The participants of these special trainings had been drawn from different CISF units and establishments from across the country, with the intention of training fellow personnel upon their return. Their training schedule consisted of morning hatha yoga classes, mid-morning swadhyaya sessions, afternoon raja yoga classes, satsangs with Swamiji and evening bhakti yoga and jnana yoga sessions, along with ashram seva sessions. Classes were conducted by Swami Shivadhyanam. Assistants were Sannyasis Devdarshi, Satkirti, Shivankari, Vidyadhari, Vidyashakti, Jignasu Adityamurti, Karthik and Dev Vishwanath.
From 8th to 19th January, a group of 93 personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force participated in a 10-day intensive yoga training program.
From 19th February to 1st March, a group of 93 personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force participated in a 9-day intensive yoga training program.
From 14th to 25th May, and from 1st to 12th June, two groups of 92 personnel each from the Central Industrial Security Force participated in a 10-day intensive yoga training program.
From 16th to 25th July, a group of 100 CISF personnel, who had already undergone beginner training in previous batches, attended a 10- day intermediate training program at Ganga Darshan.
From 26th November to 1st December, a group of senior officers from the Central Industrial Security Force along with their family members participated in a week-long intensive yoga training program at Ganga Darshan. Through morning ashram seva sessions, mid-morning hatha yoga classes and swadhyaya sessions, afternoon raja yoga classes, satsangs with Swamiji, and evening bhakti yoga and jnana yoga sessions, the participants were given a holistic experience of yoga. In his satsangs, Swamiji outlined the integral and practical aspects of yoga through the concept of Yoga Chakra. He also spoke on the importance of yogic lifestyle and presented the capsule sadhana as an effective, practical way to achieve health, happiness and harmony in life.
From 6th to 11th February, a Total Health Yoga Capsule was conducted at Ganga Darshan. Participants came from the following Indian states, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Haryana and Jharkhand. Teacher was Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati who was assisted by Swami Vasundhara.
From 1st to 30th March, Bihar Yoga Traditional Teachings for Yoga Teachers was conducted at Ganga Darshan. In his satsangs, Swami Niranjan emphasized the importance of being connected to the tradition and to follow the teachings of the tradition. To maintain the purity of yoga and to inspire students was the task of a yoga teacher of the Bihar Yoga tradition.
The overseas participants came from Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Serbia, Slovenia, Uruguay and the USA. National participants came from the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
From 4th to 11th April, a training on Pratyahara and Dharana was conducted. Swamiji explained in depth the process of pratyahara and the need to develop the ability to introvert and disconnect from external distraction.
Participants came from the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Overseas Participants came from Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Lithuania, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia, Uruguay and the USA. Teachers were Swamis Shivadhyanam, Vijayashakti and Yogatirtha.
From 18th to 24th April, the training Breathe for Healthy Lungs was conducted at Ganga Darshan. 37 participants from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal attended the three daily sessions. Teachers were Swami Aparokshananda and Swami Vasundhara. This course had been designed under the inspiration of Swami Niranjanananda in 2020 at the beginning of the Corona pandemic. It was presented online to help people improve the quality of their breathing.
From July to December, a six-month training in antaranga yoga was dedicated to the understanding and experience of karma yoga, bhakti yoga and jnana yoga. The focus was the application of the learning in everyday life. Participants came from the Indian states of Bihar and Karnataka, and from Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and Russia.
From 20th to 28th September, a yoga vidya training was conducted at Ganga Darshan. In his satsangs, Swami Niranjan explained that in the Yoga Chakra hatha yoga and karma yoga are paired because both branches work with the pranic dimension.
The participants came from 14 states of India, from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The overseas participants came from Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, the UK, Uruguay, the USA and Vietnam.
From 4th to 12th October, a training of raja yoga and bhakti yoga was conducted. Swami Niranjan spoke on the difference of these two branches. Raja yoga deals with mind management and its main stages are pratyahara and dharana. Bhakti yoga is emotion management and the practice is developing positivity and one-pointed focus.
The participants came from 12 states of India: Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The overseas participants came from Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Uruguay, the USA and Vietnam.
From 15th to 29th October, the fifth Progressive Yoga Vidya Training was conducted at Ganga Darshan. Swamiji explained how one can heighten the awareness and experience of prana through asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha.
Participants came from 6 states of India: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The overseas participants came from 27 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Romania Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, the USA and Vietnam.
From 4th to 11th November, the Second Munger Yoga Symposium was a gathering of yoga aspirants who had participated in the first Symposium in 2018. The theme was the original teaching of Sri Swami Satyananda. In his satsangs Swami Niranjan brought the life and teachings of Sri Swamiji alive with examples and anecdotes, emphasizing on how Sri Swamiji lived his teachings and the teachings of Swami Sivananda every moment of his life. Participants had a new and deeper experience of familiar practices. They came from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Overseas participants came from 34 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Uruguay, USA and Vietnam.
From 20th to 29th November, a training of kriya yoga and jnana yoga was conducted. Swami Niranjan explained how those two branches complement each other. Kriya yoga is a way to transcend the mind, and jnana yoga clears the mind. National participants came from the states of Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Overseas participants came from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Iraq, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay and the USA. Teacher was Swami Yogatirtha.