Eight Steps to Kriya Yoga
- Raja Yoga Intensive for Hong Sau meditation & core teachings
- Kriya Yoga Preparation Training – Segment 1
- Kriya Yoga Preparation Training – Segment 2
- Study the life of Paramhansa Yogananda – included in #3
- Study the precepts of discipleship – included in #2
- Take discipleship initiation – included in #2
- Learn the Aum meditation technique – included in #2
- Learn the Kriya preparation exercises – included in #2
Lahiri Mahasaya, “Harbinger of Kriya Yoga”
Kriya Yoga is the central technique of Self-realization brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda. Kriya is more than a technique. It is a way of life: of devotion, service, and discipleship. It includes several techniques in a series of meditation and yoga practices. There are eight steps, described to the right, which are part of the preparation for Kriya.
“Kriya Yoga is a simple, psychophysiological method by which the human blood is decarbonized and recharged with oxygen. The atoms of this extra oxygen are transmuted into life current to rejuvenate the brain and spinal centers. By stopping the accumulation of venous blood, the yogi is able to lessen or prevent the decay of tissues; the advanced yogi transmutes his cells into pure energy.
“The Sanskrit root of Kriya is kri, to do, to act and react; the same root is found in the word karma, the natural principle of cause and effect. Kriya Yoga is thus 'union (yoga) with the Infinite through a certain action or rite.' A yogi who faithfully follows its technique is gradually freed from karma or the universal chain of causation.”
–Paramhansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi (1946 Edition), Chapter 26
Kriya Yoga Preparation Intensive: Segment 2
Bothell
This segment consists of 4 individual classes (each ranging from 3 to 8 weeks in length) spread over 5 or 6 months and offered in 2, overlapping cycles: March to August, and again July to November.
This Fall’s classes are shown below on Wednesdays:
6:30-7:30 p.m. guided meditation; 7:30-9 p.m. class in Bothell.
| Class | Dates | Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| Autobiography of a Yogi | Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 plus Apr 1, 8 | Susan |
| Essence of Self-Realization | Apr 15, 22, 29 | Padma |
| The Path | May 6, 13, 20, 27 plus Jun 3, 10 | Nivritti |
| Conversations with Yogananda | Jun 17, 24; Jul 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug 5 | Prem-Shanti & Jamuna |
| Essence of Self-Realization | Sep 2, 9, 16 | Padma |
| The Path | Sep 23, 30; Oct 7, 14 | Nivritti |
| Autobiography of a Yogi | Oct 21 & 28; Nov 4, 11, 18 | Susan |
These classes are open to all students but the prerequisite to take them as the Segment 2 package (for $150 plus texts) is completing Segment 1. Pre-registration required. A 2-installment payment option is available.
See Ananda Institute of Living Yoga for our comprehensive Kriya Yoga program
