About Alpesh Yoga
A Yoga Alliance registered school founded by Alpesh Patwari, training yoga teachers at Arambol Beach, Goa and Bhagsu, Dharamshala for 22+ years.
Our Story
Alpesh Yoga is a Yoga Alliance approved school dedicated to sharing the authentic wisdom of yoga through internationally recognized teacher training courses and retreats. With campuses in Goa and Dharamshala, we provide a supportive environment where students from around the world can deepen their practice and become confident, capable yoga teachers.
For 22+ years we have run 100, 200 and 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses that follow international Yoga Alliance standards, teaching Hatha Alignment, Hatha Vinyasa Flow, Pranayama, Meditation, Anatomy, Philosophy and Teaching Methodology under the guidance of experienced instructors — not a franchise curriculum, but the traditional yogic education our founder himself was trained in.
Our Philosophy
Six things every student tells us mattered most by the end of their course.
Our 100, 200 and 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses follow international Yoga Alliance standards, preparing you to teach professionally anywhere in the world.
Learn authentic Hatha Alignment, Hatha Vinyasa Flow, Pranayama, Meditation, Philosophy and Anatomy — taught the way it was passed down, not diluted for a studio timetable.
Every course is led by teachers with 15+ years of practice and real teaching mileage, giving you personal guidance instead of a lecture hall.
Train alongside students from around the world in a small, supportive group — the kind of community most people only find once they start teaching.
100, 200 and 300 Hour courses designed to meet you at your stage of practice, from your first teacher training to advanced certification.
Train barefoot on Arambol Beach, Goa, or in the pine-scented quiet of Bhagsu, Dharamshala — two very different Indias, one authentic practice.
One School, Two Indias
Same teachers, same standards, two completely different settings — pick the one that calls to you.
GoaOur Goa shala sits a short walk from Arambol Beach in Madhlo Waddo, North Goa — mats out at sunrise, alignment-focused practice in the salt air, and an easy, beach-town rhythm between sessions. This is home to our 100, 200 and 300 Hour Alignment Yoga TTCs, built on the alignment-first, props-and-precision teaching our founder has practiced since 2006.
Alpesh Yoga Center, Opposite Arcan Bar, Before Piya Guest House, Madhlo Waddo, Arambol Beach, North Goa 403524
In the Himalayan foothills near McLeod Ganj, our Bhagsu campus trades sea breeze for pine and mountain quiet. Multi-style training in Hatha Alignment and Hatha Vinyasa Flow runs alongside pranayama and meditation practice, with your room just a few minutes from the shala.
Alpesh Yoga, Upper Bhagsu, near Beetroot Cafe and Kibbutz, Bhagsu Nag, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219
Yoga Alliance Registered School
Alpesh Yoga is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance, and our founder Alpesh Patwari is a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher in his own right. Every 100, 200 and 300 Hour course follows Yoga Alliance training standards, so graduates can register as RYT teachers and lead classes and workshops internationally, not just in India.
View our Yoga Alliance school profile →Meet the Founder
Founder & Lead Teacher · 22+ years
Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher
Founder of Alpesh Yoga. Introduced to yoga as a child, Alpesh managed epilepsy through breathing practices learned from Jain monks, and has taught traditional, alignment-based yoga to students from around the world for over two decades.
Alpesh Patwari was introduced to yoga by his mother, Manjula Devi, whose life of Bhakti, Karma and Jnana yoga shaped his path. From the age of 12 he managed childhood epilepsy through yoga and breathing techniques learned from Jain monks — the experience that made yoga his life’s work.
He went on to study in Pune and Rishikesh in the Sivananda and Satyananda lineages, and since 2006 has trained in the Iyengar tradition under Usha Devi in Rishikesh. That alignment-first, therapeutic approach — precise postures, props, and adjustments that make every pose safe for every body — is the backbone of teaching at Alpesh Yoga.
Founder of Alpesh Yoga, he is internationally recognized for his expertise in yoga teacher training, anatomy, pranayama, meditation, and holistic wellness. His teaching combines traditional yogic wisdom with modern techniques to help students improve their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
The Rest of the Faculty
Alongside Alpesh, four teachers cover yoga philosophy, anatomy, meditation and therapeutic practice — meet Acharya Swami Suresh, Benu, Reejo and Durgesh.
Meet Our TeachersJoin Alpesh Yoga in Goa or Dharamshala and become a Yoga Alliance certified teacher — authentic yoga, expert guidance, an immersive learning experience.