The ancient art of yoga is a fantastic way to keep fit, become more flexible and learn to be aware of one’s breathing. Since 2003, Lha has offered yoga classes, both Ashtanga and Hatha. The classes have been open on a drop-in basis. To date, many visitors have greatly benefited from Lha’s yoga wisdom!

In 2003, Jampa Tsering, the Founder, then Director of Lha, started yoga classes at Lha. He was sent to south India specifically to learn yoga, where he received a certificate in yoga instruction and began yoga classes for Tibetans as well as backpackers. In 2005, another Lha staff member, Tashi Dorjee, was also sent to learn yoga. He taught yoga classes until July 2007. In 2009, Sonam Tsewang, a student of Lha, was sent to become a certified yoga teacher. Until 2013, more than 1,300 individuals have registered and their mental and physical health have improved as a result of the yoga classes offered at Lha.The beneficiaries of these classes include Tibetans, locals and foreigners.

Lha Student Testimonials

“Lha was the first time I had joined an English class in my life, and at that time, I only really knew the English alphabet. Now, I can speak, write and translate general words into English. This is not only thanks to my diligence, but mainly thanks to the great kindness of the staff members and volunteer teachers at Lha. Their work benefits many refugees like me very much.”

– Former student Woser Shine

“Firstly, I thank Lha for giving me such a wonderful chance to learn languages and computers. This is my first experience of being in a community like Lha and I am enjoying it a lot. I hope and wish that Lha will keep going until we get our country back.”

– Former Student Tenzin Kalden

“I came to India to learn English. I am finally fulfilling my dream of learning English at Lha. It helps me communicate and converse better with everyone else. English is very important to me, as I regularly need to visit the hospital for medical reasons and it helps me understand the doctors better. In India, you can survive if you do not know Hindi. But it is very hard to survive if you do not know English because it seems like everyone understands English here, no matter which state you visit.”

– Choedon, May 2017

“I heard about Lha from one of my friends and I started attending the English classes. I have been in Lha since 2010 and I can say that I started learning English from scratch. I didn’t even know the English alphabet before joining Lha. This organization had helped me open up and communicate better with people. I come here every summer and now I can talk fairly well in English. All the credit goes to the wonderful volunteers and teachers who have helped me.”

-Tsultrim Tenzin, May 2017

“I can proudly say that I know Ladakhi, Hindi, English, French, a bit of German and Tibetan. I would like to thank Lha, which has become part of my new life. It provides various kinds of volunteer services to different communities. What I would like to share as a message to all is that, nothing is impossible if you are determined, bold and fearless. Come and join Lha, if you did not receive a chance to go to school or you dropped out in the middle. I think you will get a second chance to learn English, Tibetan, German, French and computer studies.”

– Tundup Namgail from Ladak, May 2017

“Lha has given a wonderful opportunity for people like me to learn new languages to help us settle abroad. I sometimes wonder who came up with the idea of starting an organization which works in aid of not only Tibetans, but, other less fortunate people too. Just like how this organization is helping the community, I hope I do the same thing in future.”

– Rinzin, May 2017

“I joined Lha language class in 2016 and both the Tibetan and German classes are very useful to me. I have improved my reading in Tibetan and my basic conversation in the German language. I want to thank Lha for providing these wonderful classes.”

-Chemi, Age 40

“For me learning English grammar is very useful. I also like the Chinese classes since I am planning to go back to Tibet. Here at Lha we get very good teachers and a great opportunity to meet new people from different countries.”

– Tenzin Dolma, Age 21

“Knowledge comes from learning and wisdom comes from living. I joined Lha language classes a few years ago and initially I didn’t have any self confidence speaking English as I thought people would laugh at my broken English. Gradually I learned and improved.”

– Tsedup, Age 23

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