Rishikesh yoga gurus in China |
Rishikesh has emerged as one of the biggest exporters of yoga teachers to Southeast Asia as well as China.Around 1,500 Indian yoga teachers, for instance, are believed to be teaching in China. Rishikesh, the yoga capital of India, is also emerging as one of the biggest exporters of yoga teachers to Southeast Asia as well as China where demand for yoga is at an all-time high. An estimated 1,500 Indian yoga teachers are believed to be teaching in China.Of these, 70 to 80% hail from Rishikesh and Haridwar, home to various yoga schools where these teachers have honed their skills.According to a report by Beijing-based Daxue Consulting, yoga is growing rapidly in China with the number of people involved in its practice rising from 4 million in 2009 to 10 million in 2014.China has seen a surge in the number of yoga teachers in the country. While in 2009, about 1.1 lakh professional coaches — both local and from across the globe —were active there , the number had jumped to 2.3 lakh by 2014. Mohan Bhandari, one of the first yoga teachers from Rishikesh to settle in China, says that the Chinese are very particular about learning yoga "the right way." It is a characteristic of the Chinese that they want to learn things from people who they consider as subject natives. That is why the demand for Indian yoga teachers is high in the country."
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