Teaching through Intuition

Swami Kriyananda reads and comments on his book Conversations with Yogananda. The TV series A Way to Awakening was recorded in India. Overcoming Doubts Through Teaching When Kriyananda was directed to teach by his guru, he realized it helped him work through his own doubts and struggles. Facing questions from students that mirrored his own doubts forced him to find … Read More

Learn to Meditate in 10 Minutes with Swami Kriyananda

Breaking preconceived notions of the real meaning of meditation, Swami Kriyananda explains and expands on the deeper connotation of the term “meditation”. A step by step guide to how we can find the pause that leads us into stillness of mind explains lucidly the role our breath plays, to not just bring us into a state of deep peace but … Read More

What Is Meditation?

What is meditation? A question that has beguiled humans and therefore needs a higher mind to unravel what it is that we seek behind closed eyes. How confidently can we successfully claim to have understood the purpose and practice of meditation? Swami Kriyananda offers us an explanation and interpretation of the term which individualizes meditation for each of us in … Read More

20-Minute Ananda Yoga Routine

Practice this uplifting yoga routine with experienced teacher Melody Hansen, recorded in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills at Ananda Village. https://www.expandinglight.org/ananda-school-of-yoga-and-meditation

Attaining the State of Jivan Mukta

Swami Kriyananda reads and comments on his book “Conversations with Yogananda.” TV series “A Way to Awakening” recorded in India. In 1948 at the age of twenty-two, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. At Yogananda’s request, Swami Kriyananda devoted his life to lecturing and writing, helping others to experience the living … Read More

We Have One Responsibility: To Find out What and Who We Really Are

Swami Kriyananda reads and comments on his book “Conversations with Yogananda.” TV series “A Way to Awakening” recorded in India. In 1948 at the age of twenty-two, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. At Yogananda’s request, Swami Kriyananda devoted his life to lecturing and writing, helping others to experience the living … Read More