Specialised course · 50 hours
Sound Healing and Nāda Yoga as part of a living yogic practice: singing bowls, gongs and sacred instruments, learned hands-on. 50 hours, one week, a foundation to share sound healing with others.
At a glance
Definition
What is sound healing? Sound healing is the use of sound and vibration, usually from singing bowls, gongs and the voice, to bring the body and mind into deep rest. A session is received lying or sitting, while a practitioner plays near or on the body. It supports wellbeing; it is not a medical treatment.
What is Nāda Yoga? Nāda Yoga is the yoga of sound. It works with āhata nāda, sound that is struck and heard, and anāhata nāda, the unstruck inner sound that meditation listens for. The Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā describes listening to this inner sound as a way to still the mind.
How they meet in this course Most sound healing courses teach the instruments. This one teaches the instruments inside the practice they came from: you play bowls and gong, and you also chant, breathe and listen inward, so that what you offer others comes from your own practice.
Structure
A practice-led training: you learn by playing, listening and experiencing.
How you practise, and how you finish.
50 hours in one week. Every module played, not watched.
Day by day
Six teaching days that build from listening to leading a full sound bath.
Daily schedule
Six teaching days, 50 hours.
Curriculum
Every module is played, not watched.
50 hours over one week, taught in person. Each module card below shows what it covers.
Where sound healing comes from and what Nāda Yoga adds to it.
The instruments, held, struck and rimmed until the hand knows them.
Your own practice first, so you know from the inside what you will offer others.
How a session is held, from the first conversation to the last minute of silence.
The seven chakras as the yoga tradition describes them, and how sound is used with each.
The sound bath, built step by step, alongside yoga nidra.
Bowls on the body, and where sound can and cannot help.
Where you will study
The same course in two settings. Choose non-residential if you are already in Rishikesh; choose residential if you want to live inside the course.
Our own shala in Upper Tapovan. You arrange your own stay nearby and come for the sessions.
Founded 1885, on the Ganga, 15 km upstream of Rishikesh. You live in the ashram for the whole programme.
The residential option
One of the oldest ashrams on the Ganga, with forest on three sides and no town around it.
Phool Chatti Ashram sits where the Ganga leaves the hills, about 15 km upstream of Rishikesh. What you hear in the morning is the river and the birds. For over 140 years it has been a place of practice, carried by a lineage of swamis. It is a working ashram, not a resort: modern facilities, but the day follows the ashram rhythm.
Clean private and shared rooms with attached bathrooms, bedding and towels.
Vegetarian, freshly cooked, served in the dining hall overlooking the Ganga.
Bright halls for asana, pranayama, meditation and sound.
Traditional Ayurvedic massage, on request, to rest the body between practices.
Books on yoga, philosophy and the tradition, to read in the quiet afternoons.
Aarti and kirtan by the river.
Fees
Daily instruction, use of the bowls and instruments, guided practice and corrections, course manual, certificate.
All of the above, plus six nights in a shared room, three sattvic meals a day, ashram facilities, and the Ganga.
As above, in a single room.
Why the fee is what it is.
50 hours over one week works out at ₹600 an hour non-residential. You are taught by the founder, in a small group, with instruments provided, and you lead a full sound bath before you leave.
Non-residential students arrange their own room and meals. About ₹7,000 to ₹10,000 for a week of room and food.
Dates
Courses start on the 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd of every month, all year.
7 days, 6 nights · Tapovan shala or Phool Chatti Ashram · April 2026 to March 2027
Tap a date to book it on WhatsApp, or to ask how many seats are left.
Here or on WhatsApp.
Your place and the format you want.
Details shared personally. A deposit of ₹10,000 holds your place.
We send what to bring and how to arrive.
Who should join
Add a sound bath or a bowl to the end of your classes, and know why it works.
Bring sound into one-to-one sessions safely.
Meet the yogic side of sound: Nāda, mantra and listening.
You felt something in a sound bath and want to understand it.
No music background needed. Instruments are provided.
Eligibility
Open to yoga and meditation teachers, therapists and bodyworkers, people who have felt it and future sound teachers. It is not for you if you want a weekend taster, a qualification without the practice behind it, or a course where you only listen. You will be playing, adjusting and leading from the first days.
Why us
Yogi Manish teaches the course himself. He is a Yogaacharya and sound healer, not a visiting trainer.
Many short sound healing courses run 20 to 30 hours. This one is 50 hours over six teaching days, with practice every day.
Sound is taught alongside pranayama, mantra, meditation and kīrtan, as part of a daily yoga life in Tapovan.
The residential option is Phool Chatti Ashram, founded in 1885, on the river and in the forest. No town, no traffic.
Getting here
A tourist e-visa is what most students need. Apply 4 weeks ahead.
Delhi (DEL) is the main international gateway, about 6 hours by road. Dehradun (DED) is the nearest airport, about 45 minutes away.
Arrive on the course start date by 11:00 am. The course begins on the same day.
We can arrange a pickup from Dehradun Airport at an additional cost, or help arrange a taxi from Delhi for approximately ₹6,500.
Warm layers for the mornings, a shawl for the hall, a torch, a water bottle. December and January are cold.
What to bring
Pack light. Bowls and instruments are provided during the course.
Teachers
Founder · Sound healing, Nāda Yoga
Yogaacharya and sound healer, founder of Yogamani. He spent almost three years in sadhana at Kedarnath before founding the school, and teaches every batch of this course himself. He learned Nāda Yoga from his guru and has taught sound for over ten years. For him, sound is the easiest door into stillness.
Hindi, English, JapaneseCertification
On completion you receive a Certificate of Completion.
What it does: shows that you completed 50 hours of sound healing and Nāda Yoga training with a registered school, and that you led a sound bath under supervision.
What it does not do: make you a medical practitioner or a therapist. Sound healing is a wellbeing practice.
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Questions
The use of sound and vibration, usually singing bowls, gongs and the voice, to bring the body and mind into deep rest. It supports wellbeing and is not a medical treatment.
The yoga of sound: working with struck sound you can hear, and listening in meditation for the unstruck inner sound described in the Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā.
One week: six teaching days, 50 hours. Batches start on the 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd of every month, all year.
No previous sound healing experience is needed.
No. You do not need to be a yoga teacher.
A Certificate of Completion.
Yes. The certificate lets you teach sound healing sessions professionally.
The Deep Dive is study: one to four weeks of practice in sound for yourself, with a Certificate of Completion. This course is a teacher training: one intensive week, and you finish able to lead sessions, with a Certificate of Completion.
No. It supports rest and wellbeing alongside medical care, never instead of it. The course teaches the limits clearly.
Anyone with a pacemaker or implanted device, epilepsy, pregnancy, unhealed surgery or metal implants should take medical advice first, and bowls are not placed on the body in those cases.
Bowls and instruments are provided during the course. Students can buy bowls through us at local prices.
Yes, there are many bowl shops in Rishikesh. Bring a bowl to class and we will tell you honestly how it sounds.
Residential if you want the ashram rhythm, meals and evenings at Phool Chatti; non-residential if you are already in Tapovan or prefer your own room.
English, with Hindi also spoken. Japanese on request with Yogi Manish.
Groups of 6 to 10.
Cancel 14 days before for a full refund minus the deposit.
Send a request here or on WhatsApp. We confirm your place and share payment details personally. There is no online payment on the site.
Policy
Plans change. Tell us as early as possible and we will move your booking to a later date wherever we can.
Tell us your start date and the format you want, and we will confirm your place on WhatsApp. Not sure yet? Ask anything; Yogi Manish answers sound questions himself.
Payment can be made at the shala or online/UPI. We confirm everything with you personally.
Syllabus
Every module of the 50 hours, in detail. Open any module to see what it covers.
Open any module to see what it covers. Taught in English, with Hindi support.
Where sound healing comes from and what Nāda Yoga adds to it.
The instruments, held, struck and rimmed until the hand knows them.
Your own practice first, so you know from the inside what you will offer others.
How a session is held, from the first conversation to the last minute of silence.
The seven chakras as the yoga tradition describes them, and how sound is used with each.
The sound bath, built step by step, alongside yoga nidra.
Bowls on the body, and where sound can and cannot help.
Assessment is practical: the sound bath you lead and one one-to-one session.
Languages
Need another language? Message us on WhatsApp and we will try to arrange it, with an interpreter if needed.
Online
Deep Dive, Pranayama, Meditation and Yoga Nidra are also taught online, live, by the same teachers.
See online courses