History - A lineage
For over two thousand years, Yoga remained a philosophy and a practice, a philosophy-practice, guarded as a secret within the borders of the Indian subcontinent. In India itself, only those deemed worthy by their teachers, their Gurus, received initiation into Yoga.
The world received the gift of Yoga from the hands of three masters who, by spreading it, opened it to the greatest number.
Vivekananda introduced Indian philosophy to the West, notably by participating in the Parliament of Religions at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, where his introductory speech on Indian philosophy was a huge success. In 1886, he wrote "Raja Yoga," one of the first English translations of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.
Kṛiṣṇamacārya (1888-1989) who trained those who became among the most eminent Yoga teachers in the world: BKS Iyengar , Pattabhi Jois , Indra Devi , his own sons: TKV Desikachar and Sri TK Sribhashyam … but also many Europeans, Yvonne Millerant, Gérard Blitz, François Lorin…
Śivananda (1887-1963) who trained a large number of eminent teachers such as Satyananda , founder of the Bihar School of Yoga who developed the method of yoga nidrâ , Viṣṇudevananda , founder of the international centers of " Sivananda Yoga Vedanta " but also Europeans, the philosopher Mircea Eliade, the philosopher, Lanza del Vasto, Jean Herbert, Maryse Choisy and André Van Lysebeth (1919-2004).
The latter, of Belgian nationality, at the request of Śivananda, created in 1963, barely a month before the death of Swami Śivananda, a French-language magazine "YOGA", then wrote numerous books on Yoga, and trained numerous teachers in France and Belgium.
In partnership with Gérard Blitz, from Antwerp, founder of the "Club Méditerranée", André Van Lysebeth created the European Yoga Union in 1971. The founder of our school, Daniel Sullon, followed André van Lysebeth's classes.
Career of Daniel Sullon, founder of the school
Daniel Sullon began his journey towards Yoga in 1979, with his wife Gaby and their two children, following the classes of Durosier Mertens, yoga teacher and president of the Theosophical Circle of Liège.
1980
Daniel Sullon began leading his first yoga sessions. Initially, his reference book was the "Marabout du Yoga," but he quickly discovered the works of André Van Lysebeth, thanks to which he perfected his yoga practice. From then on, Daniel Sullon led yoga sessions throughout the Liège province.
1988
Daniel attended the Shri Mahesh League's anatomy courses for yoga teachers. He was about to enroll in the league's teacher training course when he learned through André Van Lysebeth's Yoga magazine that he was beginning a teacher training program. Daniel Sullon then enrolled in André van Lysebeth's teacher training program.
1992
Daniel Sullon obtained his teaching diploma.
1993
He registered with the FBY, the Belgian Yoga Federation
1994
In 1994, he participated in the FBY meetings which led to the creation of ABEPY.
1997
Daniel Sullon became an administrator at ABEPY
1999
His wife obtained her teaching diploma and Daniel Sullon became president of ABEPY, on the very day André Van Lysebeth celebrated his 80th birthday.
2001
Daniel Sullon resigned from ABEPY.
The day after this decision, it became clear to him that he should begin training yoga teachers himself. He started his school, assisted by his wife.
2004
Death of André Van Lysebeth
2015
Daniel Sullon retired and entrusted the school to the students who had supported him for several years.
