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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.

Articles and Videos

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The True Meaning of Discipleship

Spiritual Growth

The Magnificent Bird of Paradise

Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Renewal Every Day

Guru-Disciple Relationship

…But Why Do I Need a Guru?

Meditation

A Meditating World

Ananda Yoga

The Power of Expectation

Swami Kriyananda

The Free Soul of Swami Kriyananda

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Be a Warrior for the Light
Be a Warrior for the Light

Healing Prayers for the world with Tyagis Gitanjali and Jayadev

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Beyond the Pandemic

Meditation

Christmas Alchemy

Daily Life

Christmas for the Soul

Yoga Philosophy

The Many Faces of Divine Mother

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Answers to Spiritual Questions

If I Go to Healers Am I Sidestepping My Karma?

Dear One, By trying to heal yourself you are not sidestepping your karma. You are resolving it. Karma is not there to be suffered through but to be overcome. So if those two healers are very good and are helping

Which Genre of Music is Spiritually Helpful? What about Classical Music and Pop?

Dear SP, In general classical music is, spiritually speaking, better than pop music. But this isn’t always the case. There are classical pieces that are extremely emotional, martial, or quite unharmonious, while there are pop songs and singers which transmit

My Mind Is Extremely Restless in Meditation. What to Do?

Dear Riya, This is a common difficulty. The mind is like a monkey. Many things can contribute to that monkey-mind: rajasic food (spicy or agitating food); a restless lifestyle; being emotional; troubles in life; TV with all the quickly changing

When Meditating I Experience Involuntary Movements and Gestures

Dear Madhav, If it were kundalini, you’d be in a highly ecstatic state. It could be, however, what Swami Kriyananda describes as “advance scouts from kundalini, testing the terrain so to speak.” In that case it would be better to

How To Dissolve All Astral and Causal Karma

Dear Karen, Even after the highest nirbikalpa samadhi, all yogis need to work out their astral and causal karma. All of them. Some succeed here on the material plane to achieve such full liberation (freedom from all material, astral causal

Dealing with Physical Pain During Meditation

Dear Marta, Is withdrawal possible? Yes, but the stronger the pain, the more difficult it becomes. It is also a personal thing: where we are at, meditatively speaking. Highly advanced meditators can withdraw their consciousness even during acute pain, during

In Meditation How to Stop “Mind Chatter”?

Dear Kwesi, “Mind chatter” is a very common challenge in meditation: the mind easily spins and spins. For that reason pranayama (breathing and energy control) has been taught for centuries. Yogananda taught, as one example, the triangular breathing technique: inhale,

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