NOSTOPSA Teacher's-First Yoga Cooperative
Parampara

Bihar Yoga (Satyananda) Parampara

Founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati at Bihar School of Yoga, Munger. Systematises tantra, kriya, and yoga into a modern educational framework. Yoga Nidra as codified here is now practised globally.

Founder: Swami Satyananda Saraswati (1923–2009)
Founded: 1923
Seat: Munger

Known for

Yoga NidraKriya YogaSystematic tantric methodology

As a recognised parampara within NOSTOPS — India's Teacher-First Yoga Cooperative — this lineage is stewarded as a living Guru–Shishya tradition, with knowledge transmitted directly from teacher to student.