Since 1992, Babaji's Kriya Yoga Ashram has served many thousands of persons from around the world who have attended its seminars, classes, lectures and retreats. It was founded and still lead by Marshall Govindan (Satchidananda), the author of more than 15 books on Classical Yoga and Tantra, and a disciple of the late Yogi S.A.A.Ramaiah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Govindan Initiation seminars in three levels are offered in the scientific art of Kriya Yoga, which is a 5-fold path, including 18 particular asanas or postures, Kriya Kundalini pranayama breathing, many different meditation techniques, mantras (sacred sound syllables to awaken the chakras and higher states of consciousness, and bhakti, the yoga of love and devotion. Anyone can practice it and enjoy health and happiness in all five planes of existence, physical, vital/emotional, mental, intellectual and spiritual. It is a synthesis of practices developed in ancient times by the Siddhs, perfected masters, and promoted in modern times by Babaji Nagaraj. Paramahansa Yogananda first brought Kriya Yoga to the West in 1920, and his book "The Autobiography of a Yogi" is a wonderful introduction to Kriya Yoga. The ashram also houses a publishing company, Babaji's Kriya Yoga and Publications, which has published nearly 100 books on Yoga in a dozen languages. Visit it e-commerce at:http://www.babajiskriyayoga.net/english/bookstore.htm Babaji's Kriya Yoga Publications also publishes a correspondence course, The Grace of Babaji's Kriya Yoga, a quarterly "Kriya Yoga Journal." Marshall Govindan and his wife Durga Ahlund it organizes pilgrimages twice a year to India (January to Tamil Nadu, and Bangalore where they are the Directors of an has an ashram, and in October to Badrinath, Himalayas where "Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas" a registered Canadian and USA charity, are currently building an ashram. Babaji's Kriya Yoga Initiations In Babaji's Kriya Yoga the significance of

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About Kriya Yoga Babaji's Kriya Yoga is a scientific art of perfect God Truth union and Self-Realization. It was revived by a great Master of India, Babaji Nagaraj, as a synthesis of ancient teachings of the 18 Siddha tradition. It includes a series of techniques or "Kriyas" grouped into five phases or branches. Kriya Hatha Yoga: including "asanas," physical postures of relaxation, "bandahs," muscular locks, and "mudras," psycho-physical gestures, all of which bring about greater health, peace and the awakening of the principal energy channels, “the nadis”, and centers, the "chakras." Babaji has selected a particularly effective series of 18 postures, which are taught in stages and in pairs. One cares for the physical body not for its own sake but as a vehicle or temple of the Divine. Kriya Kundalini Pranayama: is a powerful breathing technique to awaken one’s potential power and consciousness and to circulate it through the seven principal chakras between the base of the spine and the crown of the head. It awakens the latent faculties associated with the seven chakras and makes one a dynamo on all five planes of existence. Kriya Dhyana Yoga: is a progressive series of meditation techniques to learn the scientific art of mastering the mind - to cleanse the subconscious, to develop concentration, mental clarity and vision, to awaken the intellectual, intuitive and creative faculties, and to bring about the breathless state of communion with God, "Samadhi" and Self-Realization. Kriya Mantra Yoga: the silent mental repetition of subtle sounds to awaken the intuition, the intellect and the chakras; the mantra becomes a substitute for the "I" - centered mental chatter and facilitates the accumulation of great amounts of energy. The mantra also cleanses habitual subconscious tendencies. Kriya Bhakti Yoga: the cultivation of the soul’s aspiration for the Divine. It includes devotional activities and service to awaken unconditional love and spiritu