Photos show the Bengaluru, Mysuru & the Deccan region. See the retreat's own site for its rooms and grounds.
Kumaraswamy Layout, south Bengaluru, Karnataka
Atma Darshan Yogashram
Satyananda-style ashram weekends and stays in the city
Details checked on the official site, October 2026 · We never take bookings or commissions
Atma Darshan Yogashram is a Satyananda-tradition yoga ashram in Kumaraswamy Layout, south Bengaluru, linked to the Bihar School of Yoga and active since 1979. Besides daily classes it hosts residential weekend retreats, a monthly yogic lifestyle week and longer ashram-life stays built around seva, study and practice.
Founded under Swami Satyananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of Yoga; active since 1979
Weekend retreats twice a month and a yogic lifestyle week every month
Longer ashram-life stays, from three days, with no fixed charge
Free
donation-based
- Stay
- Meals
- Yoga
- Meditation
No charge for ashram-life stays (min. 3 days); donations optional; retreat fees on request
Courses here are free or by donation. Never pay an agent or another website to book.
Indicative. Checked on the official site, October 2026.
Before you book
Arrival
Fixed courses, or arrive any day
Couples
Not stated: ask the retreat
Phones
Not stated: ask the retreat
Food
Sattvic vegetarian food
Booking
Book online
Taxes
Not stated: ask the retreat
Great for
- spiritual seekers
- budget travellers
- first-timers
Maybe not for
- Anyone wanting private luxury or room service
Good to know before you go
- Register for residential programmes through the form on the site; the ashram office confirms dates and fees
- Days follow the ashram routine: dawn aradhana and havan, seva, classes, yoga nidra, and kirtan or meditation in the evening
- It is a city ashram opposite Sagar Hospital, so no long travel is needed
Programs & stays
Rooms: Residential stays at the city ashram; room details from the ashram office
Program names and lengths change. Check the retreat's calendar for current dates.
When to go
Best Oct–Feb. Programmes run year-round; Bengaluru’s Oct–Feb is cool and dry, Apr–May warm, Jun–Sep showery
- Winter · Dec–Feb
- Post-monsoon · Oct–Nov
Getting there
Nearest airportBengaluru (BLR), about 45–50 km (1.5–2 hr in traffic)
By trainKSR Bengaluru City, about 10 km
- In Bengaluru
- ~400 km from Chennai, best to fly
- ~690 km from Hyderabad, best to fly
- ~1,150 km from Mumbai, best to fly
Researched from the retreat's official website and public sources. Details change, so confirm prices, dates and policies with Atma Darshan Yogashram before booking.
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