Bihar School of Yoga

Bihar International School of Yoga
TypeYoga
Established1963
Location, ,
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]

  1. ^ 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. ^ "Prime Minister Narendra Modi confers Yoga Awards 2019". Jagranjosh. 1 September 2019.