Four Month Course in Yogic Studies

The Four Month course in Yogic Studies is conducted three times a year, in English and Hindi medium. BYB seeks to admit a diversity of students with a broad range of interests and backgrounds.

Combining academic studies with the gurukul lifestyle and discipline will be positively challenging and all aspirants must be open for this approach to yogic studies.

The gurukul disciplines are designed to create an atmosphere in which the yogic life and spirit can be experienced at a subtle level. Alongside yogic education, the life and spirit of seva (selfless service), samarpan (dedication) and karuna (compassion) will be imbibed by the students (shataks).

Course overview

A residential course to provide basic training in the practical and theoretical aspects of yoga and ashram life based on the ancient gurukul system. Upon completion of the course, a Certificate in Yogic Studies is awarded to those who are successful in the written and practical examinations.

What is seva yoga?

Seva is serving others and helping others with compassion, serving not for personal gratification but to uplift others. Seva is an offering. When an action contains your best thoughts and feelings, your love and affection, sympathy and compassion, and when it uplifts others, that is seva. Seva is serving others with compassion and with the best you can give. In the course of time, seva becomes a way of life. Living for others becomes a way of life, not living for oneself.
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Course Details

Duration:	Four months
Course dates (every year)*:	1 February – May (Hindi) 1 June – Sept (English & Hindi) 1 October – January (English) *Overseas applicants are required to arrive one week prior to the course commencement date to attend the admission procedures.
Fees:	Rs.8,000 (for Indian nationals) Euros 1,200 (for overseas students) This includes hostel charges, meals and other common charges. There is no tuition fee.
Minimum age:	18 years
Minimum educational qualifications and eligibility:	Age 16 examination results, i.e.. secondary education certificate or 10th year of formal education (e.g. 10, India; ‘O’ Levels/GCSEs, UK; School Certificate, Australia; Intermediate Exam, Ireland; or equivalent) Prior experience in yoga is not essential.
Yogic Studies Course from 1st June to September:	Open to all - no prior educational qualifications are required. Competency in language both written and spoken will be required. The minimum age of admittance is 18 years. Applicants will be assessed upon arrival.

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