Yoga Vacation

Recharge and rejuvenate with our Yoga Vacation programme — in the land where Yoga was born.

Available year-round, the Yoga Vacation programme in India offers the chance to immerse yourself fully in the yogic lifestyle and to dive deep into the ancient teachings of India. You can leave behind the stresses and strains of daily life to rediscover the joy of living in the idyllic setting of a traditional Indian Ashram. Come to experience the profound benefits that yoga brings to mind, body and spirit. During your stay, discover new ways of thinking and increase your spiritual knowledge through daily talks. Perfect your own practices and clear doubts with individual guidance from our teachers.

Immerse yourself in the calming atmosphere of the Ashram, making new friends with like-minded people from all corners of the world. You will begin to discover your true nature and develop skills to improve the health of body and mind. The programme will help you to establish a solid foundation for living a life of peace and happiness.

Based on the Five Points of Yoga of Swami Vishnudevananda, the Yoga Vacation promotes radiant health and inner peace. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, you will increase your vitality, positivity, and ease of being as a result of daily yoga practice, a healthy vegetarian diet, silent meditation sessions, and uplifting teachings. You will experience some of the devotional practices, traditional to India, that are an integral part of your stay here. Your mind will expand and your heart will open.

Yoga Vacationers are required to follow the Ashram’s Daily Schedule, which includes plenty of time for socialising, learning, and relaxing.  All guests attend morning and evening satsang, the afternoon lecture and both yoga classes each day to make the most of their stay and to contribute to the community experience.

Each day starts and ends with Satsang, a practice that is at the core of Ashram life. Here we meditate silently, join together to joyfully chant and listen to an inspiring talk or reading on yoga. Yoga asana classes are held twice a day at 8am and 3.30pm. We offer separate classes for beginner and intermediate students. The classes are based on the classical twelve basic asanas, along with pranayama and the sun salute. The focus is on mastering these basic asanas from which variations are then added to further strengthen the practice.

Our meals, served twice a day at 10am and 6pm, are based on a healthy vegetarian diet, using as much as possible seasonal and locally-sourced food.
Karma Yoga at 11am each morning gives you the opportunity to help around the Ashram but also to meet like-minded practitioners and be a part of the Ashram community. It is an important aspect of the schedule and opens you into a more subtle understanding of yourself. The first path of the Four Paths of Yoga, Karma Yoga is the foundation on which all yoga practice is based.
Our daily 2pm workshop/lecture takes you into the deeper practices of yoga, explaining the theory, philosophy and psychology behind them that will serve to enhance your practice and expand the mind.

Prices are per person/night including classes, bed and board

Yoga Vacation is a 14-day cycle. You can come and leave any day, respecting minimum stay guidelines. Beginners are advised to join at the beginning of the cycle.

Ashram Date Season / duration Prices / Night*
*rate for overseas visitors
Dhanwantari Ashram
Neyyar Dam, KeralaLearn More		 From 1st & 16th each month
(minimum 3 nights stay)
All-Year Round Rs. 560 Tent (USD 12 Int’l)*
Rs. 560 Dorm (USD 12 Int’l)*
Rs. 1100 Twin share – common bathroom  (USD 15 Int’l)*
Rs. 1500 Single – common bathroom (USD 21 Int’l)*
Rs. 1380 Twin share  (USD 19 Int’l)*
Rs. 1700 Twin share with AC  (USD 23 Int’l)*
Christmas at the Ashram * 22nd – 31st Dec Minimum 3 nights stay Rs. 620 Tent  (USD 14 Int’l)*
Rs. 620 Dorm  (USD 14 Int’l)*
Rs. 1200 Twin share – common bathroom  (USD 17 Int’l)*
Rs. 1600 Single – common bathroom (USD 23 Int’l)*
Rs. 1480 Twin share  (USD 20 Int’l)*
Rs. 2140 Twin share with AC  (USD 25 Int’l)*
Meenakshi Ashram
Madurai, Tamil NaduLearn More		 From 1st & 16th each month
(minimum 3 nights stay)		 All-Year Round Rs. 500 Dorm (Rs. 1000 Int’l)*
Rs. 1500 Twin Share
Rs. 2000 Single
Rs. 2500 AC Twin Share
Rs. 3500 AC Single
Sivananda Kutir
Netala, UttarakhandLearn more		 From 1st & 16th each month
(minimum 7 nights stay)
16th April – 14th October Rs 1400 twin-share (USD 19 Int’l*)

Rs 1200 twin-share bunk bed ( USD 17 Int’l*)

Rs 700 four-bedded dorm (USD 12 Int’l*)
Tapaswini Ashram, Gudur, Andhra Pradesh

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 From 1st & 16th each month
(minimum 3 nights stay)		 All-Year Round Rs. 500 Dorm (Rs 1000 Int’l)*
Rs. 2000 A/C Twin sharing room
Rs. 3000 A/C Single room
Phu Chai Sai Resort, Thailand 7th – 11th October, 2023 &
21st – 25th October, 2023		 October 2023 USD 250 – 3 person cottage

Please see accommodation tab of the individual ashrams to see accommodation offered.

*indicates the rate applicable to foreign nationals, NRIs, OCI and PIO holders.

Advance booking is necessary for all accommodations in order to facilitate pre-check in which will speed up your check in on arrival at the ashram.

Those booking from overseas are kindly asked to contact the concerned ashram directly as payment online is currently not possible for Yoga Vacation.

* Christmas at the Ashram replaces Yoga Vacation programme.


Details of Yoga Vacation at the individual ashrams can be found here:

5.20am Wake up
6am Satsang (group meditation, chanting and talk)
7.30am Tea
8am Asana Class (separate classes for beginners and intermediate students)
10am Brunch (Indian vegetarian meal)
11am Karma Yoga (selfless service)
12.30pm Asana Coaching (Optional)
1.30pm Tea
2pm Lecture (talks on various yoga topics)
3.30pm Asana Class (separate classes for beginners and intermediate students)
6pm Dinner (Indian vegetarian meal)
8pm Satsang (group meditation, chanting and talk)
10.30pm Lights out

The daily schedule may change from time to time according to need. The schedule is mandatory unless otherwise indicated.

For all accommodation, two bed sheets, a pillow with cover and a mosquito net are provided.
Advance booking is necessary for all accommodations in order to facilitate pre-check in which will speed up your check in on arrival at the ashram.

Those booking from overseas are kindly asked to contact the concerned ashram directly.

* YACP (Yoga Ayurveda Cultural Programme) replaces Yoga Vacation programme.


Details of accommodations at the individual ashrams can be found here:

  • Things to bring – comfortable clothes, sandals, toiletries, personal items, meditation shawl for cool evenings, yoga asana mat, meditation cushion, notebooks, pens, towels, water bottle and torch. You can also purchase these items at the ashram boutique.
  • Guests should be familiar with the Ashram Rules & Guidelines before their arrival.
  • The daily schedule may change from time to time according to need. The entire schedule is mandatory unless otherwise indicated.
  • Day trips to places of interest are regularly arranged on the day off.