| Kriya yoga has found a place in some people | | | | soul, and proponents of kriya yoga believe |
| who are looking for a deeper, more spiritual | | | | they can achieve self realization more |
| relationship with their lives. It is a | | | | quickly this way than following the other |
| kundalini oriented yoga and meditation | | | | disciplines.Kriya PreparationThe first step |
| technique, that also teaches certain | | | | in Kriya is to 'prepare' your body, and that |
| spiritual and esoteric principles. | | | | is done in one of a couple of ways. For many, |
| Unfortunately, like many similar "spiritual" | | | | Hatha yoga is the perfect preparation |
| power structures, it teaches you that | | | | exercise. For others, though, who may not be |
| essentially your power lies outside of | | | | as flexible, alternatives are provided.Next |
| yourself - that is, that you need a 'guru', | | | | in Kriya, the mind is prepared. General |
| or 'master' to access your own innate | | | | conduct is studied as part of the mental |
| spirituality.Kriya yoga has some aims which | | | | process in this discipline, so ensuring your |
| sound both appealing and promising. They aim | | | | mind is correctly focused is essential. |
| to eliminate "obstructions" and "obstacles" | | | | Additionally, the Kriya yoga technique pushes |
| from the mind and body. Point of view is a | | | | you to study overall wellness, cleanliness, |
| very interesting thing here, however. Because | | | | purity, and even metaphysical principles. |
| what is an obstacle or obstruction to one | | | | Together, though, they help to 'prepare' the |
| person, may not be to another. This assumes a | | | | mind for later techniques, which use the |
| very interesting light in reference to power | | | | body's life force currents ostensibly to |
| structures and belief systems, and highlights | | | | "refine" the brain and nervous system.Mantras |
| why it is important to maintain your own self | | | | are taught in kriya yoga techniques. They are |
| sovereignty in mind and action.Kriya yoga was | | | | believed to deepen the meditative experience. |
| brought to the West by Yogananda in the | | | | This sound technology undoubtably tunes the |
| 1920's. He established the Self-Realization | | | | body, like a tuning fork, as will any sound |
| Fellowship as a 'total yoga' system that | | | | that is repeated and focused on. The question |
| tried to address spiritual as well as | | | | is, of course, to what frequency is the body |
| physical aspects of self.Kriya yoga is | | | | being tuned?If self realization is a journey, |
| derived mainly from three other yoga | | | | whose journey are we undertaking? Ours, or |
| techniques - karma yoga, bhakti yoga, and | | | | someone else's? Kriya yoga undoubtably |
| Jnana yoga. Karma yoga focuses on the | | | | resonates with some people. For myself, I |
| movement of the soul both inside and outside | | | | prefer more transparency.For more information |
| of the mind. Jnana yoga focuses on wisdom, | | | | on kriya yoga techniques and the question of |
| allowing the mind freedom. Bhakti yoga | | | | self mastery, click here. If you're |
| focuses on love, as it allows you to come to | | | | interested in learning some restorative yoga |
| terms with everything around you. The aim in | | | | poses, click here. |
| combining them was to "purify" the mind and | | | | |