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Encyclopedia > Bihar School of Yoga

The Bihar School of Yoga is an entity founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964 and is located in Munger (Bihar, India). It publishes a large range of books on behalf of Satyananda Yoga. Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati (born 1923), is an important yoga master and guru in both his native India and the West. ... Munger town is headquarters of Munger district, Bihar state, India. ... Bihar (बिहार in Devanagari) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ...


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Located near Munger, in Indias Bihar State, Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) is a yoga institute dedicated to the study of yoga in a gurukul environment. ... Swami Satyananda (born in Almorah, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1923), a disciple of Swami Sivananda, is a modern yoga master and guru. ... Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati (born 14 February 1960) is the successor of Paramahamsa Satyananda, founder of Satyananda Yoga, who passed on the worldwide coordination of Satyananda Yoga to Swami Niranjanananda in 1988. ... Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963), as he is known under his monastic name, was born Kuppuswamy in Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India. ... Yoga Nidra, which literally means sleep of the yogis, is used to prepare both mentally and physically prior to seeking deeper levels of consciousness and awareness through meditation. ...

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Swami Satyananda Saraswati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (307 words)
In 1988 he retired from active involvement in yoga teaching and is now a patron of charitable institutions.
Bihar Yoga Bharati, the world's first university of yoga, was established under his guidance by his disciple Swami Niranjanananda in 1994.
Swami Satyananda has trained thousands of yoga teachers and sannyasins all over the world and is a well respected author of over 80 books of yoga and spirituality.
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