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Food and Accommodation on a Yoga TTC in Rishikesh
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On a residential yoga teacher training in Rishikesh your room and three sattvic vegetarian meals a day are included in the fee. The only thing that changes the price is which room you pick.
Quick answer: a dormitory bed is ₹18,999 for the 24-day 200 hour course, a two-sharing room ₹25,999 and a private room ₹44,999 — all inclusive, with nothing added after you arrive.
The three room tiers
- Dormitory — the most popular choice and the cheapest. You will be in it to sleep and little else, and sharing is how most friendships on a course start.
- Two-sharing — a twin room with one coursemate. The middle option, and the one most people pick if they want quiet but not solitude.
- Private — your own room with an attached bathroom. Worth it if you sleep badly or need to work in the evenings.
All rooms have an attached bathroom, 24-hour water and hot water in the mornings and evenings. Bedding and towels are provided, so leave those at home. What rooms do not have is heating — December to February runs 15–26°C and you will want warm clothes.
What sattvic food actually means
Sattvic is a yogic category, not a cuisine. It means food chosen to keep the body light and the mind steady: fresh, seasonal, vegetarian, freshly cooked, and low on the things that agitate — so no meat, no eggs, no alcohol, and little garlic, onion or chilli.
The reasoning is practical rather than mystical. You are practising twice a day and sitting in philosophy and meditation in between. Heavy or stimulating food makes both harder, as you discover the first time you try an afternoon session after a large lunch.
The three meals
- Breakfast, 9:00–10:00 — after the morning pranayama and Hatha sessions, not before. Porridge, fruit, eggs-free preparations, chai.
- Lunch, 1:00–2:30 — the main meal. Dal, rice, vegetable sabzi, chapati, salad, curd.
- Dinner, 7:00–8:30 — lighter, because you are sleeping at ten and practising at six.
- Tea at 4:00, between self-study and the afternoon Ashtanga session.
Everything is cooked on site and served fresh. This is not a meal allowance or a voucher — it is actual food, three times a day, for the whole course.
Allergies and special diets
Tell us before you arrive, not on the first evening. Most requirements are straightforward in a kitchen that is already vegetarian: vegan is easy, gluten-free is manageable, nut allergies are taken seriously.
What we cannot do is cook separately for a preference that changes daily, or provide meat and alcohol — neither exists in the town, let alone the ashram.
Adjusting in the first week
Two things surprise people, and both pass.
The food feels plain at first. Less salt, less chilli, less oil than you are used to. By the second week most people stop noticing, and a good number go home having changed how they eat.
Your stomach may object. New water, new food, a new schedule. Drink filtered water, go gently in the first few days, and bring rehydration salts.
The caffeine and sugar withdrawal in the first three days is real too. It is also, as a number of students have said afterwards, rather the point.
Bottom line
Your room and three freshly cooked sattvic vegetarian meals a day are included in every course fee, at the same price for every nationality. Choose the dormitory unless you genuinely need quiet, tell the kitchen about allergies in advance, and expect the first week to feel plain before it starts to feel good.
Full room tiers and dates are on the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training page, or write to us with any dietary requirement and we will tell you straight whether we can meet it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is accommodation included in a yoga teacher training in Rishikesh?
At Rudra Yogpeeth yes, along with three sattvic vegetarian meals a day, for the full length of the course. The 200 hour fee is Rs 18,999 for a dormitory bed, Rs 25,999 for a two-sharing room and Rs 44,999 for a private room, with nothing charged after arrival.
What is sattvic food?
Sattvic is a yogic category rather than a cuisine: fresh, seasonal, vegetarian food cooked the same day, with no meat, eggs or alcohol and very little garlic, onion or chilli. The aim is to keep the body light and the mind steady for practice and study.
Can the kitchen handle allergies and vegan diets?
Usually, provided you tell us before you arrive rather than on the first evening. Vegan is straightforward in a kitchen that is already vegetarian, gluten-free is manageable, and nut allergies are taken seriously.
Do the rooms have heating or hot water?
All rooms have an attached bathroom, 24-hour water supply and hot water in the mornings and evenings. There is no room heating, so December to February you will want warm clothes for the early sessions.
