School Of Yoga Vidhya

Living and working in Rishikesh at the School Of Yoga Vidhya feels like a constant cycle of the same familiar things. Our spot is at Laxman Jhula Regency, right near the post office, which is handy because everyone knows where that is. The 249201 area code is a busy one. You can hear the bells from the temples and the sound of the water if the wind is blowing the right way. We spend a lot of time just sweeping the floors and making sure the mats are lined up before anyone arrives. The rooms aren't huge, but they have enough light coming in through the windows. Sometimes the monkeys sit on the ledge and watch us, which can be distracting for the new people. It is just a regular place where we do yoga. There is no big reception desk or fancy lights. We just have the space and the time. Most of us here have been in Uttarakhand for a long while now. We know the shopkeepers nearby and where to get the best tea after we finish for the day. It gets hot in the summer months, but we just open the doors and keep going. It is a simple life, really. We don’t try to make it something it isn't. People find us by the landmark, walk in, and that is how it starts. No big fuss. We just do our practice and keep the place as clean as possible for the next day.