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