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Rudra Yogpeeth
The Aerial Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh at Rudra Yogpeeth is a seven-day residential course that takes you from your first time in a hammock to leading a class of your own. Batches run from the 24th to the 30th of every month, and the fee covers tuition, your room and three sattvic meals a day — ₹17,999 shared or ₹21,999 private.
Aerial yoga — also called anti-gravity or flying yoga — takes familiar postures off the floor and into a soft fabric hammock suspended from the ceiling. The hammock carries part of your weight, which changes everything: a forward fold becomes a decompression of the spine, an inversion becomes accessible without putting load through the neck, and shapes that take years to find on a mat open up within days.
That support is why aerial yoga has become one of the most asked-for classes in studios worldwide, and why it is worth teaching. Students come for the novelty of hanging upside down and stay for what it does — traction through the spine, core and grip strength, shoulder mobility, and the particular calm that comes from being held.
You do not need to arrive as an advanced practitioner. What this aerial yoga TTC in Rishikesh asks for is a genuine interest and a willingness to work; what it gives back is the technique, the anatomy and the teaching practice to run a safe, well-sequenced aerial class anywhere in the world.
Understanding The Basics
The Aerial Yoga Teacher Training (TTC) at Rudra Yogpeeth is a seven-day residential course in anti-gravity yoga — hammock technique, inversions and transitions, rigging and safety, and how to sequence and teach a full aerial class. It is taught in Rishikesh, with every student in their own hammock.
Begin your aerial yoga journey with structured, hands-on training. Learn the fundamentals of aerial yoga, including hammock familiarisation, basic poses, safe transitions, and foundational techniques in a supportive learning environment.
You don't need to be an expert yogi or an experienced aerial practitioner to begin. With guided instruction and step-by-step practice, you can develop confidence, body awareness, balance, flexibility, and coordination at your own pace.
Develop your aerial yoga skills through practical sessions focused on inversions, balance, strength, flexibility, transitions, and sequencing. Build a strong foundation in class planning, teaching techniques, and safety awareness to prepare for guiding aerial yoga sessions.
Course Structure
The Aerial Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh at Rudra Yogpeeth is a seven-day residential intensive, running from the 24th to the 30th of every month. The structure is deliberately narrow rather than broad: three hammock sessions a day — early morning, late morning and evening — with the afternoon kept free for self-study. That comes to roughly five hours in the silks daily, which is close to the most the body can absorb while still practising well.
Each aerial yoga session builds on the one before it instead of jumping between topics. You begin with the fundamentals of the aerial hammock — how it is rigged, how to check it, and how to enter and leave a posture safely — then work through inversions, transitions and complete anti-gravity flows. Anatomy is taught where it belongs, alongside the postures, so you understand why a shape is safe on the silks before you ever teach it to someone else.
By the closing days of this aerial yoga TTC in Rishikesh you are rigging your own hammock, spotting other students and sequencing a full class. The training finishes with teaching practice rather than theory, which is what separates a certified aerial yoga teacher from someone who has simply taken a workshop. Tuition, accommodation and three sattvic meals a day are included throughout.
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Inclusions and Requirements
Your Aerial Yoga TTC in Rishikesh at Rudra Yogpeeth is a fully all-inclusive residential programme; your stay, daily meals, yoga accessories like yoga mats, props, and bolsters, yoga-related study materials, weekly excursions, and YTTC completion certificate are all included in the course fee so you can focus completely on your learning experience.
Discipline In Our Yoga Community
At Rudra Yogpeeth, you’re not just coming for classes; you’re living together as a small yoga community. Here, we follow the idea of Karma Yoga, which simply means doing your part with awareness. Keeping your space clean, being on time, and respecting others are small things, but they make a big difference in how you experience the course. Over time, this naturally builds discipline and focus.
During your stay, we maintain a simple and clean lifestyle. Only vegetarian meals are served, and the use of alcohol, tobacco, non-vegetarian food, or any kind of drugs is not allowed. This environment is created to support your yoga practice, helping you stay clear in mind, balanced in body, and fully present in your learning experience.
How Your Day Looks Like
The day is built around three aerial sessions and the rest you need between them. You wake at 6:00 AM and the first hammock class runs from 8:00 to 9:00, before breakfast. The long mid-morning block, 11:00 to 1:00, is where most of the technical work happens — inversions, transitions, rigging and spotting. The afternoon is yours for self-study, and the final session, 5:00 to 7:00, closes the day on the silks. That is five hours in the hammock daily at the aerial yoga TTC in Rishikesh, which is as much as the body absorbs well.
Day by day, this simple yet powerful routine helps you develop discipline, confidence and a genuine love for yoga.
| Time | Class |
|---|---|
| 06:00 AM | Wake Up |
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Aerial Yoga |
| 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Aerial Yoga |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch |
| 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM | Self Study |
| 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Aerial Yoga |
| 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | Dinner |
| 10:00 PM | Lights Off / Main Door Locked |
Course Syllabus
The curriculum of this Aerial Yoga TTC in Rishikesh is built around the hammock rather than spread across a general yoga syllabus. Over seven days you work through five modules — hammock fundamentals, inversions and transitions, the anatomy behind a safe posture, rigging and spotting, and sequencing a class of your own. Each is taught by a teacher who works in the silks daily, and each is practised in the hammock the same day it is taught, which is why a short residential course covers ground that months of weekend workshops rarely do.
Detailed training in Aerial Yoga for aerial yogas Importance of body movements Anatomy explaining the safety of the postures Understanding where a student can possibly go wrong Start creating your own flow Teaching practice Accommodation and 3 meals per day
Everything starts with the hammock itself: the fabric, the height, how it is tied and how it holds you. You learn to check a rig before you trust it, to mount and dismount without swinging, and to find the handful of base positions — supported forward fold, hammock squat, seated swing, star — that every later shape is built from. Grip, foot placement and where the fabric should sit on the body are covered here, because getting these wrong is what causes most beginner injuries in aerial yoga.
Hanging upside down is what draws most people to aerial yoga, and it is also where technique matters most. This module covers entering and leaving an inversion under control, the inverted hip hang, back balance, flying pigeon and supported shoulder stand, and the decompression the spine gets from each. You then learn to link them: how to move from one shape into the next without dropping, re-gripping or losing the breath.
Aerial yoga loads the body differently from mat practice — the shoulders, wrists and spine take weight in ways they are not used to. Here you learn which structures are under load in each posture, the contraindications that matter (pregnancy, recent surgery, high or low blood pressure, glaucoma, vertigo, ear conditions), and how to read a student who is struggling before they say anything. Safe practice is taught as anatomy, not as a list of rules.
A teacher is responsible for the rig, so you learn it properly: anchor points and load ratings, carabiners and daisy chains, how to set hammock height for different bodies, and the checks to run before every class. Alongside it comes spotting — where to stand, where to place your hands, and how to support an inversion without taking the posture away from the student.
The closing module turns practice into teaching. You learn to build a class with a sensible arc — warm-up on the mat, hammock work, inversions, restorative close — to cue clearly while students are upside down, to offer variations for mixed-ability groups, and to manage the timing of a room where everyone needs their own hammock. The course ends with each student leading a session for the group.
Who Is This Course For
This course is open to everyone. You do not need to be flexible, experienced, or certain about becoming a yoga teacher. If you are genuinely interested in yoga and willing to commit to the learning process, you are welcome here.
Some students join to teach professionally, while others come to deepen their personal practice, reset mentally, or experience authentic yogic living in Rishikesh. No prior yoga experience is required.
Why Rudra Yogpeeth
Aerial yoga asks more of a school than a mat course does — a properly rigged studio, a hammock for every student, teachers who work in the silks daily, and groups small enough that someone can spot you while you are upside down. Here is why students choose Rudra Yogpeeth for their aerial yoga teacher training in Rishikesh.
Join a Yoga Alliance registered school in Rishikesh, the birthplace of yoga. Aerial batches run the 24th to the 30th of every month, and each student gets their own hammock — so group sizes are kept small by design.
Rudra Yogpeeth holds an active RYS 200 registration with Yoga Alliance USA — the gold standard of yoga education credibility worldwide. The school holds an active RYS 200 registration with Yoga Alliance USA for its 200-hour programme, and the same faculty, facilities and standards of teaching carry over to this aerial yoga course.
One thing that sets Rudra Yogpeeth apart is that no single teacher handles everything. Each subject — Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga, Meditation, Pranayama, Yoga Philosophy, Anatomy, and Sound Healing — is taught by a dedicated specialist who holds an RYT-500 certification and has 10+ years of real teaching experience. You get the depth and clarity that only a true subject expert can offer, which makes every class richer, safer and more transformative.
Over the years, Rudra Yogpeeth has welcomed more than 10,000 students from 60+ countries. Many of them share their experiences on platforms like Google and Yoga Alliance, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5. It's this genuine feedback and word-of-mouth that has helped build trust over time.
We keep things simple when it comes to fees. The course price is all-inclusive, covering your stay, meals, classes, and study materials, so you can focus fully on your training without worrying about extra or hidden costs.
We intentionally keep our batch sizes small (approx. 15–20 students per batch) so that each student receives individual attention, hands-on adjustments, and personalised feedback from teachers — a key factor that sets serious yoga schools apart from overcrowded institutions.
All accommodation options, from shared rooms to private rooms, are clean, safe, and offer mountain-facing views. Three wholesome sattvic meals are served daily, prepared fresh with organic vegetables, with vegan and no-garlic/onion options available.
Learning does not stop in the classroom. Students get to experience cave meditation, Himalayan sunrise tours, Ganga Aarti ceremonies, Ganga bath rituals, temple visits and kirtan nights as part of their training — giving the course a deeply spiritual and culturally rich dimension that most schools never offer.
By the end of the week you do not just hold an aerial yoga certificate — you can rig a hammock, spot an inversion, sequence a full class and cue it while your students are upside down. That is the difference between having taken an aerial course and being able to teach one.
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Upcoming Batches
The Aerial Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh at Rudra Yogpeeth runs monthly throughout the year, with every batch starting on the 24th, with all-inclusive fees covering accommodation, three daily meals, all classes and materials, excursions, and your Rudra Yogpeeth Aerial Yoga Teacher Training certificate.
Upcoming Dates and Seats Availability
Our courses are available year-round, with monthly batches.
The whole course is teacher-led and residential — daily hammock sessions and supervised teaching practice, not self-paced study. Every batch runs the 24th to the 30th, and each student has their own hammock.
All course fees include accommodation and daily vegetarian meals.
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Your training includes complimentary wellness workshops, mantra chanting, meditation, sound healing, bhakti yoga, and exclusive bonus learning sessions designed to enrich your complete yoga journey.
A deep sound bath with singing bowls and gongs that resets the nervous system.
A playful partner practice blending strength, balance and trust with fellow students.
Chant traditional Sanskrit mantras and shanti verses to settle the mind into meditation.
A heart-opening kirtan evening of singing, chanting and dance reconnecting you to devotion.
An outdoor session by the waves that grounds the body and clears the mind.
Rooms and Food
Rudra Yogpeeth provides on-campus accommodation for all enrolled students in private and shared rooms, with three freshly prepared sattvic vegetarian meals included daily, so you can focus entirely on your training without worrying about logistics.
We want you to feel at home, rested, and ready to give your best every single day.
Your Next Step In Yoga
You finish this course with a Rudra Yogpeeth Aerial Yoga Teacher Training certificate, awarded once you have completed the seven days and taught a full class to the group. It is a course completion certificate, issued by the school that trained you, and it names what you were actually assessed on: aerial hammock technique, safe inversions and transitions, rigging and spotting, and the ability to sequence and lead an aerial yoga class.
Aerial yoga is a speciality rather than a registration pathway, so no governing body awards a separate aerial licence anywhere in the world. What a studio owner looks at when they hire an aerial teacher is the training itself — who taught you, how many hours you actually spent in the hammock, and whether you can rig safely and hold a room. That is what this certificate records.
What the certificate says you can do
If you already hold a 200-hour yoga teacher training, this sits on top of it as a speciality you can advertise and charge for. If you do not, you are still very welcome — you will leave able to teach aerial yoga, and the 200-hour remains the course to take when you want a broader teaching qualification.
Your Teaching Journey Begins
After completing your aerial yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, certificate in hand, there are more ways to use it than most people expect
Many students begin by teaching at local yoga studios, gyms, or wellness centres to gain real experience in front of a class and build a teaching rhythm.
Online classes allow you to reach students beyond your location and build your own small community — ideal for those who want to teach from anywhere in the world.
One-to-one or small group classes are common when starting out and help you grow your confidence as a teacher with personalised, focused work.
Freelance teaching gives you the freedom to manage your own schedule and style of teaching, choosing where, when, and how you want to share your practice.
Some teachers gradually build their own regular classes, workshops, or retreats over time — turning teaching into a sustainable, self-directed practice.
If you are already in fitness, therapy, or wellness, yoga can be added as part of what you offer — deepening your existing work and broadening your value to clients.
Most students don't do everything at once. Some start part-time, some go full-time. The course gives you a clear starting point — you build the rest step by step.
Internationally Certified
Trusted International Yoga School Rudra Yogpeeth is a globally certified yoga school, certified by Yoga Alliance USA. Our school is registered as an RYS 200, RYS 300 and RYS 500 with Yoga Alliance the world's largest non-profit yoga network connecting teachers and schools across the globe. Every course we offer meets internationally recognised standards, ensuring you complete your training with certifications that are respected and accepted worldwide.
Registered with Yoga Alliance USA, ensuring all courses meet global yoga teaching standards and are internationally recognised.
Approved to offer 200-hour training. Students can register as RYT 200 and start teaching professionally.
Certified to deliver advanced 300-hour training. Combined with a 200-hour certificate, students become RYT 500.
Authorised to offer complete 500-hour training. Students earn the RYT 500 qualification — a globally respected teaching level.
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Questions You May Have
No, prior yoga experience is not mandatory but definitely beneficial. But our program at Rudra Yogpeeth is open to all, no matter if you are a beginner or a professional. However, we suggest that some familiarity or prior knowledge of yoga is always useful.
Yoga Alliance registers teachers through 200, 300 and 500-hour trainings, so no aerial yoga course anywhere carries a Yoga Alliance registration of its own. Rudra Yogpeeth is a Registered Yoga School, and you receive a Rudra Yogpeeth Aerial Yoga Teacher Training certificate for this course. If you already hold a 200-hour certificate, aerial sits on top of it as a speciality.
In this training program, you will be taught Aerial yoga in the most comprehensive and detailed way. From safety guidelines, sequencing, and the art of conducting to teaching methodologies, we shall cover everything that is necessary for a student to become an Aerial yoga teacher.
Safety is paramount in our training program. Our experienced instructors teach proper rigging techniques, spotting, and safety protocols to ensure a secure and injury-free practice.
Yes, Absolutely! This program is designed to train students with all the necessary skills, knowledge and practice that will lead them to become certified teachers.
There is no such restriction, but we would rather suggest you gain further teaching experience or continue your education in order to enhance your skills and work on your expertise.
To apply for the program, a genuine interest in Aerial Yoga and a willingness to learn are the main prerequisites. However, completion of a 200-hour yoga teacher training is required if you wish to register as a certified Aerial Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance.
There are ample benefits but as a certified Aerial yoga teacher, you become qualified to teach yoga to the community as you hold credible proof of your learning or graduation through that certificate. It also opens up opportunities for career growth across the world and you tend to experience a life where you do what you love.
Yes, upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a recognized certificate that validates your expertise in Aerial Yoga teaching. This certificate is proof of your commitment to excellence in this specialized yoga discipline.
Yes, even if you are overweight or have a fear of heights, you can practice this kind of yoga, which is not only versatile but also very adaptable.
Clarity Before You Book
All classes are mandatory. Only in the case of an emergency or illness can one take leave with a respected teacher's permission. Uninformed leaves won't be accepted and will affect the student's monthly performance. Please read the policies below carefully before enrolling — they are written to protect both students and the school, and to keep the training environment safe, focused, and fair for everyone on campus.
Getting Here
Rishikesh is easy to reach by air, train, bus, or road. Use the guide below to pick the travel option that fits your plans, and we'll support you with detailed instructions once your booking is confirmed.
| Mode | Route | Time / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| By Air | Fly to Jolly Grant Airport (Dehradun) → 35 km to Rishikesh | ~1 hr drive — Free pickup included |
| By Train | Haridwar Railway Station → Rishikesh | ~30 min by taxi / bus |
| By Bus | ISBT Kashmiri Gate Delhi → Rishikesh | ~6–7 hrs overnight |
| By Road | Delhi → Rishikesh via NH58 | ~5–6 hrs drive |
