Association for Yoga and Meditation (AYM) Yoga School in Rishikesh is a non-profit organization registered with the government of India. Spiritual Master Yogi Chetan Mahesh leads the school. It was founded by famous Indian yogis in 2005. We aim to spread happiness and health through traditional and ancient yogic wisdom.
AYM Yoga School is a true spiritual yoga Ashram, lying 1 km away from the holy banks of Mother Ganga and in the lap of the lush green Himalayas. It is the largest yoga school in Rishikesh, providing yoga and meditation to its thousands of spiritual pilgrims from all corners of the Earth. With over 100 rooms, the facilities perfectly blend modern amenities with a traditional, spiritual feel and comfort.
AYM YOGA SCHOOL in Rishikesh has a vision of training highly trained teachers with deep knowledge and understanding of yoga. The primary focus of AYM is to train qualified yoga teachers who can spread yoga's benefits to society. We also have a mission to remove anxiety and depression from modern society. Additionally, we focus on healing personal and family problems by practising simple, authentic, and traditional yoga.
AYM Yoga training is based on classical teaching styles: asana, pranayama, meditation, stress management and detoxification techniques. AYM invites everyone to experience and realize the real meaning of yoga by understanding its simple, integrated and holistic techniques.
We want you to achieve health, harmony, and happiness while discovering your hidden potential. AYM aims to bring out human excellence at personal, professional, social and spiritual levels through Raja yoga, Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jayana yoga, and Hatha yoga's Tantric culture.
The AYM YOGA SCHOOL aims to spread yoga through TTC education and specialized yoga classes in India. Our main objectives are:
In September 2005, it became apparent that a standard for yoga teacher training at the national level (in India) was necessary. Yogi Chetan Mahesh and other well-known yoga experts and great yoga Gurus decided to make a foundation to solve the matter. They registered an organization named 'The Association for Yoga and Meditation' with the government of India.
The AYM YOGA SCHOOL in Rishikesh and other training institutes follow traditional and ancient yoga practices with a scientific approach. In 2005, AYM Yoga School of India also got the status as a National Organization of India and became a member of the (IYF) International Yoga Federation. AYM also sets standards for yoga study centres in India according to the IYF guidelines.
Graduates from AYM can register at IYF and the Yoga Alliance USA. National yoga associations organize yoga activities and sports nationally in most countries. The winners of national-level sports activities in India can be represented at international levels by IYF. In 2006, AYM passed a resolution to establish an administering body to maintain the international standards of yoga in the name of the Indian Yoga Alliance (IYA).
Association for Yoga and Meditation (AYM) is a national educational organization in India that popularises and promotes yoga education in its original and traditional form. To develop, promote, and integrate yoga, the Association for Yoga and Meditation set and followed the standards for teaching, training, and development of yoga.