Meet the Lead Teacher

Dr. Vikram Singh was born and raised in Rishikesh, the city he still calls home. He began practising yoga at the age of nine under the guidance of a local Hatha master, and by his twenties had immersed himself in the Ashtanga tradition, studying for six years under senior teachers in the Krishnamacharya lineage.

After completing his doctoral research in yoga philosophy at the University of Rishikesh, Vikram spent two years at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala deepening his understanding of pranayama and meditation. He returned to Rishikesh in 2005 and founded YogaLife the following year with a vision of making authentic, lineage-based yoga education available to students from around the world.

Over 25 years of teaching, Dr. Singh has developed a style that is both rigorous and deeply compassionate — demanding clarity in technique while always holding space for each student’s individual journey. He is known for his extraordinary command of yoga philosophy and his ability to translate ancient Sanskrit texts into lived, embodied understanding.

He teaches the core philosophy, pranayama, and advanced asana modules on all YogaLife teacher training programs, and leads an annual silent meditation retreat each January. His students consistently describe his teaching as life-changing — not because he is easy, but because he is honest.