Tyagi Jayadev
Jayadev, founder of the Ananda Yoga Academy of Europe, teaches Kriya Yoga and is the author of books on Hatha Yoga (Italian), Kriya Yoga, the Chakras (Italian), and related subjects.
Jayadev has trained hundreds of yoga teachers and gives seminars throughout Italy, and leads pilgrimages to the Himalayas and In the Footsteps of the Autobiography of a Yogi.
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Did Yogananda Prepare His Lectures?
Dear Lynda, Yogananda learnt the English language in school and university. He passed a university exam in English literature, as you can read in his Autobiography of a Yogi: “When I sat for the examination in English literature the following
Are My Marriage, and My Spouse, Already Predestined?
Dear Anu, Life is partly predestined, not so much by God, but by our karma. God gives us free choice, free will, discrimination. Free will, Yogananda writes in his Autobiography of a Yogi, is given to us “simultaneous with a
My Coworkers Criticize My Performance, As If I’m Never Good Enough
Dear Natalie, Have you tried to honestly talk with your coworkers about your feelings and thoughts? You might find what is really happening. Sometimes, for example, such behavior expresses a frustration which is caused by something totally different (they are
How to Live in the Spine?
Dear William, You might enjoy the article of Nayaswami Gyandev on this topic. The 3rd eye is the highest spiritual center, yes. It is our doorway to the Eternal. The heart however is our receiving set in the body. It
Is It Dangeous to Apply Healing Techniques if One Is Not Asked to Do So?
Dear Alex, Yogananda certainly always did what he felt God wanted him to do and asks others who want to be healers to do the same. All great healers are just His instruments. If the afflicted person doesn’t want to
Is it Safe to Concentrate on the Third Eye without Being Initiated?
Dear Nirav, No, it is not at all dangerous and will cause no harm at all, but is highly beneficial for everyone. It simply stimulates the higher center of consciousness in you, as well as the most developed part of
Why Was this World Formed?
Dear Priyanka, It is indeed a mystery. We human beings have been created as humans against our will, in a condition in which we forget that God resides within us. The result is a lot of suffering. So why? Good