Satyananda Yoga is a system developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati which incorporates practices derived from ancient sources, presented to the modern society in a practical and scientific form. Satyananda Yoga encompasses all the major branches of yoga, including hatha, karma, bhakti, jnana and raja yogas. By approaching all aspects of the human being - body, mind, emotions and psyche - Satyananda Yoga leads the practitioner towards a more harmonious and balanced state.

The yogic science was developed in the foothills of Himalaya, in India and its subcontinent at least 5000 years ago by the sages and seers of that era. As the time rolled on, yogic practices branched out into many forms, such as Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Karma Yoga, Laya Yoga and so on. Different schools emphasize on specific forms of yoga whereas some offer a synthesis of yoga for the wholesome development of mind, body and emotions. One of the most respected and traditional system of yoga was propagated by Bihar School of Yoga (also known as Bihar Yoga & Satyananda Yoga) which now you can learn from Avisek Majumdar in Timisoara and Bucharest.

Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887 -1963) was a spiritual teacher and a propagator of yoga and Vedanta. Born in South India, in the state called Tamil Nadu, he studied medicine and served in Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up Sannyasa.

He lived most of the later part of his life near Rishikesh. He is the founder of The Divine Life Society (1936), Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on yoga, Vedanta and a variety of other subjects. He established Sivananda Ashram, the location of the headquarters of The Divine Life Society , on the bank of the Ganges at Shivanandanagar, at a distance of 3 kilometres from Rishikesh.

Sivananda Yoga, the yoga form propagated by him, is now spread worldwide. Swami Sivananda created a synthesis of yoga teachings which promoted a harmonious development of the head, heart and hands through the practices of jnana, bhakti and karma yogas.

Swami Satyananda Saraswati (1923-2009) was born in Almora (North India). In 1943, at the age of 20, he renounced his home and went in search of a guru. This search ultimately led him to Swami Sivananda Saraswati at Rishikesh, who initiated him into the Dashnam Order of Sannyasa. For the next twelve years he received direct training from his master.

From 1963 to 1982, Swami Satyananada travelled around the world, spreading his teachings to people of different religions and nationalities. He guided millions of people in all continents and established yoga centres and ashrams in different countries.

Inspired by Swami Sivananda's teachings, he founded several institutions dedicated to the dissemination of yoga: International Yoga Fellowship Movement (1956), Bihar School of Yoga (1963), Yoga Research Foundation (1984) and the charitable institution Sivananda Math (1984). He has authored over 80 books, including the well-known Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, recognised internationally as one of the most systematic yoga manuals today.

Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati was born in 1960 in Rajnandgaon (Central India). From birth he has been guided by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and at the early age of four he came to live with him at the Bihar School of Yoga (Munger) where he received training in spiritual sciences.

In 1971 he was initiated into Dashnami Sannyasa, and afterwards, for eleven years he travelled and lived abroad, understanding the needs of people from different cultures and helping establish Satyananda Yoga centres in Europe, Australia, North and South America.

He returned to India in 1983 to guide the activities of Bihar School of Yoga, Sivananda Math and the Yoga Research Foundation. In 1990 he was initiated as a Paramahamsa Sannyasin and in 1995 he was chosen spiritual successor of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. He established Bihar Yoga Bharati, the first university of yoga, in 1994 and the Yoga Publications Trust in 2000. Combining tradition with modernity, Swami Niranjan is a charismatic source of wisdom in the philosophy, practice and lifestyle of yoga.

Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati was born in 1953, in Chandornagore (West Bengal). Although from childhood she had received a modern education, at the young age of 22 she chosed the sannyasa way of life after having a series of inner awakenings. In 1982, she was initiated by Swami Satyananda Saraswati into the Dashnami sannyasa tradition and started a life of service to her guru.

Accompanying Swami Satyananda on several world tours, Swami Satsangi gained a deep insight into his teachings. She also did extensive research into the yogic and tantric traditions, as well as modern sciences and philosophies. An inspired teacher, speaker and gifted writer, she is the author of several major texts on yoga and tantra.

Since 1989, Swami Satsangi has resided at Rikhiapeeth dedicating all her efforts for the upliftment and empowerment of the neglected and impoverished villagers in the surrounding rural areas. She continues to positively transform the lives of the people in this region, creating in the same time a dynamic centre of spirituality and education.