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Parasha Foundation · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Parasha Foundation
परशा फाउंडेशन
A non-profit dedicated to one purpose: helping people live with yogic wisdom in the modern world — through education, practice, and genuine service to others.
“Ancient wisdom. Modern life. One breath at a time.”
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand — On the Ganga
The Meaning of Our Name
Para and Sha — the supreme, and the force that moves it
Parasha is not a name we chose for how it sounds. It carries the two forces every yogic tradition points back to.
“Para” means the highest, the supreme, the absolute — consciousness itself, still and unmoving. “Sha” is Shakti, the force that keeps the world in motion while holding everything together. Together, Parasha carries the union of Shiva and Shakti: stillness and movement, awareness and energy, the changeless and the ever-changing.
परा
Para
The Supreme · Shiva
The absolute, unmoving awareness behind all experience — the ground every practice is ultimately pointing toward.
शा
Sha
Shakti · The Force
The living energy that moves through breath, body and world — the force that makes practice, and life itself, possible.
Everything we teach and build moves between these two — stillness that grounds you, and energy that carries you forward.
Our Purpose
What Parasha Foundation exists to do
Parasha Foundation is a non-profit working across education, wellness and community welfare — rooted in yoga, meditation, Ayurveda and Vedic wisdom, and open to anyone seeking a more conscious, purposeful way to live.
Learning
Education & Training
Schools, teacher trainings, workshops and learning platforms in yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, Vedic philosophy and holistic health.
Wellbeing
Wellness & Healing
Guidance, counselling and therapeutic support for individuals facing physical, emotional or mental challenges — for all ages.
Community
Social Upliftment
Skill development, self-employment and welfare programs supporting underprivileged communities and women's empowerment.
Culture
Arts & Heritage
Supporting Indian arts, music, dance, scripture and cultural education as living, evolving traditions worth preserving.
Nature
Environment & Sustainability
Tree plantation, water conservation, cleanliness drives and encouraging environmentally responsible ways of living.
Relief
Humanitarian Support
Food, shelter, medical aid and rehabilitation support for people and animals affected by disaster or distress.
How We Work
Ways to practise and learn with us
These pillars take shape as real programs — most rooted at Pushkar Mandir Ashram in Rishikesh, some reaching far beyond it.
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Teacher Trainings
200-hour certifications in Meditation and Hatha Yoga, for those ready to teach as well as practise.
02
Retreats & Resets
Structured programs — Antarbodh, our seven-day immersion, and Lāghavam, a 21-day reset — built for people returning to balance from stress and burnout.
03
Ashram Life
Stay, sattvic food, and daily sādhanā at Pushkar Mandir Ashram — living the practice, not just studying it.
04
Community & Outreach
Workshops, awareness programs and welfare initiatives reaching beyond the ashram walls.
Get Involved
Come practise, learn, or support the work
Visit & Practise
Stay at the ashram, join a retreat, or enrol in a teacher training — the most direct way to experience what we teach.
Volunteer
Offer your time and skills to our education, wellness or community outreach programs, as an act of Karma Yoga.
Support Our Work
Donations help us run education, wellness and relief programs for those who need them most.
Partner With Us
We collaborate with institutions, trusts and organisations aligned with our mission — in India and abroad.
Join Us
Live with a little more Para, and a little more Shakti
Whatever brings you to Parasha Foundation — a class, a retreat, a season at the ashram, or simply a question — we are glad you are here.
Pushkar Mandir Ashram · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
+91 77388 00455 · info@parashafoundation.org