Aims and Objectives of the Birmingham Satyananda Yoga Centre

The Aims and Objectives of the Birmingham Satyananda Yoga Centre are:

1. To provide a meeting place for all the yoga-minded people of the West Midlands who, in some degree, identify with the teachings of Swami Satyananda
2. To provide the focus for a systematic communication network between teachers and practitioners, so that programmes & events may be better publicised and supported.
3. To make available classes where the general public can gain a fuller understanding of the practice and philosophy of yoga.
4. To make available a programme of classes, seminars and courses for those wishing a deeper understanding of yoga.
5. To train teachers of yoga, in both the spirit and the body of yoga, so that they may  "Learn by doing, Teach by being".
6. To promote the teachings of yoga in general, and of Swami Satyananda in particular, through the sale of books & the loan of books from the library.
7. To provide a space where yoga people can come to be quiet and get in touch with themselves.
8. To maintain and develop stronger links with other Satyananda Yoga Centres and the headquarters of the Bihar School of Yoga in India.