Arhanta Yoga ® is an international Yoga school with Yoga ashrams in India and The Netherlands. We provide internationally accredited professional yoga courses and training while maintaining the authenticity of the ancient teachings. Since 2009 more than 4000 yoga teachers have graduated from Arhanta Yoga Ashrams.
Our Mission
We believe in the ancient principles and philosophy of classical yoga and our mission is to provide authentic knowledge of yoga and yoga philosophy in non sectarian way.
In our traditional yoga ashrams in India and in the Netherlands we teach the authentic teachings of classical yoga without altering them. Our goal is to guide you towards the practice of Yamas and Niyamas as a way of the life and to help you to find balance and peace in life .
We want to help people increase their spiritual awareness and we want to encourage all of our students to spread their knowledge of yoga and their understanding of love, compassion and peace.
Accreditation
RYS 200, RYS 300 & RYS 500
Arhanta Yoga Ashrams are Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance, International Yoga Federation, European Yoga Association and CRKBO (The Netherlands). Our courses meet and exceed the international standards of 200 hours and 500 hours training. Our certification is accepted by all major yoga institutions, yoga Federations and insurance companies.
Our Ashrams
The Arhanta Yoga ashram India is located in the outskirts of the ancient city of Khajuraho, central India. The Arhanta Yoga ashram Netherlands is located near the city of Arnhem. Both ashrams are located in peaceful surroundings and are easily reachable with public transportation.
Meet the Director
Ram Jain is the director and senior teacher of our yoga ashrams. He was born in India in a spiritual Jain family. His yoga and vedic philosophy education started at the age of 8 years as a part of his primary school education. In his secondary and high school he studied ancient scriptures like Agams, Vedas, Puranas, Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipkia, Gheranda Samhita, Yoga Vasistha, Yoga Ratnavali, Shiva Samhita, etc in depth. After high school he continued his yoga education and practice under famous teachers like Guru Ramananda (Swami Sivananda lineage), Swami Premananda, Shri Shamboo, etc.
He has assisted and worked with a variety of yoga teachers in North and South India. During this period he observed that most of the teachers do not correct efficiently and sometimes push students towards injuries due to lack of proper understanding of anatomy and physiology. Therefore he developed a keen interest in anatomy and physiology and studied with renowned teachers like Paul Grilley, Ted Willemsen and Nik Hills. He understood the differences in individual bodies and minds and developed efficient correction and modification techniques to suit every individual. He is also a registered E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and few other yoga federations.
Ram Jain has been teaching yoga and philosophy extensively since 1998. He came to the Netherlands in 2007 and taught extensively throughout Europe. His teaching experience of over 20 years at various renowned schools reflects in his teachings. He believes that every body and mind is different thus every asana will be performed differently by each individual. He corrects, adjusts and provides personal attention to every student in his classes.
Ram has valuable experience in running yoga schools in India and Europe. He has been interviewed by main stream TV channels and magazines like Om TV, Yoga Magazine, Yogakrant, etc. He also writes for popular yoga blogs and magazines. Ram teaches intensively for 10 months in India and Europe and spends rest of the time with his wife and two children in their countryside home.
More information and student reviews on Yogi Ram can be found at Yoga Trail: http://www.yogatrail.com/teacher/yogi-ram
Meet the Senior Teachers
Kalyani
Kalyani Hauswirth-Jain is a senior teacher & Creative Director at the Arhanta Yoga Ashrams since 2013. She was born and raised in Switzerland. Since early adolescence she has been fascinated by art, bodywork, the body-mind connection. The mother of two children now, she has been teaching yoga for over 10 years, training yoga teachers for more than eight years at the Arhanta Yoga Ashrams in India and the Netherlands. She is co-author of the critically acclaimed book – Hatha Yoga for Teachers & Practitioners: A Comprehensive Guide to Holistic Sequencing. Kalyani has profound knowledge of physiology and movement technique.
For student reviews on Kalyani please read: Kalyani Reviews on Yogatrail
Omkar
Omkar Jain is an experienced yoga teacher trainer with teaching experience of over 5,000 hours. He has been teaching at Arhanta Yoga since 2011 and has become an essential member of the team. Omkar was born and raised in India, and grew up with traditional values. He has studied with various reputed teachers like Saraswathi Rangaswamy (daughter of Sri. Pattabhi Jois). His classes are fun and challenging for students of all levels. He teaches with focus, discipline and humor at the same time. His ability to comprehensively transmit knowledge helps students to mature into confident teachers.
To read student reviews on Omkar please read: Omkar Reviews on Yogatrail
Next to our Senior Teachers we always work together with various other teachers who each teach their own specialties.