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Why Are We Doing This Now?

People everywhere are facing difficult physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges. Ramakrishna Ananda knows yoga can help them, and he believes it’s time for everyone who is sincerely interested to have access to yoga practices.

In addition to the numerous talks and writings he has given over the years, Ramakrishna Ananda recently made hundreds of videos to inspire you, comfort you, and make the truths and practices of yoga available to people around the world.

"Give these beads to the California rishi."
— Anandamayi MaIndian saint and guru, to her devotee in India as he departed for California. (He subsequently gave the beads to Ramakrishna Ananda and conveyed her words of encouragement.)

The higher yogas, which include bhakti, raja, jnana, karma and laya yoga, offer inspiration and practices to help you enjoy greater fulfillment on every level — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Here are just a few of the many higher yogas focuses you’ll get to enjoy in our videos.

If you’re seeking higher levels of consciousness, you’ll find many videos that encourage spiritual awakening, peace, contact with your soul and spirit, enlightenment and self-realization. And if you’re goal is greater love and a more open heart, there are techniques to help you experience the heart’s true feeling, ever-new joy, greater compassion and self-esteem.

"You are the California sun, a California rishi. You are a yoga master, an avadhut. Your home is in Spirit. It is obvious: God has called you to this life to be a guru."
— S. ChakravartiMentor and Author
  • Redirect the restless mind into a state of clarity and creativity
  • Enjoy greater health, more energy and vitality
  • Unleash inner power and wisdom
  • Unlock inner potential and improve the world
  • Develop dynamic willpower and overcome habits
  • Transform anger, fear and anxiety into positive states of awareness
  • Use creative visualization to dynamically benefit every area of life
  • Live in a higher state of consciousness
"You are a yoga star, one of very few in the English-speaking world."
— Sri KriyanandaYoga teacher and Author
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