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RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

Energy and Kriya Movements

Want to know how divine energy moves within you?

Spirit is working dynamically to move and express within us as we practice yoga. When Spirit is blocked, energy builds up and pushes our bodies into movements called kriyas. Kriyas occur in order to open our bodies to the free flow of Spirit. Ramakrishna Ananda shares how one can become more aware of the divine energy trying to move within us and what this divine force feels like.

Essential Life Skills, Prana/Life Force
  • Learn about the various kriyas that can occur as energy builds up
  • Hear what Paramahansa Muktananda said about a body jerking, hopping, and shaking after receiving a blessing
  • The goal is to sit serene and motionless as the energy flows freely
  • Ways to become more aware of the divine force include prayer, postures, pranayama and meditation
  • How to recognize the divine force moving in various parts of your body
  • Find out how Yogananda, with no resistance to the divine force, demonstrated samadhi on a noisy cable car in San Francisco

Kriyas Develop into Serenity

Yogi’s find the divine force is what is keeping us alive — empowering our breathing and our heartbeat. But this force wants to express more fully in all of us. I hope you enjoy the unfoldment that occurs as your kriyas develop into serenity, stillness and spiritual awakening. Some seekers have no blockages so they experience no kriyas.

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