Bihar School of Yoga

Bihar School of Yoga is an ashram where one can learn and experience the integrated yoga of Swami Satyananda. It is a highly respected spiritual place.

Bihar School of YogaBihar School of Yoga is a modern school of Yoga founded by Satyananda Saraswati in Munger, Bihar in 1963. Lying on banks of Ganga River, this institution imparts great truths of yoga, without negating any of its dimensions. 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. The school also publishes Yoga Magazine.

History of Bihar School of Yoga
Bihar School of Yoga was established in 1963 at Munger, in Bihar, by Satyananda Saraswati. By the late 1960s, it had expanded to become an international organisation and by the mid-1970s comprised 54 ashrams in various countries.

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

Achievements of Bihar School of Yoga
The Bihar School of Yoga received the Prime Minister"s “National Yoga Award 2019” for outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of yoga.

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