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Kriya Yoga at The Ashram

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REALIZE THE UNION OF THE SELF AND EVOLVE YOUR BODY, INTELLECT AND
SOUL

120 minutes – WARM (85 degrees)

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The premise of Kriya Yoga is that we are a miniature version of the whole
cosmos, a microcosm–an  evolving universe within the macrocosmic world. Within
each of us hides the supreme creator activating every action through the breath.
Hence the name Kriya: meaning that any work or “kri” is being done by the power
of the indwelling soul or “ya”. Yoga is the means of uniting this correspondence
between microcosm and macrocosm—realizing the truth within the union of the
individual self and the Supreme Self.

In addition to the emotional and spiritual benefits of this practice, Kriyas
can teach meditation, breath control and calmness, mental purification and
eradication of bondage from the desires of the ego. This Kriya class provides an
immediate spiritual experience and has been likened by Paramahansa Yogananda as
the “easiest, most effective, and most scientific avenue of approach to the
Infinite”.

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