Heartland Yoga is a laboratory for teaching and practicing yoga. We have one overall aim; to inspire and motivate all sorts of people from all over the world to find balance, serenity, and joy in their life practicing yoga in its most holistic and profound manifestation.

We offer personal training programs and certified Yoga Teacher Training programs in a clear, including and accessible way right from introductory courses to specialised additional instructional classes-approved by the USA Yoga Alliances. This we do online and in our wonderful. Residential retreat-centre north-west of Rishikesh, a stone's throw north of the river Ganges.   

Our intention is clear: We want to emerge as one of the most reputable and comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training Institutes in India. We incorporate expertise and a contemplative approach to traditional yoga. We practice discipline. And we teach discipline. But always – always – with the most gentle and reverent approach to every individual student. Anyone from any age group, any gender, any physical and mental state and with any life history can join us. 

"Saying you are not flexible and fit enough for yoga, is like saying you are too dirty to take a bath." Devesh Bhargav, founder of Heartland Yoga. 

Mission

Our mission is to ensure an inclusive and nourishing environment to provide the yoga community with quality training, workshops, and classes that support exploration and expansion of the mind, body, and soul. We aim to engage the yoga community in holistic wellness and collective wellbeing.

Vision

We strive to provide accessible and proficient yogic training. We aspire to empower the yoga community to explore their self and aid in self-transformation by inspiring a healthier lifestyle.

Core values

● Accessibility and inclusivity

● Peace and empathic acceptance

● Discipline 

● Authenticity

● Compassion and gratitude

● Optimism 

● Safety and service-orientation

Purpose

Our objective is to teach, promote and educate in various yoga traditions and practices. We aim to enable the community to be self-disciplined and controlled, leading to immense awareness and a higher level of consciousness. We are set out to support the yoga community in their paths of wellness and liberation. 

The talk we walk

• Practicing daily teacher-guided yoga in a mindful, disciplined but non-obsessive way.

• Non-hierarchical and respectable relationship between the teacher and the student. 

• Adapting the asanas based on the individual student such as experience, body type, age, health conditions, cultural backgrounds. And adjusting regarding to the students ambitions. 

• Implementing receptive inhalation and exhalation to give therapeutic benefits.

• A gentle non-reactive environment of compassion, tolerance, patience, courtesy, and friendliness under ALL circumstances.

“To experience Yoga at its finest standards, join us at Heartland Yoga. You wouldn't want to miss out on a precious opportunity to guide yourself into a realm of serenity.”