landing page","Birdwatching and forest bathing, listed on the retreat-hosting page","Stargazing under what the landing page calls \"zero-light-pollution skies\"",{"airport":1046,"code":1047,"transfer":1048},"Dehradun Airport (Jolly Grant)","","About 3 hours from Dehradun Airport by road; ask us to arrange the transfer.",{"slug":276,"name":277,"destinationSlug":26,"area":1050,"country":8,"modalities":1051,"character":180,"knownFor":1052,"why":1053,"signature":1059,"typicalNights":1060,"accolades":1061,"honest":1066,"relationship":541,"confidence":542,"image":1067,"imageAlt":1068,"website":1069,"greatFor":1070,"whoShouldGo":1075,"team":1076,"roomTypes":1077,"facilities":1087,"dining":1096,"activities":1103,"arrival":1111,"destinationName":27,"programmeCount":23},"Ratta Pani, Neelkanth Road, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand",[11,714,12,716,715,333],"An Ayurveda and yoga retreat on Neelkanth Road, Rishikesh, whose four main package pages give daily treatment minutes and a recommended stay.",[1054,1055,1056,1057,1058],"The booking policies place the retreat in Rajaji National Park, so loud music and DJs are prohibited and the generator is not used from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Guests are asked to check in before 8 p.m. because of frequent landslides in monsoon season.","The four main package pages state daily treatment time and a recommended stay: Kayakalpa 60 minutes over 5–7 days, Samshuddhi 75 minutes over 8–15, Sthoola Hara 75 minutes over 15–30, and Panchakarma 75–90 minutes over 14–28.","Packages are priced per person a night, by room: Panchakarma from INR 10,500 sharing or INR 15,000 for one guest.","Its recognition comes from guests: its Rishikesh Google page shows 4.6 from 378 reviews.","An 8 Hour Day Tour lets non-residents visit for 3800 INR per person, GST extra, with a free shuttle from Tapovan, lunch, a one-hour treatment and a yoga session.","Panchakarma Treatment Package — 14–28 days recommended, 75–90 minutes of treatment daily, with a Vaidya consultation, medicines, yogic meals, yoga and airport transfers.","5–30 days recommended, by package",[1062,1063,1064,1065],"Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 2026 and 2025, listed on the English awards page for \"Veda5\", which links its Rishikesh, Goa and Kerala listings.","Tripadvisor Best of the Best 2020 to 2024, per the English awards page; its Spanish and Russian versions credit 2021 and 2020 to Veda5 in Rishikesh by name.","Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019, as stated on the property’s package pages.","Google rating of 4.6 from 378 reviews, shown on the site’s own Google Reviews page for Rishikesh.","Guests over 75 are not accepted, the 20% advance is non-refundable, and guests describe many steps and a steep path.","photo-1624807136278-e2973be118ff","A turquoise river running through a rocky, forested canyon","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vedafive.com\u002F",[1071,1072,1073,1074],"Structured Ayurvedic packages","Long Panchakarma stays","Treatment minutes per package","Naturopathy alongside Ayurveda","Someone who wants a structured Ayurvedic package in Rishikesh, with a rate, daily treatment minutes and a recommended stay visible before enquiring — and who will confirm the price in writing. Anyone who must verify a doctor’s registration will not find it on the site, and one guest advises raising mobility needs before booking.","Ayurveda doctors, Ayurvedic therapists, yoga teachers and a naturopathy clinic; the mental-health programme also lists counsellors.",[1078,1081,1084],{"name":1079,"note":1080},"Deluxe Room","The home page says Veda5 retreats have rooms each with a private balcony, and the policies say TV is not available in the rooms.",{"name":1082,"note":1083},"Superior Room","A step up from the Deluxe Room.",{"name":1085,"note":1086},"Himalayan Village Suite","Its Spanish and Russian pages describe booking the whole mini village for a family or group holiday or an event, and say it can host 25+ guests. Priced on request.",[1088,1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094,1095],"Ayurveda and Panchakarma centre","Naturopathy clinic — mud therapy, hip bath, detox tub bath with herbal wrap, cupping and acupressure","Spa for skin, hair and body, which the site calls an \"Organic Spa\"","Yoga and meditation centre","Swimming pool","Farm, which the Rishikesh page calls organic and says supplies the kitchen","Activity hall, where the television is kept rather than in rooms","Game room",[1097,1100],{"name":1098,"note":1099},"'Annam' Dining","The policies say package guests are served their prescribed diet here. The Rishikesh page says doctors instruct the kitchen on customised pure-veg meals using produce from the retreat’s farm. Alcohol is not permitted.",{"name":1101,"note":1102},"Room service","The policies page offers limited room service from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.",[1104,1105,1106,1107,1108,1109,1110],"Two yoga classes and an evening meditation session daily on the four main treatment packages","Ayurveda talks and a cooking class on the four main treatment packages","Havan, listed on the Rishikesh page as a fire ritual for guests","Sightseeing on the Samshuddhi, Sthoola Hara and Panchakarma Treatment Package pages","A \"Guided Temple Trek\", listed on the second Panchakarma page","Swimming","An 8-hour day visit for non-residents, at 3800 INR per person plus GST",{"airport":619,"code":33,"transfer":1112},"Older site posts put it 45 minutes' drive away; one guest describes an hour. Transfers are included on three current packages.",[1114,1255,1317],{"slug":1115,"name":1116,"resortSlug":182,"modalitySlug":11,"hook":1117,"intention":1118,"concerns":1119,"nights":1120,"lengths":1121,"groupSize":23,"overview":1124,"suitedTo":1128,"notSuitedTo":1133,"phases":1137,"dayShape":1160,"sampleDay":1161,"included":1193,"excluded":1203,"faqs":1207,"image":34,"imageAlt":543,"featured":464,"startingPrice":1229,"priceBasis":1231,"counted":1232,"priceIncludes":1249,"care":1250,"price":1254,"resortName":183,"resortCharacter":180,"destinationSlug":26,"destinationName":27,"country":8},"ananda-himalayas-ayurvedic-rejuvenation","Ayurvedic Rejuvenation and Immunity Booster","Ananda’s Ayurvedic programme for immunity and vitality, sold at 7, 14 or 21 nights on the Palace Estate at Narendra Nagar.","rebuild",[96,333],14,[1122,1120,1123],7,21,[1125,1126,1127],"Ananda describes its Ayurvedic Rejuvenation and Immunity Booster as a programme of Ayurvedic treatments, a nourishing diet, rasayana (restorative) preparations and yoga, aimed at better immunity, energy, metabolism and skin. It sells it at 7, 14 or 21 nights, with other lengths allowed, in its Comprehensive and Intensive categories.","The brochure describes each length in turn. At 7 nights it works on digestive fire and circulation, with Purvakarma preparatory measures. The 14-night Sodhanam adds three to four days of intensive cleansing, then a prescribed aftercare diet. The 21-night Rasayanam moves on to rasayana therapy after two weeks of cleansing, with medicated enemas on five to six days.","The property says the listed inclusions can change: the lead consultant may alter them, or recommend further therapies, after assessing the guest on site.",[1129,1130,1131,1132],"Healthy ageing and stronger immunity, the purpose the property gives for the programme","Post-surgical care, which the property lists","Post-cancer care, which the property lists","Gynaecological issues, which the property lists",[1134,1135,1136],"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",[1138,1145,1153],{"title":1139,"days":1140,"body":1141,"points":1142},"The 7-night programme — Purvakarma","7 nights","The property calls the 7-night option an introduction to detoxification. It works on digestive fire and circulation, and includes Purvakarma, preparatory measures the property says ready the body for major cleansing therapies.",[1143,1144],"Detoxifying, de-stressing and revitalising treatments, as listed","Treatments for digestive fire and circulation",{"title":1146,"days":1147,"body":1148,"points":1149},"The 14-night Sodhanam programme","14 nights, with 3 to 4 days of cleansing","The property describes intensive cleansing procedures over three to four days, aimed at eliminating toxins and balancing the doshas. Paschatkarma aftercare follows: a balanced diet and Ayurvedic daily routine matched to body type, which the property says hold the results and support metabolism.",[1150,1151,1152],"Intensive Ayurvedic cleansing procedures over 3 to 4 days","Paschatkarma: a diet matched to body type","An Ayurvedic lifestyle routine",{"title":1154,"days":1155,"body":1156,"points":1157},"The 21-night Rasayanam programme","21 nights","The property says that after two weeks of cleansing the body is more receptive to rasayana, a medicinal programme aimed at longevity and physical and mental capability. It says this length includes major cleansing treatments, such as medicated enemas, on five to six days.",[1158,1159],"Rasayana therapies and preparations","Medicated enemas on 5 to 6 days, as the property describes","The property publishes one typical day for all guests: activities starting 7am to 10am and 4pm to 6pm, and spa treatments at 11am.",[1162,1166,1169,1173,1176,1180,1184,1188,1191],{"time":1163,"what":1164,"note":1165},"7:00am \u002F 8:00am","Nature walk or trek","A walk in and around the estate, or the 13 km sunrise trek to Kunjapuri Temple, which the brochure lists as weekly.",{"time":1167,"what":467,"note":1168},"7:15am \u002F 8:30am","Traditional Hatha yoga for beginners and practitioners",{"time":1170,"what":1171,"note":1172},"9:00am","Morning stretches","Dynamic stretches",{"time":1174,"what":1175},"9:30am","Visiting master talk",{"time":1177,"what":1178,"note":1179},"10:00am","Vedanta","Talks by senior Vedic scholars",{"time":1181,"what":1182,"note":1183},"11:00am","Spa treatments","Individual treatments as set by the guest’s programme",{"time":1185,"what":1186,"note":1187},"4:00pm","Gym session or cooking class","Interval training with trainers; the cooking classes are weekly",{"time":1189,"what":1190},"5:00pm","Meditation and pranayama",{"time":1192,"what":1178},"6:00pm",[1194,1195,1196,1197,1198,1199,1200,1201,1202],"Accommodation for the nights booked, at the room category and occupancy chosen","A pre-arrival consultation, plus diet and lifestyle guidelines before arrival","Lead-consultant consultations on arrival, through the stay, before departure and after","Physiotherapy and emotional-wellbeing consultations, depending on category","Ayurvedic and cleansing therapies for the hours listed at the length and category booked","Personal yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions 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",[1204,1205,1206],"18% GST","Car transfers, quoted on request","À la carte cuisine and spa menu orders",[1208,1211,1214,1217,1220,1223,1226],{"q":1209,"a":1210},"How do the 7, 14 and 21-night options differ?","The property says the 7-night option is an introduction to detoxification, working on digestive fire and circulation. The 14-night option adds more intensive cleansing therapies. The 21-night Rasayanam goes on to rejuvenation, longevity, and physical and mental resilience.",{"q":1212,"a":1213},"Who is the programme for?","The property says it is for guests who want to strengthen immunity, recover vitality and support healthy ageing. It adds that it benefits people recovering from surgery or cancer treatment, and those with gynaecological issues or lowered immunity.",{"q":1215,"a":1216},"What therapies are included?","According to the property, they include Ayurvedic cleansing and detox procedures, medicated enemas (basti), rasayana therapies, nourishing oil treatments and therapies for circulation, accompanied by tailored yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions.",{"q":1218,"a":1219},"What is the diet?","The property says meals are matched to the guest’s dosha and to the stage of treatment. They move from light cleansing foods to nutrient-rich rasayana diets.",{"q":1221,"a":1222},"What does rasayana add in the 21-night programme?","The property says that after detoxification and cleansing, the body becomes receptive to rasayana therapies, which focus on rejuvenation. These use restorative herbal formulations and treatments.",{"q":1224,"a":1225},"Can it help with specific medical conditions?","The property says the programme is not a replacement for medical treatment. It says the programme supports recovery and resilience for people with autoimmune issues, weakness after surgery or lifestyle-related concerns, and that the lead Ayurvedic doctor may adapt the therapies after an assessment.",{"q":1227,"a":1228},"What are the cancellation terms?","For room bookings, the property charges nothing 21 days or more before arrival, 50% of the advance deposit at 15 to 21 days and 100% of it at less than 15 days. Early departure is charged at 100% of the booked value, and 3% of any refund is kept as an administrative charge. Villas and suites have their own, longer deadlines.",{"amount":1230,"currency":32},574000,"14 nights, sharing a Deluxe Garden View Room",[1233,1237,1241,1245],{"value":1234,"label":1235,"detail":1236},"21","therapy hours, Comprehensive","Ayurvedic and cleansing therapies over 14 nights; Intensive lists 35. The property says each therapy, session or consultation lasts 30 to 85 minutes.",{"value":1238,"label":1239,"detail":1240},"7","hours of personal sessions","Yoga, pranayama and meditation over 14 nights, the same in both categories.",{"value":1242,"label":1243,"detail":1244},"9","hours of consultations","Over 14 nights, as the brochure counts them, from pre-stay diagnostics through Ayurveda, emotional healing and physiotherapy to the post-stay follow-up.",{"value":1246,"label":1247,"detail":1248},"3","wellness meals a day","Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as guided by the lead consultant.","Accommodation, three meals a day, consultations, the programme’s therapies and personal sessions, group activities and hydrotherapy.",{"supervision":1251,"team":1252,"consultations":1253},"The property names an Ayurvedic doctor as lead consultant. Its programme web page gives physiotherapy and emotional-wellbeing consultations to Comprehensive only; its two brochures say both categories.","The property names disciplines, not staff numbers: an Ayurvedic doctor as lead consultant, an emotional healer, a physiotherapist, and personal yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions.","Pre-arrival to follow-up, with physiotherapy and emotional healing; the brochure counts 9 hours at 14 nights, 8 at 7, 10 at 21.",{"amount":1230,"currency":32},{"slug":1256,"name":1257,"resortSlug":182,"modalitySlug":12,"hook":1258,"intention":1259,"concerns":1260,"nights":1122,"lengths":1261,"groupSize":23,"overview":1262,"suitedTo":1266,"notSuitedTo":1269,"phases":1270,"dayShape":1160,"sampleDay":1271,"included":1281,"excluded":1284,"faqs":1285,"image":369,"imageAlt":549,"startingPrice":1299,"priceBasis":1300,"counted":1301,"priceIncludes":1249,"care":1312,"price":1316,"resortName":183,"resortCharacter":180,"destinationSlug":26,"destinationName":27,"country":8},"ananda-himalayas-holistic-yoga","Holistic Yoga","Ananda’s Holistic Yoga: classical Hatha and Raja Yoga with elements of Karma, Bhakti and Jnana Yoga, sold at 7, 14 or 21 nights.","learn",[],[1122,1120,1123],[1263,1264,1265],"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.",[1267,1268],"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",[1134,1135,1136],[],[1272,1273,1274,1275,1276,1277,1278,1279,1280],{"time":1163,"what":1164,"note":1165},{"time":1167,"what":467,"note":1168},{"time":1170,"what":1171,"note":1172},{"time":1174,"what":1175},{"time":1177,"what":1178,"note":1179},{"time":1181,"what":1182,"note":1183},{"time":1185,"what":1186,"note":1187},{"time":1189,"what":1190},{"time":1192,"what":1178},[1194,1195,1282,1197,1199,1283,1200,1201,1202],"A detailed yoga consultation on arrival, progress checks, a debrief and a follow-up","Ayurvedic, international and oriental therapies for the hours listed",[1204,1205,1206],[1286,1289,1292,1295,1298],{"q":1287,"a":1288},"What if I am not very flexible?","The property says the programme is for people looking to deepen their understanding and practice of yoga, whatever their current ability. A detailed yoga consultation tailors the sessions, and instructors guide personalised asanas to build flexibility and strength.",{"q":1290,"a":1291},"What will I learn about yoga philosophy?","The property says the programme goes beyond postures to Karma Yoga (behavioural change), Bhakti Yoga (devotion) and Jnana Yoga (wisdom).",{"q":1293,"a":1294},"What are mudras and bandhas?","The property explains that mudras are energy-channelling techniques and bandhas are energy locks. Instructors combine them with postures and breathing techniques.",{"q":1296,"a":1297},"How does it address mental and emotional health?","The property says the programme develops willpower, mental clarity and emotional resilience, and describes Raja Yoga, one of its components, as fostering stability, lightness and expanded consciousness. Its programme page mentions an emotional healer but lists those consultations for Comprehensive only; its brochures say both categories.",{"q":1227,"a":1228},{"amount":31,"currency":32},"7 nights, sharing a Deluxe Garden View Room",[1302,1305,1309,1311],{"value":1303,"label":1235,"detail":1304},"6","Ayurvedic, international and oriental therapies over 7 nights; Intensive lists 10. Each therapy, session or consultation lasts 30 to 85 minutes, it says.",{"value":1306,"label":1307,"detail":1308},"8","personal session hours","Yoga, pranayama and meditation over 7 nights in the Comprehensive category; Intensive lists 11.",{"value":1306,"label":1243,"detail":1310},"Over 7 nights, as the brochure counts them, from pre-stay diagnostics through Ayurveda, emotional healing and physiotherapy to the post-stay follow-up.",{"value":1246,"label":1247,"detail":1248},{"supervision":1313,"team":1314,"consultations":1315},"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 property names disciplines, not staff numbers: a yoga and meditation guide as lead consultant, yoga instructors, an emotional healer and a physiotherapist.","Pre-arrival, a yoga consultation on arrival, progress checks, a debrief and a follow-up; the brochure counts 8 hours at 7 nights.",{"amount":31,"currency":32},{"slug":1318,"name":1319,"resortSlug":185,"modalitySlug":52,"hook":1320,"intention":1118,"concerns":1321,"nights":1120,"lengths":1322,"groupSize":23,"overview":1323,"suitedTo":1327,"notSuitedTo":1332,"phases":1337,"dayShape":1338,"sampleDay":1339,"included":1377,"excluded":1389,"faqs":1392,"image":309,"imageAlt":1411,"startingPrice":1412,"priceBasis":1413,"counted":1414,"priceIncludes":1426,"care":1427,"price":1431,"resortName":186,"resortCharacter":180,"destinationSlug":26,"destinationName":27,"country":8},"six-senses-vana-tibetan-medicine","Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)","Sowa Rigpa, the Tibetan system of medicine, sold as a five-, seven- or 14-night programme in the Himalayan foothills at Dehradun.",[295,280],[298,1122,1120],[1324,1325,1326],"Six Senses Vana is a retreat in Dehradun, in the Himalayan foothills, selling a Tibetan Medicine programme of five, seven or 14 nights. The property says Sowa Rigpa is delivered there by Tibetan doctors and therapists from the north of India, and describes Vana as one of the few places in the world where the system is formally offered in its 'complete avatar'.","The property describes Sowa Rigpa as rooted in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Buddhism. At 14 nights it lists a Tibetan consultation and wellness screening, 14 Tibetan treatments, 12 GOM Tibetan meditation sessions and six natural healing or Tibetan therapies.","The property says every stay includes full board with guided nutrition, daily activities, a wellness consultation and screening, transfers, attire and one private treatment or session a night. Its doctors plan an itinerary after the arrival consultation. Elevation Menu treatments cost extra.",[1328,1329,1330,1331],"Stress or anxiety — the property lists settling anxiety and soothing stress among the programme’s benefits","Poor sleepers — the property says the programme positively affects sleep quality","Meditators — 4, 6 or 12 GOM sessions by length, and the page says 'our retreat encourages mindfulness'","Solo travellers — the property says many of its guests travel to the retreat alone",[1333,1334,1335,1336],"Anyone who needs a phone around the retreat — the property allows devices only in guest rooms or the Sketchbook meeting space","Anyone who wants to take photographs around the retreat — the property allows photography only within guest rooms","Guests who require personal security, pre-arrival inspections or other security protocols — the property says it cannot welcome them","Under-16s — the property opens its full range of wellness offerings from age 16, saying some are not appropriate for younger children",[],"The fact sheet says group activities run from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, to join as you like; the sample day is not specific to this programme.",[1340,1344,1347,1350,1353,1357,1361,1364,1367,1370,1373],{"time":1341,"what":1342,"note":1343},"06:00–12:00","Hike to Barlowganj","Sign-up, book 24 hours ahead. 'Example Day 5' of the property’s general retreat schedule, open to all guests and not specific to this programme.",{"time":1345,"what":1346},"07:00–07:50","Pratah Yoga — posture, breathing, awareness",{"time":1348,"what":1349},"08:00–08:45","Power Walk",{"time":1351,"what":1352},"09:15–10:00","Gom Meditation",{"time":1354,"what":1355,"note":1356},"11:00–11:30","Mindful Tea","Sign-up activity.",{"time":1358,"what":1359,"note":1360},"11:30–12:00","Madhyan Yoga","Light movement of joints and body.",{"time":1362,"what":1363},"14:00–14:30","Prajna — Yoga Nidra",{"time":1365,"what":1366},"14:45–15:15","Walking Meditation",{"time":1368,"what":1369},"15:30–16:00","Raag Therapy 'Peace'",{"time":1371,"what":1372},"17:00–17:45","Sandhya Yoga — breathing, relaxation",{"time":1374,"what":1375,"note":1376},"18:00–19:00","Sowa Rigpa: Ancient Science of Tibetan Healing","A talk.",[1378,1379,1380,1381,1382,1383,1384,1385,1386,1387,1388],"Tibetan consultation and wellness screening","Tibetan treatments — 5, 7 or 14, by length","GOM Tibetan meditation — 4, 6 or 12 sessions, by length","Natural healing or Tibetan therapies — 2, 2 or 6, by length","Full board with guided nutrition: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner","One private session a night","Group programme of yoga, meditation, cuisine lessons, functional fitness, talks and music","Departure wellness consultation, for stays of five nights or longer","Daily use of what the property calls smart Biohacks, including compression therapy","Attire for within and outside the retreat, with footwear and summer and winter accessories","Return transfers to and from Dehradun airport",[1390,1391,1204],"Elevation Menu treatments, such as the 60-minute Abhyanga","Laundry and pressing",[1393,1396,1399,1402,1405,1408],{"q":1394,"a":1395},"Can I use my phone at the retreat?","The property says phones and other devices can be used only in your room or in the Sketchbook meeting space. Photography is allowed only within your room.",{"q":1397,"a":1398},"Is food restricted?","The property says it is not. Portions may be smaller than you are used to, and meals are served three times a day with afternoon tea. Alcohol is limited to wine and beer in the restaurants or library. Food, drink and alcohol cannot be brought into the retreat.",{"q":1400,"a":1401},"Do I need a consultation before I arrive?","The property says a pre-arrival wellness consultation, by email or phone, is essential for anyone with a specific health goal or an extensive medical history. It asks all guests to share as much health information as they can before the arrival consultation.",{"q":1403,"a":1404},"What is the minimum stay?","The property’s fact sheet asks for a minimum of three nights at the retreat and lists Tibetan Medicine among the programmes requiring at least five. The programme itself is sold at five, seven or 14 nights.",{"q":1406,"a":1407},"What should I bring?","The property provides kurta pyjamas, laundered daily without charge, plus slippers or sandals, a cloth bag and, from October to February, woollen capes. It asks for suitable shoes for sport, trekking and the gym, and a swimsuit in the pools — its boutique sells them.",{"q":1409,"a":1410},"What is the cancellation policy?","A one-night deposit confirms a booking. The property says policies may vary by rate or dates, and your confirmation states yours. It lists a 100 per cent charge for cancelling within 30 days (January to May), 14 days (June to August), 21 days (1 September to 19 December) and 45 days (20 to 31 December).","Dried herbs and spices laid out",{"amount":709,"currency":710},"14 nights, sharing a room",[1415,1419,1423],{"value":1416,"label":1417,"detail":1418},"14","Tibetan treatments","At 14 nights; 5 at five nights and 7 at seven.",{"value":1420,"label":1421,"detail":1422},"12","GOM meditation sessions","GOM Tibetan meditation sessions at 14 nights; 4 at five nights and 6 at seven.",{"value":1303,"label":1424,"detail":1425},"healing or Tibetan therapies","Natural healing or Tibetan therapies at 14 nights; 2 at five or seven nights.","Accommodation, full board, a Tibetan consultation and screening, 14 Tibetan treatments, 12 GOM meditation sessions, six natural healing or Tibetan therapies, one private session a night, activities, transfers and attire.",{"supervision":1428,"team":1429,"consultations":1430},"The property says Sowa Rigpa is delivered by Tibetan doctors and therapists from the north of India, trained at the Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamsala; its homepage also lists a specialist trained at Chagpori, Darjeeling.","Tibetan doctors and therapists. The property’s natural healing therapies include Traditional Chinese Medicine, reflexology, physiotherapy, acupuncture and Raag therapy.","A Tibetan consultation and wellness screening at every length, and a departure consultation from five nights.",{"amount":709,"currency":710},[1433],{"slug":26,"name":27,"place":1434,"country":8,"countryCode":1435,"cluster":9,"fame":22,"modalities":1436,"hook":1437,"caseFor":1438,"hardFacts":1443,"caveat":1449,"season":1450,"seasonNote":1451,"practical":1452,"figures":1468,"faqs":1480,"image":34,"imageAlt":35,"gallery":1490,"coords":1497,"gateway":1500,"tempC":1517,"climateNote":1527,"leisure":1528,"extensions":1553,"resortCount":13,"programmeCount":29,"fromPrice":1565,"minNights":1122,"maxNights":1120},"The Ganga valley and the hills above it","IN",[12,11],"Where modern transnational yoga was institutionalised — and then, in 1968, handed global celebrity.",[1439,1440,1441,1442],"The lineages are here and still teaching. Swami Sivananda founded the Divine Life Society at Muni Ki Reti in 1936, and his disciples seeded the Sivananda and Satyananda schools that now span dozens of countries.","Cost and immersion. A month of full-time tuition here costs less than a fortnight in southern Europe, in a town where practising at half past five is unremarkable rather than eccentric.","It combines properly with Ayurveda. Several schools have a physician on site, which turns a hard four-week training into something the body survives.","The town is legally dry and vegetarian, which removes a set of decisions you would otherwise spend the month making.",[1444,1445,1446,1447,1448],"Swami Sivananda founded the Divine Life Society at Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, in 1936.","Maharishi Mahesh Yogi established Chaurasi Kutia in 1963; the Beatles arrived in February 1968 and wrote much of the White Album during the stay.","Parmarth Niketan hosts the International Yoga Festival in the first week of March, supported by the Ministry of Tourism.","The UN General Assembly proclaimed 21 June the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69\u002F131 on 11 December 2014, with a record 175 co-sponsors.","Alcohol and non-vegetarian food are prohibited within Rishikesh municipal limits.","Yoga teaching is not a regulated profession anywhere, and Rishikesh is the sharp end of that. Yoga Alliance is a voluntary registry rather than an accreditor — an \"RYS 200\" listing certifies that a school filed a curriculum document, not that it teaches well or safely. There are several hundred schools here and we list three. The town is also crowded and noisy, and the river at Laxman Jhula is not the serene Ganga of the photographs; the good schools are up the valley for a reason.",[22,24,24,24,23,23,23,23,24,24,24,22],"February to April and late September to November: warm days, cold clear nights, and a river that is green rather than brown and in spate. July and August are landslide season in the hills. May and June are simply too hot for a full practice schedule, and December to January is cold enough that an unheated ashram room becomes a test of commitment.",[1453,1456,1459,1462,1465],{"label":1454,"value":1455},"Airports","Dehradun (DED), forty minutes away, with frequent Delhi connections. Delhi by road is six hours and not worth it.",{"label":1457,"value":1458},"Visa","India e-visa. Trainings longer than 30 days need a different category — we handle the paperwork.",{"label":1460,"value":1461},"Rules","The town is vegetarian and alcohol-free by law. This is not negotiable and it is enforced.",{"label":1463,"value":1464},"Prerequisite","Two years of regular practice before a 200-hour training. We ask, and so do the schools worth attending.",{"label":1466,"value":1467},"What to bring","Layers. Halls are unheated, mornings are cold from November, and every school expects you at 05:30 regardless.",[1469,1472,1475,1477],{"value":1470,"label":1471},"1936","Divine Life Society",{"value":1473,"label":1474},"1968","The Beatles at Chaurasi Kutia",{"value":1246,"label":1476},"Schools we list",{"value":1478,"label":1479},"21 Jun","International Day of Yoga",[1481,1484,1487],{"q":1482,"a":1483},"Is a 200-hour certificate from Rishikesh taken seriously?","It depends entirely on the school, which is the problem. A Yoga Alliance registration proves a syllabus was filed, not that anybody was taught. Ask who the lead teacher studied under and for how long — we publish that for the schools we list, and it is the only reason we list them.",{"q":1485,"a":1486},"Can I do a training and a Panchakarma back to back?","Not in that order. Purification leaves you depleted for a fortnight and a training is physically demanding. Train first and treat afterwards, ideally in Kerala in a different season.",{"q":1488,"a":1489},"How much does the crowding actually matter?","Less than you fear if you stay up-valley. The schools we use are far enough above the bridges that you would only go down for a reason, and most students go down twice in a month.",[1491,1493,1494],{"src":546,"alt":1492},"A still mountain lake in the foothills",{"src":369,"alt":549},{"src":1495,"alt":1496},"photo-1545205597-3d9d02c29597","A group practising together outdoors",{"lat":1498,"lng":1499},30.09,78.27,{"airport":619,"code":33,"city":1501,"routings":1502,"transfer":1515,"flightNote":1516},"Dehradun — 45 minutes from Rishikesh",[1503,1507,1511],{"from":1504,"how":1505,"time":1506},"London & western Europe","One stop through Delhi or a Gulf hub, then the domestic hop to Dehradun.","14–16 hours door to door",{"from":1508,"how":1509,"time":1510},"Delhi","Fifteen flights a day, 55 minutes. The road is six hours and not worth it.","55 minutes",{"from":1512,"how":1513,"time":1514},"The Gulf","Through Delhi. There is no international service into Dehradun.","7–8 hours","45 minutes by road from Dehradun to Muni Ki Reti, or an hour to the houses up the valley. Included.","Dehradun is a daylight-only airport in practice — hill weather closes it, and the winter fog window from late December through January cancels flights with little notice. Build a night in Delhi into any itinerary with a tight onward connection, and never plan to fly out on the morning of an international departure.",[1518,1519,1520,504,1521,1522,1523,1524,1524,1525,1526,1123],20,23,28,37,36,31,30,29,26,"A Himalayan foothill climate — genuinely cold mornings from November to February, genuinely too hot for a full practice schedule in May and June. Halls are unheated.",[1529,1535,1540,1545,1549],{"name":1530,"kind":1531,"duration":1532,"note":1533,"when":1534},"Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan","culture","90 minutes, at dusk","The riverbank fire ceremony, every evening, free and unticketed. Go on your first night rather than your last — it sets the register for everything after it.","any",{"name":1536,"kind":1531,"duration":1537,"note":1538,"when":1539},"The Beatles Ashram","Half day","Chaurasi Kutia, where the White Album was largely written in 1968 — now a ruin inside Rajaji reserve with a small entrance fee and a great deal of graffiti art. Melancholy and worth it.","rest-day",{"name":1541,"kind":1542,"duration":1543,"note":1544,"when":1539},"Kunjapuri at sunrise","active","Half day, early","A short steep temple climb for the Himalayan range at first light — Bandarpunch, Gangotri, Chaukhamba. Leave at 04:30. Not compatible with a 05:30 practice start, so take it on a rest day.",{"name":1546,"kind":1542,"duration":1537,"note":1547,"when":1548},"White water on the Ganga","September to November and March to May, when the river is running. Excellent, cold, and firmly incompatible with any oil-therapy week — book it either side.","after",{"name":1550,"kind":1531,"duration":1537,"note":1551,"when":1552},"Haridwar and Har Ki Pauri","An hour downstream and several centuries older in feel — a pilgrimage town with none of Rishikesh’s yoga-school economy.","before",[1554,1558,1562],{"name":1555,"nights":1556,"note":1557,"side":1552},"Delhi, at the start","2 nights","Old Delhi, the Lodi tombs and a night’s sleep before the domestic hop. Fights jetlag and the Dehradun weather risk at once.",{"name":1559,"nights":1560,"note":1561,"side":1548},"Corbett & the Kumaon hills","4 nights","India’s oldest national park and then the quiet ridge villages above it. The correct decompression after a month of teacher training.",{"name":1563,"nights":1556,"note":1564,"side":1548},"Amritsar & the Golden Temple","An overnight train or a short flight west. The langar kitchen feeds 50,000 people a day and it is the most moving hour in north India.",{"amount":31,"currency":32},null,{"slug":12,"name":467,"tagline":468,"origin":1568,"regulated":469,"regulationNote":1569,"indications":1570,"cautions":1576,"whatHappens":1581,"minimumNights":1122,"recommendedNights":1120,"image":375,"imageAlt":470,"originPlace":8,"body":1582,"hardFacts":1586,"evidence":1591,"treatments":1613,"glossary":1638,"confusedWith":1666,"figures":1669,"faqs":1680,"destinationCount":298,"resortCount":1693,"programmeCount":24},"The Indian subcontinent; the modern schools trace to named twentieth-century teachers.","Not regulated anywhere. Anybody may call themselves a yoga teacher, and a two-hundred-hour certificate can be bought in a fortnight. We list schools by lineage — Krishnamacharya, Sivananda, Bihar, Iyengar, Ashtanga — and name the teacher and their years on every page, because that is the only signal that carries any weight.",[1571,1572,1573,1574,1575],"Persistent low-grade stress and a nervous system stuck in the on position","Back and neck pain of postural origin","Building a practice that survives contact with an ordinary week","Breath and sleep, through pranayama rather than asana","Learning to teach, properly, over four weeks rather than two",[1577,1578,1579,1580],"Uncontrolled high blood pressure and glaucoma rule out inversions","Recent surgery, disc herniation or joint replacement — bring imaging and tell the teacher","Pregnancy needs a teacher trained specifically for it, not a modified general class","Hot rooms and vigorous flow are poor choices during illness or exhaustion","Twice-daily practice in a small group — a longer, slower morning session before food and something quieter at dusk — with pranayama, meditation and, on the immersions worth attending, philosophy taught rather than sprinkled. Expect to be corrected in your first week and to feel worse before you move better.",[1583,1584,1585],"Yoga as it travels is a practice rather than a profession: there is no country on earth where \"yoga teacher\" is a licensed title, and that fact should shape how you choose. Yoga Alliance, whose RYS-200 and RYT-500 designations appear on most school websites, is a voluntary registry — it confirms that a school filed a curriculum document, not that anyone inspected the teaching or that it is safe.","What that means practically is that the school matters far more than the certificate. The lineages with real institutional history — Sivananda, Satyananda, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Krishnamacharya’s line at Chennai — have syllabi, senior teachers and a body of correction that a four-week training in a rented hall does not. Rishikesh has several hundred schools; this site lists three.","The other thing worth knowing is that the physical practice is the smallest part of the classical system and the largest part of the market. A serious residential stay will spend as much time on breathing, on the philosophy, and on what you do at six in the morning for the rest of your life, as it does on postures.",[1444,1587,1588,1589,1448,1590],"The UN General Assembly proclaimed 21 June the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69\u002F131 on 11 December 2014, with a record 175 co-sponsoring states.","Maharishi Mahesh Yogi established Chaurasi Kutia at Rishikesh in 1963; the Beatles stayed in February 1968.","\"Yoga teacher\" is not a regulated or licensed profession in any jurisdiction. Yoga Alliance is a voluntary registry, not an accreditor.","Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras define asana in one line — *sthira sukham asanam*, steady and at ease — and devote the rest of the text to everything else.",[1592,1596,1599,1603,1606,1610],{"claim":1593,"status":1594,"note":1595},"Yoga reduces chronic low-back pain and improves function","good","One of the better-supported claims in this whole atlas. Multiple randomised trials and systematic reviews find yoga about as effective as other active exercise therapies, and several national guidelines list it as an option for persistent low-back pain.",{"claim":1597,"status":1594,"note":1598},"Slow breathing lowers physiological arousal","Extending the exhale relative to the inhale raises vagal tone and lowers heart rate within minutes, in almost anyone, for free. The mechanism is uncontroversial; what a retreat adds is doing it thirty times instead of twice.",{"claim":1600,"status":1601,"note":1602},"Yoga helps anxiety and depressive symptoms","mixed","Reviews are generally positive with real caveats — small samples, weak blinding, active-control problems. It is a reasonable adjunct and it is not a treatment for a diagnosed disorder.",{"claim":1604,"status":1601,"note":1605},"Yoga improves sleep quality","Consistent modest benefit across several reviews, particularly in older adults and in menopause. Yoga nidra specifically is the single most useful thing most anxious people take home.",{"claim":1607,"status":1608,"note":1609},"Yoga is inherently safe and injury-free","none","It is not. Shoulder, wrist, knee, neck and lower-back injuries are all well documented, and headstand and shoulderstand carry specific risks. Injury rates rise with unqualified teaching, which brings you back to the school.",{"claim":1611,"status":1608,"note":1612},"Particular postures detoxify organs or \"wring out\" the liver","A common teaching-room metaphor with no physiological basis. Twisting feels good and does not clean anything.",[1614,1618,1622,1626,1630,1634],{"name":1615,"duration":1616,"body":1617},"Asana","60–120 minutes","The physical practice. In a serious school it is taught with correction, and a good teacher will spend the fortnight removing postures from your practice rather than adding them.",{"name":1619,"duration":1620,"body":1621},"Pranayama","30–45 minutes","Breath regulation — ratio breathing, alternate nostril, and in some schools retention. The part with the best evidence and the least glamour. Retention practices are not appropriate with a panic disorder, uncontrolled hypertension or in pregnancy.",{"name":1623,"duration":1624,"body":1625},"Yoga nidra","30–40 minutes","Guided rotation of attention through the body, lying down, awake. The most useful thing most guests take home and the easiest to keep doing.",{"name":1627,"duration":1628,"body":1629},"Meditation","20–60 minutes","Usually concentration on breath or mantra rather than anything mystical. Expect it to be uncomfortable for the first week; that is the practice, not a sign of failure.",{"name":1631,"duration":1632,"body":1633},"Kriya","20–30 minutes","Cleansing practices — neti for the nasal passages, kapalabhati breathing. Some, notably the swallowed-cloth and saltwater-flush practices, we would not take without a teacher who knows you.",{"name":1635,"duration":1636,"body":1637},"Philosophy and chanting","45–60 minutes","Sutra study, Vedanta talks, Sanskrit chanting. Optional at most houses and the part returning guests say they came back for.",[1639,1641,1643,1645,1648,1651,1654,1657,1660,1663],{"term":1615,"meaning":1640},"Posture. One of eight limbs, and the one the West took.",{"term":1619,"meaning":1642},"Regulation of the breath.",{"term":1623,"meaning":1644},"\"Yogic sleep\" — a guided lying-down practice, awake throughout.",{"term":1646,"meaning":1647},"Vinyasa","Movement linked to breath; a flowing style rather than held postures.",{"term":1649,"meaning":1650},"Hatha","Broadly, the physical branch — used loosely to mean a slower, held practice.",{"term":1652,"meaning":1653},"Ashtanga","A fixed vigorous sequence in set series. Demanding, and the injury profile is real.",{"term":1655,"meaning":1656},"Iyengar","Precision alignment with props and long holds. The best entry point if you have an injury.",{"term":1658,"meaning":1659},"RYS \u002F RYT","Yoga Alliance registry designations. A filing, not an inspection.",{"term":1661,"meaning":1662},"Shala","The hall you practise in.",{"term":1664,"meaning":1665},"Sthira sukham asanam","Yoga Sutra II.46 — \"steady and at ease\" — the whole definition of a posture.",{"name":1667,"difference":1668},"A yoga holiday","A yoga holiday is a good hotel with two classes a day and a teacher flown in. A yoga stay is a school: the same teachers all year, a syllabus, one-to-one correction, and a timetable that starts before six. Both are worth doing and they cost about the same, so it is worth knowing which you have booked.",[1670,1673,1675,1677],{"value":1671,"label":1672},"0","Countries licensing yoga teachers",{"value":1470,"label":1674},"Divine Life Society founded",{"value":1306,"label":1676},"Limbs; asana is one",{"value":1678,"label":1679},"2 yrs","Practice before a 200-hour training",[1681,1684,1687,1690],{"q":1682,"a":1683},"Do I need to be flexible or experienced?","For a retreat, no. For a teacher training, yes — two years of regular practice, and the schools worth attending ask. Arriving at a 200-hour training as a beginner is the commonest way to get injured and the commonest reason people do not finish.",{"q":1685,"a":1686},"How do I tell a good school from a bad one?","Ask who teaches — by lineage and years, not by name — and whether the same people teach all year or rotate. Ask the maximum class size. Ask what happens if you cannot do a posture. A school that answers all three concretely is a different proposition from one that sends a brochure.",{"q":1688,"a":1689},"Is a 200-hour training worth it if I never intend to teach?","Often, yes, and many people do exactly that. It is the only format that gives you a month of daily correction. Just be honest with yourself that it is a month of hard physical work and philosophy exams, not a holiday.",{"q":1691,"a":1692},"What about the more intense breathing practices?","Strong pranayama and breath retention are not appropriate with a panic disorder, uncontrolled hypertension, epilepsy, glaucoma or in pregnancy, and a good teacher will ask before they teach it. 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