The Kriya Yoga Podcast

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 For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

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? For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

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: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

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 For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ 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 For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ 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 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. 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 For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

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... For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline