About the Centre

The Satyananda Yoga Centre (SYC) aims to provide a space for the propagation of yoga in all its forms. To share the wisdom of yogic thought and practice and to enable others to translate yogic teachings into their own lives.

In 2002 Chaitanyananda and Sangeetananda both completed a 1 year residential diploma of yogic studies at the Bihar Yoga Bharati in Bihar, India. After teaching for some time in Johannesburg they moved to Cape-Town and in April 2004 the SYC was opened.

In January 2007, Lalita, who trained at Bihar Yoga Bharati and completed her teachers training in Australia, joined the yoga centre.

The classes and workshops are taught as seva - service. Money taken for the classes and workshops all goes towards the running costs of the centre and any profit is donated to welfare and charitable institutions.

The centre is a small and welcoming space that can accommodate up to ten pupils in a class. General yoga classes run during the week as well as special meditation courses and a variety of workshops. Now in it’s fourth year of operation the SYC is beginning to enjoy being an established hub of yogic activity and a peaceful oasis within the bustle of Sea Point.