Retreat resort · Rishikesh, India
Nirvana Yoga School
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.
Who it suits
Who this house is for
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 signatureThe 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.
- Yoga teacher training
- Beginners on a short retreat
- A published day-by-day timetable
What it is known for
Why this house has its reputation
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Programmes here are arranged on request
Tell us what you want from the stay and we will put together the programme, room and rate with Nirvana Yoga School, confirmed in writing.
Your accommodation
The rooms, and which one to ask for
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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.
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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.
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Private Room with Balcony (200-hour training)
1249 USD for the 25-day course. Air conditioning or a heater costs 100 USD extra each.
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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.
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4-Shared Dorm with Balcony (200-hour training)
699 USD for the 25-day course.
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Private Double Balcony Room (200-hour training)
899 USD per person, two sharing, on the 25-day course.
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Room categories and names are as published by the property and confirmed in writing at the quote.
Wellness at Nirvana Yoga School
Who is actually here
The teachers page has thirteen profiles. Four list E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and six a 500-hour certificate.
Described by role and qualification rather than by name, because staffing changes. Ask us to confirm the current team and how guests are assigned before you book.
- 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)
Eating here, and how the days go
At the table
Eating here
On a structured programme meals may be part of the schedule rather than chosen from a menu. We confirm the dining format before you book.
- 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.
- Herbal tea
Served at 06:00 and 15:30–15:45 on most days of the 5- and 7-day schedules.
Between treatments
How the days go
What there is to do when you are not being treated — on site, and within reach.
- 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)
Location & season
Rishikesh, India
Where modern transnational yoga was institutionalised — and then, in 1968, handed global celebrity.
- Nearest airport
- Dehradun DED
- Transfer
- 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.
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Make a trip of it
Around your stay at Nirvana Yoga School
The excursions and extra stays we arrange in Rishikesh, placed by when to take each — so a day out never lands on the wrong day of a treatment course.
Before you begin
Arrive early — see the country while you are fresh
Extra stay · 2 nights
Delhi, at the start
Old Delhi, the Lodi tombs and a night’s sleep before the domestic hop. Fights jetlag and the Dehradun weather risk at once.
Culture · Half day
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.
During the stay
Light enough for a rest day or a free afternoon
Your stay at Nirvana Yoga School · 3-, 5- and 7-day retreatsCulture · Half day
The Beatles Ashram
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.
Active · Half day, early
Kunjapuri at sunrise
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.
Culture · 90 minutes, at dusk
Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan
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.
After you finish
The reward, once the treatment is done
Extra stay · 4 nights
Corbett & the Kumaon hills
India’s oldest national park and then the quiet ridge villages above it. The correct decompression after a month of teacher training.
Extra stay · 2 nights
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.
Active · Half day
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.
Begin with a conversation
Plan your stay at Nirvana Yoga School
Tell us your dates and what you want from the stay. A specialist comes back with a written quote for Nirvana Yoga School — room, programme, flights and transfers.
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Share your plan
Two minutes: when you would like to start, how long, your nationality and your WhatsApp number.
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Talk it through
A wellness travel specialist picks it up on WhatsApp or a free call — length, room, season, and whether this is the right house for you.
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Your written quote
Room, dates, treatments, flights and transfers in one quote, with the current cancellation terms.
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Confirm when ready
Nothing is paid until you confirm in writing. One team then looks after the whole journey.