
Lead Ashtanga teacher, Rishikesh · Gold medallist · Yoga Alliance RYT
Namaste. I am Yogacharya Yashpal Ji, a Yoga Instructor with over 15 years of dedicated experience in teaching, training, and practice. I was born and raised in Rishikesh. Growing up here, I developed a connection to yoga from an early age. I am the Founder and Director of Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School, and I teach Ashtanga and Vinyasa at Divinepath Yoga School & Retreat in Tapovan.
At Divinepath Yoga School & Retreat in Tapovan I teach the Ashtanga Primary Series and Vinyasa Flow on the 200-hour teacher training. My teaching is built around mindfulness, fluidity, and breath with movement — for beginners and for students who already have a practice.
I am a gold medallist and a multiple-award winner in state, national, and international yoga championships. Those competitions sharpened how I practise and how I teach. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certified by Yoga Alliance, USA, and I hold a Master’s Degree in Science from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University in Haridwar.
My approach is not only asana. I emphasise the integration of body, mind, and spirit. As a master of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga and the Vinyasa Flow style, I bring that combination into class: the fixed sequence, the breath count, and the teaching skills students need to cue it safely.
Whether you are starting yoga or coming to deepen Primary Series, I am here to guide the work in the hall — alignment, pace, and the habits that last after the 25 days.
Yashpal Ji leads the Ashtanga component of Divinepath’s 25-day multi-style 200-hour TTC in Tapovan. Enrolment, dates, and fees sit on the course page.
Ashtanga Guidance
At Divinepath, Yashpal Ji leads the Ashtanga stream of the 200-hour course in Tapovan. He has more than 15 years of teaching behind him, a gold medal record in yoga championships, and a Master’s from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University.
His classes suit students who want the Primary Series taught with breath, bandha, and alignment — not a performance sequence. Beginners can build the standing work; experienced practitioners can refine cueing.
If you want a Mysore authorisation from KPJAYI, this is not that programme. If you want a multi-style 200-hour with a serious Ashtanga morning, his hall is the right place to start.