Rishikesh yog peeth, as an organization involved in spreading the ancient knowledge of yoga, meditation and ayurveda, situated in rishikesh, a small north Indian city on the bank of holy river ganga. Rishikesh is also known as a capital of yoga and meditation as it belongs to many great sages and saints still you can feel their energy. Many yoga and meditation ashrams are here providing true wisdom to many seekers, whom are in search of self-realization. Rishikesh yog peeth is dedicated to true aspirant of yoga and meditation. The aim of rishikesh yog peeth is to unfold the concept of yoga and meditation from its beginning to end. Most of the people thinks that yoga and meditation are two different things so according to them yoga is just to improve their physical fitness and mediation is just to release the stress but infect yoga and meditation are unanimously one, yoga is basically the preparation for meditation, and physical fitness and relaxation from stress are just the side-effects of yoga and meditational practices.

  Yoga :

Yoga is defined as union, a union between individual existence and its source, the supreme existence. It is to make you realize your identity with the greater self, and also to make you know and tune in with your existing inner nature. Yoga also is a systematic science, its teachings are an integral part of most religions but yoga itself is not a religion. Most religion teaches what to do but yoga teaches how to be. These definitions of yoga are just a purely spiritual one. There are so many other definitions as well which also apply to all the levels of existence and awareness.

For example at physical level most people have a body that is continually in a state of disruption with their inner organs, muscles and nerves no longer harmonize and assist each other. Yoga aims at bringing these things in a perfect coordination. So another definition of yoga is physical harmony and health. And at mental level many people suffer from mental disturbances in the form of conflicts, neuroses, phobia and so on, which can make them unhappy and depressed in their life. Here yoga aims to smooth out and eliminate mental problems. So yoga can also be defined as mental balance and mental peace. So we can say that by yoga we can work on the three aspect of human life as spiritual, physical and mental level...
  Yoga Teacher Training & Yoga Courses :

Rishikesh yog peeth offers courses in yoga, meditation, pranayama and yoga teacher training from basics to advance level in rishikesh, India. The principal objective of these courses is to provide an understanding of yoga and meditation with whole concept, which has been given in the most famous yoga and meditation schools in India, to learn the principles and Philosophy of Yoga and meditation, its application on human health management and update on modern medical knowledge, particularly human Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Psychology in reference to applied aspects of Yoga and meditation...

  Yoga-Therapy :

Yoga therapy is gaining popularity in modern society, just because medical treatments are sometimes becoming helpless in certain diseases. Most of the people turn to Yoga only when they have some health problem for which, one reason or another, medical treatment could not give satisfactory results. This is valid for many of the chronic diseases, which often can be attenuated but not cured and also for the psychosomatic ones, where the psychic factor is especially evident and which are therefore difficult to treat with the common medical methods. What can Yoga therapy offer these patients?...

  Ayurveda :

Ayurveda is an ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is presently in daily use by millions of people all over the world but mostly in indian subcontinent. The word "Ayurveda" is compound of the word āyus meaning "life", "life principle", or "long life" and the word veda, which refers to a system of "knowledge". Thus "Ayurveda" roughly translates as the "knowledge of life", "knowledge of a long life" or even "science of life". According to Charaka Samhita, "life" itself is defined as the "combination of the body, sense organs, mind and soul, the factor responsible for preventing decay and death, which sustains the body over time. According to this perspective, Ayurveda is concerned with measures to protect "ayus", which includes healthy living along with therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony...

  Panchkarma :

The Sanskrit term panchkarma translates five therapeutic procedures for cleansing the human system and nourishment of the whole body. Pancha refers to the number five, and the karma refers to the therapy that brings about homeostasis by way of evacuation of accumulated morbid dosha. These panchkarma procedures are carried out in a three sequential steps. These steps are named as purva-karma, pradhana-karma and paschat-karma meaning preliminary procedures, primary procedures and follow-up procedures respectively...

  Ashram :

An Ashram means in the ancient Indian culture was a hindu hermitage where sages were used to live in peace and tranquility in an amidst nature. In modern days, the ashram term is usually used to refer to an international societies formed primarily for spiritual upliftment of the people, often runned by a religious leader or mystic.

Rishikesh also is the city of ashrams, here are some of them.
- parmarth niketan
- swargashram
- shivananda ashram
- omkarananda ashram
- yoga niketan
- ved niketan
- phool chatti ashram
- gita bhavan ashram
- sadhu samaj ashram
- vanprastha ashram
- gita ashram
- sant seva ashram...

  Rishikesh - Capital of Yoga :

Rishikesh is an anciant small spiritual town in the northern state of uttrakhand in India. Scenically located all along the holy river ganges, Rishikesh catapulted to Western fame when the Beatles dropped by for a visit to do yoga and meditation at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram (now closed), the town is still known in the world as “capital of yoga”. Rishikesh is also the Gateway to the Himalayas. The Char Dham Yatra (Four Shrines Sacred Journey) in to the deep himalayan range ideally begins from Rishikesh. According to mythology, the sage Raibhya Rishi sat on the banks of the Ganges and performed severe penance. He was rewarded when the lord Vishnu appeared in the form of Rishikesh, thus giving the place its present name. Over the ages, saints have meditated at this peaceful spot with the soaring mountains looking down and the sacred Ganges flowing beside. One of the most prominent religious leaders in modern times, Adi Shankaracharya, traversed this land in the 9th century AD. The Shankaracharya pilgrimage into the hills was later codified into the great pilgrim circuit, and gave a heightened sense of sacredness to this land of the gods. Ever since, Rishikesh has been the stepping-stone and the first destination on a list of holy shrines and sites stretching across the lofty Himalayas...