Bihar Yoga Bharati

Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences

About BYB

Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) was founded by Swami Niranjanananda in 1994 as an educational and charitable institution for advanced studies in yogic sciences. It is the culmination of the vision of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda.

BYB is the world's first accredited institution wholly devoted to teaching yoga. A comprehensive yogic education is imparted with provision to grant certificates/diplomas in yogic studies. It offers a complete scientific and yogic education according to the needs of today, covering such areas as Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Psychology, Applied Yogic Science and Yoga Ecology.

This gurukul based institute is currently undergoing course restructuring and presently only offers fully residential courses in Yogic Studies of four months.

Location and History

BYB is located at Ganga Darshan in Munger, Bihar, 175 km from Patna, the state capital, and 500 km from Calcutta. Ganga Darshan is situated on a hill which commands a majestic view of Mother Ganga as she sweeps through green paddies, fertilising, energising and purifying the surrounding areas.

Thousands of years ago, the state of Bihar was the home of two great spiritual universities. The university at Nalanda at one time housed more than 10,000 students, monks and scholars, many coming from far off lands to study there. It was also famous for its library, which was ten storeys high. The university at Vikramshila, near Bhagalpur, emphasized the study of tantra.

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