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At first, I was in doubt about the negative reviews, but I went to try out their yoga beginner class anyways and ended up committing to 6 classes, then 10 classes and added my last 2 before leaving Rishikesh. I started out with Witness yoga and thought it was grounding but I have to learn from the root of all yoga which was Hatha, and I came across SV yoga school that fits to my schedule that day, as well as the budget just in case it works out. I couldn't believe how intense the yoga for beginners session was. I don't think it really is for beginners, but since I had been doing yoga occasionally before, I'm familiar with sun salutation and the like, but on that session I had various stretches and warm ups and asanas that made my body sore that night. I was dumbfounded by how they introduced hatha for beginners which made my previous witness yoga felt like coddled yoga. My teachers, yogi Raghuv and yogi Pravesh were the nicest, skilled, most flexible, wisest, wonderful yogis I've met in Rishikesh. I felt so privileged being their student in the 8days I've spent with them. They never thought of money, or your status, gender, age--they will teach you the proper yoga according to your capabilities and work from there. I get one on one teacher-student approach in every moment regardless there's another student/s. And I appreciate the sincerity, effort, dedication and generosity in sharing their skills--be it Asana, breathwork, meditation...I even get a lot of time talking about life, yoga philosophy, other yoga practices like pranayama and kundalini discussions. My time with them was really wonderful, I wouldn't forget it. I even brought my boyfriend and loved his session he wished he could've skipped work to join again. He never had yoga before and is a runner. But with this experience, he now has a great impression of yoga. I can't express more how going to this school made my stay in Rishikesh worthwhile. I always look forward waking up 6am for my classes. Before I left, they reviewed what I learned, reminded me what to do in case I find difficulty in my flexibility and breathwork like a farewell gift or a send-off token of advice teachers would do to their student. The only thing I hope is I can come back in the future, though it's funny that Raghuv would say if ever I get sad or heartbroken come back to Rishikesh (or to their yoga school, for sure it's what he means lol--it's quite thoughtful). I would love to master yoga under their supervision. Intensive and accurate. No gimmicks, just pure practice of real yoga. P.S. it's crazy how I was introduced to a headstand wherein I was just a mere beginner. Lol Wish you luck and good health my dear friends and mentors, Yogi Raghuv and Pravesh