Yoga Today
Presently visiting South Africa are many yogis, Buddhists, and others:
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visits and has given teachings on ‘The four noble truths’ in Durban.
- Mahamandaleshwara Swami Veda Bharati disciple of Swami Rama and head of the Indian Himalayan institute in Rishikesh, was in South Africa initiating students in Ishta Mantra. Some initiates have visited the institute in Haridwar near Rishikesh.
- Paramahamsa Satyananda of the Bihar school is represented in three centers in South Africa, two in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town, with students visiting and studying the Satyananda system at the Bihar Yoga Bharati in Munger
- Bikram yoga Jozi is flourishing teaching the Bikram system of yoga in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
- B.K.S Iyengar has extended his following throughout South Africa with many accredited Iyengar schools and teachers. His daughter Geeta visits often conducting workshops.
- Sam Busa has inspired a large following of Radha Soami Satsang Beas in South Africa.
- Yogibhajans Kundalini yoga has found another home in South Africa.
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