The Kriya Yoga Podcast

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I discuss the reality of instant enlightenment.  I also discuss what to do, if enlightenment doesn't happen instantly. 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: ht...

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the real reasons why so many people have difficulty feeling the Kriya current in the spine. We also explore the ways one can begin to experience the sensation in the spine during deep 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 s...

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the possibility of outgrowing our humanity.  Is this really the purpose of higher spiritual practices?  Those in the know think it's possible. What do you think? 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.  ...

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat.  Craig Bullock is our presenter.  Our topic is Grace. 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...

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat. For more information on future in-person and online retreats and webinars, please visit: https://kriyayogaonline.com/blog/ . Subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Kriya Yoga offerings. Topics Include: How hard is it to change karma? What is Dridha Karma? What is Dridha-Adridha Karma? What i...

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat. For more information on future in-person and online retreats and webinars, please visit: https://kriyayogaonline.com/blog/ . Subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Kriya Yoga offerings. Our topics of discussion include: What is eternal? What is Karma? Do we need an astrologer to understand o...

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat. For more information on future in-person and online retreats and webinars, please visit: https://kriyayogaonline.com/blog/ . Subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Kriya Yoga offerings. Laurel Trujillo is our presenter. The discussion includes a thorough analysis of the yamas and niyamas (th...

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat.  Donelle Mason is our presenter. Discussion includes: How does Brahmacharya relate to our ability to find balance between Spirit and our activity in the world? What should we do when we feel our spiritual work is overwhelming or too much? What holds us back on the spiritual path? What is our Hrid...

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat.  David McGrath is our presenter. Yoga  is the science of consciousness. It is a philosophy, a psychology and a practice. Yoga offers a systematic means to understanding the  fundamental nature of reality and our relationship to it. Within this discussion, participants will have the chance to appr...

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, our special guest is Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian.  Ellen was initiated by and authorized to teach Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis, who was a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.  Yogacharya O'Brian is the founder and spiritual director of Center for Spiritual Enlightenment , a thriving Kriya Yoga center in San Jose, CA. Ellen is a poet, a singer and...

This episode of the Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from a monthly Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Q&A session. In this episode we discuss the path to experiencing samadhi as it is taught in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We explore how it can be approached naturally and is accessible to anyone with the time and devotion to cultivate its experience. We also lightly touch upon ways to encourage inner lig...

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I interview Zoe Mai. This is a very important episode. Zoe and I discuss the deeper meditation practices within the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.  These practices lead one to the direct and repeatable experience of Samadhi and transcendence. We also discuss the most important siddhis as described in chapter three of Patanjali's work. Zoe Mai is the director o...

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I interview Dr. Laurel Trujillo. Dr. Laurel Trujillo is a student of Yogacharya O'Brian, and a minister of Center for Spiritual Enlightenment. Dr. Laurel Trujillo discusses the map of Kriya Yoga as it relates to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Dr. Trujillo is the host of the Yoga Hour Podcast. There are over 10 years worth of podcasts on yoga and meditation...

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 Yo...

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 au...

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/kriy...

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 K...

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 fo...

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 Kriy...

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 t...

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 200...

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 s...

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 relat...

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 D...

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 practitione...