Whenever the name of yoga is taken in the world, the name of India will come first. Because India has taught yoga to the whole world. The saints of India have worked to spread yoga practice to the world. This is the reason why today the curiosity of learning yoga is increasing among the people of the world. Today we will tell you where the first yoga university is located outside India, where people from all over the world come to learn yoga.
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Let us tell you that yoga and spirituality are an important part of Indian culture. India is the first country in the world to be named for yoga. Even thousands of years before the world knew the meaning of yoga, Indian sages and saints used to gain knowledge through yoga and meditation.
Yoga University
Let us tell you that the world’s first yoga university outside India is in Los Angeles, America. This university is named Vivekananda Yoga University (Vayu) after Vivekananda. According to the information, this university was built in Los Angeles with about 5 million dollars. Students have been studying yoga courses in this university since 2020.
India’s first Yoga University
India’s first yoga university is located in Munger, Bihar. Not only this, ‘Bihar School of Yoga’ located in Munger, Bihar is considered to have made an important contribution to yoga in India. Bihar School of Yoga is considered to be the world’s first yoga university. Bihar School of Yoga was established by Swami Satyanand in 1964 on the banks of the Ganga river in Munger. According to information, Swami Satyanand’s guru Swami Shivanand came to Munger from Rishikesh in 1937. After this, his disciple Satyanand Saraswati received this divine message in Munger itself that yoga is the culture of the future. After this, in the year 1964, after Swami Shivanand took Mahasamadhi, Swami Satyanand laid the foundation of Ganga Darshan Ashram in Munger and here he started promoting yoga.
yoga day theme
International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on 21 June. Apart from this, every year there is a special theme of World Yoga Day. This year in 2024, the theme of Yoga Day is based on women. The theme of International Yoga Day 2024 is ‘Yoga for Women Empowerment’.
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