Are you searching for an authentic Holistic Yoga Therapy Certificate Course in North India, but feel overwhelmed with all the options offered in the Yoga Capital of the World (Rishikesh)?
Join YogAnga Retreat at Santosh Puri Ashram, Holistic Yoga Therapy Certificate Course – a one month transformational journey of healing, self-realization, and returning to wholeness – in the foothills of the Himalayas, 19th March – 17th April, 2026.
Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Traditional Hatha Yoga, Ayurveda, and the sacred philosophical texts of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Yoga Sutras, YogAnga Retreat’s Holistic Yoga Therapy one month certificate course offers a complete approach to healing body, mind, and spirit.
Join us at Santosh Puri Ashram, March 19th through February 17th, 2026!
Register NowWe are near by and yet just far enough away from the cafe and shopping hustle of Rishikesh, the Yoga Capital of the World. YogAnga Retreat Hatha Yoga Trainings are held at Santosh Puri Ashram, approximately 20km downstream from Rishikesh, with the Ganga River and Rajaji National Park as our backyard.
Sri Santosh Puri Ashram is a hidden gem, an oasis nestled in between the overwhelming commercial yoga scene of Rishikesh and the crowded traditional spiritual pilgrimage town of Haridwar, in Uttarakhand, North India.
With less distractions, our Hatha Yoga Training participants get the most of their 200 hours in India.
Learn more about our Sri Santosh Puri Ashram
Get ready for the most transformational month of your life! Take your yoga practice to the next level with us at Sri Santosh Puri Ashram. Join us in Spring 2025, on the bank of the Ganga River in the foothills of the Himalayas, between Haridwar and Rishikesh in North India.
✨ What makes YogAnga Retreat’s Holistic Yoga Therapy Course unique?
- Integration of Traditional Hatha Yoga and Yogic Philosophy – supplement your physical practice with spiritual wisdom, opening the body while deepening your mind and heart.
- Mantra and Yantra – learn the healing power of sacred sound and sacred geometry. The yantras used here are simple yet profound. Easy to draw, meditate upon, and gaze at, yantras provide healing through their lines, colors, and vibrations.
- Simple Remedies for Daily Life – Practical tools in the Kitchen (using food as medicine) to bring ayurvedic healing into everyday living.
- Expanded Healing Practices – an introduction to Pranic Healing, Sound Healing (with singing bowls), and Acupressure.
- Personalized Guidance – practices are tailored to your Ayurvedic constitution, specific mental-emotional needs, and spiritual longing.
🌿 Who is YogAnga Retreat’s Holistic Yoga Therapy Course for?
- Anyone seeking a rich combination of practices to works on the physical, mental, and spiritual levels.
- Anyone with challenges navigating stress, anxiety, or life transition.
- Those with chronic conditions seeking holistic support.
- Yoga teachers wishing to deepen their therapeutic and spiritual approach to teaching.
- Anyone longing to experience yoga as a path of transformation, beyond the standard postures.
🕊️ Guided by our Holistic Yoga Therapy expert teachers:
- YogAcharya Mandakini Puri – Course Lead Facilitator and Senior Yoga Teacher
- Dr. Alaknanda Puri – Ayurvedic doctor and Holistic Healer
- YogAcharya Ganga Puri – Vedic Scholar and Philosophy Teacher
- Other Guest Teachers – visiting faculty who are masters in their fields
🌸 Holistic Yoga Therapy Course Highlights:
- One-month intensive residential course with certificate of completion (200 hours)
- Daily Practice in the serene environment of Santosh Puri Ashram, in the foothills of the North Indian Himalayas.
- Sacred rituals: morning and evening aarti puja, havan, mantra japa, silence, satsang (spiritual dialogue) and karma yoga.
- A unique fusion of traditional hatha yoga, philosophy, Ayurveda, mantra, yantra, and holistic healing modalities
- Community living rooted in love, simplicity, and self-discovery
What is Yantra Painting?
Yantra Painting is a tantric active meditation practice, involving a chosen chakra, planet or deity and its appropriate mantra.
With over 20 years experience, Mandakini learned this Harish Johari Wash Painting Technique by her teacher Pieter Weltevrede.
Yantra Painting with Mandakini Puri | Short Course at YogAnga Retreat from Sri Santosh Puri Ashram on Vimeo.
November 9th – 24th, 2026 in Uttarakhand, India
Etiquette for Dressing at the Ashram, around town and in India in general
Suggestions for female travelers… The etiquette for clothing in most of India (with exception of big cities like Mumbai/Bombay), particularly at the Ashram and surrounding neighborhood, is more modest than the usual western attire to which you may be accustomed. Sure Summers may be hot and even the sun may feel great in the Winter...
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What kind of Visa Should I get?
Please visit the official government website for the latest updates on which visas are available.