Choose Happy with Swami Nityananda

Dear Feel Love Now Community, In this episode, Swami Nityananda weaves together teachings from Krishna, Lahiri Mahasaya, the Bhagavad-Gita , Patanjali, Swami Shankarananda, and the Buddha to help us deepen our understanding of how we are so much more vast than this individual lifetime. She describes how this awareness—which sees from the perspective of our soul—can see beyond the separate self and...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, In this episode, Swami Nityananda weaves together teachings from the Lahiri Mahasaya, Patanjali, the Yoga Sutras, and the Dalai Lama to help us deepen our understanding of compassion. She describes how a compassionate mind gives us a nonjudgmental, kind, wise, viewing platform from which we can look at the world with love and understanding—helping us respond with wisd...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, In this episode, Swami Nityananda weaves together teachings from the Bhagavad-Gita , Swami Yogananda, the Upanishads, and Swami Shankarananda to help us deepen our understanding of the difference between the born self and the unborn self. She describes how understanding this difference can help us release unhealthy attachments in our relationships, to our emotions, an...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, In this episode, Swami Nityananda weaves together teachings from Lahiri Mahasaya, Thich Nhat Hanh, Swami Shankarananda, Kabir, and Ramana Maharshi to deepen our understanding of the pure life energy within us that can heal a broken heart and lead us from darkness to light. She also describes how the sacred holiday of Guru Purnima and meditating in community increase o...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, In the seventh chakra, sahasraram, we realize we are immortal beings. By sitting at “the mystic thousand-petaled lotus,” the crown chakra, we unfold bliss, bliss consciousness, and limitless, unconditional love in our lives. In this episode, Swami Shankarananda describes what might be blocking our hopes and dreams from becoming reality and how to live a life of Self-r...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, In the sixth chakra, ajna, we see the first glimpse of bliss. Clarity comes and we listen to our inner guidance. We begin to understand that there is something within us that is immortal, eternal, and beyond limitation. We become empowered to let go of negative attitudes, habits, and emotions and no longer find negativity to be to our advantage. In this episode, Swami...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, The fifth chakra, visuddha, holds our power of freedom of choice. It can lead us towards awareness of our highest self and pure consciousness (pure thoughts) or it can lead us into false pride (impure thoughts). Swami Shankarananda describes how we can choose healing instead of pain, freedom instead of bondage, and compassion instead of suffering. To learn more about...

Dear Feel Love Now Community, The fourth chakra, anahata, holds our devotion. It can inspire us to recognize the sacredness of every experience or be a place that holds our delusions. Swami Shankarananda describes how we can expand our hearts into greater expressions of love and appreciation. To learn more about Kriya Yoga instruction, visit https://awakeyogameditation.org/kriya . To listen to all...

The third chakra, manipur, holds power. It can empower us with fortitude or it can lead us astray through greed. Swami Shankarananda describes the power that our beliefs and choices have in this outcome and the way we can energize fortitude in our lives so that we can face adversity with equanimity of mind. To learn more about Kriya Yoga or to start your Kriya journey, visit: awakeyogameditation.o...

The second chakra, svadisthan, is the center of our emotions. It can give us serenity or it can go awry and give us anger, jealousy, vanity, pride, egotism, cruelty, vindictiveness, and judgment. In this episode, Swami Shankarananda shares the philosophy and techniques behind keeping svadisthan serene and centered in love, instead of fear. To learn more about Kriya Yoga or to start your Kriya jour...

Dive into the mystic path of liberation from the base of the spine as Swami Shankarananda explores the first of the “centers of unfoldment” in our body: muladhar, the root chakra. Learn how Kundalini energy works with meditation to help us master our attachments, always receive answers to our prayers, and be guided through our every difficulty. About the Series Excerpted from the beloved series en...

Discover what Kriya Yoga is. Swami Shankarananda, the founder of Awake Yoga Meditation, lovingly describes how it has endured through the millennia and the powerful role it has played in the world, across many different religious traditions, and in the hearts of sincere spiritual seekers. To learn more about Kriya Yoga or to start your Kriya journey, visit: awakeyogameditation.org/kriya . ABOUT TH...

Weaving together teachings from Adi Shankara, Jesus, Swami Vivekananda, Shyamacharan Lahiri, and Thich Nhat Hanh, Swami Nityananda reveals what’s really happening when we feel fear, some steps we can take right now to dissolve it, and why the phrase “Clean the dust, purify the mind” can be so powerful. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If y...

Weaving together teachings from the Sermon on the Mount, the Tao Te Ching, Saint Francis, Swami Shankarananda, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and Patañjali, Swami Nityananda describes how remembering that no human is better than any other human can bring vast wisdom, calm, and clarity into your life. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Weaving together teachings from the Upanishads, the Buddha, Lahiri, and the yogic tradition, Swami Nityananda reveals how to clear away blockages that prevent us from living in the immeasurable love already within us. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

Weaving together teachings from Psalm 8, Paramahansa Yogananda, science, and the yogic tradition, Swami Nityananda discusses the vastness of the universe and how connecting with that vastness can help us be more present in our lives. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

Weaving together teachings from Ramana, Lahiri, the Upanishads, the Buddha, and the yogic tradition, Swami Nityananda explores what a tricycle, squirrels, and frequent smiling can teach us about finding that which shines within all of us. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Weaving together teachings from Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasaya and the Buddha, Swami Nityananda shares a powerful teaching about what we can do when we encounter worldly troubles and sorrows and what it has to do with remote jungle thickets. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce...

Weaving together teachings from Saint Francis, the story of Krishna and Kaliya, and the yogic tradition, Swami Nityananda illuminates the importance of realizing that we are all capable of any act and how that realization holds the key to compassion for ourselves and others. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi...

Weaving together teachings from Saint Francis, the Buddha, and the yogic tradition, Swami Nityananda gives us insight into how we can move past anger, fear, and sadness and offers us a meditation we can use to incorporate the teachings into our lives. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Weaving together teachings from Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasaya, the Book of Jonah in the Hebrew Bible, and the yogis, Swami Nityananda reveals how to free ourselves from any limitation by reminding us of what we are always. Join our free e-yogi community at awakeyogameditation.org/eyogi . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

Weaving together teachings from Jesus, the Hebrew Bible, and Swami Shankarananda, Swami Nityananda discusses how understanding your true nature can help you accept yourself as you are and help build a shared reality for us all based on love. Visit our community website at awakeyogameditation.org . All are welcome! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

Weaving together teachings from Patañjali, the Yoga Sutras, Srimati Shanti Mataji, the Buddha, Lahiri, and the Tao Te Ching, Swami Nityananda reveals how to work with the energy of Blessing and see your obstacles in a new, healing perspective. Visit our community website at awakeyogameditation.org . All are welcome! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

Weaving together teachings from Durga, the Buddha, and Swami Shankarananda, Swami Nityananda discusses how to overcome the energy of chaos by broadening our understanding of the “buffalo demons” in our lives. Visit our community website at awakeyogameditation.org . All are welcome! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

Weaving together teachings from Psalm 31, Tao Te Ching, and the power of the Aum, Swami Nityananda guides you through how to connect with your courage and expand your ability to relish your life. Visit our community website at awakeyogameditation.org . All are welcome! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awakeyogamed...