This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, is an excerpt from a talk given during the 3rd Annual Summer Kriya Yoga Retreat at the Assisi Institute in Rochester, NY. This is part 1 of 2.  For updates on future Kriya Yoga retreats, check:  https://kriyayogaonline.com/kriya-yoga-events/

Lecture Topics Include:

• Meditation for the long term
• Becoming angelic, full of light, through yoga practice
• Yoga makes your life more sacred.
• The importance of dedication and commitment for success in Yoga practice
• The Reality of Spiritual Evolution
• How to Grow into Enlightenment
• You are a part of the Kriya Yoga Lineage
• How to engage a sacred life and infuse your life with prayer
• How to bring more light into your life
• What is a state of oneness?
• How to actually know God
• The Habit of feeling divinity
• The world is always changing, yet you are unchanging divine Spirit.
• You are a subtle being.
• Everything exists for your illumination.
• What is the fast track to Oneness?
• Develop the Habit of knowing Divinity

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

 

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we consider the Original Kriya Yoga, Tapas, The End of Seeking for Self-Realization.

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

 

On this episode of Season 2 of The Kriya Yoga Podcast you will be listening to a class on the final chapter in Roy Eugene Davis' book Absolute Knowledge That Liberates Consciousness. During the final half of 2023, I sent a class, once a month, exploring Absolute Knowledge to members of our Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community. After completing the final class on Chapter 7: Infinite Life, I decided to release the entire course for free on Teachable. If you enjoy this podcast, you can download the entire course at: https://kriya-yoga.teachable.com/courses/

It is my wish that this discussion serves as inspiration for you on your own awakening path.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

If you would like to participate in online live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Also, now available Understanding the Holy Science: A Theoretical and Experiential Study Guide to Sri Yukteswar's Kriya Yoga Practice.

For more information about Kriya Yoga events, courses and online classes please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast I was able to interview Ryan Strong, an Ayurvedic doctor level practitioner, Kriya Yoga teacher, Center for Spiritual Awareness Minister and student of Roy Eugene Davis. Ryan speaks to us about his relationship with his spiritual teacher Roy Eugene Davis and together we share those funny ideas so common to those just beginning their adventures in Kriya Yoga.

For more information on Ryan's practice, please visit: http://www.stronghealthcenter.org/

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast we will explore a crown jewel of meditation practice, the power of contemplation. Once our meditation practice is stable, we are able to ignite our spiritual life by learning to communicate with the aspect of our consciousness which is not limited to the mind, body, personality unit. It is in this communion we can find a way to have all of our spiritual questions answered.

This recording was made during the February 2020 Kriya Yoga Online "Stay-at-Home" retreat. The full retreat is accessible as blog posts for our Patreon supporters. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

Kriya Yoga Vichara: Integrated Techniques and Philosophy of Ramana Maharshi  and Paramahansa Yogananda by Amazon.com Learn more:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1519706936/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_a6.pEb0VF15WZ

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast we will explore the three kinds of spiritual gurus, the value and benefit of meditation groups, and the process and meaning of Kriya Yoga initiation ceremonies.  This recording was made at the 2019 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program retreat.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

Kriya Yoga: Continuing the Lineage of Enlightenment

For more information about this work please visit:

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https://kriyayogaonline.com/

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast I was able to interview Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic doctor level practitioner, author, Kriya Yoga practitioner, spiritual friend to Roy Eugene Davis and student of Baba Hari Dass. Vishnu speaks to us about his relationship with his spiritual teacher Baba Hari Dass, and his spiritual friendship with Roy Eugene Davis.

For more information on Vishnu's practice, please visit: http://www.bluelotusayurveda.com/

Books referenced in this episode include:

Ayurvedic Herbology East & West: A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine

https://www.amazon.com/Ayurvedic-Herbology-East-West-Medicinal/dp/0940985071

Vishnu's Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Cooking

https://www.amazon.com/Vishnus-Kitchen-Practical-Ayurvedic-Cooking/dp/1500996742/

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

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Every Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, our Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program convenes for a week long retreat. The following talk is from the 2019 Year 2 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship retreat. A retreat participant asked, "What does it mean to be a devoted Kriya Yogi?" In this talk we explore the path of devotion as it relates to Kriya Yoga.

The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

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This chant, Spirit and Nature, by Paramahansa Yogananda, was always played before the Kriya Initiations in which I was able to participate.

Due to the support of our Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Students and our Kriya Yoga Patreon Community, I've been able to spend some time recording this sacred music.

It is my intention that you will be able to listen and chant along with this music before your own meditation practices, to help you move more fully into the process. This chant can also be played at the beginning of each day, to remember what is true.

One purpose of this chant is to set the intention to perceive and experience all as God, both Spirit and Nature. In that realization, oneness is obvious. 

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we dig into deeper spiritual topics. I am joined by Mitch Hankins, creator of https://www.instinctualwellbeing.com/ and fellow Kriya Yoga student, and together we explore the following questions:

1. How do the concepts of "control / discipline" and "letting go" fit together?    2. What is selflessness and how does that relate to the Kriya path?    3. Mr. Davis spoke often of pursuing Self- and God-realization for the total evolution of consciousness, and to consider this endeavor to be a "purposeful, evolutionary process" vs. desiring enlightenment for selfish reasons. Could you expand or further explain what is meant by this?   4. How do we as "jivas" (individualized units of consciousness) relate to each other? Are we co-experiencing one reality? Do different people/things/beings actually exist, or is all of this just a figment of one's imagination?    5. Do you think contemplating death is useful while on the spiritual path? If so, how does it help?   6. Based on your professional experience as an Astrologer, do you think that there is such a thing as a true "soul's purpose" or "life's purpose"?    7a: What's the biggest mistake you see people making on this path, and 7b: Is there a piece of advice you'd give to those on the Kriya path? 

Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

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Our guest today is Marty Wuttke, neurofeedback specialist and Kriya Yoga teacher.

As a pioneer in the field of bio- and neurofeedback, Marty developed his unique and holistic approach to neurotherapy (Wuttke Method) based on over 35 years of experience in the field. Beginning as a deeply committed meditation teacher, he quickly saw the need for adding a scientifically based, neurophysiological component to catalyze meditation training and help meditators reach a freer and happier life.

Since 1990, Marty has been teaching neurotherapy in the United States, United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Ukraine, Thailand, and Mexico. He has been a trainer and keynote speaker for several organizations, such as the Georgia and Greater Washington Associations of Applied Psychophysiology and the Menninger Clinic. He has been a consultant to various hospitals and organizations around the nation, including the Texas Commission on Drug and Alcoholism where he helped introduce neurofeedback into several state programs in Texas. Marty created and guided the neurotherapy program in a study looking at the use of neurofeedback to reduce recidivism rates with California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in California. He continues to consult and teach neurotherapy as well as meditation, yogic science of consciousness, and holistic nutrition.

For more information please visit: https://wuttkeinstitute.com/

Your Host: Ryan Kurczak is a Kriya Yoga Meditation teacher. He has written several books on Kriya Yoga Meditation and other metaphysical topics. Ryan offers 2 year Kriya Yoga Meditation online learning intensives through https://kriyayogaonline.com/.

For more information about this work please visit:

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Every Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, our Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program convenes for a week long retreat. The following talk is from the 2019 Year 2 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship retreat. Our topic centered upon the work of Swami Sri Yukteswar. In his book the Holy Science, he discusses spiritual baptism, and the profound effects of contemplating the "word of God".  In christian traditions it is amen. In Yoga it is OM.

The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

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In this episode, Phil McLemore and I discuss statements in the New Testament that indicate the philosophy of Jesus in harmony with Yoga practice. We discuss the value of considering the teachings of Jesus as a mystical (maybe even yogic) way to enlightenment. Mr. McLemore gives us plenty of examples of statements attributed to Jesus related to the core practices of meditation and non-attachment.

Our Guest: Philip McLemore worked as a Campus Minister for 8 years at Auburn University, AL, and the University of Georgia. He then served as an active duty Air Force Chaplain for 21 years, followed by 8 years as a Hospice Chaplain. Philip turned to yoga meditation to help with a health crisis and awakened to an expansive spiritual life previously un-imagined. He has been teaching meditation for 20 years and has developed a system for teaching yoga meditation to Mormons and Christians. He was taught Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. In 2008 Mr. Davis ordained and authorized Phil to teach Kriya Yoga meditation and philosophy.

Phil McLemore's Article - The Yoga of Christ

https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/146-30-45.pdf

Your Host: Ryan Kurczak is a Kriya Yoga Meditation teacher. He has written several books on Kriya Yoga Meditation and other metaphysical topics. Ryan offers 2 year Kriya Yoga Meditation online learning intensives through https://kriyayogaonline.com/.

For more information about this work please visit:

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Kriya Yoga Podcast. Kriya Yoga teacher and psychoanalyst David McGrath (https://www.davidmcgrath.ie/) and I explore the benefits of counseling and psychotherapy as a way to accelerate one's spiritual growth process. Over the last 25 years, I have had significant shifts in capacity for meditation by engaging with a counselor, when needed, to help address psychological blind spots and complexes, and have seen outstanding progress in students of Kriya Yoga who remained steady in their meditation practice and supplemented their spiritual growth procedures with effective guidance from a skilled psychological professional.

If you have been practicing for a while, and are curious why your spiritual awareness is not deepening or expanding, the topic of this podcast could make a big difference in your appreciation of the spiritual path.

In this discussion we talk about my own experiences moving through difficult internal dynamics as well as the difficulty finding a helpful guide on the path to psychological harmony.  Yogananda was known to have said that 90% of the spiritual battle is psychological, and after that, it tends to take care of itself. In the Bhagavad Gita, the allegory is one of profound inner growth and resolving the tendencies of confusion, doubt, fear, etc.  For those on an advanced path to spiritual realization, consideration of the themes within this podcast will be of great benefit.  You can also explore episode #95 from season 1, Healing Blockages of the Heart Chakra to deepen your understanding of this discussion. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

If you would like to participate in online live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Also, now available Understanding the Holy Science: A Theoretical and Experiential Study Guide to Sri Yukteswar's Kriya Yoga Practice.

For more information about Kriya Yoga events, courses and online classes please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast we will explore what it means to live a successful life from a yogic, or spiritual, perspective. These ideas can also be related to living a life of purpose.  Yogananda was known to have said that the purpose of life was very different from what most people think. If we can grasp how a spiritual perspective views what success truly means, all our questions about our life's purpose will likely be resolved.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Kriya Yoga: Continuing the Lineage of Enlightenment - A commentary on the Yoga Sutras

The Eternal Way - By Roy Eugene Davis, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.

For more information about this work please visit:

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast we will consider what the full scope of Kriya Yoga practice may include.  Our references come from Autobiography of a Yogi, The Bhagavad Gita, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and personal experience.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Kriya Yoga: Continuing the Lineage of Enlightenment - By Ryan Kurczak, with commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

The Eternal Way - By Roy Eugene Davis, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita

For more information about this work please visit:

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Our guest this week is Ron Lindahn, senior minister at Center for Spiritual Awareness in Lakemont, GA.

http://csa-davis.org/sites/

He has been on the Kriya Yoga path for nearly 50 years. Mr. Lindahn is currently working on a documentary entitled "Becoming Yogananda"

www.becomingyogananda.com

In this interview we explore Ron's introduction to Kriya Yoga, his meeting Roy Eugene Davis, and insights from the upcoming documentary.

Our guest today is Chris Sartain of Kriya Yoga Chile.

https://www.kriyayogachile.com/

He is a student of Roy Eugene Davis, and an ordained teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition. Christopher currently lives in southern Chile where he owns and operates a meditation retreat center. He is also spiritual director of Vinyasa Yoga Chile, which offers yoga teacher trainings and certification programs.

www.centroderetiroschile.org

Mr. Sartain is the author of the Sacred Science of Yoga and the Five Koshas.

In this interview we discuss the following Sutras from Patanjali:

1:2 Yoga chitta vritti nirodha.

1:21 For one whose progress is fast and whose practice is intensive, samadhi is near.

1:28 One should vocally and mentally chant Om, attentively listen to it, meditatively contemplate it, comprehend its real nature, and identify with it.

2:17 The primary cause of suffering is mistaken Self-identity.

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast we explore the relationship between Kriya Yoga and Astrology.

For a more detailed description of how astrology relates to the chakras, please see the following video:

https://youtu.be/BhU63OnkX40

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

The Art and Science of Vedic Astrology Volume 1 - By Richard Fish and Ryan Kurczak

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast we will explore the top four books on Kriya Yoga. The focus will be on books that help one stay inspired on the path, as well as which books provide the most appropriate philosophical information.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Kriya Yoga: Continuing the Lineage of Enlightenment

The Eternal Way - By Roy Eugene Davis

For more information about this work please visit:

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Our guest today is Roy E. Thibodeau of Golden Lotus Yoga for Spiritual Awareness.

Mr. Thibodeau has been a disciple of Yogacharya J. Oliver Black for over 45 years and GLYSA was founded to assure the continuation the lineage, legacy, and heritage through Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Yogacharya Oliver. Yogacharya Oliver was one of Paramahansa Yogananda’s most advanced direct disciples, establishing the Detroit, Michigan Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) Center which he ran as an SRF minister from 1951 until 1980.  He also established Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat in Northern Michigan which he ran until his MahaSamadhi September 16, 1989.  He remained an SRF Minister, Authorized by Paramahansa Yogananda & SRF to give Kriya Yoga Initiation to qualified candidates until his MahaSamadhi.  You can find out more about Yogacharya Oliver at www.yogacharyaoliver.com. 

Mr. Thibodeau was ordained by Roy Eugene Davis and authorized as a Kriya Yoga Meditation teacher.

Golden Lotus, Inc, which is the name of the nonprofit corporation that runs Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat, and Spiritual Awareness is part of Roy Eugene Davis’s organization, Center for Spiritual Awareness.  Golden Lotus Yoga Teachers Association is also the name of a Yoga Teachers organization that Yogacharya Oliver started in 1966.

The following episode is a recording from the November 2019 Journal of a Kriya Yoga Teacher Patreon Community monthly "Q&A Session".

Many questions were posed during this discussion.  The discussion was then followed by a half-hour guided meditation session, utilizing initial Kriya Yoga Meditation Techniques.

Questions included but were not limited to: 1) How long does it take for Kriya Yoga to neutralize all planetary influences (per Vedic Astrology)? 2) Why is one-pointed meditation important? 3) Are my inner revelations mind produced or inspired by something greater? 4)What is the role of mantra in Kriya Yoga? What do I do about subtle sensations during meditation?

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Kriya Yoga was brought to the West by Paramahansa Yogananda. It was his profound wisdom, relentless teaching and hard work that has allowed the practices of Kriya Yoga to be known as they are today.  In this episode we will lightly touch upon the life of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Self-Realization Fellowship Website: https://yogananda.org/

For more information about this work please visit:

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Kriya Yoga was brought to the West by Swami Sri Yukteswar's student, Paramahansa Yogananda. It was the intensive training that Yogananda experienced under the direction of Yukteswar that enabled him to experience such refined levels of consciousness and the ability to share a way for others to do the same.  In this episode, we consider the life of Swami Sri Yukteswar.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Mahavatar Babaji - https://amzn.to/2ZmFmgf

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Welcome back to Season 2 of The Kriya Yoga Podcast. Today is the birthday of my Kriya Yoga Teacher, Roy Eugene Davis, and so we will consider his life and the quality of Shraddha as it related to his success on the spiritual path. We will also talk about how important Faith is for one intent on Self and God-Realization through yogic meditation.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

If you would like to participate in online live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Also, now available Understanding the Holy Science: A Theoretical and Experiential Study Guide to Sri Yukteswar's Kriya Yoga Practice.

For more information about Kriya Yoga events, courses and online classes please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode, Phil McLemore and I discuss his journey from Mormonism to the Kriya Yoga path. His evolution from organized religion to the mystical experiences of Kriya Yoga is an interesting story. In this interview we discuss many salient points on what it means to move from a novice to experienced meditator. We also discuss the value of considering the teachings of Jesus as a mystical (maybe even yogic) way to enlightenment.

Our Guest: Philip McLemore worked as a Campus Minister for 8 years at Auburn University, AL, and the University of Georgia. He then served as an active duty Air Force Chaplain for 21 years, followed by 8 years as a Hospice Chaplain. Philip turned to yoga meditation to help with a health crisis and awakened to an expansive spiritual life previously un-imagined. He has been teaching meditation for 20 years and has developed a system for teaching yoga meditation to Mormons and Christians. He was taught Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. In 2008 Mr. Davis ordained and authorized Phil to teach Kriya Yoga meditation and philosophy.

Phil McLemore's Article - The Yoga of Christ

https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/146-30-45.pdf

Your Host: Ryan Kurczak is a Kriya Yoga Meditation teacher. He has written several books on Kriya Yoga Meditation and other metaphysical topics. Ryan offers 2 year Kriya Yoga Meditation online learning intensives through https://kriyayogaonline.com/.

For more information about this work please visit:

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Kriya Yoga was brought into our awareness in the mid 1800s with the meeting of Mahavatar Babaji and Lahiri Mahasaya. In this episode we explore the myth and legend of Lahiri Mahasaya.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Books referenced in this episode include:

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Kriya Yoga Vichara - https://amzn.to/2Zjd1Ms

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Kriya Yoga was brought into our awareness in the mid 1800s with the meeting of Mahavatar Babaji and Lahiri Mahasaya. In this episode we explore the myth and legend of the first Kriya Yoga teacher of the modern era.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

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The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN

Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB

Mahavatar Babaji - https://amzn.to/2ZmFmgf

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Just before dawn on August 14th, 2000 I met my spiritual teacher, Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.  It was the Monday morning meditation session at the beginning of a weeklong retreat at the Center for Spiritual Awareness in Lakemont, GA.  The meditation hall was dark, barely lit by a streetlight shining through the Eastern facing glass doors.  I sat quietly in the third row back with the other retreat participants waiting for the first session of the week to begin...

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In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we consider the purpose of suffering. We also consider how suffering can be ended. Our source material comes from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Talks with Ramana Maharshi, and a discussion with an unknown sage.

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

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Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Please welcome our special guest Phil McLemore. Phil is a returning guest, from episode 3 and 14. In this episode we discuss the process of moving into an Advanced Kriya Yoga practice. Phil and I also take some time to discuss the persistence of "I" in the latter stages of spiritual growth.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. 

For more information about this work please visit: 

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. 

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga 

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. 

https://kriyayogaonline.com/ 

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course 

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com) 

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Please enjoy this recording from our Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Monthly Lessons. In this talk, I discuss the power of practicing tapas as it relates to the elemental, astral and causal bodies.  Tapas is one of the 3 pillars of Kriya Yoga. To have the full results of Kriya Yoga, comprehensive practice of Tapas is ideal.  In this episode, we explore that process.

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For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. 

For more information about this work please visit: 

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. 

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course 

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Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. 

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Please enjoy this recording from our April 2023 Kriya Yoga Online Sunday Service. In this talk, I discuss the power of Spiritual Friendship.  We review verses from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Holy Science by Sri Yukteswar, and Roy Eugene Davis' commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.  To particpiate in future monthly online events please join our Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community.

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For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. 

For more information about this work please visit: 

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. 

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course 

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Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. 

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Please welcome our special guest Donelle Mason. Donelle is a Kriya Yoga Meditation Facilitator from New Zealand. In this episode of the Kriya Yoga Podcast, Donelle shares her experience "being a student in the Kriya Yoga Tradition".

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. 

For more information about this work please visit: 

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. 

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga 

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. 

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course 

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com) 

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. 

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Please welcome our special guest Dr. Stella Wuttke. Dr. Stella Wuttke is a neurotherapy and neurofeedback specialist and sound healing practitioner. She is a certified Yoga and Meditation teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition of Paramahansa Yogananda with Harald and Marlies Reiske. Dr. Wuttke was initiated and ordained by, Kriya Yoga teacher, Roy Eugene Davis. She is a post-doctoral neuroscientist with a PhD in Psychology. Dr. Wuttke is the co-founder of the Infinite Potential Institute. Dr. Stella Wuttke – Wuttkes’ Infinite Potential Institute (wuttkeipi.com)

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. 

For more information about this work please visit: 

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. 

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga 

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course 

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com) 

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. 

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we consider the power of simplicity in our meditation practice. Complicated meditation practices are not always advanced meditation practices.

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

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Pancha Karma is a powerful Ayurvedic practice for self-healing and longevity. In order to succeed on our spiritual path, it is good if we can be as healthy as possible and live as long as we can. Enlightenment takes time, and the longer our life, the more time we have to work out our spiritual clarity.

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we speak with Chelynn Tetreault, AyD, LMT. (https://www.chelynnt.com/) She shares with us her experiences as an Ayurvedic Doctor and how Pancha Karma can assist us on our awakening path.

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Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

If you would like to participate in online live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Also, now available Understanding the Holy Science: A Theoretical and Experiential Study Guide to Sri Yukteswar's Kriya Yoga Practice.

For more information about Kriya Yoga events, courses and online classes please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline-

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we consider the power of Ishvara. Ishvara is often referred to as God or AUM. Aligning attention with Ishvara is considered to be the fastest route to Self-realization. All of our yogic and meditation practices serve to make this easier. In this episode, we explore the meaning of Ishvara and consider relevant ways to experience the reality of Ishvara.

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we consider the power of positive affirmation to change and empower your life. Kriya Yoga Teacher Roy Eugene Davis would always say, "Don't affirm that which you don't want to be true for yourself." Join us as we consider exactly what that means.

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 32 of The Western Yoga Podcast. The Western Yoga Podcast is hosted by Christopher Sartain.  Christopher is a fellow student of Roy Eugene Davis, author and Kriya Yoga teacher. Christopher asked me some thought provoking questions.  Some of his questions caught me off-guard, but all of them seemed to encourage a greater sense of discernment for those seeking to learn and practice Kriya Yoga.  I am happy to have had the opportunity to speak with Chris and to be able to rebroadcast this podcast for you.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Here we discuss the real meaning of Yogic Sleep. Ryan reviews the stages of consciousness from Jagrat, Svapna, to Sushupti and how the practice of proper meditation and Kriya Yoga provides the capacity to navigate the deepest levels of our being.  The inspiration for this discussion is based on the appropriate sutras from chapter 1 of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. 

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our monthly Kriya Yoga Sunday Service offered to Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Members and Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Students.  If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a discussion with Vedic Astrologer and Ayurveda Doctor Ryan Strong. Mr. Strong and I discuss the value of Ayurveda as a profound support for Kriya Meditation practice.

Ryan Phillip Strong is an experienced natural health practitioner, herbalist and educator. Ryan is an Ayurvedic Doctor, a Professional Member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, he is a certified Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist;  a Vedic Astrologer, and is a Spiritual Teacher in the Kriya Yoga Lineage.

Ryan spent 19 years studying Kriya Yoga in discipleship training under his Guru Mr. Roy Eugene Davis (a direct disciple of Parmahansa Yogananda). Ryan was ordained by Mr. Roy Eugene Davis in May of 2011 to continue the Kriya Yoga tradition.

Ryan runs The Center for Ayurvedic and Yogic Healing in Sacramento, California. He works with students and clients around the world. Ryan is also on faculty and teaches clinical Ayurveda for The California College of Ayurveda.

https://www.stronghealthcenter.org/ 

If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read Ryan Kurczak's new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

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A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Here we discuss the power of intensity in spiritual practice and the real definition of discipline. We review the balance between spiritual activity and rest for optimal results on the Self-realization path.

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our new Introduction to Kriya Yoga Course.  This course is currently being posted monthly for Kriya Yoga Online Patreon members and will be released to the public as a 12 part course late winter of 2024  If you would like to participate in future classes consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our 2022 End of Year Kriya Yoga Retreat.  If you would like to participate in future retreats consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

Here we discuss the question, "For 6 years, I have had a blockage in my heart chakra. Are there any techniques or advice on healing my heart chakra?"

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our 2022 End of Year Kriya Yoga Retreat.  If you would like to participate in future retreats consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

Here we discuss the question, "Is our dharma Self-realization, or is our dharma what we do after Self-realization?"

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our January 2023 Kriya Yoga Sunday Service for Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Members.

Here we discuss a verse from the Bhagavad Gita which focuses on how to experience Supreme Consciousness.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Roy Eugene Davis was a Kriya Yoga Guru/Teacher in the lineage of teachers, Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar and Paramahansa Yogananda. Mr. Davis, was initiated by Yogananda and ordained by Yogananda to teach Kriya Yoga. He was one of the youngest student's of Yogananda to be ordained.

I met Mr. Davis in the late summer of 2000, and was fortunate to have had 18 years to learn Kriya Yoga from him. In this episode, we consider Roy Eugene Davis' life and what I learned from him as a student in the Kriya Yoga Tradition.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

• Make your spiritual practice your highest priority.  Don’t make excuses.
• Focus on essentials, don’t be distracted by too many things.
• Be as mentally, emotionally, and spiritually mature as possible.
• Take care of your body and manage your resources well.
• Never affirm anything you don’t want to be true for yourself.
• Meditate well, alertly and effectively.
• Be conscious of the people you surround yourself with.
• Expand your mind and consciousness – read more, keep learning, rise above provincial or small minded states.
• Always have your highest aims in mind.
• Be a possibility thinker.
• Remember what is real, and always focus on that.

Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are the primordial forces that reveal your embodied state of consciousness. These cosmic forces of creation are energies that permeate all levels of our being. Knowledge of their influence helps you to take action to harness their strengths so that you can empower your meditation practice and yogic lifestyle.

By cultivating Sattva, and even just becoming aware of the Gunas, you increase your capacity to know and experience clearer states of consciousness and inner well-being.

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

If you would like to participate in online live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Also, now available Understanding the Holy Science: A Theoretical and Experiential Study Guide to Sri Yukteswar's Kriya Yoga Practice.

For more information about Kriya Yoga events, courses and online classes please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline-

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our September 2022 Kriya Yoga Retreat for Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Students.

Here we discuss the best actions you can take to make the most of your Kriya Yoga meditation practice.  How you relate to your moods and thoughts, the foods you eat, and even the nature of your sleep contributes to success on the spiritual path. When all of your supports are aligned it becomes almost effortless to direct attention within to one's spiritual reality.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga

Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course.

https://kriyayogaonline.com/

A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course

Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com)

Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please enjoy a recording from our September 2022 Kriya Yoga Retreat for Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Students.

Here we discuss the process of Kriya Yoga. We discuss how spiritual practice transforms our perceptions and understanding, so that we can recognize the truth of Spirit. All of this takes time and openness to the inner growth process that Kriya Yoga supports.

For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon. 

Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.

For more information about this work please visit:

A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work.

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