Bihar School of Yoga

Bihar International School of Yoga
Type Yoga
Established 1963[1]
Location Munger, Bihar, India
Website biharyoga.net

The Bihar School of Yoga is a modern school of Yoga founded by Satyananda Saraswati in Munger, Bihar, India in 1963.[2][3][4] An institution of Yogic studies was then created in 1994.[5]

Campus

The Bihar School of Yoga is called Ganga Darshan. Residential facilities are provided for guests and students alike.[6]

Sexual abuse allegations in Australian subsidiary

The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that "The Bihar School of Yoga’s response did not properly prioritise the welfare of survivors over the interests of the ‘brand’ of Satyananda yoga.[7]”

References

  1. ↑ "Yoga school comes out with remedy to cure chronic ailments". India Today. January 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "MUNGER: YOGA AND GUNS". Outlook India.
  3. ↑ Mishra, Dipak (July 29, 2015). "City of yoga remembers biggest fan". Telegraph India.
  4. ↑ Kapoor, Dipti (June 21, 2018). "Top 10 yoga retreats in India". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Bihar School of Yoga". satyanandayogacenter.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21.
  6. ↑ "Bihar School of Yoga". yoga.info. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  7. ↑ Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Report into Satyananda Yoga Ashram "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-17.

Further reading

  • Aveling, Harry (1994). The Laughing Swamis: Australian Sannyasin Disciples of Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Osho Rajneesh. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-8-12081-118-8.
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