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Bihar International School of Yoga
TypeYoga
Established1963
Location
Munger
,
Bihar
,
India and international
Websitebiharyoga.net

The Bihar School of Yoga is a modern school of yoga founded and developed by Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati in Munger, Bihar, India, in 1963.[1] The system of yoga taught at the Bihar School of Yoga is recognized worldwide as Bihar Yoga or the Satyananda Yoga tradition.[2] In 2019, the Bihar School of Yoga was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution Towards Promotion and Development of Yoga.[3]

History

Swami Satyananda inaugurated Bihar School of Yoga (BSY) on 19th January 1964, Basant Panchami, by lighting the akhanda jyoti (eternal flame) as a dedication to his guru, Swami Sivananda Saraswati.[4]

The Bihar School of Yoga first became a centre of Yoga training from the mid-1960s: Regular fifteen-day and one-month courses were conducted in Munger, as well as a six-month sadhana course[5] and a nine-month International Teacher Training course in 1967.[6][7] In 1968, to propagate the teachings of the BSY, Swami Satyananda went on his first world tour to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, England, France, Holland, Sweden, Austria and Italy.[8] There, he presented yoga as a science for balancing the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the personality, suitable for every walk of life[9]. Between 1969 and 1985, he traveled throughout India and the world many times, propagating yoga from "door to door and shore to shore"[10][11]

The gatherings and conventions became a regular feature in many countries and he was recognized as a teacher, inspirer and yogi and yoga became a household name.[12][1] In 1973, the Bihar School of Yoga hosted the Golden Jubilee Yoga Convention to celebrate the 50th year of renunciation of Sri Swami Sivananda, and the 50th birth anniversary of Swami Satyananda.[13] Eminent speakers were H.H. Jagadguru Swami Shantananda Shankaracharya of Dwarakapeeth; Sri B.S. Iyengar, Swami Chidananda of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh; Swami Sivananda, Assam; and Kaviyoga Shuddananda Bharati of Madras.[14]

By the late 1960s, it had expanded to become an international organisation and by the mid-1970s comprised 54 ashrams in various countries.[1]

An institute of Yogic studies was created in 1994.[15]

The school publishes Yoga Magazine.[16] The school teaches traditional yoga in a modern style, for example making use of software apps to distribute knowledge of mantra yoga, hatha yoga, jnana yoga and raja yoga.[17]

Locations

The primary Bihar School of Yoga campus is called Ganga Darshan. It includes residential facilities for guests and students.[18]

Satyananda yoga was taught in many organizations in the world by the mid-1970s, including eight ashrams in Australia, of which 3 were run by sannyasins.[1]


Awards

The Prime Minister of India conferred the National Yoga Award 2019 on the Bihar School of Yoga for outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of yoga.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Aveling, Harry (1994). The Laughing Swamis: Australian Sannyasin Disciples of Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Osho Rajneesh. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 61. ISBN 978-8-12081-118-8.
  2. ^ Saraswati, Niranjanananda (2013). The History of Bihar School of Yoga. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. p. 7. ISBN 978-93-81620-41-0.
  3. ^ a b "Prime Minister Narendra Modi confers Yoga Awards 2019". Jagranjosh. 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ Saraswati, Niranjanananda (2013). The Vision of a Sage. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. p. 45. ISBN 978-93-81620-97-7.
  5. ^ Saraswati, Niranjanananda (2013). The History of Bihar School of Yoga. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. p. 8. ISBN 978-93-81620-41-0.
  6. ^ Saraswati, Niranjanananda (2013). The Vision of a Sage. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. p. 50. ISBN 978-93-81620-97-7.
  7. ^ Prema Baxi, Vishwaprem (2013). My Spiritual Journey with Swami Satyananda. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. p. 79. ISBN 978-93-81620-90-8.
  8. ^ Saraswati, Satyananda (2013). Yoga from Shore to Shore. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. ISBN 978-81-85787-19-0.
  9. ^ Sanchez, Camilo (2015). Daoist Meridian Yoga: Activating the Twelve Pathways for Energy Balance and Healing. Singing Dragon. p. 10. ISBN 1848192851.
  10. ^ Persson, A. (2007). "Intimate Immensity: Phenomenology of Place and Space in an Australian Yoga Community". American Ethnologist. 34 (1): 46.
  11. ^ Saraswati, Satyananda (2013). Yoga from Shore to Shore. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. ISBN 978-81-85787-19-0.
  12. ^ Saraswati, Satyananda (2013). Satyananda Yoga in Europe, Volume 2. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. ISBN 978-8186921913.
  13. ^ Saraswati, Niranjanananda (2013). The Vision of a Sage. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. p. 60. ISBN 978-93-81620-97-7.
  14. ^ Past, Present & Future, Consolidated History of Bihar School of Yoga 1963-1994. Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar. 1995. ISBN 81-86336-02-8.
  15. ^ "Bihar School of Yoga". satyanandayogacenter.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Welcome to Satyananda Yoga - Bihar Yoga". Bihar School of Yoga. Retrieved 24 May 2019. Yoga Magazine
  17. ^ "Apps". Satyananda Yoga - Bihar Yoga. Retrieved 24 May 2019. Bihar School of Yoga is pleased to present the following Apps to make the classical yoga vidya readily available in the digital age, for the benefit and upliftment of sincere seekers and practitioners.
  18. ^ "Bihar School of Yoga". Yoga.info. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
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