The Yog-Ganga Centre For Yoga Studies was founded in June 1988 by Swati and Rajiv Chanchani. Its aims are to promote the study of Yoga in the tradition of the revered sage Patanjali. The activities of this centre are guided by the renowned Yoga-master, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune, India.

The Yog-Ganga Centre was initially based in Mussoorie. In 2002 the centre was shifted to a quiet, forested suburb of Dehradun known as Old Rajpur, which is in the lower Himalayas.

This new centre comprises of a specially designed building constructed of brick and locally mined limestone. This building encloses a 1500 sq.ft. well equipped Yoga hall, a library, a venue for lectures and demonstrations, a reception and changing rooms. Well landscaped gardens on terraced slopes abounding in trees, shrubs and flowers make the situation idyllic for the practice of Yoga.

Yoga training at the Yog-Ganga Centre consists of ongoing general classes, children's classes, remedial classes and intensive courses. Asana and pranayama are taught. Talks on aspects of Indian philosophy, and ayurveda are also held. On important occasions special cultural events are staged.

The directors of the Yog-Ganga Centre also conduct Yoga courses at other venues in India and overseas.

The Yog-Ganga Centre was founded in June 1988 by Swati and Rajiv Chanchani. A husband and wife team, Swati and Rajiv Chanchani have been practicing Yoga for almost thirty years each. They have taught at several places in India and abroad, and at several important institutions such as the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, the National Defence Academy, the Indian Military Academy, The Doon School and the Welham Girls' School. Furthermore, they have performed Yoga demonstrations at venues such as: The India International Centre, New Delhi, The World Bank in Washington DC and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London. Rajiv and Swati were actively involved in the organization of the 'International Yoga Week' at Rishikesh from the years 1994 to 1996.

In 1991 Rajiv and Swati assisted the Government of India to bring out postage stamps on Yoga. They have written a book entitled Yoga for Children, which has been well received and reprinted several times. This book has also been translated into French, Korean and Japanese. Translations in other languages are underway.

Rajiv and Swati have made a major break through by bringing Yoga formally into the Indian education system: Their syllabus on Yoga has been accepted by the I.C.S.E. as of March 1999. The I.C.S.E. is India's leading board of education. Besides, they have also prepared the Yoga syllabus for and launched the 'Diploma in Yoga For School Children' (a private Diploma awarded by the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India.

Forthcoming Yoga courses at the Yog-Ganga Centre, Dehradun:
Course dates for the year 2008 - 2009