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The Essence of Kriya Yoga
What is required to experience self-realization? Ryan Kurczak, author of The Essence of Complete Kriya Yoga Practice, discusses the impact and guidance of Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and one of the great modern Kriya Yoga gurus.
Ryan Kurczak was ordained in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. He is the host of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, the director of the two-year online Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program and the director of the Asheville Vedic Astrology Apprenticeship Program. Ryan holds a bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy. After college he completed training with The American Institute of Vedic Studies and the European Institute of Vedic Studies in the subjects of Ayurveda and Jyotish. Ryan has co-authored two books on Vedic Astrology and two books on Kriya Yoga and Non-dualism.
Unconditional Gratitude: Finding Resilience and Well-Being
Is it possible to be grateful in challenging times? Our well-being depends on it, but how do we achieve it? Kristi Nelson, author of Wake Up Grateful, shares how, through gratitude, we can live more fully and find well-being without having to wait for something to change.
Kristi Nelson is the executive director of a Network for Grateful Living and has spent more than 30 years in nonprofit leadership, development and consulting. She has worked for the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Kriypalu Center for Yoga and Health, and the Soul of Money Institute. She is a stage IV cancer survivor and is the author of Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted.
Unconditional Gratitude: Finding Resilience and Well-Being
Is it possible to be grateful in challenging times? Our well-being depends on it, but how do we achieve it? Kristi Nelson, author of Wake Up Grateful, shares how, through gratitude, we can live more fully and find well-being without having to wait for something to change.
Claim your Inner Joy and Freedom, Part 2
How do the ancient teachings of the Vedas support us in claiming our birthright as powerful, spiritual beings? Vedic master Acharya Shunya, author of the book Sovereign Self, continues her discussion about how these teachings help us recognize our inner worth and wholeness.
Timeless Stories of Spiritual Awakening
How can stories from revered spiritual teachers nourish and guide us on our path to spiritual awakening? Sean Murphy, author of One Bird, One Stone, shares insights and stories from modern Zen teachers that will support the spiritual journey of anyone from any spiritual tradition.
Sean is an award-winning author and teaches creative writing, meditation, and literature for several universities including Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado and the University of New Mexico-Taos. Sean is the recipient of a 2018 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing, and is a fully sanctioned Zen teacher in the American White Plum lineage. He is also founder and director of The Sage Institute for the Environment, Creativity, and Consciousness. Sean is the author of the book that we are discussing today, One Bird One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories.
WEBSITES: MurphyZen.com SageTaos.com
Claim Your Inner Joy and Freedom
How do the ancient teachings of the Vedas support us in claiming our birthright as powerful, spiritual beings? Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Vedic master Acharya Shunya, author of Sovereign Self, discuss how these teachings help us recognize our inner worth and wholeness.
Acharya Shunya is an award-winning and internationally renowned spiritual teacher and scholar of Advaita (nondual wisdom) and classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda and has dedicated her life to dissemination of Vedic knowledge for the spiritual uplifting of being. She is president of The Awakened Self Foundation and the founder of the spiritual and educational nonprofit Vedika Global. Acharya is author of Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom and of the book we will be discussing today, The Sovereign Self; Claim Your Inner Joy and Freedom with the Empowering Wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita.
WEBSITE: AcharyaShunya.com
Responding to Racism with the Spiritual Practices of Yoga
How do the spiritual teachings of yoga support our response to racial injustice in ourselves and in the world around us? Rev. Kamala Itzel Hayward and Dr. Laurel Trujillo discuss how we can retain our inner peace while being a presence for justice and compassion in the world.
For 13 years, Rev. Hayward practiced law full time, passionate about protecting the public—particularly those people whose voices weren’t heard and whose power was subjugated. She went through a time of spiritual questioning and came to understand that suffering is rooted in a mistaken belief of separateness. Now her unique work, founded on the teachings of yoga, mindfulness and compassionate communication ranges from promoting social justice within organizations and communities and also guiding individuals on their search for personal and professional fulfillment. She is affiliated with the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco. You can learn more about Rev. Kamala and her work at her website AttunedLiving.com.
WEBSITE: AttunedLiving.com
Racism, Spiritual Practice, and Compassionate Right Action
In this time of heightened awareness about racism, what is our role? Join Rev. Priya Friday-Pabros, a Black woman and senior Kriya Yoga teacher, and Dr. Laurel Trujillo as they discuss how spiritual practice supports us in discerning what is ours to do.
Rev. Priya Friday-Pabros is the Spiritual Director of Meditate and Thrive Kriya Yoga Kriya Yoga Community in Delmar, Delaware, which is affiliated with the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment. Rev. Priya was initiated into Kriya Yoga by her spiritual teacher Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian in 2002 and ordained to teach in 2005. She earned a Master of Divinity Degree from the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment in 2004 with a focus on Music Ministry. She is a Senior Kriya Yoga Teacher and Associate Minister with the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment.
WEBSITE: MeditateAndThrive.com