About Alpesh Yoga
A Yoga Alliance registered school founded by Alpesh Patwari, training yoga teachers at Arambol Beach, Goa and Bhagsu, Dharamshala since 2014.
In Short
Alpesh Yoga is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga school founded in 2014 by Alpesh Patwari, who has taught yoga for 22+ years, 21 of them teaching alignment, which makes him one of the most experienced alignment teachers working today. It runs 100, 200 and 300 hour teacher trainings and short alignment courses at Arambol Beach, Goa (November to April) and in Bhagsu above Dharamshala (May to September), with courses from $440 and graduates from 40+ countries.
| Founded | 2014, by Alpesh Patwari |
|---|---|
| Founder’s teaching experience | 22+ years |
| Founder’s alignment teaching | 21 years |
| Accreditation | Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (ID 6903) |
| Goa campus (November–April) | Alpesh Yoga Center, Opposite Arcan Bar, Before Piya Guest House, Madhlo Waddo, Arambol Beach, North Goa 403524 |
| Dharamshala campus (May–September) | Alpesh Yoga, Upper Bhagsu, near Beetroot Cafe and Kibbutz, Bhagsu Nag, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219 |
| Courses | 100, 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher training, plus short alignment courses and retreats |
| Style | Alignment-based Hatha and Hatha Vinyasa Flow, with props and hands-on adjustments |
| Price from | $440 (course only) |
| Graduates from | 40+ countries |
| Contact | +91 77198 78500 · alpeshyoga67@gmail.com |
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.
Since 2014 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 founder Alpesh Patwari, who has taught yoga for 22+ years, with a small faculty of specialist teachers, so you get 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 one-minute 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 and lead teacher of Alpesh Yoga, and one of the most experienced teachers of alignment-based yoga. Alpesh has taught alignment for 21 years: precise postures, props and hands-on adjustments that make every pose safe for every body.
Yoga was in Alpesh Patwari’s home before it was in his work. His mother, Manjula Devi, lived a life shaped by Bhakti, Karma and Jnana yoga (devotion, service and study), and she was his first teacher. As a boy he lived with epilepsy, and from the age of 12 the yoga and breathing practices he learned from Jain monks became part of how he looked after himself. That early, personal experience is why yoga became his life’s work.
He went on to study in Pune and Rishikesh in the Sivananda and Satyananda lineages, and since 2006 has trained under Usha Devi in Rishikesh, whose precise, therapeutic way of working shaped his own.
He has taught yoga for more than 22 years, and for 21 of them alignment has been the centre of his teaching, which makes him one of the most experienced alignment teachers working today. In a class that means he looks at the body in front of him, finds where a posture is collapsing or straining, and rebuilds it with clear cues, props such as blocks, belts and bolsters, and hands-on adjustments until it is stable and safe. His trainees learn to see and correct a posture the same way before they teach their first class.
In 2014 he founded Alpesh Yoga, and he still leads the teaching himself. The school follows the seasons, at Arambol Beach in North Goa from November to April and in Bhagsu above Dharamshala from May to September, and its graduates have come from more than 40 countries. He is a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher, and the school is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School.
His students describe a teacher who is demanding and kind at once: “tough, demanding and at the same time compassionate and caring,” in the words of Sivan Okavi, a 200 hour graduate who has taught full time since. Jessica Albert wrote that he teaches every asana “correctly and safely … firmly but with love and affection for each student,” and Shira Grafi that “he knew exactly what each person’s strengths are and the points to which they need to pay more attention.”
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 TeachersQuestions
Yes. Alpesh Yoga is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance (public school profile ID 6903), and founder Alpesh Patwari is a Yoga Alliance registered teacher. The school has trained teachers since 2014, both campuses have verified Google Business listings, and students review it on Google and BookRetreats. Booking is free: we confirm your seat within 24 hours before any payment is asked for.
Alpesh Patwari founded Alpesh Yoga in 2014. He has taught yoga for 22+ years, 21 of them teaching alignment, which makes him one of the most experienced alignment teachers working today. He still leads the teaching himself: precise postures, props and hands-on adjustments.
There are two campuses. In Goa the shala is at Alpesh Yoga Center, Opposite Arcan Bar, Before Piya Guest House, Madhlo Waddo, Arambol Beach, North Goa 403524, a short walk from Arambol Beach. In the Himalayas it is at Alpesh Yoga, Upper Bhagsu, near Beetroot Cafe and Kibbutz, Bhagsu Nag, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176219.
The school follows the weather: Arambol, Goa from November to April, and Bhagsu above Dharamshala from May to September. The courses and the daily timetable are the same at both campuses.
Yes. Alpesh Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, and its 100, 200 and 300 hour teacher trainings follow Yoga Alliance standards, so graduates can register as RYT teachers and teach internationally.
Teacher trainings start at $440 for the course only. The 200 hour course in Goa is $700 for the course only, or $1,100 with a room and three vegetarian meals a day. Every current date and fee is on the Dates & Prices page.
Alignment-based Hatha yoga and Hatha Vinyasa Flow. Classes work with exact cues, props such as blocks, belts and bolsters, and safe hands-on adjustments rather than fast, unguided flows.
Our graduates come from 40+ countries. Courses are taught in English in small groups.
Pick your course and batch on the booking page; it takes about two minutes and costs nothing. We confirm availability within 24 hours, then a 30% deposit holds your seat, transferable to any batch within 12 months. The balance is paid on arrival.
Join Alpesh Yoga in Goa or Dharamshala and become a Yoga Alliance certified teacher — authentic yoga, expert guidance, an immersive learning experience.
