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What is Kriya Yoga?
Kriya Yoga is an ancient method of meditation associated with conscious living. Through breath control, concentration and posture, it cultivates body, mind, intellect and soul consciousness.
Kriya Yoga gives us the experience of inner light, vibration and sound, both in meditation and during daily activities.
Practising Kriya Yoga brings greater calmness and inner joy, leading to a more balanced and successful life.
Kriya Yoga teaches that any action, kri, is done by ya, the indwelling soul. It is a universal spiritual discipline that goes beyond all religious and cultural divisions.
Through the practice of Kriya Yoga one can gradually conquer ego, emotions and attachments
with the realization that life is, in its essence, pure, divine and peaceful.
How to practice Kriya Yoga?
The techniques of Kriya Yoga can be practised sitting on the floor or on a chair.
The Kriya practice consists of simple body postures and, after your individual initiation, you can practise them at home.
There are Kriya Yoga Centres and many Kriya Yoga Groups all over Europe, where one can attend guided group meditations or weekend programmes and seminars.
The Initiation
People who wish to learn Kriya Yoga must receive initiation from a teacher authorized by Paramahamsa Hariharananda or Paramahamsa Prajnanananda.
During initiation the body, mind, chakras and the sense organs are purified.
The following offerings are needed for initiation:
Five fruits
representing the fruits of all our actions (the causal body)
Five flowers
representing the five senses (the astral body)
Monetary Contribution
representing the gross body (the physical body)
After the initiation ceremony, the Kriya Yoga techniques will be taught followed by guided meditations.
It is recommended to attend at least three meditation classes in order to properly learn the techniques.
Kriya Yoga Europe
Founder and current leader of Kriya Yoga organisation.
Paramahamsa Hariharananda
(1907 – 2002)
Paramahamsa Hariharananda is a beautiful example of purity and love. He comes from a long unbroken lineage of Masters, reaching the summit of Nirvikalpa Samadhi – the state of highest bliss without pulse or breath.
A disciple of Swami Shriyukteshwarji and Paramahamsa Yoganandaji, a highly realized Yogi, he spread Kriya Yoga in India and throughout the world.
Paramahamsa Prajnanananda
(1960 – present)
As his successor, he continues the mission
of his Master with boundless energy and love. He urges us to realize that in every breath we all are Divine. Through his own example he shows that we can achieve the blissful state of Divine love and contentment if we sincerely practice Kriya Yoga techniques and apply them in our daily life.
Kriya Yoga Teachers in Ireland
Teachers currently teaching regularly in Ireland.
Yogacharya Claudia Cremers
Initiated into Kriya Yoga by Rajarshi Peter Van Breukelen in 1987 and met Paramahamsa Hariharananda in 1990 in New York. Since then, she travelled frequently to India, Europe, and the USA to stay and meditate with Gurudev. She was authorised to initiate seekers into Kriya Yoga in May 2007.
Yogacharya Annelies van Haaren
Annelies has been a disciple of Paramahamsa Hariharananda for over 45 years. She travelled around the globe with Gurudev in the early eighties. Annelies Ma lives with her husband in the West of Ireland and has two sons. Annelies worked as an architect and now enjoys taking care of her vegetable garden.