Teachers of Rishikesh School of Yoga

Our Experienced Teachers

Lakshmi Elen López de Sousa Yoga Nidra & Meditation Teacher

Descendant of an ancestral spiritual lineage, trained in mental health nursing and other academic and spiritual studies, Lakshmi Elen López de Sousa loves working with Yoga Nidra and different methods of Meditation and Relaxation, which helps her students to improve in all facets of life. Her option of living a Vedic life has also led her to spread and teach Bhakti yoga (mantras, japa, kirtan, prayers, etc…) and Vedic cusine for healthy food and Mindful Eating.

Yogini Anisha Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga Teacher

A new Venture that I am truly excited about. My Vision is to make the learning of all styles of Yoga easy, accessible, and exciting to people worldwide. Whether you are just starting to learn yoga or are an experienced student, I can assure you that this journey of yoga learning and appreciation will be fun and very rewarding!

Rahul Yogi Hatha Yoga Teacher

Yogi Rahul Ji is hatha yoga teacher at (RSY) for more than a year. He is completely established in hatha yoga. Rahul Ji’s teaching style is completely different than others, he teaches with full of love, respect as well as under standing that each of us needed. These qualities make him a good yoga teacher. Rahul Ji born & brought up in Rishikesh, learnt yoga in Rishikesh with many great masters, he is well experienced teacher with good practical knowledge.

Eric Ji Yoga Teacher

Eric has done Yoga TTC from Rishikesh School of Yoga on 2019. He is teaching for our school to spreading vedic culture and yoga with his students. He like to lead a strong yet playful power vinyasa class with an emphasis on breath synchronised movement.

Balyogi Yogacharya Govind Das Udasin Ji Yoga Teacher

Balyogi Yogacharya Govind Das Udasin was initiated into the Udasin yogi's tradition at the age of 7-8 years. He adopted the path of Yoga since childhood. After this, he completed his master's in Yoga from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University. he is very good in Hatha Yoga practice and teaching and become famous as Hatha Yoga Guru. He also learned from H. H. SwamiUmeshYogi at Rishikeshschoolofyoga and now he is spreading the message of yoga to the world with Rishikeshschoolofyoga.org

Yog Guru Naveen Joshi Guest Teacher

Yog Guru Naveen Joshi is an experienced teacher in Hath Yoga, kundalini yoga with a Master's Degree in Yogic Science. A specialist in with a Diploma in Naturopathy he is known for his creative personality, heart-based teaching and physically challenging and energetically balanced approach. Yog guru Naveen Joshi focuses on helping students explore limits while developing physically. This helps develop attention, the relationship with your breath and the uplifting attitude of joy in our day to day living.

Best Yoga Teachers and Master of World

The World Yoga Teachers

Since World teachers are travelling the world teaching workshops, speaking with foreign diplomats and sharing our Peace Education Programs they may or may not be available for some or all of our classes. To arrange a workshop, class or speaking engagement in your country please contact us: Contact Us

Swami Umesh Yogi

Founder & Head Yoga Teacher

Swami Umesh Yogi is largely a guest teacher for our training. He fills in as needed as Yogini Aparna, Yogini Seema and Yogi Ryan teach the main classes.

Yoga comes from Swami's family lineage's tradition. He has been teaching yoga since 1998 and has been involved in yoga since childhood. Now he travels different countries in Europe, India and the Unites tates. His courses include yoga asana, transcendental meditation, philosophy, healing hand and Peace Education.

"My mission is to help every individual become able to blossom in their self-divinity. Our Peace Education is a movement of social change that helps this world to become great again by improving the consciousness of the individual.

Yoga is not my business. Yoga is my life. I am not selling and marketing. I am living and sharing. To experience the difference you have to come join us."

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati

Ashtanga Yoga Teacher

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati is a teacher at Rishikesh School of Yoga, his name loosely translates to “channel of bliss”, is the founder of The Nishpatti Foundation, a U.S. based, non-profit organization centered on the humanitarian work of helping children, spreading world peace and sharing the message of yoga.

Swami Ji grew up amongst many masters and, at the age of twelve, he started teaching yoga in Rishikesh and by the time he was seventeen, thousands of students have taken his classes.

In 2009 he moved to the United States to study medicine and eventually went on to study Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr in Seattle. Swami Ji expanded his yogic community in the US by starting a thriving yoga program, Nishpatti Yoga, which continues to grow & flourish in Iowa, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Seatle. The Nishpatti Foundation evolved from this initial mission.

Swami Ji’s grandfather was a disciple of Jagadguru Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, then Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath. The senior Jagadguru Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, also known as Guru Deva, was the teacher of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who famously brought Transcendental Meditation to the west. Now, Swami Ji carries the fire of the Vedic teachings and continues the lineages’ work to bring peace, love, and understanding throughout the world.

Yogi Ryan

International Yoga Teacher

Yogi Ryan is a well-professional and hard-working teacher of our yoga school in Rishikesh, “Rishikesh School of Yoga”.

All teachers may not be available all the time in school due to other events Kindly concerned your lead teacher if you face any problem at the time of teaching.