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Perfect Summer Yoga Festival in Rishikesh, India | Yoga Teacher training in India

Topic: YogaPublished August 24, 2016

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All yoga aspirants, office goers and all those looking for summer full of yoga, spirituality, divine music and complete transformation need not look any further. There are a number of yoga festivals that are organized throughout the year but Summer Yoga Festival from 1 March to 7 March is the most important one as it falls under International Yoga Festival. It is organized in Rishikesh, India near the banks of river Ganga and at the foothills of Himalayas, giving the participants a feeling of divine spirituality and closeness to God. rnEvery year, thousands of yoga enthusiasts, yoga travelers, and yoga practitioners come to Rishikesh to be part of this life-transforming the experience. During the week long yoga festival held in summers, visitors learn and practice various styles of yoga under different yoga masters at various yoga schools and ashrams. Not just that, discussions on yoga and meditation, yogic lifestyle, various practices of yoga, yogic music, mantra chanting and a lot of other activities take place. Ganga aarti is done every evening to make yoga practitioners and enthusiasts closer to nature. This way, they are also introduced to religious Hindu practices, yogic culture, and traditions of India. rnThe leading institution of yoga in Rishikesh is AYM Yoga School, which offers a diaspora of yoga and meditation-based programs during Summer Yoga Festival. All those who love yoga, ranging from yoga practitioners, yoga enthusiasts to daily office goers and those looking for spiritual awakening; come to AYM School to be part of the life-changing experience. During their week-long visit at AYM, visitors are taught basic asanas of different styles of yoga such as Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, Vinyasa Flow, Iyengar, Kundalini, and Power Yoga. They are taught the right postures (to be done while doing various asanas), use of props such as block, straps and ropes for correct alignment and study material of yoga, through which anyone can practice yoga at home. rnBesides, yoga instructors of AYM also teach meditation and religious mantra chanting which helps improve focus and concentrate on infinite god, free of any physical appearance or form. So don’t wait, come and be part of Yoga Festival this summer at AYM Yoga School in Rishikesh, India.

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