Organisations
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International Yoga Fellowship Movement - IYFM
IYFM was founded in 1956 by Swami Satyananda as a vehicle for spreading yogic knowledge from 'door to door and shore to shore'. IYFM provides guidance and sets standards for yoga schools, centres and ashrams around the world. Today, IYFM has become a global community which unites, inspires and coordinates the family of practitioners who propagate Bihar Yoga/Satyananda Yoga all over the world.
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Bihar School of Yoga - BSY (India)
Founded in 1963 in Munger, India to teach yoga to mainstream society and provide a focal point for the global revival of the ancient science of yoga. The teachings imparted are a synthesis of many yogic approaches to personal development, based on vedantic and tantric teachings used in conjunction with contemporary physical and mental health sciences. BSY programs are applied in education, prisons, hospitals, the defence services and private and public sector industries. BSY teachers travel India and the world conducting yoga seminars, workshops and lecture tours.
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Bihar Yoga Bharati - BYB (India)
Bihar Yoga Bharati is an Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences, established in 1994 by Swami Niranjanananda at Munger, India to preserve and regenerate the yogic sciences by combining academic and scientific methodology with a spiritual vision. This gurukul based institute offers training in yogic studies, specialising in the areas of yoga philosophy, yoga psychology, applied yogic science and yoga ecology, granting certificates and diplomas in these subjects. The gurukul environment allows students to imbibe the important yogic principles of seva (service), samarpan (dedication) and karuna (compassion). Satellite academies around the world, such as SYA in Australia, help spread these teachings from shore to shore. For more details see Yogic Studies.
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Yoga Publications Trust - YPT (India)
Established in 2000 by Swami Niranjanananda to disseminate and promote yogic and spiritual knowledge, lifestyle and practice. YPT publishes and distributes text books, magazines, research materials, audio and video media in the fields of yoga psychology, appied yogic science, yoga ecology, vedic, upanishadic and tantric darshanas, yogic and spiritual philosophy, mysticism as well as talks and satsangs of eminent yogic and spiritual personalities. Purchase of YPT texts can be made on the shop section of this site.
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Yoga Research Foundation - YRF (India)
A scientific research institute founded by Swami Satyananda in Munger in 1984 to provide and accurate assessment of yogic sciences within a scientific framework and establish yoga as an essential science for human development. YRF works on projects involving research into the effects of yoga on improving proficiency in the defence services, prisons, in education, along with on specific health ailments. The Swan Research Institute (SRI) in Australia conducts research along similar lines promoting these same aims.
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Sivananda Math - India
A philanthropic organisation, established in 1984 by Swami Satyananda at Munger, in memory of his guru Swami Sivananda. The head office is now in Rikhia, in Jharkhand. The aim of Sivananda Math is to uplift the neglected, under privileged sections of society by following the principals of seva (service), karuna (compassion), prem (love), and sneha (affection). Activities include: a free medical clinic, education for children, distribution of clothing, blanket, food and livestock, building of tube wells and low cost housing, training and assistance to farmers, and promoting self sufficiency.
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Sri Panchdashnam Paramahamsa Alakh Bara - PPAB
Established in 1990 by Swami Satyananda at Rikhia, Deoghar, PPAB is a charitable, educational and non-profit making institution aiming to uphold and propagate the highest tradition of sannyasa. The Alakh Bara does not conduct any activities such as yoga teaching or preaching of any religion or religious concepts. The guidelines set down for the Alakh Bara are based on the classical vedic tradition of sadhana, tapasya and swadhyaya or atma chintan.
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Rikhiapeeth - RP
Previously known as Rikhia Ashram, in November 2006, Swami Satyananda announced that hereforth it would be known as Rikhipeeth and be a philanthropic institution and modern day gurukul. The aim of Rikhiapeeth is to disseminate the ancient spiritual knowledge as propogated by the vedic lineage of rishis in the Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas to all, regardless of caste, creed, nationality, gender or religion.
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Satyananda Yoga Academy Australasia - SYAA
SYAA was established in 1997 to integrate and enhance the professional training of Satyananda Yoga in Australasia. In 2003, the Academy became a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and the Diploma of Satyananda Yoga Teaching was accredited under the Australian Qualification Training Framework (AQTF).
The Academy is the communication point with Bihar Yoga Bharati and IYFM and oversees the development of Satyananda Yoga in the Australasian region. It aims to meet the highest international standards in training & learning of yogic disciplines and the practical experience of yogic lifestyle. It provides a system of accreditation for Satyananda Yoga teachers and supports them in the operation of their teaching businesses through an affiliation system.
