Yoga Teachers at 8 Limbs Yoga School

Tejendra Panwar is a yoga teacher based in Rishikesh with experience in group classes, private sessions, retreats and yoga teacher training. His background combines formal yoga education with practical teaching across different student levels.

His areas of work include traditional Hatha Yoga, functional movement, asana alignment, adjustment techniques and basic anatomy. He has taught at yoga schools and retreats in Rishikesh, including 8 Limbs Yoga School, Gurukul Yogashala and Buddha Yoga. His experience also includes retreat teaching with Akhanda Yoga, Maharishi Retreat, Vihana Retreat and Snow Leopard International Camp.

Alongside teaching classes, Tejendra conducts personal alignment sessions and supports yoga teacher training through instruction in asana, anatomy, alignment and adjustment. His professional experience includes work with students at different stages of their yoga practice.

Born and raised in Rishikesh, Shivam Chauhan began practising yoga at the age of ten. Yoga has been a part of his life since childhood, shaping his understanding of the discipline beyond physical postures alone.

Over more than eight years of teaching, Shivam has worked with international students who come to Rishikesh to study traditional yoga. His teaching areas include Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Iyengar-inspired practices, with attention to balance, strength, discipline and precise alignment.

Shivam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Yoga from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University. He teaches in French, English and Hindi, allowing him to work with students from different linguistic backgrounds while introducing them to the traditional yoga practices he has studied and practised throughout his life.

Shailesh Barthwal is a yoga teacher and lifelong student of yogic science, born and raised in Rishikesh. Growing up in a family rooted in spirituality, he developed an early interest in yoga and spiritual practices. His background brings together formal study, personal practice and an interest in the Himalayan yoga tradition.

Shailesh holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Yoga and is an ERYT-500 certified teacher. His training includes study under a direct disciple of Swami Rama. This traditional influence informs his interest in breathwork, inner stillness and meditative awareness.

His teaching expertise includes shat-karma (traditional yogic cleansing practices), pranayama, meditation and asana in Hatha Yoga. He also has experience in sound healing. Shailesh is interested in exploring the relationship between traditional Indian philosophy and modern scientific understanding, presenting yoga as a discipline that encompasses physical practice, awareness and personal development.

Abhishek Rawat is a yoga instructor and therapist whose background is rooted in Rishikesh. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Yoga Sciences and a Master of Science in Yoga Sciences and Yoga Therapy, giving him an academic foundation in yoga practice and its therapeutic applications.

With 12 years of experience in yoga, Abhishek teaches Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga, alignment techniques and pranayama. His work includes guiding students from different backgrounds, leading classes and workshops, and conducting personalised therapy sessions. He also brings seven years of experience teaching yoga teacher training courses.

His teaching combines traditional yoga knowledge with an understanding of movement, alignment and breath. Through structured instruction and individual sessions, Abhishek works to help students develop their practice with greater awareness of posture, technique and the therapeutic dimensions of yoga.