About Vineet
Vineet Naithani
Yoga teacher and naturopath, born in Rishikesh.
Vineet grew up in Rishikesh surrounded by the practices he teaches today. His knowledge comes from teachers first and from formal study second, and from years of teaching both Yoga and naturopathy.
1982
Born in Rishikesh
2007
Teaching Yoga since
N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathy diploma, 2013
Where it began
A childhood among yogis, sadhus and saints
Vineet was born in Rishikesh on 29 October 1982 and raised in a traditional Brahmin family. Daily rituals and mantras were part of ordinary life, and gurus, sadhus, yogis, monks and saints were part of the town around him.
From childhood he developed a practice of his own: sitting quietly and observing within. It is the practice that everything else grew from.
The forest years
Learning by living with a teacher
From 2005 Vineet spent time with a teacher of Yoga, naturopathy and tantra, and lived with him in a forest hut for about a year.
There he studied Yoga philosophy and practice, self-awareness, and the connection between people and nature. His Yoga certificate followed in 2007, after this year with his guru and six months of training at Vishwa Shanti Mission, Rishikesh.
Teaching
Alignment, tradition and the classroom
From 2007 to early 2009 Vineet taught Yoga at the Purkal Youth Development Society school in Dehradun, which supports children’s education. In 2009 he taught at Kasiga International School, also in Dehradun.
In Dehradun he studied asana, alignment and individual adjustment with Iyengar teacher Rajiv Chanchania. In 2009 he returned to Rishikesh to study traditional Hatha Yoga with Rudra Dev Gaura.
Alignment
Rajiv Chanchania
Hatha Yoga
Rudra Dev Gaura
Naturopathy
Bringing Yoga and naturopathy together
From 2010 to 2012 Vineet worked as a Yoga teacher and naturopath at the School of Yoga and Naturopathy in Pushkar, Rajasthan. In 2013 he completed a one-year Doctor of Naturopathy (N.D.) diploma at the Gorakhpur School of Natural Therapeutics.
In 2013 and 2014 he worked as a naturopath and Yoga teacher at Silent Forest Yoga Research Center near Rishikesh. He also completed a Master’s Degree in the Reiki method of natural healing in 2010.
His approach
Looking inward, one person at a time
Vineet’s teaching returns to the same points: self-awareness, individual needs and balance. He looks at the whole person rather than the physical body alone, and adapts practice to each person’s condition instead of offering one programme for all.
Training and experience
The path so far
Every dated step in Vineet’s training and teaching, from his first teacher to today.
From 2005
Lived and studied with his teacher of Yoga, naturopathy and tantra, about a year in a forest hut
2010
Reiki Master’s Degree
2007
Yoga certificate after six months of training at Vishwa Shanti Mission, Rishikesh
2010–2012
Yoga teacher and naturopath, School of Yoga and Naturopathy, Pushkar, Rajasthan
2007–2009
Yoga Teacher, Purkal Youth Development Society school, Dehradun
2012–2013
Naturopathy examination and practical training
Dehradun
Asana, alignment and adjustment with Iyengar teacher Rajiv Chanchania
2013
Doctor of Naturopathy (N.D.), one-year diploma, Gorakhpur School of Natural Therapeutics
2009
Asana, alignment and adjustment with Iyengar teacher Rajiv Chanchania
2013–2014
Yoga Teacher, Kasiga International School, Dehradun
2009
Traditional Hatha Yoga with Rudra Dev Gaura, Rishikesh
Training
Led 200-hour Yoga teacher training
2009
Reiki First and Second Degree
2014–today
move to Germany
Training and experience
The path so far
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Doctor of Naturopathy (N.D.)
Gorakhpur, 2013
Naturopathy examination
2012–2013 session
Yoga training
Vishwa Shanti Mission
Reiki Master’s Degree
2010
Reiki Second Degree
2009
Reiki First Degree
2009
In their words
From those who have practised with Vineet
“Almost three years after my 200-hour training with Vineet, I still carry the lessons he taught into my daily life. Beyond the physical practice, he taught me to stay authentic and more connected to myself. I feel blessed to have Vineet as my mentor, and as a lifelong friend.”
Hoa Hoang-Dat · 200-hour Yoga teacher training
“He is a real and intact teacher; his nonviolent, loving teaching is completely in line with his character and his thoughts. I am grateful to have found a person and friend I can trust.”
SUMIT · Student at a residential school in Italy