The Best Yoga Classes Are Where It All Started

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Every year there is an increase in people’s interest when it comes to physical fitness. That is a good thing considering the decline we have seen in the past couple of decades. However, not everyone is into bodybuilding or intense cardio exercises, which is why yoga seems like the perfect alternative. Once you get the hang of it, yoga is not difficult. It can also help you with your breathing, flexibility, and peace of mind. This exercise is known to maintain the body’s health, as well as the mind’s.

Every yoga performer knows that this type of exercise comes from India. It is an ancient practice that engages your body, mind, and spirit at the same time. There are several practices that originate from Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, but the most popular type is Hatha yoga. The latter is practiced all around the world.

Since India is the country of origin, it makes sense that the best classes take place there. There are schools and institutes where you can go and learn how to make yoga poses properly. A lot of people go there to learn how to do yoga and meditate, especially people who want to teach classes, like trainers. Tourists take a few classes as well, just to see how real yoga is done.


You have to be committed to yoga if you are planning a trip to India just for the purpose of either learning or improving your technique. Also, not all schools are the best, which is why you should do your homework and find out where to go. One of the best examples is the Bhagsu Yoga Institute in Dharamsala. It is a wonderful place from which you will come out feeling different in the best way possible. The teachers are amazing. They have a lot of patience, they try to teach you as much as they can, and they acknowledge the most important thing in yoga, and that is to have a sane mind in a sane body. All that is best accomplished with a smile on your face, which makes this institute one of the best places where you can learn how to do some yoga. It does not matter that you are a beginner or have been practicing for years. You will receive the same excellent treatment.

The next best place can be found in New Delhi. You can join the Awaken Inner Buddha Yoga and Meditation. Nothing compares to taking a morning yoga class before touring the city. You will have a true zen experience there. The Rishikul Yogshala in Rishikesh is a school where trainers can learn yoga techniques. The teachers there are knowledgeable, and you will be satisfied with the services they provide.

Maye you have not thought of going to India just for a few yoga sessions, but plenty of people have. If that is a common practice, it means it has to be worth it, right? After all, what do you have to lose? The trip is affordable; you can quickly get an Indian e-visa (and some cheap passport photos while you are at it), and be there in less than two days. Namaste!

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