Meet Your Instructors
The right teacher does not just teach yoga — they change the way you see it. Meet the live online faculty guiding your practice — philosophy, asana, meditation, and breath, in the Rishikul tradition.
Gangesha Adi · Co-founder
15+ years of experience
Co-founder of Rishikul Yogshala. Rooted in the Himalayan tradition, he guides live online classes in philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and spiritual practice with warmth, clarity, and depth.
Ujjwal Ji
8+ years of experience
Holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in yoga, weaving traditional wisdom with modern research. Online, he makes the Yoga Sutras and the mental–emotional side of practice approachable — whether you are new to philosophy or deepening an existing path.
Pawan Ji
8+ years of experience
Practising since 2014 and teaching since 2018. Live online, Pawan Ji brings clear Hatha and Ashtanga–Vinyasa guidance with a focus on safe alignment and adjustments you can feel even through the screen — patient, encouraging, and inclusive for all levels.
Purnima
6+ years of experience
Over 6 years teaching Meditation, Pranayama, and Mudra. Through calm, nurturing guidance she helps students cultivate inner peace, breath awareness, and mental clarity — with a focus on Raja Yoga and Tantra in live online sessions.
Himanshu Ji
5+ years of experience
A passionate and talented yoga teacher, born in Rishikesh — the yoga capital of the world. He has been teaching with Rishikul for several years, offering energetic and powerful Ashtanga and Hatha asana classes live online.
Sukru Chaitanya
15+ years of experience
From western Odisha. Studied educational psychology and environmental science, then Yoga Sciences and Indian Philosophy at Dev Sanskriti Haridwar. Initiated in the Himalayan tradition; teaches pranayama, meditation, and mudra live online, with students across India, Vietnam, and Russia since 2010.
Swami Atma
20+ years of experience
From Kerala. Studied homeopathy and naturopathy before taking to the spiritual path; initiated at Kailash Ashram, Rishikesh, with Vedanta study at Sivananda Ashram. Live online he teaches meditation, yoga nidra, and a natural way of living for mental and spiritual well-being.
Sandeep Pandey
15+ years of experience
Began yoga at eleven in the Rama Sadhaka Ashram under Swami Veda Bharati. Once a competitive asana practitioner, he is now known for a clear, holistic approach to pranayama and meditation. Pursuing a PhD in yoga; teaches live online.
Kavitha Ji
15+ years of experience
Raised in a spiritually rooted family in Karnataka. Practised pranayama from 2006 and studied meditation and philosophy with Swami Veda Bharati, then taught widely in her home state before deepening yoga in Rishikesh from 2015. Guides live online pranayama and meditation with warmth and clarity.
Dr. Malavika · Ayurvedic Physician
5+ years of experience
Ayurvedic physician focused on Panchakarma, women's health, stress, and lifestyle. She restores balance through diet, herbs, and daily routine — practical Ayurveda for live online students, not a clinic visit.
Lakshmi Gowda
10+ years of experience
Former IT professional who left corporate life for yoga, travelling from Karnataka to Rishikesh. Specialises in prenatal and postnatal yoga, face yoga, Yin, pranayama, anatomy, and meditation — classical practice adapted for live online classes.
Kaviranjan Sinha
10+ years of experience
Trained at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. Teaches asana, pranayama, meditation, yoga therapy, and Yin, drawing on Ayurveda and related healing sciences. A personalised, holistic approach for live online students seeking balance in body and mind.
Dr. Santhosh Krishnan
15+ years of experience
Yoga Alliance and AYUSH-certified teacher with a PhD and a Master's in Yoga Therapy. Has led trainings in India, Russia, Lebanon, Europe, and the UAE. Live online he brings Sivananda, Ashtanga, Iyengar, and yoga-therapy tools with a clear therapeutic eye.
Swami Amarna Anand · Senior Meditation Teacher
15+ years of experience
Trained in Osho meditation at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune. Based in Rishikesh, he teaches dynamic, playful meditation — self-awareness and inner science — in live online sessions that keep students present and engaged.
Rajat Purwal
8+ years of experience
From Uttarakhand. Began yoga in 2016, later completing a diploma in yoga and naturopathy and a 200-hour TTC. Teaches traditional Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, pranayama, and naturopathy live online, with experience guiding international students in Rishikesh, South India, and Nepal.
Deepa Negi
15+ years of experience
From Shimla; based in Rishikesh for 15 years. Teaches meditation, yoga nidra, pranayama, mantra, philosophy, and yogic cooking. A certified Reiki healer, she has led trainings and retreats in Rishikesh, Kerala, Goa, and Nepal — now live online.
Trained at the Source
Instructors are drawn from Rishikul Yogshala Rishikesh — a Yoga Alliance USA certified school with 16+ years of authentic teaching. When you practise with us online, you practise with teachers rooted in that same Himalayan tradition.
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