About Us

The vision of a sustainable, spiritually empowered and deeply inspired community, which will prepare the ground for a global spiritual awakening has been at the root of founding the Himalayan Yoga Institute. It all began in 2007 when Ganga Devi, the founder of the Himalayan Yoga Institute, established the blueprint for the Institute, with the aim of offering programmes that will educate, enlighten, transform, inspire and foster community in a celebration of conscious living.

Ganga has been teaching yoga and meditation for more than 30 years and has been the prime disciple of a Himalayan yoga master. As the successor of her teacher, a highly advanced yogi, she was given the task to continue his work and legacy at the ashram, which he had started in the 1990’s in a small village of Kullu Valley, tucked away in the Himalayan mountains of India.

Ever since the Institute’s inception we have paid meticulous attention to maintaining the authenticity of the teachings that are presented to yoga teacher training and retreat participants with great care and respect. The proceeds from our training courses and retreats go towards establishing intentional communities in India, Croatia and the UK.

The Logo of the Himalayan Yoga Institute is a representation of the heart chakra with its 12 petals and a blooming lotus at its centre symbolizing the awakening of spiritual love and awareness. Finding our way back to our heart allows us to realise the power, beauty and innate wisdom of our inner Self. Our intention is to help as many people as possible find their way back to their heart and inner wisdom.

To our visitors, guests, students and retreat participants we offer space for deep self-exploration, re-connection with Self and nature, spiritual transformation, truth-seeking and –finding. We use the tools of an ancient spiritual culture, and in this endeavour employ the time-tested tools of yoga, meditation, mandala art, Indian classical dance, creative expression, chanting, music, cleansing, ceremony and pure knowledge.

We offer Yoga Alliance certified training courses at the RYT 200h and RYT 300h level, as well as YA-certified continuing education courses and immersion retreats. All of our offerings are woven with a common thread of reviving ancient wisdom that will serve humanity to create more sustainable and harmonious social environments based on the idea that we are one big family comprising of humans, plants and animals. “Unity in diversity” is our precept and expresses in the way in which we conduct our programmes.

The Himalayan Yoga Institute is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS) and all our teacher training courses and continuing education graduates can register with Yoga Alliance. Our holistic programmes take place in beautiful, sacred locations in India, Croatia and the UK. We also offer lifelong mentoring and support, a rare gift to any true wisdom seeker.

We have recently acquired land in South India where we plan to establish an intentional ashram community, a place where people will be able to stay and immerse themselves in the practices of yoga, chanting and meditation.