Bihar Yoga Bharati
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Located near Munger
, in the India
n state of Bihar
, Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) is a yoga
institute for the study of yoga in a gurukul
environment. BYB is dedicated to the Indian Rishi
tradition, Vedic lifestyle and Sanatan Sanskriti (the eternal culture) of yoga.
Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB), an Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences, was established by Swami Niranjanananda at Munger in 1994 to teach the yogic sciences. Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) studies yoga in a gurukul environment.
The culmination of the vision of Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati, this institute is the first of its kind in the world wholly devoted to the subject of yoga. BYB has been established along the lines of Nalanda and Vikramshila, two spiritual centres of learning. It studies Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra and allied subjects.
Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati had the vision of a yoga institute when he established the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy in Rishikesh in 1950. This inspiration was carried forward by Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati, who established Bihar School of Yoga in 1963, followed by the Ganga Darshan complex in Munger. Swami Niranjanananda founded Bihar Yoga Bharati in 1994 as an Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences.
The institute is undergoing course restructuring and presently offers fully residential courses in Yogic Studies, of four months duration and in Yogic Science and Lifestyle of three months duration.
Munger
Munger town is the headquarters of Munger district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for its manufacturing of iron articles such as firearms and swords. One of the major institutions in Munger is Bihar School of Yoga. It is one of the foremost learning center in the...
, in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) is a yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
institute for the study of yoga in a gurukul
Gurukul
A gurukul is a type of school in India, residential in nature, with shishyas living in proximity to the guru, often within the same house...
environment. BYB is dedicated to the Indian Rishi
Rishi
Rishi denotes the composers of Vedic hymns. However, according to post-Vedic tradition, the rishi is a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness. The rishis were prominent when Vedic Hinduism took shape, as far back as some three thousand years...
tradition, Vedic lifestyle and Sanatan Sanskriti (the eternal culture) of yoga.
Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB), an Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences, was established by Swami Niranjanananda at Munger in 1994 to teach the yogic sciences. Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) studies yoga in a gurukul environment.
The culmination of the vision of Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati, this institute is the first of its kind in the world wholly devoted to the subject of yoga. BYB has been established along the lines of Nalanda and Vikramshila, two spiritual centres of learning. It studies Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra and allied subjects.
Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati had the vision of a yoga institute when he established the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy in Rishikesh in 1950. This inspiration was carried forward by Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati, who established Bihar School of Yoga in 1963, followed by the Ganga Darshan complex in Munger. Swami Niranjanananda founded Bihar Yoga Bharati in 1994 as an Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences.
The institute is undergoing course restructuring and presently offers fully residential courses in Yogic Studies, of four months duration and in Yogic Science and Lifestyle of three months duration.
See also
- Paramahamsa Satyananda
- Swami NiranjananandaSwami NiranjananandaSwami Niranjanananda Saraswati 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 SivanandaSwami SivanandaSwami Sivananda Saraswati was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied medicine and served in Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism...
- Bihar School of YogaBihar School of YogaThe Bihar School of Yoga is an internationally acclaimed school of Yoga founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964 to fulfill the instruction given by his Guru, Sri Swami Sivananda of propagating the ancient wisdom of yoga from door to door and from shore to shore...
- Yoga NidraYoga NidraYoga-nidra or "yogi sleep" is a sleep-like state which yogis report to experience during their meditations.The practice of yoga relaxation has been found to reduce tension and anxiety. The autonomic symptoms of high anxiety such as headache, giddiness, chest pain, palpitations, sweating, abdominal...