In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the the place of Love and Ananda as it relates to the spiritual path. This talk was recorded live in February 2021 for our Patreon members, during the monthly Q&A session. 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: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga A ...
Jun 28, 2021•47 min•Ep. 50
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the influence of Grace once one begins the spiritual path. We also consider the power of fulfilling your heart's desire, and how to make that a reality, in light of the philosophy of Kriya Yoga. This talk was recorded live in November 2020 for our Patreon members. 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...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 47
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, our special guest is David McGrath, a Kriya Yoga teacher from Ireland. David was ordained as a minister of Center for Spiritual Awareness by Roy Eugene Davis. David and I discuss how Kriya Yoga can be both an art and a science, and how to approach the practice from that perspective. David McGrath's Contact Information: FB - https://www.facebook.com/kriyayogameditationcoach EVENTS: - https://www.meetup.com/kriya-yoga-meditation/ YOUTUBE - https://www.you...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 49
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore ways to overcome fear and end confusion. In this brief discussion, we consider ways of being that challenge us to rise through fear and learn how to experience truth directly. This talk was recorded live in November 2020 for our Patreon members. 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 informat...
May 17, 2021•17 min•Ep. 46
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we will explore sutras 5 through 13 from Patanjali's text on Yoga. These initial threads of wisdom serve as an entry point into the essence of why and how we practice Yogic meditation. Here Patanjali explores that which clouds awareness and what it means to practice Yogic meditation to free one's awareness. This talk was recorded live in November 2020 for our Patreon members. Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 45
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the purpose of human life as it relates to spiritual realization. We also touch upon the topics of dealing with loneliness, finding a healthy satsang, and finding our way to success on the awakening path. This episode is an excerpt from a class given during the 2020 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Year-End 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 Da...
Apr 19, 2021•26 min•Ep. 44
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore relationships. Relationships can contribute to some of the most fulfilling and supportive aspects of our spiritual life. However, modern culture, fantasy, and immaturity tend to make relationships more of a hindrance than a help on the road to spiritual growth. In this talk, ways are shared to view relationships from a spiritual perspective that contributes to our greater well-being and to the well-being of those to whom we relate. This episo...
Apr 05, 2021•21 min•Ep. 43
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore useful tips and supportive practices to improve the effectiveness of your Kriya Pranayama and Meditation practice sessions. This episode is an excerpt from a class given during the 2020 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Year-End 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. For more information about this w...
Mar 22, 2021•30 min•Ep. 42
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the safest and most effective way to actually increase your time and depth in meditation. This episode is an excerpt from a class given during the 2020 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Year-End 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. For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patr...
Mar 08, 2021•37 min•Ep. 41
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the qualities required for discipleship on the Kriya Yoga path. Are you interested in finding a Kriya Guru or mentor? Are you aiming to make the most out of a relationship with a spiritual guide or master? The qualities discussed in this episode are not exhaustive, but provide an accurate frame of reference to benefit from a guru-disciple relationship. This episode is an excerpt from a class given during the 2020 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Yea...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 40
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the work of Kriya Yoga, and how one can find or arrive at an understanding of Truth through the practice. This episode is an excerpt from a class given during the 2020 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Year-End 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. For more information about this work please visit: ...
Feb 08, 2021•47 min•Ep. 38
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, please welcome Pascale Chambers. She is a Kriya Yoga Meditation teacher, and student of Roy Eugene Davis. Pascale is also a volunteer at Center for Spiritual Awareness, a Kriya Yoga Retreat Center in Lakemont, GA. Pascale shares with us many of her experiences and realizations during the first five years of her time as a Kriya Yoga Meditation practitioner. Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach...
Jan 25, 2021•55 min•Ep. 39
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I am joined by Stuthi Ja, a Kriya Yoga student in the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program . This is part 2 of 2. Together we explore the following questions: Should there be structure to the approach of practicing Kriya Yoga? Why is the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program structured the way it is? Did you have disagreements or misunderstandings with your Guru – Spiritual Teacher? What are the qualities required of a student of Kriya Yoga? What is the vision...
Jan 11, 2021•33 min•Ep. 37
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we will explore the first three sutras from Patanjali's text on Yoga. These initial threads of wisdom serve as an entry point into the essence of why and how we practice Yogic meditation. This talk was recorded live in September 2020 for our Patreon members. 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 inform...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 34
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we will explore meditation and escapism. Meditation is often sought out as a path to escape the pains of life. However, meditation is a training tool to more fully embrace life, albeit without attachment. 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: https://www.patreo...
Dec 14, 2020•16 min•Ep. 33
This chant, Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra, महामृत्युंजय मंत्र or महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र, also known as the Rudra Mantra or Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse (sūkta) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). The sūkta is addressed to Tryambaka, "The Three-eyed One", an epithet of Rudra who is identified with Shiva in Shaivism. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS 3.60). One of my favorite mantras to chant, this is often misunderstood to be a mantra for physical immortality. It is in essence a mantra for ...
Dec 06, 2020•11 min•Ep. 48
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we dig into the spiritual topics of atheism, activism and Self-realization. This is part 1 of 2. I am joined by Stuthi Ja, a Kriya Yoga student in the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program , and together we explore the following questions: Does it matter that atheists don’t believe in God? How does the path of Yoga support the work of being an activist? What is Self-realization? What is it like to experience Self-realization for the first time? How common a...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 36
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, Craig Bullock and I discuss how to stay centered in an uncertain and changing world. Craig Bullock (Isha Das) is an accomplished teacher, writer, lecturer, practicing psychotherapist, and spiritual director of The Assisi Institute in Rochester, New York. A former pastoral administrator at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Rochester, Isha Das earned graduate degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Notre Dame and Clinical Psychology from ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 35
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we will explore the value of Sattvic living. This interview was originally recorded as part of an online Q&A session for an "Introduction to Kriya Yoga Course" offered through Patreon. 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: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga ...
Nov 02, 2020•24 min•Ep. 32
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I was able to interview Roy Eugene Davis, Kriya Yoga Teacher and direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. This interview was originally recorded in the late Summer of 2017 at Center for Spiritual Awareness in Lakemont, GA. In this interview, Mr. Davis discusses some of the most important ways to approach life as a Kriya Yoga practitioner. He discusses the answers to the following questions: 1) What are valid sources of Kriya Yoga instruction? 2) How man...
Oct 19, 2020•45 min•Ep. 31
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I interview David McGrath. David is from Ireland, and has been a good friend since 2008. He has spent considerable time at Center for Spiritual Awareness with Roy Eugene Davis, and was also initiated, ordained and authorized to teach Kriya Yoga by Mr. Davis. David speaks to us today about being an intense practitioner, taking some time off, and then returning to the practice. David McGrath's Contact Information: FB - https://www.facebook.com/kriyayogame...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 30
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, Roy Eugene Davis, Kriya Yoga Teacher and direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda, speaks to our Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Group at Center for Spiritual Awareness. This recording was made at the 2018 Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program retreat. In this discussion, Mr. Davis begins with a 15 minute guided meditation and then considers the following topics: How to cooperate with Universal Mind What is the Ultimate Reality of Self-realization? The essence of ...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 27
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Joseph Selbie, author of The Yugas. Joseph's book explores, in detail, the description of the evolutionary cosmic cycles of human consciousness as first put forth by Swami Sri Yukteswar. For more information about this book, please visit: http://theyugas.com/the-book/where-to-buy/ 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, ...
Sep 07, 2020•49 min•Ep. 28
In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I was able to interview Roy Eugene Davis, Kriya Yoga Teacher and direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. This interview was originally recorded in the late Summer of 2016 at Center for Spiritual Awareness in Lakemont, GA. In this interview, Mr. Davis discusses some of the most important ways to approach life as a Kriya Yoga practitioner. Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 200...
Aug 24, 2020•29 min•Ep. 29
In this episode of "The Kriya Yoga Podcast" we will be exploring one's readiness for meditation and spiritual practice. We also explore what to do if you are NOT ready to begin an intensive spiritual/meditation practice. This theme was inspired by a Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship student's self-honest consideration of the first sutra of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. "Now, instruction in Yoga practice." For an exploration of the Yoga Sutras to assist your studies see the following: Kriya Yoga Continuing th...
Aug 10, 2020•28 min•Ep. 25
Our guest today is Marty Wuttke, neurofeedback specialist and Kriya Yoga teacher. Marty was interviewed previously on episode 16 of the Kriya Yoga Podcast. https://kriyayoga.podbean.com/e/neuroscience-and-kriya-meditation-the-kriya-yoga-podcast-episode-16/ In this episode, we continue our discussion on meditation and its relationship to neuroscience. We also explore Marty's new book The Brain Sutras. As a pioneer in the field of bio- and neurofeedback, Marty developed his unique and holistic app...
Jul 27, 2020•47 min•Ep. 26
Some experience the meditation and an awakening process as a crisis. This is not an uncommon experience. It is even alluded to as part of the beginning of our real work on a spiritual path in texts such as The Bhagavad Gita and Vasistha's Yoga. In both of those texts, the main character is despondent about the spiritual journey ahead. In this episode, we will discuss why spiritual work can sometimes seem like a crisis of identity. Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and a...
Jul 13, 2020•47 min•Ep. 25
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 ho...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 23
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" ...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 21
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 in...
Jun 01, 2020•53 min•Ep. 20
