Niranjanananda Saraswati

Who is Niranjanananda Saraswati?

Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati is the successor of Paramahamsa Satyananda, founder of Satyananda Yoga, who passed on the worldwide coordination of Satyananda Yoga to Swami Niranjanananda in 1988.

Born in Rajnandgaon, Madhya Pradesh, India, Swami Niranjanananda is considered by his followers to be a yogi from birth. He was named 'Niranjan' by his guru Swami Satyananda. He began his training at Bihar School of Yoga in India at the age of four. He would sleep in Sw Satyananda's room and Sw Satyananda experimented with the use of yoga nidra and suggestion practices on him. At the age of ten, he was initiated as a sannyasi. In 1971, he extensively toured Europe, America and Australia. This experience gave him a deep understanding of the Western mind and society. In 1983 he returned to India and was appointed the Head of Bihar School of Yoga. For the next eleven years, he spearheaded the research and development activities at Ganga Darshan, Shivananda Math and Yoga Research Foundation.

In 1990, he was initiated in tradition of Paramahamsa and in 1993 he was chosen as the successor of Paramahamsa Satyananda.