The 15 participants of class July 05 were gathered from all corners of the earth to study yoga and yoga education. Countries of origin include UK, USA, Canada, portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Japan. All the 15 students successfully graduated in first class with distinction.
First rank was earned by Natalie Ritenour of USA, second rank was Sheryl McGourty from USA, and third rank was shared between Caron Bosler from UK and Mel Whitburn of canada.

Testimonials -

"My experience at Yoga Vidya Gurukal was very positive. The program has exceeded my expectations enormously. I selected this program because of the comprehensive knowledge presented on the yogapoint website. The information
provided in the program itself maintained a high level. In addition to yogasana practice and yogic philosophy, great effort was placed on creating an understanding based on western medical knowledge. Although I was concern about the sanitary conditions when enrolling, this was quickly dissolved when I arrived at the very well kept facilities. The experience of Indian and Yogic lifestyle was provided while a high level of western comfort, convenience and safety was maintained.

Thank you Yoga Vidya Gurukal for such a wonderful, informative and memorable
experience."
John Tai (Massage Therapist, Canada)

"Going to yoga vidya dham was a great experience for me. I did not know what to expect, although the website gives you detailed information. It was definitely better than expected. We had a fantastic group-so that helps, but I came to
know more about yoga. During the course I started to think about teaching yoga when I get back home. It was not my plan at first but the course (the program is verry professional) gave me confidence to teach yoga.
Thanks to everybody of Yoga Viyda Dham."
Jan Vroomans (A teacher from Netherlands)

"I loved my experience at Yoga Viyda Dham. It was amazing to have the opportunity to step outside of the busy pace of life and re-evaluate the way life is experienced. The Ashram provided the perfect opportunity for introspection, reflection, growth, and learning. I was completely prepared for the rigorous schedual of meditation, asanas, and pranyama (breathing techniques), but was unprepared for all of the lovely cleansing techniques! While I can confidently say I will never repeat the cleansings again, I am glad that I tested my personal limitations and grew from the experience. The people, both on the course and volunteers at the Ashram, were incredibly supportive and understanding. I would recommend for anyone to go. Caron Bosler- Private Pilates Instructor, England

"Spending a month at the ashram and learning yoga was a great experinece! Overall i can say that it has been a very relaxing and fun month in which there was a perfect balance of yogapractice and highly interesting lectures. the entire program is very well structured so that even though we were kept relatively busy most of the time i felt more like in a vacation than in a
teachers training course. therefore it is the more amazing how much we all learned and i can only
recommend the course to anyone, whether interested or not. Thanks to everyone working at and with the ashram and to all the participants; i had an awesome time with all of you!!"
Lilian Schulze (Student Germany)