The Kriya Yoga Podcast
Exploring Kriya Yoga meditation, lifestyle and Self-realization philosophy for the 21st century yogi. Hosted by Ryan Kurczak, a student of Roy Eugene Davis.
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Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
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 the University of Duquesne. His education includes extensive study in psychology, spirituality, mysticism, world religions, and yoga. He counts Richard Rohr among his life-long friends and mentors. Isha Das was made a minister and official Kriya Yoga teacher by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. His latest book is Open Wider The Door: The Integration of Kriya Yoga And Mystical Christianity.
https://assisi-institute.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:
https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
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
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
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 many of the saints and sages in Autobiography of a Yogi were spiritually enlightened?
3) What is the most important lesson learned from 60+ years of practice?
4) How does one keep one's meditation practice alive and vital?
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
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
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/kriyayogameditationcoach
EVENTS: - https://www.meetup.com/kriya-yoga-meditation/
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrrrnY0JdxnzQ-kyNj9JGg?view_as=subscriber
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
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
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 complete Kriya Yoga Practice
For more information on participating in the 2-year Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program please see:
https://kriyayogaonline.com/kriya-yoga-apprenticeship/
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
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
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, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
For more information about this work please visit:
https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
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 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
For more information about this work please visit:
https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
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 the Lineage of Enlightenment
A 26-Hour Kriya Yoga Sutras Audio Course
For more information about this work please visit:
https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
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 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/
and https://ipi.global/
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
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
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 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
https://kriyayogaonline.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline
The Kriya Yoga Podcast
The Kriya Yoga Podcast is hosted by Ryan Kurczak, a Kriya teacher in the lineage of Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar Giri, Paramahansa Yogananda and Roy Eugene Davis. The mission of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is to share relevant philosophy and discussions for the 21st century, as it relates to the spiritual path of Yoga. The Kriya Yoga Podcast is a creation of Kriya Yoga Online and supported by the Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community and students of the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.