Women-led · Yoga Alliance RYS · Tapovan, Rishikesh
A Women-Led Yoga School in Rishikesh
Founded and headed by Mayuri Shewale, E-RYT 500. Aerial yoga taught by women. Open to everyone.
In short
Swaastik Yog School is a women-led yoga teacher training school in Tapovan, Rishikesh. Its founder and head teacher, Mayuri Shewale (E-RYT 500, 15+ years), personally leads every 200-, 300- and 500-hour batch, and aerial yoga is taught by women. Male teachers, co-founder Rahul Badoni (philosophy) and Swami Anand (meditation), complete the faculty. Yoga Alliance registered; residential courses from $440 including accommodation and meals.
The Women Who Lead the School
You will be taught by the people below in every batch, not by rotating assistants.
Mayuri Shewale
Founder & Lead Yoga Teacher · E-RYT 500
Mayuri founded Swaastik Yog School and has taught yoga for more than fifteen years. She leads the Hatha, Vinyasa and aerial modules and the teaching-methodology practicum of every teacher training, and is the person who decides how this school is run.
Priya Sharma
Aerial Yoga Specialist
Priya specialises in aerial yoga and inversions. Together with Mayuri she teaches the 50- and 100-hour aerial teacher trainings: hammock rigging and safety, spotting, sequencing and supervised teaching practice.
Co-founder Rahul Badoni (yoga philosophy, Ashtanga) and Swami Anand (meditation) complete the core faculty. Meet all four teachers →
What “Women-Led” Means Here
Founded and headed by a woman
Mayuri Shewale, E-RYT 500 with 15+ years of teaching, started the school and still leads every training batch personally.
Aerial yoga taught by women
The 50- and 100-hour aerial programmes are led by Mayuri and aerial specialist Priya Sharma, from rigging and safety to inversions.
Yoga Alliance registered
RYS 200, 300 and 500, plus YACEP continuing education. Our teachers’ credentials are public on the Yoga Alliance directory.
Small groups, consent-first teaching
Batches of 15–20 students. Hands-on adjustments are offered, never imposed, and you can decline them at any time.
If You Are Travelling Alone
Most of our students arrive on their own. Here is what that looks like in practice.
- You live on the school campus in Tapovan, the international yoga quarter of Rishikesh, with the shala, dining and rooms in one place. Dormitories are gender-separate, so women share rooms only with women.
- Female staff are on campus at all times, and the school has a written code of conduct covering teacher–student boundaries. Ask for it before you book.
- Pickup from Dehradun airport or Delhi is arranged by the school before you land.
- Your batch is international and mixed; most of our students come from Europe, the Americas, East Asia and Australia, and a majority are women.
- The head teacher is a woman and on campus throughout your course. Ask her anything before you book.
Train With Us
Residential, Yoga Alliance registered, taught by the teachers on this page. Batches start on the 5th and 15th of every month.
Women-Led Yoga School: Your Questions
Is Swaastik Yog School a women-led yoga school?
Are all the teachers women?
Who teaches the 200-hour yoga teacher training?
Is Rishikesh safe for solo women doing yoga teacher training?
Can men join a women-led yoga school?
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