Kriya Yoga for Self-Discovery

A detailed guide to the breath-focused meditation practice of Kriya yoga for spiritual growth, inner stillness, and self-realization

Foreword by Andrea J. Lett

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Kriya Path

PART I
THE SPIRITUAL AND SCIENTIFIC LINEAGE OF KRIYA
1 Meditation: A Contemplative Art
2 Roots and Fundamentals of Kriya Yoga
3 Spirit-Infused Science
4 Balancing the Basics

PART II
PRACTICING KRIYA YOGA
5 Spiritualization, the Cycle of Synthesis, and the Four Vs of Kriya
6 Spine Bolt Upright Posture as a Fast-Track to the Infinite
7 Pranayama and the Cultivation of Joy
8 Refining the Techniques and Creating a Kriya Yoga Session

PART III
THE SCIENTIFIC EFFECTS OF KRIYA YOGA
9 Wellness, Stress, Psychology, and Kriya Yoga
10 Kriya Yoga, the Autonomic Nervous System, and the Development of Resiliency
11 The Brilliant and Intelligent Brain

PART IV
THE SPIRITUAL EFFECTS OF KRIYA YOGA
12 Survival of the Most Mindful
13 Samadhi
14 Subtle Energies of Kriya
15 Kriya and the Practice of Compassion Final Thoughts on the Teachings of Kriya

APPENDIX I
Nature, Psychedelics, and Meditation

APPENDIX II
Additional Resources

APPENDIX III
Chai Recipe

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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