Welcome to Shanti Yoga Ashram
We welcome you to discover how Shanti Yoga Ashram can lead you deep into the purity of your heart, the hidden peace of your mind and the natural blissfulness of your spirit. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas with a picturesque view, less than one hour from Kathmandu, Shanti Yoga Ashram is the perfect sanctuary to go deeply into the essence of yoga.
Who are we?
Shanti Yoga Ashram is a place where the ancient teachings of Tantra Yoga gets preserved in their original state, as taught by Shiva to Parvati. Nowadays you can find yoga everywhere around the world. However, to reach the ultimate goal, all different aspects of yoga should get combined together and the complete lifestyle should be implemented. Yoga is more than just the practice of asana, which is just the starting point. In tantra yoga one starts at the body level and gradually explores the deeper level of his being.
Most people know that the meaning of the word “Yoga” is “union”. But actually, the path of yoga, is a process of separation. This seems to be a total contradiction, but it is not. One separates awareness from the mind and body. Only when this separation and difference is personally experienced, one can know the truth. It is experiencing that beyond your mind and senses, you are a loving awareness.. You are higher consciousness experiencing itself. Through the practice of yoga you can get a spark of the divine. And this is just a spark of the, since our bodies are too limited to experience the supreme. But this single spark is enough to open the heart and understand life from a higher platform.
In the ashram we offer the environment and the tools to grow together as a spiritual family. We can bring the horse to the water, but we cannot make the horse drink. Therefore, this is the right place for you if you experience a deep longing inside to know more about the truths of life and want to experience the life of a true sadhaka, implementing yoga in every aspect of one’s daily life.
Our ashram differs from other spiritual places since our interest is not in having hundreds of students. Instead we are aiming on making an environment where the true dedicated ones can grow and open their hearts to bring out their inner potential and get established on the yogic path, to eventually spread this wisdom to the rest of the world.
The guru is creating this environment out of his deep desire and duty to preserve the ancient teachings and spread it around the world to uplift humanity and release suffering.
Shanti Yoga Ashram is a place where the ancient teachings of Tantra Yoga gets preserved in their original state, as taught by Shiva to Parvati. Nowadays you can find yoga everywhere around the world. However, to reach the ultimate goal, all different aspects of yoga should get combined together and the complete lifestyle should be implemented. Yoga is more than just the practice of asana, which is just the starting point. In tantra yoga one starts at the body level and gradually explores the deeper level of his being.
Most people know that the meaning of the word “Yoga” is “union”. But actually, the path of yoga, is a process of separation. This seems to be a total contradiction, but it is not. One separates awareness from the mind and body. Only when this separation and difference is personally experienced, one can know the truth. It is experiencing that beyond your mind and senses, you are a loving awareness.. You are higher consciousness experiencing itself. Through the practice of yoga you can get a spark of the divine. And this is just a spark of the, since our bodies are too limited to experience the supreme. But this single spark is enough to open the heart and understand life from a higher platform.
In the ashram we offer the environment and the tools to grow together as a spiritual family. We can bring the horse to the water, but we cannot make the horse drink. Therefore, this is the right place for you if you experience a deep longing inside to know more about the truths of life and want to experience the life of a true sadhaka, implementing yoga in every aspect of one’s daily life.
Our ashram differs from other spiritual places since our interest is not in having hundreds of students. Instead we are aiming on making an environment where the true dedicated ones can grow and open their hearts to bring out their inner potential and get established on the yogic path, to eventually spread this wisdom to the rest of the world.
The guru is creating this environment out of his deep desire and duty to preserve the ancient teachings and spread it around the world to uplift humanity and release suffering.
One Year Tantra Yoga Sadhana
We inbark this one year sadhana in order to spread the classical Tantra Yoga throughout the world. If you want to be ambassador of this global yoga mission, you are welcome to join us, and we create a global spiritual family.
one will get a full yogic experience. One will merge with the yogic lifestyle and dive deeply into the wisdom and knowledge of classical Tantra Yoga. After this year one will be ready to go and share the light and love of yoga to the rest of the world, for the upliftment of humanity.
Available all year around.
For more information, click on the button below:
We inbark this one year sadhana in order to spread the classical Tantra Yoga throughout the world. If you want to be ambassador of this global yoga mission, you are welcome to join us, and we create a global spiritual family.
one will get a full yogic experience. One will merge with the yogic lifestyle and dive deeply into the wisdom and knowledge of classical Tantra Yoga. After this year one will be ready to go and share the light and love of yoga to the rest of the world, for the upliftment of humanity.
Available all year around.
For more information, click on the button below:

Yogi Prakash, founder of Shanti Yoga Ashram and author of the Tantra Yoga series; is the Guru and main teacher of the ashram. His magnanimous and humble nature combined with his great capacity to teach allows him to transmit the spiritual essence of Tantra Yoga to his students with joy and love. He inspires them by embodying yoga in his own way of life. Even before the establishment of Shanti Yoga Ashram in 2001, spiritual seekers found their way to Guruji’s front door to receive his teachings, which he generously shares with much devotion. His mission is to uplift humanity through spiritual education.
He was born in the family of the enlightened yoga master Yogi Hari Dhungana and grew up surrounded by yogic culture. For the past 10 year he has continued to deepen his knowledge in Nepal with a highly evolved Tantra yoga master, Swami Shivalingham Saraswati. For the past 20 years he has been fully dedicated to teaching yoga both at home and abroad; circling the globe teaching the deeper aspects of yoga.
He was born in the family of the enlightened yoga master Yogi Hari Dhungana and grew up surrounded by yogic culture. For the past 10 year he has continued to deepen his knowledge in Nepal with a highly evolved Tantra yoga master, Swami Shivalingham Saraswati. For the past 20 years he has been fully dedicated to teaching yoga both at home and abroad; circling the globe teaching the deeper aspects of yoga.

Tantra Yoga Lifestyle Program
In Shanti Yoga Ashram we aim to preserve and transmit the knowledge from those ancient teachings. We propose a Tantra Lifestyle Program run all year round which will introduce you to Tantra Yoga. From tantric practices including chakra meditation, asana or pranayama you will learn how your inner energy works and how to channel it.
In our family ashram, you are welcome to join us for as long as you want; for one day experience, 3 days retreat up to 60 days and even longer if you feel like. Our daily package includes morning and afternoon Tantra Yoga class, 3 organic meals, karma yoga, Satsang, Sanskrit chanting, devotional practices like kirtan ceremonies and to experience a traditional Nepalese culture!
In Shanti Yoga Ashram we aim to preserve and transmit the knowledge from those ancient teachings. We propose a Tantra Lifestyle Program run all year round which will introduce you to Tantra Yoga. From tantric practices including chakra meditation, asana or pranayama you will learn how your inner energy works and how to channel it.
In our family ashram, you are welcome to join us for as long as you want; for one day experience, 3 days retreat up to 60 days and even longer if you feel like. Our daily package includes morning and afternoon Tantra Yoga class, 3 organic meals, karma yoga, Satsang, Sanskrit chanting, devotional practices like kirtan ceremonies and to experience a traditional Nepalese culture!

200 / 300 - hour Yoga alliance certified Tantra Yoga Teacher Training
Listed as number 1 of jaw-breaking Teacher Training Courses of Asia 2021.
Shanti Yoga Ashram offers a teacher training to take you deeply into the essence of yoga, while providing the space for personal growth in a supportive loving atmosphere. We will provide you with all the tools to fully embody yoga and its sacred principles, so that teaching becomes a natural evolution.
Our course is an immersion in yoga lifestyle and community that will strengthen you in ways that you never knew possible. The spiritual depth of this course is naturally conducive to self-empowerment and inner transformation. Every student is respected on his/her personal path and encouraged to cultivate their own unique expression.
Besides the 200-hour Tantra Yoga Teacher training, we also offer a 100-hour online Tantra Yoga Course, whereby one can eventually receive a certification as well.
For more information, click on the button below:
Listed as number 1 of jaw-breaking Teacher Training Courses of Asia 2021.
Shanti Yoga Ashram offers a teacher training to take you deeply into the essence of yoga, while providing the space for personal growth in a supportive loving atmosphere. We will provide you with all the tools to fully embody yoga and its sacred principles, so that teaching becomes a natural evolution.
Our course is an immersion in yoga lifestyle and community that will strengthen you in ways that you never knew possible. The spiritual depth of this course is naturally conducive to self-empowerment and inner transformation. Every student is respected on his/her personal path and encouraged to cultivate their own unique expression.
Besides the 200-hour Tantra Yoga Teacher training, we also offer a 100-hour online Tantra Yoga Course, whereby one can eventually receive a certification as well.
For more information, click on the button below:
Online courses
To spread the light and wisdom of yoga globally, we started providing online courses.
We offer a 100 - hour Tantra Yoga online course, in which one explores the depth of tantra yoga by satsang / lecture, asana, pranayama, meditation, kirtan, yoga nidra, aarti (puja) ceremonies, mantra, harmonium lessons and much more!
Besides this tantra yoga course, we offer a 50 - hour Sanskrit course, in which one will dive deeper into yoga philosophy and asana by the study of Sanskrit. Within this course, one will learn Sanskrit, related to Yoga and Mantra, to experience both on a deeper level.
Lastly, we offer a 50-hour meditation course. This course contains 50 recorder meditation of 1 hour, which can easily be incorporated in one's life. The techniques are applicable for any aspirant from beginner to advanced, to develop concentration and meditation.

World Tantra Yoga Festival
Every year, starting on the auspicious day of Shivaratri, we offer an 11 day pilgrimage to the most spiritual sites of Nepal. On Shivaratri we begin the program in the ashram with traditional dance, music, Shivaratri rituals and inspirational speeches. We explore the temples of Bhaktapur and Pashupathinath and leave the city to Pokhara, Damauli, Gorkha, Chitwan and Devghat.
We explore and perform sadhana on all different places.
Find out more.
Every year, starting on the auspicious day of Shivaratri, we offer an 11 day pilgrimage to the most spiritual sites of Nepal. On Shivaratri we begin the program in the ashram with traditional dance, music, Shivaratri rituals and inspirational speeches. We explore the temples of Bhaktapur and Pashupathinath and leave the city to Pokhara, Damauli, Gorkha, Chitwan and Devghat.
We explore and perform sadhana on all different places.
Find out more.