Podcasts about lahiri mahasaya

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we speak with Roy Thibodeau, a student of Kriya Yoga teacher, Oliver Black. https://www.yogacharyaoliver.com/ Ryan Kurczak and Roy Thibodeau talk about the book "My Dear Oliver", a limited edition book, which is a collection of the letters that Paramahansa Yogananda sent to Oliver Black. About our guest Roy Thibodeau Golden Lotus Yoga for Spiritual Awareness (GLYSA) was founded by Roy E. Thibodeau & Mary Ann Thibodeau in 2011.  We have been disciples of Yogacharya J. Oliver Black for over 45 years and GLYSA was founded to assure the continuation our lineage, legacy, and heritage through Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Yogacharya Oliver.   Yogacharya Oliver was one of Paramahansa Yogananda's most advanced direct disciples, establishing the Detroit, Michigan Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) Center which he ran as an SRF minister from 1951 until 1980's.  He also established Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat in Northern Michigan which he ran until his MahaSamadhi September 16, 1989.  He remained an SRF Minister, Authorized by Paramahansa Yogananda & SRF to give Kriya Yoga Initiation to qualified candidates until his MahaSamadhi.  You can find out more about Yogacharya Oliver at www.yogacharyaoliver.com.  Because of Yogacharya's relationship and loyalty to Paramahansa Yogananda & SRF he was never able to authorize any of his disciples to Initiate candidates into Kriya Yoga. Because of this situation and knowing our destiny to continue our Linage through Yogacharya Oliver we pursued authorization to perform Kriya Yoga Initiations through the help of Roy Eugene Davis another direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and brother disciple to Yogacharya Oliver.  We asked him to ordain us authorizing us to give Kriya Yoga Initiation under Yogacharya Oliver's authority.  Roy graciously agreed and ordained us under Yogacharya Oliver's authority.  Because of that we incorporated two names into the name of our organization. - If you would like to participate in future live sessions consider becoming a member of The Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community or applying to the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program. For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. For more information about this work please visit: A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. https://kriyayogaonline.com/ A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com) Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline  

Trechos retirados dos registros de anotações de Lahiri Mahasaya, e do livro “Biography of a Yogi Satyananda” de Yogi Swami Satyananda. Shyama Charan Lahiri ou Lahiri Mahasaya (1828 - 1895), foi um dos mais importantes yogues da tradição da Kriya Yoga. Nascido em Bengala (Índia), desde jovem, Lahiri mostrou inclinações espirituais, mas viveu uma vida de família comum, casando-se e trabalhando como contador. Aos trinta e três anos, enquanto caminhava um dia no sopé do Himalaia perto de Ranikhet, ele conheceu seu guru, Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri foi envolvido por uma aura espiritual de realização divina que nunca mais o deixaria. Mahavatar Babaji o iniciou na tradição da Kriya Yoga e o instruiu a conceder a técnica sagrada a todos os buscadores sinceros. Lahiri retornou à sua casa em Banaras para cumprir esta missão. Sendo o primeiro a ensinar a antiga ciência perdida da Kriya nos tempos contemporâneos, Lahiri ficou conhecido como uma figura muito importante para o renascimento do yoga. Os discípulos de Lahiri incluíram os pais de Paramahansa Yogananda e o seu próprio guru, Sri Yukteswar Giri. Ele não estabeleceu nenhuma organização durante sua vida, mas fez esta previsão: “Cerca de cinquenta anos após minha morte, por causa de um profundo interesse em Yoga que surgirá no Ocidente, um relato da minha vida será escrito. A mensagem do Yoga circundará o globo. Ajudará a estabelecer a irmandade do homem: uma unidade baseada na percepção direta da humanidade com o único Pai.” Mais tarde, Paramahansa Yogananda escreveu em seu livro A Autobiografia de um Iogue: “Assim como a fragrância das flores não pode ser suprimida, Lahiri Mahasaya, vivendo tranquilamente como um chefe de família ideal, não conseguiu esconder sua glória inata. Abelhas devotas de todas as partes da Índia começaram a buscar o néctar divino do mestre liberto... A vida harmoniosamente equilibrada do grande chefe de família-guru tornou-se a inspiração para milhares de homens e mulheres.”

I'm away from home because of Hurricane Helene (mandatory evac, mandatory vacay), but I'm here, and *in my Prince voice* my mic is on! I love you!  ______________________________________ It's time.  To come out of hiding, and to step into your destiny (into Love).  You know it's time; that's why you're so uncomfortable,  and also sleepy.  You're not that sleepy,  you're uninspired.  You're not doing what you came here to do.  And right now, that will look like you doing what you have to do to pay those bills,  while feeling Him,  while smiling through squinty eyes, half seeing the world, but fully feeling Him,  until you see more of Him ,  more of Your purpose unfolding all around you.  I Love you,  nik Lahiri Mahasaya - image ________________________________________ My new book, 'Wake Up to Love' is a lifetime in the making (and now a Top New Release, thanks to you!). Divinely inspired. Love led. And WILL bring forth the ‘more' in you. ❤️‍

This episode covers the next part of chapter 12: “One afternoon during my early months...” to “... severed by one of the disciples.”  Summary:  Masters like Lahiri Mahasaya and Sri Yukteswar employ intriguing techniques to impart wisdom, in this episode we focus on the impact of alternative healing methods on medical diagnosis, the importance of personal responsibility in health, and the potential benefits of a combination of scientific and spiritual healing techniques. We also explore our personal experiences with spiritual healing, the significance of a guru in spiritual growth, and the potential impacts of miraculous healing stories on faith and doubt.  00:33 A miraculous healing; 14:12 Sri Yukteswar's experience of being healed; 46:12 A miracle to show the power of God; 53:06 Lahiri Mahasaya awake in God.  Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 12: “My guru was a peerless interpreter of the scriptures...” to “... A saint will not encroach on that independence.”  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS 

Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga school. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. According to the book America's Alternative Religions by Timothy Miller, Lahiri Mahasaya's life was described in Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi as a demonstration of the spiritual attainment that could be achieved by a householder "living fully in the world."

I'm traveling through the end of the month with my mom, sister, aunt, and grandma! We are birthday cruising through Italy and Greece, sponsored by my favorite skincare brand, MadHippie! New episodes resume on Aug 7! I love you!  #Season3 Dear God,When I am stressed,remind me:Only one thing is needed.Remind me to meditate.Remind me to feel You.Remind me that in Your presence, there is no problem.I Love you,Niknikki@curlynikki.com Support the show!:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings_________________________________Today's Quotes: *"Divine Mother, when I am stressed remind me: only one thing is needed."-Yogananda       "Divine life can be summed up in two words: Detach- Attach. Detach from the world, attach to the Lord. "-Swami Sivananda "The Silent Voice of reason."-@ThePresenceofAwareness via IG"I cannot imagine how religious people can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of God. For my part, I keep myself retired with Him in the fund or center of my soul as much as I can, and while I am so with Him, I fear nothing, but the least turning from Him is insupportable."-Brother Lawrence"Solve all your problems through meditation. Exchange unprofitable religious speculations for actual God-contact. Clear your mind of dogmatic theological debris; let in the fresh, healing waters of direct perception. Attune yourself to the active inner Guidance; the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life. Though man's ingenuity for getting himself into trouble appears to be endless, the Infinite Succor is no less resourceful.-Lahiri Mahasaya "I have found a way to live in the presence of the LordAnd It's all in the Name. Hare Ram Ram RamSita Ram Ram Ram." -Krishna Das, from the song- 'God is Real' "Something deeper and greater than yourself will flow out into visible expression. It, then will do what we interpret as healing work, although actually what appears as healing work will be the dissolution of material sense. When there is no material sense there is no personal sense of "I" to sin, to be sick, or to be poor... when there is no longer any personal "I ", what is left? GOD! God, the Father, appearing as God, the Son, in all of God's glory."-Joel Goldsmith , The Infinite Way Concordance Support the show

This episode covers the last 14 paragraphs of chapter 4 from: “A Christlike miracle by Lahiri Mahasaya...” To “...Kebalananda taught me a diviner syntax”  In this episode, we explore a miraculous incident in the presence of Lahiri Mahasaya and Swami Kebalananda. Ramu, a blind disciple, approached the guru seeking sight. With unwavering faith and guidance, Ramu's vision was restored within a week, allowing him to witness the beauty of the world for the first time. These miracles exemplify Lahiri Mahasaya's selfless surrender to the Prime Healing Power and the lasting impact of his teachings. Join us as we delve into the transformative experiences, focussing on the term ‘Christlike', karma, humility, Edwin Arnold and a review of Chapter 4.   0:00 Nik's experience of the AoY; 4:35 Christlike miracles; 17:43 Ramu's Fortune and Karma; 30:02 The Miracle; 1:04:08 Incarnation of Humility; 1:23:00 Arnold's Gita vs Guruji's Gita; 1:20:43 Summary and reflections of Chapter 4. Links discussed in the podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/history/miraclesofjesus_1.shtml Discourse 20, The Second Coming of Christ, Paramahansa Yogananda.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Arnold  Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the first 17 paragraphs of chapter 5 from:  “To every thing there is a season,” To “...companion dismissed the ornate dignity.”  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

This episode covers the next 14 paragraphs of chapter 4 from: “At home in Calcutta, Father touchingly...” To “... Lahiri Mahasaya and of a number of his disciples.”  In this podcast episode, we follow a young Mukunda's encounter with Swami Kebalananda, a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya, who becomes his Sanskrit tutor. As their bond deepens, Mukunda discovers Swami Kebalananda's profound spiritual wisdom and the transformative experiences he had with his guru. Lahiri Mahasaya's teachings emphasize the practice of Kriya Yoga as a path to liberation and the direct experience of the divine. Join us to explore the student's journey, the power of Kriya Yoga, and the presence of God in personal practice and devotion.  0:00 Preamble with guest Nik; 1:28 Summary of episode; 2:38 Why a Sanskrit tutor?; 14:00 Who is Shastri Mahasaya aka Swami Kebalananda; 19:50 Having a “restful deliberation”; 28:33 In the presence of Lahiri Mahasaya; 40:15 Living the teachings ; 49:10 Kriya Yoga, Kriya Yoga and Kriya Yoga; 1:03:35 The beautiful language by Paramahansa Yogananda. Links discussed in the podcast: https://www.yoganiketan.net/reader/books/yogacharya-shastri-mahasaya.html https://www.yoganiketan.net/historical-books/scriptural-commentaries/  Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the last 14 paragraphs of chapter 4 from: “A Christlike miracle by Lahiri Mahasaya...” To “...Kebalananda taught me a diviner syntax”  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF 

This episode covers the next 23 paragraphs of chapter 4 from: “Ananta and Amar's brother arrived...” To “...prudent instinct of self-preservation!” Join us for an episode of intrigue and revelations! Here, Mukunda and Amar are reunited with their families and brothers Mukunda and Ananta take a trip to see a “certain sage”. Mukunda gets an “instant response to a prayer”, and we also come to know the truth behind how Mukunda and Amar were successfully tracked down by Ananta. 0:00 Family reunited; 13:45 Meeting the [fake] sage; 30:53 Quoting the Gita; 39:42 To pray; 57:42 Mr Detective; 1:10:25 Jatinda crumbles; 1:19:08 Ananta and Mukunda story from Mejda; 1:34:18 Looking forward to the next episode. Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next 14 paragraphs of chapter 4 from: “At home in Calcutta, Father touchingly...” To “... Lahiri Mahasaya and of a number of his disciples.” #autobiographyofayogi #autobiographylinebyline #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

This episode covers the last 12 paragraphs (and footnote) of the chapter 3 from: “Pranabananda's face was suffused with divine light.” to “...Alas, two bodies are not yet for me!”  Swami Pranabananda elucidates more of his exchanges with the divine Lahiri Mahasaya and subsequently blesses Mukunda and reveals, to his utter delight, that he will indeed become a Paramahansa Yogananda. In between there are important topics of discussion such as the Pranab Gita, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and our first “ask us anything” topic: Astral Bangals.   0:00 Devine light, peace and an end to fear; 8:55 Truth and honesty in the workplace; 15:50 Sabikalpa Samadhi and Nirbikalpa Samadhi; 29:07 Retiring into silence; 37:00 The redundancy of the spoken word of niceties; 46:27 Does Kedar Nath Babu consider this a joke?; 1:00:27 The importance of gratitude; 1:06:56 Reflections of the chapter; 1:09:03 Pranab Gita: 1:20:38 Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and the bilocation technique; 1:25:22 Astral Bangles – raison d'etre; 1:40:43 Looking forward to Chapter 4. Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the first 8 paragraphs of the chapter 4 from: “Leave your classroom on some trifling pretext...” to “... straps from my English-made sola topee (helmet).”  Links referenced in this episode: https://yogananda.org/blog/awakening-the-spine-through-kriya-yoga-by-brother-chidananda https://yoganiketan.net/reader/books/pranab-gita-volume-1.html https://yoganiketan.net/reader/books/pranab-gita-volume-2.html Patanjali: https://www.arlingtoncenter.org/Sanskrit-English.pdf Astral Bangles: https://www.astrogems.com  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF 

Kriya Yoga is described by its practitioners as an ancient yoga system revived in modern times by Lahiri Mahasaya, who claimed to be initiated by a guru, Mahavatar Babaji, circa 1861 in the Himalayas. Dean A. shares his experience with this mediation practice, and Rev. Christian talks about how mediation has become a pathway to

*I'm in the Holy Land this week, returning with new episodes on May 10th! I love you and I'm with you!*    Every time you come into a new moment,into a new seeming worldly situation today,find your exits into Truth.Find your breath,Find the Name,Find His Silence.Find the Love,and then engage with the moment fully. Enjoy your Self,but know the Truth.Only Love is here.I Love you,Niknikki@curlynikki.com_______________________Today's Quotes:  “Meditate unceasingly, that you quickly behold yourself as the Infinite Essence, free from every form of misery. Cease being a prisoner of the body; using the secret key of Kriya, learn to escape into Spirit.“- Lahiri Mahasaya "There's simply no polite way to tell people that they've dedicated their lives to an illusion."-Daniel Dennet"There's nothing to think about except illusion."-Peter Stoughton "All is illusion except the name of God.”-Ramayana “My thoughts are not meBut my thoughts make me feel like I am themIf I believe in them I start to feel, “I am having a bad day today “A thought cannot have a bad day, It's just the believer in the thought that can have a bad day.But the believer in a thought is also a kind of thought…  The most dangerous thought actually, because nobody suspects it is a thought. We all think it is us. And because we think it is us... our life becomes very unstable and unsteady because even that identity is not steady.  ‘The only steady thing is the Self which is what we really are.'”-Mooji"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying this is the way, walk in it."-Isaiah 30:21Support the show

This episode covers the next 8 paragraphs of the chapter from:  “The master sought to banish...” To... “...eyes behind any screen of delusion.”  Swami Pranabananda inspires Paramahansa Yogananda by reminding him of the greatness of Lahiri Mahasaya. With sublime supplication and humility, the young devotee Pranabananda sought out Lahiri Mahasaya's assistance in overcoming the final hurdle to embracing the Infinite form. Some important themes are touched upon in this beautiful section of the chapter and we dissect them with devotion.    0:00 Summary of episode; 1:13 Guruji's divine English; 3:50 Homage to Lahiri Mahasaya; 9:14 The gaze of a Guru; 22:12 Long meditations; 45:27 Group meditations, Bhadraka and years of dedicated saadhana; 1:01:45 Petitioning the Guru; 1:11:42 Emmerson's poem - Brahma; 1:19:05 Giving thanks to the grace of the Guru – Namo Namaste; Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the last 12 paragraphs of the chapter from: “Pranabananda's face was suffused with divine...” to “...Alas, two bodies are not yet for me!”  References from the chapter:  Yogananda on Meditation yogananda.com.au/gurus/yogananda_quotes31meditation.html https://www.meditationbench.com/yogananda-on-meditation/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ralph-waldo-emerson https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-importance-of-a-true-guru/?_ga=2.122436098.829121879.1680814996-794184172.1673628159 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jguc-vhBdc   Namo Namaste  God Talks with Arjuna - Bhagavad Gita 11:39-49 namo namas te 'stu sahasrakṛtvaḥ punaś ca bhūyo 'pi namo namas te namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te namo 'stu te sarvata eva sarva  To Thee praise, praise without end! To Thee my salutations thousandfold! O Endless Might, O Invincible Omniscient Omnipresence, O All-in-All! I bow to Thee in front and behind, I bow to Thee on the left and the right, I bow to Thee above and beneath, I bow to Thee enclosing me everywhere!  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

This episode the next 8 paragraphs of the chapter 2 from:  “Fourteen months after Mother's passing...”  to...  "...impels my deathbed message.”  Perhaps the most intriguing section of the whole book is covered in this episode, Paramanansa Yogananda receives blessings (in his infancy) from his param guru Lahiri Mahasaya, who also provides a moving prophesy that proved to be true for all of us.   0:00 Preamble; 1:36 Summary; 2:53 Worldly ambitions; 7:31 Priyank's absence and Vlogs; 8:14 Why did Yogananda's mum wait?; 22:40 Why did she pick Ananta?; 27:12 Spiritual Baptism; 1:08:07 Ishwara and the Light, a shared vision; 1:25:00 Karmic debt and relief; 1:35:06 Ask us anything. Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the 9 paragraphs of the chapter 2 from:  “It was an interview with a sage...”  to...  "... far on the wings of his amulet.”  #autobiographyofayogi #autobiographylinebyline #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

Roy Eugene Davis was a Kriya Yoga Guru/Teacher in the lineage of teachers, Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar and Paramahansa Yogananda. Mr. Davis, was initiated by Yogananda and ordained by Yogananda to teach Kriya Yoga. He was one of the youngest student's of Yogananda to be ordained. I met Mr. Davis in the late summer of 2000, and was fortunate to have had 18 years to learn Kriya Yoga from him. In this episode, we consider Roy Eugene Davis' life and what I learned from him as a student in the Kriya Yoga Tradition. For continued inspiration and instruction, please read my new book, An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice. Now available in hardcover and softback on Amazon.  Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. For more information about this work please visit: A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. https://kriyayogaonline.com/ A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com) Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth. https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline Make your spiritual practice your highest priority.  Don't make excuses. Focus on essentials, don't be distracted by too many things. Be as mentally, emotionally, and spiritually mature as possible. Take care of your body and manage your resources well. Never affirm anything you don't want to be true for yourself. Meditate well, alertly and effectively. Be conscious of the people you surround yourself with. Expand your mind and consciousness – read more, keep learning, rise above provincial or small minded states. Always have your highest aims in mind. Be a possibility thinker. Remember what is real, and always focus on that.

This episode covers the following section of 12 paragraphs—“One of my most precious possessions is that same photograph.”to...“This memory persisted long after the day of rapture.” 0:00 Preamble and reflections;  2:14 Summary of this episode;  4:55 The significance of Holy Vibrations;  27:27 The first attempted picture of Lahiri Mahasaya;  34:15 How Ganga Dhar Babu first approached the Master;  48:45 Why did Lahiri Mahasaya not appear on the photo?;  1:02:05 The photo vs. the painting of Lahiri Mahasaya;  1:17:17 Lahiri Mahasaya's appearance and half-closed eyes;  1:39:30 Mukunda's letter to God;  1:47:57 Paramahansa Yogananda's visions;2:13:26 Looking forward to in the next episode. Links references from this episode:yogananda.com.au/upa/Mundaka_Upanishad.html Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the last section of the chapter 1 from: “Another early recollection is outstanding; and literally so, for I bear the scar to this day.”  to...The end of the chapter 1. Thumbnail image: Picture and Painting Lahiri Mahasaya #autobiographyofayogi #autobiographylinebyline #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

This episode covers the following section of 7 paragraphs—  “Lahiri Mahasaya left this world shortly after...”  to...  “...instantly recovered from a usually fatal disease.”    A very intimate section of this first chapter, where Paramahansa Yogananda describes beautifully how Lahiri Mahasaya subtly, silently and secretly influenced his adolescence. From inspiring him to stay on the path of truth to miraculous healings, this episode features some inspiring content that can never grow old. We draw on stories from Monks and Mejda to bolster the content.      0:00 Why did Lahiri Mahasaya pass on so soon after the birth of Mukunda?;  9:06 Creating a shrine at home and while travelling;  20:58 The full expression of divinity in Param Param Guru;  27:53 Graven images and idol worship;  33:36 Lahiri Mahasaya's image taking a living form;  41:15 The secret omnipotence;  1:05:15 The wonderful healing;  1:20:12 The Resurrection of Lahiri Mahasaya.    Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the following 12 paragraphs from:   “One of my most precious possessions is that same photograph.”  to...  “This memory persisted long after the day of rapture.”    Links referenced in this minute:  yogananda.com.au/g/g_spiritual_eye.html  https://yogananda.org/sananda-lal-gho...  #autobiographyofayogi #autobiographylinebyline #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

This episode covers the following section of 11 paragraphs— “Early in their married life...”to...“... the master's blessing never fails.” We discuss the first mention of Lahiri Mahasaya and what he means to us devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda. Guruji very subtly inserts a sentence on the importance of moderation and we explore his deeper teachings on the subject from God Talks with Arjuna. The beautiful story of Yogananda's father meeting Lahiri Mahasaya through Abinash Babu is delightfully explored in minute detail. 0:00 Summary of topics;  3:15 Strengthening your bond;  6:05 What does Lahiri Mahasaya mean to you?;  25:12 Celibacy and moderation of sexual energy;  51:19 Bhagabati meets Lahiri Mahasaya;  2:00:28 Teaser for next episode. Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the following 7 paragraphs from:“Lahiri Mahasaya left this world shortly after...”to...“...instantly recovered from a usually fatal disease.” Image used in thumbnail: right hand side is Bhagabati Charan Ghosh (Guruji's father) #autobiographyofayogi #autobiographylinebyline #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF

Paramahansa Yogananda's mahasamadhi was spectacularly timed and delivered his life message as a timeless yogic testament. Daya Mata speaks beautifully about her experience as if it were yesterday and we dig into this experience in the detail it deserves. We also discuss how this anniversary is still celebrated across the world. 1:08 Daya Mata's remarkable account of the blessed moment; 19:50 Paramahansa Yogananda commemorative stamp; 25:10 The last supper; 29:30 Pictures used in the minute*, cremations and Lahiri Mahasaya's samadhistan; 44:30 Dr. Lewis' account. * Note, Priyank incorrectly quoted Kashi, he should have referenced Benares! Links discussed in the episode: https://yssofindia.org/paramahansa-yogananda/final-years-and-mahasamadhi https://ocoy.org/yoganandas-last-days/

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Sep 15,2022 Thursday : Morning : Sandhya GurubhaktiYog - Shyam Charan Lahiri (Lahiri Mahasaya) Part - 1

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I interview Swami Nirvananda. Our topics include: Swami Nirvananda describes his service working with leper communities. Swami discusses how he became a Swami, and his path to Kriya Yoga. Initiated by Swami Hariharananda. Meeting Kriya Yoga Teacher, Roy Eugene Davis. What is the difference between the Kriya lineages from Lahiri Mahasaya,  Sri Yukteswar and Yogananda? Did Lahiri Mahasaya give the same Kriya technique to everyone? The Gayatri Mantra. How can we become more devotional? How to be of service, even when we are struggling ourselves? Advice for beginner's of Kriya Yoga. How to stay engaged in the practice for Advanced Kriya Yoga? How to trust yourself spiritually. "A swami is a monk who renounces worldly pursuits in favor of a spiritual life of simplicity and service. Merging the teachings of Kriya Yoga with the devotional aspect of Bhakti Yoga and the charitable path of Karma Yoga, Swami Nirvanananda expresses unity in the diversity of many paths and religions, all leading to the same goal: Universal Love and Oneness with Spirit." Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. https://kriyayogaonline.com/ Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. Kriya Yoga Online Ashram (teachable.com) A Year Long Kriya Yoga Introduction Course https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

Dear God, When I am stressed,remind me:Only one thing is needed.Remind me to meditate. Remind me to feel You. Remind me that in Your presence, there is no problem. I Love you, Niknikki@curlynikki.com Bonus content:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmorningsGo(o)d Mornings merch:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmorningsWeekly LIVE Meditation, Tuesdays at 7pm ET (FREE)▶▶ https://spotify.link/meditation_________________________________Today's Quotes: *"Divine Mother, when I am stressed remind me: only one thing is needed."-Yogananda       "Divine life can be summed up in two words: Detach- Attach. Detach from the world, attach to the Lord. "-Swami Sivananda "The Silent Voice of reason."-@ThePresenceofAwareness via IG"I cannot imagine how religious people can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of God. For my part, I keep myself retired with Him in the fund or center of my soul as much as I can, and while I am so with Him, I fear nothing, but the least turning from Him is insupportable."-Brother Lawrence"Solve all your problems through meditation. Exchange unprofitable religious speculations for actual God-contact. Clear your mind of dogmatic theological debris; let in the fresh, healing waters of direct perception. Attune yourself to the active inner Guidance; the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life. Though man's ingenuity for getting himself into trouble appears to be endless, the Infinite Succor is no less resourceful.-Lahiri Mahasaya "I have found a way to live in the presence of the LordAnd It's all in the Name. Hare Ram Ram RamSita Ram Ram Ram." -Krishna Das, from the song- 'God is Real' "Something deeper and greater than yourself will flow out into visible expression. It, then will do what we interpret as healing work, although actually what appears as healing work will be the dissolution of material sense. When there is no material sense there is no personal sense of "I" to sin, to be sick, or to be poor... when there is no longer any personal "I ", what is left? GOD! God, the Father, appearing as God, the Son, in all of God's glory."-Joel Goldsmith , The Infinite Way Concordance Support the show

Every time you come into a new moment,into a new seeming worldly situation today,find your exits into Truth. Find your breath,Find the Name,Find His Silence. Find the Love,and then engage with the moment fully.  Enjoy your Self,but know the Truth. Only Love is here. I Love you, Nik nikki@curlynikki.com Bonus episodes every week:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmorningsGo(o)d Mornings merch:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings_______________________Today's Quotes:  “Meditate unceasingly, that you quickly behold yourself as the Infinite Essence, free from every form of misery. Cease being a prisoner of the body; using the secret key of Kriya, learn to escape into Spirit.“- Lahiri Mahasaya "There's simply no polite way to tell people that they've dedicated their lives to an illusion."Daniel Dennet"There's nothing to think about except illusion."-Peter Stoughton "All is illusion except the name of God.”-Ramayana My thoughts are not meBut my thoughts make me feel like I am themIf I believe in them I start to feel, “I am having a bad day today “A thought cannot have a bad day, It's just the believer in the thought that can have a bad day.But the believer in a thought is also a kind of thought…  The most dangerous thought actually, because nobody suspects it is a thought. We all think it is us. And because we think it is us... our life becomes very unstable and unsteady because even that identity is not steady.“The only steady thing is the Self which is what we really are “-Mooji"Whether you turn to the right or to the left your ears will hear a voice behind you saying this is the way, walk in it."-Isaiah 30:21Support the show

Citações e trechos do livro: “A Ciência Sagrada”, de Swami Sri Yukteswar. Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855 - 1936) foi um monge, iogue indiano, mestre em Kriya Yoga e um estudioso do Bhagavad Gita e dos Upanishads. Em 1884, tornou-se discípulo de Lahiri Mahasaya e atingiu a estatura espiritual de Jnanavatar (encarnação da sabedoria). Após a morte de sua esposa, Priya Nath Karar (seu nome de nascimento) tornou-se um Swami e recebeu seu nome monástico - Sri Yukteswar Giri. Como guru, Yukteswar teve dois ashrams, um em Serampore e outro em Puri, entre os quais alternava sua residência ao longo do ano enquanto treinava discípulos. Durante os últimos anos de sua vida, ele nomeou seu discípulo Paramhansa Yogananda o único herdeiro de todas as propriedades de seus ashrams. Na introdução de seu famoso livro “The Holy Science”, Yukteswar escreveu: “O objetivo deste livro é mostrar tão claramente quanto possível que existe uma unidade essencial em todas as religiões; que não há diferença nas verdades indicadas pelas várias religiões; que existe apenas um método pelo qual o mundo, tanto externo quanto interno, evoluiu; e que há apenas um objetivo admitido por todas as escrituras”

The whole world is your Self. When you start feeling this Truth, you recognize that you can't make a wrong decision.Rumi said whether you look to your right, or to your left, God is there, your Self is there. Whether you go to the right or to the left, you're going to end up where you're supposed to be.You're going to end up as who you're supposed to be. Stop confusing yourself. Stop listening to that little voice inside, the one of doubt and confusion,  and start listening to the Divine One.The Silent One. The Real You. It knows The Way. It knows that every way is The Way, and It'll deliver you, expeditiously.  Bonus episodes every week:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmorningsGo(o)d Mornings merch:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings________________________________Today's Quotes:"Attune yourself to the active inner Guidance; the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life."-Lahiri Mahasaya"Darken your room, shut the door, empty your mind. You are still in great company."-A.O. Spear"Every moment, a Voice out of this world, calls on our soul to wake up and rise."-Rumi"When you are in meditation, you do not need to look after yourself. A power will rise, which is moving the earth, which is causing the sun to shine, which is giving the moon its brilliance, and which is allowing all these jivas to function as they want to. If you are attuned to that power, you will have nothing to do, everything will be beautiful."-Papaji Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings)

Eva Williams is the founder of Golden Lotus; A divine online portal of meditations, movement practices, and sexual/spiritual energy education designed to cultivate spiritual awakening, sexual activation, and embodied sovereignty. This episode explores rebirth and the unfolding of the sacred feminine through preparation and activation rituals, with a deep dive into birth and pregnancy. Tahnee and Eva journey into the numinous layers of Eva's healing work, her Golden Lotus portal, her focus on cultivating and purifying the body through ancient techniques, sexual embodiment, self-pleasure practices, and the many dimensions of birth work. A healer and teacher with over a decade of experience in bodywork, energy work, and feminine sexual cultivation techniques, Eva carries a depth of knowledge that women need now more than ever. Currently, the way most women in society birth is within the structure of an over-medicalised patriarchal system. Sacred feminine lineages of natural birthing wisdom have been at large, replaced with time constraints, interventions, inductions, and regulations; The antithesis of a naturally unfolding feminine space. How did we end up here? With so much of her work focused on this space and where sexual embodiment falls into birth, Eva discusses the importance of birth preparation; From detoxing, orgasms, and opening the pelvis to the deep work of trusting the body and baby to do what they instinctively know how to do. This conversation is a deep weaving of energetic, sexual, and birth culture healing; For all women, past, present, and future.   "Many people come into tantra with a concept of a partner base in mind. But the way I was trained, particularly with my teachers in this more Sufi tradition, I never went into any of this work looking for my sexuality. I never thought I would only work with women; I never thought I would be working with birth. That was not my aim; My aim was to heal people. I worked on everyone. Ultimately, I wanted to find God. I wanted a very deep spiritual experience or a series of those. And over time, that guided me in that direction.  But there was a level of care and sobriety cultivated within me before I was put on that path. And this level of deep devotion and sobriety to my self-development was paramount".   - Eva Williams     Tahnee and Eva discuss: Doula work. Ultrasounds. Inducing labour. Foetal monitoring. Dolphin midwives. Birth preparation. Empowered birth. Tantric practices. Devine Female Orgasm. Self-pleasure practices. Feminine embodiment. Female sexuality and birth. The pelvis is a fluid body. Somatics and embodiment. Time constraints placed on pregnancy and birthing.   Who is Eva Louise Williams? Eva Louise Williams is a healer and teacher with over a decade of experience in bodywork, energy work, and feminine sexual cultivation techniques. She began her journey at 18 learning reiki and pranic healing, before becoming initiated into Kriya yoga (the lineage of Babaji) at 20, then went on to study Shiatsu, Japanese Acupuncture, and Taoist sexual cultivation techniques. She began teaching others at 26 and received the transmission for Golden Lotus at the age of 29. She currently has over 10,000 hours of experience as a bodyworker and teacher. Eva is also a doula, a birth educator, and an RYT 500 in tantric Hatha and kundalini lineages. Golden Lotus was founded to both serve and lead female seekers towards awakening and remembering Self-love & trust. It is a series of teachings that cultivate spiritual and sovereign embodiment; the focus lies in stabilising, purifying, and awakening through ancient techniques and spiritual secrets taught through a state of ritual and Holy full-body Prayer.     CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST    Resources: goldenlotus.com Golden Lotus Instagram   Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We'd also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Tahnee: (00:00) Hi everybody, and welcome to the SuperFeast Podcast. Today, I'm joined by Eva Williams. I'm really excited to have her here. I've been following her work online and she's really aligned with what we do at SuperFeast. She's an explorer of this wide world of Daoist medicine through the Japanese lineage, but also, she waves in, from what I can tell, you seem to bring in all these beautiful, different traditions, Sufism, Kriya yoga, different types of feminine embodiment, Pranic healing, that kind of stuff. So I'm really excited to have you here today. I'm really excited to share with our community your work.   Tahnee: (00:37) And if you guys are interested, we'll talk about it through the podcast, but Eva has a whole lot of resources on her website, courses you can do related to different aspects of a lot of the stuff we teach at SuperFeast. So thank you for joining us here today, Eva, it's such a pleasure to have you here.   Eva Williams: (00:53) My pleasure. Thank you so much.   Tahnee: (00:57) Yeah, I'm so excited. I think I first came across you on Instagram and I've had a look through what you offer. I know you haven't studied with Mantak, but it really seems aligned with a lot of the work that I learned through studying with him, the feminine work around energy cultivation. Obviously, you've studied Shiatsu and Japanese acupuncture. So you speak to the meridians and all those kinds of things. Would you mind telling us a bit about your journey here? How did you get to be offering Golden Lotus to the world?   Eva Williams: (01:30) Yeah, sure. All right. My journey's been quite interesting in terms of length because my mom is really into alternative medicine. I remember when I was six years old and I just had this incredibly bad tonsillitis, it was to the point where I was being taken out of school for days and days every week. And my mom noticed that I responded really, really well to the osteopath that she would take us to because she used to take us all three to the osteopath regularly. And so the osteopath said, "Look, this kid is responsive as hell. You should just take her to a cranial osteopath because that will help."   Eva Williams: (02:12) So I started going to this professional cranial osteopath when I was six, and it was the only thing that assisted, it was the only thing my body would really respond to. So really, from an early age, my mom knew that, particularly me, I think my brother and sister definitely as well, but particularly me, if anything would happen, like when I was 13 and I had anxiety, my mom was like, "Oh, we could put her on anti-anxiety or we could do reflexology with Bach flower remedies." And also, I had psoriasis, I had developed psoriasis when I was 13. And psoriasis, for those of you who don't know, is a skin issue, and it's one of these just really stubborn, autoimmune things.   Eva Williams: (02:55) Anything that's autoimmune is basically, no offence to all of the fantastic doctors and the medical community, but anything that's autoimmune is basically in the realm of, "We don't really know what the fuck is happening, so here's some steroids. That's where we're at." And so I started trying out these different things and some of them are called like bowel neurotherapies, which are where you'd have a salt bath and then UV light therapy or something like that. And there's not a lot of sun in the Netherlands where I was living at the time. So I started getting into this world where every time I'd be going to this clinic, I'd be checking out the cards on the notice board.   Eva Williams: (03:34) And there'd always be like random things like Karma healing or like emotional Chakra clearing. And one day I found this card and I was like, "This is so good." I walked around with this card for like a week or two, and then I called the person. And I remember, as soon as I called her, she was like, "Yeah, how can I help you?" I'm like, "Look, I don't really know what you do. Do you speak English? I don't really know what you do, but I feel really like this is something that I need to try." And she was like, "Hmm, no, you need Dini." I was like, "I'm sorry, have we even met? I'm trying to book an appointment with you."   Eva Williams: (04:04) And she was like, "No, you need Dini." I was like, "Oh, okay. I need Dini." And then this woman was this like 75-year-old woman who looked so young. And she was like, "How old do you think I am?" I'm like, "We've been through this before." She was just amazing. And she barely spoke any English. And I remember I was 15 when I first went to see her, and she did Meridian massage. She did Meridian clearing and healing. She was just a healer, so she would tell me a bunch of different things, and then she would do this work on me. She would tell me things that I look back on now, I'm like, "Dude, she was so on point."   Eva Williams: (04:44) But at the time, I was like, "What the fuck is she talking about?" She's like, "You're taking on a lot from your father." I'm like, "Okay."   Tahnee: (04:51) What does that mean?   Eva Williams: (04:51) Exactly. And now, I'm like, "I'm that person." But it was quite a unique experience. And I remember when she first read my astrology chart, she just looked at me. And it was very Dutch. The Dutch are very dry, they don't beat around the bush, they're very pragmatic and straightforward. And she was like, "Wow, that's not good." I was like, "Why are you doing this to me?" So she started saying to me really early on when I was 15, 16, I didn't like high school, so I left high school when I was 15 to teach myself. She started saying to me really regularly, "You have to promise me that you will do this work." She's like, "Do you think what I do is amazing?" I'm like, "I think it's pretty out there."   Eva Williams: (05:36) And she's like, "Okay, but what you are going to do is this, but much, much more." And she's like, "You have to promise me." And my mom taught me from when I was really young that a promise is a really strong word and you don't use it if you can't keep it. So I was like, "Far out, man, this is my life ahead of me and you want me to..., " But she sent me to some other people, liquid crystal healers and all sorts of things, so I was getting into some really bizarro stuff. And I wasn't telling my parents that much about this because it no longer had this homoeopathic application anymore. Now, it was just like, "Fuck it, I'm going to go on a journey and meet the [inaudible 00:06:07]. See you later."   Eva Williams: (06:08) I was getting into some really out-there stuff at like 16, 17, but it was, it was really amazing. So I followed that thread and I taught myself, I homeschooled myself. And I got into a really great university. And so I went to university, everyone told me people are more free thinking in university, etc, etc. And I thought, "Okay, great." But actually I didn't find that, I actually found that the institutionalised information had just become denser. I didn't find that people were more free thinking, I found that there were more presumptions. And especially for someone who didn't go through the IB or the international baccalaureate programme, it was really difficult for me.   Eva Williams: (06:51) I had some really awakening moments, just some really jarring stuff happened where I was like, "I don't think I really belong here." And my dad moved to India that year, and so my brother and sister and I all went to see him in India. My dad's a geologist, so all around the house, ever since we were little, we'd had tumbled rocks, amethyst, turquoise, this or that. So he was always teaching us about all these crystals. So when my brother and I got to India, we saw the tumbled rocks, these beautiful amethyst, and we both took one. We were like, "Let's go to the Himalayas."   Eva Williams: (07:28) He's like, "Yeah, let's learn yoga from a really old yogi." I was like, "Yeah, let's go do that." So and I was like, "Dad, I'm taking this rock with me." He's like, "If you take that, you're bringing it back. That's my rock." So I took this amethyst in my pocket and I went into the Himalayas. And I met a woman and she... I wanted to study Reiki, that was my thing. She just looked at me and she was like, "Hey, look, I'm going to give you these codes for all the different levels of Reiki, and then I need you to come back and I want you to teach my level two students." I'm like, "Lady, I just walked in here. I don't know what Reiki is yet."   Tahnee: (08:01) I've got to learn.   Eva Williams: (08:06) "I've got a nab at this, I had a dream on the bus. There's a lot going on right now. I don't think I'm ready to teach people something I haven't learned." But what she was picking up on was that I could touch people and feel what they were experiencing. So I came back the next day, and I was just putting my hands on people and I just explained what I could see or feel. And she's like, "You need to promise me ... " I was like, "You know what, I've heard all of this before, my friend. I have heard all of this before." So I went back to the Netherlands to university, and I was doing my 30 days. You have to do this self Reiki thing after you do Reiki.   Eva Williams: (08:45) And during that period of time, I was like, "I'm not meant to be an architect, I'm not meant to be doing what I'm doing. And so I need to go." And so I gave away everything I owned and I said to my dad, "I'm free again." And he's like, "Yeah, great. You left high school twice and now you're leaving an international honours university. This is a great run you're having over here. I hope you put my amethyst back."   Tahnee: (09:07) Yeah. So proud.   Eva Williams: (09:10) He's like, "You'll face... " I'm joking. And he was like, "Okay, look, you've always been who you are, no one's stopping that. But what are you going to do? You should have a bit of a plan." And I was like, "Yeah, well, what do I have to my name?" He's laughing. He's like, "What do you have to your name? You're a broke student. You have nothing but a ticket home to New Zealand that I will give you until you're 22." So I was like, "All right, great. I'll take it." So I went to New Zealand for three weeks and I went for a Reiki session. And this woman, she did that same thing, she's like, "You don't need me, you need Barbara and you need Jan."   Eva Williams: (09:43) And I'm like, "Okay, send me the names." So I started exploring all these different modalities of incredible light work, just incredible, incredible things while I was there. I go down to the ocean and dolphins would come and visit me, and then I'd go see the healers, and they're like, "You called those dolphins." I'm like, "Okay. All right. Let's calm down." But now I'm like, "We all call the dolphins." Now, I'm like, "Of course, I called the dolphins."   Tahnee: (10:07) They're our people.   Eva Williams: (10:08) My allies. They came to me in my hour of need. It was just a beautiful time. And then one day, in my heart, I just heard... I was waiting for that moment where you hear it from within, because I have a very active mind, so I can make up whatever I want to hear. But I heard Melbourne from my heart. And I was like, "Okay, that's where it's going to be." So I called my parents, I'm like, "I'm going to Melbourne." They were like, "Oh, thank God, she's got a plan." And I went there and I thought I was going to stay doing something graphic design or something design oriented, because that's a big part of my passion in life.   Eva Williams: (10:42) And I found the Australian Shiatsu College, and I found my shakes. I found my Sufi shakes. And once I found these two things, everything else fell in line. Yes, I was initiated into Kriya yoga over when I was 21, which was amazing. When I was 20, still finding my feet, I hadn't found the college yet, I hadn't found my shakes yet. I used to lie in my bedroom listening to singing balls. And that was this one guy who I just loved, very camp, but amazing, but just incredible sound healer, just such an amazing heart and soul. And he would just put all this water in a bow and he'd be like, "These are the dolphin's ball, the dolphins are coming to sing us."   Eva Williams: (11:26) And he would hit it and he would play it. And it was like, oh my God, this man, I don't even know where he comes from, but he's amazing." So one day I fell asleep, listening to this and I woke up and how you know YouTube just plays. And I saw this image on my screen, and I looked at it and it was this blue light and this golden man. And it just said, "The golden body of the Yogi." And I knew in that moment this is why I'm on the planet. This is why I'm on the planet. And so then I found out who that was, and that was an image of Babaji. And so then I found out about Kriya yoga.   Eva Williams: (12:00) And it's interesting because when I had looked for yoga schools in India years before, the only ones that I had found that I wanted to go to were the Kriya yoga schools. And so I became initiated into the Kriya yoga lineage of the Babaji and then his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya, and then Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahamsa Yogananda. And that was the beginning of things unlocking for me. And then I found Shiatsu in oriental medicine, and I went on to study Japanese acupuncture. And then I also found a teacher, a female teacher, and she did a beautiful mixture of yoga and Daoist work with the Jade egg. And then through the studies that I was doing and her even teaching in the same building, I just made this place my home and we'd get all these amazing international practitioners.   Eva Williams: (12:50) I found myself picking up exactly what I needed from that, including doula training and all sorts of things like this that were going on in the space. And then I worked at a Japanese bath house after I graduated for five years or so, I think it was, or something around that. And I really was so lucky because even if you want to rack up hours as a practitioner, it's very hard to find a place to be doing flat out work as Shiatsu practitioner just right out of school. But I was able to rack up at 10,000 hours really quickly in my first, I would say, first six or seven years of work.   Eva Williams: (13:27) And then I went to Bali, I got married. I went to Bali for a honeymoon, and then I just decided I was going to move to Dubai because it was something I really wanted to do. And then about a year into being in Dubai, I was just lying in the bathtub and I just had this full download through my body. And these images came to me and all this stuff and I was just being told what to do like, "You need to write this down, you need to go and get these things." And I was told to build out a whole altar. So I had this massive altar. And I was just sitting in front of it like, "Okay, I now live in a church. What next?"   Eva Williams: (14:06) My husband, he was in Iraq at the time, so he wasn't home. So I was like, "Nobody's going to know about my weird little mat?" And then when he came home, he's like, "That's a lot of candles. Do you need to light all of them at once? Are we doing a séance? What's happening here?" But as I was doing this, the spirits of these different plants I've been told to buy exactly 13 were coming to me, people were sending me things. I was finding things that I'd had in my library for a long time, I'd just never seen them with that particular glow or from that angle, that a transmission was coming through.   Eva Williams: (14:41) And I basically just sat down and I wrote the 10 transmissions of level one of Golden Lotus, which is the eight extraordinary vessels and the 12 main meridians. Unless you do a practitioner training, I don't do Triple Warmer and Pericardium. So it's basically just the five elements. So water, wood, earth, metal as it were, and fire. And then the eight extraordinary. But we do the Chong Mai twice because it has the main vessel and then two other vessels. And for the purpose of female sexual cultivation, it's important actually to separate those two. And then from there, it just started unlocking, like level two became the three gates of orgasm and just the content was just pouring down.   Eva Williams: (15:28) And it was a mixture between a really pure transmission I was being guided to and led to, and then a really deep weaving of just years and years. I'm very, very autodidactic because I didn't go to high school even, so my ability to sit and research and work if I have the impetus is quite high. If not, guess what?   Tahnee: (15:54) Very low. I can relate to that.   Eva Williams: (16:00) I'm like, "Let's have a show of hands." I'm pretty sure everyone's like, "Yeah, that's a... '' So I was able to just channel this, and then it just was really natural that these two modalities, the way it's structured is that the level one is really about working with the Yoni egg, so the Jade egg. It's really about clearing your own body, detoxing and recentralizing through the pelvis. So clearing trauma in the pelvis, opening the sensitivity of the pelvis, and really weaving in the whole rest of the body to a pelvic alignment. So beginning to really understand all of these different reflex zones that we have in the body that all relate to the pelvis.   Eva Williams: (16:43) And I don't just mean the internal reflex zones of the different organ systems, I also mean really beginning to explore somatically the balance between the sacrum and the buttock and the stone and the breasts, or how there's different alignments of your pelvis and your jaw and your mouth. And there's multiple different ways that we can set up these reflexologies that allow us to have a sense that we're hinging from the pelvis. So it's very much about coming into that, and it's not supposed to be... It's supposed to basically teach you how to come into contact with your own energy, to disperse it through your whole body so that you can actually have proper tantra experiences and also to self-regulate.   Eva Williams: (17:23) Because the level two work, it's almost like we go from a pelvic central model out to the body. And then the next level is all more explicit. So it's like self-pleasure practises. Or if we do like a retreat, we'll do some touch exchange practises. If you come to my clinic, I will do internal work at times, things like this. And so that's very triggering work. And I've seen, because I have been in many of these schools with sexual energy, the lack of self-regulation that is taught before highly activating practises come into play. And I didn't like that.   Eva Williams: (18:02) And so while I didn't necessarily plan the way that Golden Lotus was channelled, it is a very deep reflection of the beliefs in the general that I've taken, which is that we need to prepare our body before we do all this highly sexual activating practise. Because otherwise, I think one of the big things in the tantra communities and things that's happened is, it's just become all about sex dressed up as something spiritual, you know?   Tahnee: (18:26) Oh, I know.   Eva Williams: (18:28) You're like, "Really? I've never come across this before."   Tahnee: (18:31) I'm just laughing because I spent some time at Agama Yoga in Thailand I have never laughed so hard. We did a 10 day silent meditation and we were asked to abstain from sex for 10 days. And every day, someone would ask, "I really feel like I need to have sex today. Could I possibly not have... " I was like, "So you guys can't go 10 days without touching yourself or someone else." I've never seen anything like it. So if you love Agama, I found it a really toxic culture. It was almost high school. I was really shocked.   Eva Williams: (19:10) It's infamous. It's infamous for this. My teacher went there, one of my teachers was there and she told me all about it. And then even recently, I was sitting with a friend and I was mentioning some of these things, and she was like, "Oh my gosh. One time, when I was at the very beginning of my path, I went to this place." And as soon as she said it, I knew. I was like, "I know where you were talking about. I've never been there myself, but it's infamous."   Tahnee: (19:37) It was an experience. Yes, I hear you.   Eva Williams: (19:37) I think that this thing is also, I think a lot of people come into tantra with a concept of partner base in mind, and the way that I was trained, particularly with my teachers in this more Sufi tradition and things like this, I never went into any of this work looking for my sexuality. I never thought I would only work with women, I never thought I would be working with birth. This was not my aim. My aim was just to heal people. I worked on everyone. And ultimately, my aim was just to find God, I just wanted to have a very deep spiritual experience or a series of those. And so that over time guided into that direction, I just saw the level of care and sobriety that was cultivated within me before putting me onto that path.   Eva Williams: (20:30) The level of deep devotion and sobriety to my own self-development was paramount. And so there wasn't a sense of like there was a real sense that I wasn't allowed to just mess around, I wasn't allowed to just go to whatever workshop I wanted or something. I was really guided very strongly as to what is an integrity and what is not an integrity as far as transmissions go. And I'm very grateful for that. At least it worked for me within my system of integrity. So then basically it brought the birth of this beautiful work and I think that people love it when they do it, and I think people do feel that they can regulate themselves through it.   Eva Williams: (21:12) And that work for me, very, very naturally falls into birth work. If you are learning how to move and you're learning all these different ways of detoxing and opening your body and then you're learning these three gates of orgasm, which is very specifically sent into the pelvis, so then we are really going into the semantics of the pelvis alone. If you're doing all of that work, that is the birth prep is just extraordinary. And so I developed that into a birthing programme as well, because we need more of that. I think that you're not really taught how much prep goes into birth until you're pregnant.   Tahnee: (21:48) And it's really not a great time then to be exploring.   Eva Williams: (21:52) No. Not at all because it's traumatic.   Tahnee: (21:53) Because of your trauma.   Eva Williams: (21:53) You can definitely do some work on it then, but you need some guidance and holding through that because unwinding trauma can take a really long time, the somatic body's not quick   Tahnee: (22:10) Not fast, very slow.   Eva Williams: (22:17) It really likes to take its time.   Tahnee: (22:17) Oh man, it's so true. And I think what is so interesting about what you're speaking to though with coming into birth work, I know for me, I did muntuk's work and I was having internal work there and working with eggs and clearing those, that whole period of time was big for me. It was unpleasant in some ways and really beautiful and powerful in other ways. But I came to birth and I remember thinking like, "If I hadn't done that work, I wouldn't be able to hold myself through pregnancy and birth the way I've been able to, through pregnancy and birth."   Tahnee: (22:56) And you are speaking to this sense of sobriety and this sense of strength and just the ability to hold your own energy and read your own energy and tune into it, I think that's the piece for women going in and it's like, you're going to have people try and tell you things that you have to filter through, your truth filters. You have to make decisions around your sovereignty and around your care that you probably... These are big decisions and you don't have much context for them usually. I know for me even being fairly educated, there's just stuff I was like, "Do I have to do this? What are the rules?"   Tahnee: (23:32) And I think if you don't have that strong foundation, I think that's stuff golden lotus, it sounds like it just provides that container for women to start to build that trust in themselves so they can go and then really be open to what is honestly the most incredible experience you can have as a woman. I know woman choose not to birth, but for me, profound, but a lot of preparation too, I think in my experience.   Eva Williams: (23:58) I think it's really underestimated how much prep it takes. And I think it's also, to understand that you've got so much content that you want to read about the spiritual, about the physiological, but also how much you've got to inform yourself around just-   Tahnee: (24:13) Practical.   Eva Williams: (24:14) Yeah. Just random medical stuff, because we are taught to just, if someone's wearing a white coat, they know. They wouldn't suggest it if it wasn't for your best.   Tahnee: (24:23) Is that true?   Eva Williams: (24:23) That's not true. And it's sad. It's so sad to acknowledge that, but that's unfortunately the truth. And so I'm in the process of putting together a programme now which really takes people, basically it's like a month-by-month programme. So you can buy the modules as a month or you can buy them as a whole. And it's got workbooks and meditations. It addresses the emotional, the spiritual, how far along your baby is and where they're growing.   Eva Williams: (24:57) And it really also, for me, there's like this very strong concept of, you have the mother, you have the child, and then you have the mother-child unit, this third that's being generated and they call it mama toto in Swahili, this concept of the mother-child. And to build a bridge between these things because one of the things that I've noticed in for example, certain modalities like APA, like the pre and perinatal psychology, people who do fantastic work is that one of the main... how do I explain this for people who don't maybe come from this context? Someone asked me recently, how can you tell if your doula is a good doula? How can you choose a good doula?   Eva Williams: (25:44) How many stars are there in the sky, my friend? And then immediately it came to me, I know it really... And I realised that the doula that I really, we don't even call ourselves doula's anymore because we consider ourselves more birth keepers or birth workers because the work gets so close to midwifery at a certain stage that the idea that you are not advocating for a client or all these sorts of things, it doesn't have a place when you get to a certain level of birth work. And these women, all of them speak to the baby individually to the mother. And immediately I realise, "Oh, if your doula will have an individual relationship to the baby, as they do to you, but they are there for you, to me, that's a good doula."   Eva Williams: (26:38) And I know that sounds strange, but I come very much from this concept that the baby is always the most conscious being in the room, born or unborn. And so if we can begin to actually... What I would love for more women to know is that a lot of women really get bogged down with this idea like, "It's me, it's my body. Yes, my partner's helping me, but I have to carry this. I feel heavy, this baby's relying on me." And so there becomes almost a scarcity of this really deep sense of drudgery or something related, or just a deep sense of lack of support that becomes related to birth.   Eva Williams: (27:10) And one of the things that I think is really important for women to understand is neither on a physiological level, not spiritual level are you alone? This baby is the one that will release the hormone that will tell your body and your stomach when to dilate. This child will send stem cells to heal your body into your blood. This child is there for you, and this child is leading this labour actually. So this child is bringing you energy and bringing you protection, and bringing you gifts of healing. And this moment is actually for you, it's not happening to you, it's happening for you.   Eva Williams: (27:49) So the moment that that child is born is your rebirth as well, it is your moment to also let go and let something new come through. And I think that interconnection, that interplay is what allows women to not just trust their body, which is one of the thing that I wish more people could establish prior to falling pregnant, we should call it rising pregnant, "I rose pregnant."   Tahnee: (28:14) It's beautiful.   Eva Williams: (28:16) But also that they begin to trust not just their body, but the baby. So they're like, "Yeah, my body knows how to do this and this, baby's got this, I've got it. Our relationship got it and my body's got it. So this is what's going to happen." And just really leading from that place. And for many people, that might sound fantastical, but the more that we're going to understand birth, the more that we look at what's happening with the stem cells, the more that we look at the neurology and the physiology of labour itself and the more that if you have done that previously, you'll know that this is real, this is actually what's happening, that there is this very deep exchange of support.   Eva Williams: (28:56) And that's what I think is the most powerful thing is when a woman trusts so innately in her body and in the child that has chosen her to take this journey, that bond is what's leading the labour. I just think that that's very powerful. So the course that I've developed is to try to assist with that, and then obviously is also bringing different movements for different trimesters because different parts of the body obviously get affected at different times, and hypnobirthing scripts and of dolphin and whale stuff going on there, because you know, our allies.   Tahnee: (29:31) It's so funny all the stuff you're speaking about. With my daughter, she's five now, nearly five, but I had a dolphin come to me while I was pregnant with her in the water. And she had me through the whole pregnancy, guiding everything. I was doing body work at the time and I had this really strong download that I had to stop. And I remember contacting my teacher, who's the female teacher of Chi Nei Tsang from Mantak Chia. She was like, "If the baby's telling you to stop your stuff," and I had this golden thread with her and she was this little golden being, so probably about, I think around two dissolved completely. It got weaker and weaker over time. But just all of that stuff...   Tahnee: (30:17) And I had a lot of stuff going on in my life when I was pregnant with her and she just held me like I was... I remember thinking, "I should be really stressed out right now, but I feel really safe and really held through this." And it took me a little while to realise that that was her contributing that to my experience. And I think that trust is something she gave me, which I think is a really beautiful thing. I'm halfway through my pregnancy now, I'm four months, but this pregnancies been really different for me. So it's interesting. I'm interested to see how they play out, because I haven't had that same sense of baby protection or strong baby messages.   Tahnee: (31:03) But I'm interested in that space because I think it's hard to talk about that stuff as a woman, the midwives I had were very practical, wonderful women, but they were very grounded and of the earth. And you had a textbook pregnancy and a textbook birth, well done? And I was like, "Yeah, but what about all this cool stuff that's happening to me?" And they were like, "We don't want to talk about that stuff." I was like, "Okay."   Eva Williams: (31:33) It's a shame actually because it's weird thing-   Tahnee: (31:35) I'm glad you're here.   Eva Williams: (31:35) What did you say?   Tahnee: (31:38) That I'm glad you're here in the world.   Eva Williams: (31:41) Dolphins are so important in birth. That's so important. People who are not getting this message, I'm like, "You guys have to... " I always tell my clients, I'm like, "Just Google." I'll be like, "Yeah, the dolphin midwives." And then everyone at the table laughed. I'm like, "Huh." Wait until you see it.   Tahnee: (31:57) It's true, Hawaii.   Eva Williams: (31:57) I know. And then I'm like, "Google it. You Google dolphin midwife." And people come back, "Whoa." I'm like, "Yeah, that's actually a"-   Tahnee: (32:01) And wasn't they doing it in Russia, the Google something?   Eva Williams: (32:05) They did, yes. Birthing to being, Alana's work was incredible.   Tahnee: (32:08) Because Jeannine Parvati Baker talks about it a lot in her work, and some other people have talked about studying.   Eva Williams: (32:16) I think the woman who found a birth into being, she had a centre in the Caspian sea where the dolphins would come in and people would just be freebirthing in the water, which is wild. And so we have over here, birth it's a very obstetric-run American imported system. It's pretty brutal. So we are looking at different birth centres talk of shifting some things around birth here because Dubai is like a playground in terms of, they're so open to new ideas. And people may not think of them like that from the outside, but they really are.   Eva Williams: (32:56) They're so innovative and there's some very special, very, very, very special energy to the Emiratis to the Bedouin people, just something very special. So we were looking at working with a very beautiful woman whose work I incorporate a lot into mine, her name's Dr. Gallery. And she has some beautiful, gentle birth clinics in London and things like this. And she said, "Oh yes, I'd love to come out and do something with you guys in Dubai, but I only want to work with the dolphins." And she's a full OB/GYN. And I was like, "You and me, this is going to work so well." I was like, "Scrap all the land we've found, we're going to the ocean."   Eva Williams: (33:43) I was like, "This is the future of it. This is the future of birth." And I think that there's a lot of beautiful places in Cairo and around Egypt as well like in Sharm El Sheikh and in the Red Sea that we might begin to also see really beautiful work with the dolphins popping up. And I know that a couple of people that I know have wanted to do things like this in the North of Ibiza, and South, but the problem is the water's very cold over there, so it's not really something that can work as well. But in these waters, when the dolphin comes to the baby, it is telling you that you are going to give birth soon. Maybe in this instance, I don't know where you were in your pregnancy.   Tahnee: (34:18) No. I was heavily pregnant. My husband I got engaged there, and we got married there. It's this very special spot for us. And I was standing probably naval deep in water and it came, honestly, I was terrified. I was not like, "Oh my God." I was like, "Ah, I think a dolphin is coming at me." And it whooshed so close to me. My husband was out deep and he turned around and saw the dolphin and was like, "Whoa." And then there was a whole pod behind him. But it broke off and came and checked me out. And they can sonar heartbeats and stuff so I was thinking it must have been checking me out and being like, "What are you doing?"   Eva Williams: (35:00) So what they do is when you're very heavily pregnant, if they come towards you and if they put the nose toward the belly or come very close to you, usually you're always going to give birth.   Tahnee: (35:08) I thought it was going to scare me.   Eva Williams: (35:08) Oh, what a lovely experience.   Tahnee: (35:14) I was not like, "Oh my God." Seriously, I was like, "Holy crap, is this safe?"   Eva Williams: (35:18) I know. Every time I was in New Zealand and dolphins came as well, I was swimming in the water and I just shot bowl upright and I was standing and I was like, "There's something in the water." And I'd hear these voices like, "It's okay." I'm like, "It's definitely not fucking okay." My instinct body was like, "This is not okay." And my spiritual body was like, "It's going to be okay." And every part of me was like, "That's fine, but I'm still going to stand because I can run, and those, they can swim. This is not my territory."   Tahnee: (35:45) It's true.   Eva Williams: (35:49) It's so true. But they can activate the labour. They can do this really strongly by communicating with the child as well. It's something very, very powerful.   Tahnee: (35:58) Super cool. And the indigenous people here where we are, they believe that they are their people. Every time I've been in any ceremony or anything they will speak to the whales and the dolphins here as being ancestors.   Eva Williams: (36:10) Yeah. They bring children.   Tahnee: (36:14) Yeah. It makes a lot of sense.   Eva Williams: (36:18) I believe they bring the children because they don't just turn up when a woman's very pregnant to assist in the physiological activation of the hormonal aspects of labour, many, many women will see dolphins on the night they conceive or at the time or just before conception. And whenever a woman's like, "Yeah, we're trying to get pregnant. Oh, I saw dolphins." I'm like, "You go have baby." I had a friend and she saw porpoises. They're not even dolphins, I was like, "You go have a baby." And they did the ultrasound and they tuned it back to that time.   Tahnee: (36:49) Perhaps they're related to a dolphin somehow.   Eva Williams: (36:51) I'm like, "It could be a manatees, I don't care, you're having a baby." I'm joking.   Tahnee: (36:59) An orca. Let's not get too crazy. But it's okay. Tell me about this primary thing. That's interesting, because I know if you're not aware of this, I don't know if we've spoken about this on the podcast yet, so the hormonal cascade that the baby triggers in the mother, this is all these beautiful juicy hormones like oxytocin and things that, A, make birth less painful, which is a good thing. And B, obviously also the whole cascade of uterine contractions, breast milk coming in, all of these things. So the baby actually triggers that. And one of the things that happens a lot in our culture is we induce, or if there's an obstetrician that my midwife shared with me who wants to induce everyone at 38 weeks in a hospital near us.   Tahnee: (37:40) And this kind of thing just terrifies me, and I have friends who've waited 43 weeks plus for their babies to come.   Eva Williams: (37:48) Especially plus babies.   Tahnee: (37:51) My daughter was 42 weeks on the day. And I just think, can you speak a little bit to women who might have fear around, "I'm getting pressure from my OB/GYN or my midwife to induce." I know it's a real slippery topic, but at least speak to that.   Eva Williams: (38:06) No, no. It's not. I don't think it's slippery at all, I think it's underdressed. And it's interesting, I remember, so here they've got DHA, the Dubai Health Authority, has a policy around a certain time. Even if your OB/GYN is more liberal, there's a certain red tape that they can't really cross. And so I remember the first hospital birth I did in Dubai, home birth is illegal here by the way. It's actually not illegal to give birth at home, it's illegal for anyone to assist, anyone who has a licence issued by the government could get it taken away if they assist you.   Eva Williams: (38:44) So if you bring in a midwife from overseas or for me, I'm not an OB/GYN or a midwife, so I'm also not really assisting people with home births here because I don't think that's necessarily a great thing to do. But if someone were in labour and it was progressing really quickly, rather than stress them out and shove them into a car, I think I know what I'd probably end up doing. But it's an interesting thing because I remember the very first one I attended, the OB/GYN was just pressuring my clients so hard and she was outside and afterwards she was crying.   Eva Williams: (39:20) She's like, "I don't know what to do." And so obviously, as a birth worker, I've got 117 different things to pull out of the cupboard because I'm acupuncture, Im like okay acupuncture, we've been doing Homoeopathy week, 36 or 38 at that point, let's try some different homoeopathy, maybe something that's addressing more of the fears and emotions. Let's do massage, let's do the dirty three, hot food, a glass of wine and have some sex, all of that. And then also internal work, massage the cervix, check how it phased someone is, just at that stage of pregnancy. So we did a really beautiful ceremony of her husband and her on the bed, and I did the internal work. It was very dark. We put on music.   Eva Williams: (40:10) And we just really checked out what was happening, what the engagement was. So not a vaginal exam, but just to actually see, and definitely not a sweep or something, none of that stuff I'm trained in, but just really actually to feel how the effacement was going, how the pelvis was feeling, what was actually getting caught up in the pelvic. Was there something caught up there or was she just not ready? And for me, it was really clear that she's just not ready. It's her first baby, it's 39 weeks and the baby is just not ready. It's not coming yet.   Eva Williams: (40:38) I think that what's difficult about getting pressure... I remember after this situation, I gave them all these techniques. I said, "We're going to make a plan. Don't worry." And they felt better, and I went to my car and I just fucking sat in my car and cried for 20 minutes. The sense of stress and pressure, and it's not even my baby, that happens in that room when a doctor strong arms you and tells you that what they know is right, when it may not feel right for you, is so intense. And I know that doctors don't fully understand that. I know that OB/GYNs, not all of them fully understand that. I have the great privilege of working with many who do.   Eva Williams: (41:17) And I remember during this labour, I was sitting out in the hallway and I was just crying. And the doctor came to me and she's like, "Why are you crying?" I'm like, "Dude, you're pushing so hard. This is ridiculous. This is going to end really not well." And then she started tearing up and sat down next to me. And she's like, "It's just a lot of pressure." And we were just having this full heart to heart, just weeping in the hallway. Like, "What the fuck?" But it managed to buy me another 48 hours for my clients, which is amazing.   Tahnee: (41:46) Good work.   Eva Williams: (41:52) It's so much pressure. It's so much pressure. The thing is that there's very little that actually requires induction. Things that do not require induction, your baby is too big for your pelvis, it's a big baby, your baby has passed 40 weeks, meconium has passed, the cord is around the neck. These are not reasons for induction and they're not reasons for C-sections either. It's just very intense. I think some something that people don't understand is that an OB/GYN or a medical professional on your birth is someone that you want there in an emergency situation, they have no requirement to witness physiological birth. They have none. They do not have to witness a single, natural, physiological birth as part of their training, they have to do surgery.   Eva Williams: (42:48) So their whole frame of reference is coming that birth as an emergency. They have never had to sit. If you ask an OB/GYN what's a normal to long labour, I had an OB/GYN tell me that 10 hours was a long labour. I'm like, "Jesus Christ, what are you guys having? Have you got a slip slide set up out here." I was on a midwife tour recently in Aspen, someone's like, "How does labour take?" And the midwife's like, "It can take up to two hours." I was like, "What?" If it's your fourth baby and you're at nine centimetres. It's just ridiculous.   Tahnee: (43:19) Wow.   Eva Williams: (43:19) Yeah, I know. I know. And I always think to myself like, "Wow, I think that 40 hours of fairly active labour is long." I think that labour from early labour onward can go on for a week. That's the sort of time I'm willing to just give a woman and her body to just dilate at its pace and do its thing, and it's just unheard of. So if people are getting pressure to induce and it's funny, because we've made this thing over here and we're not doing it yet, but it's a couple of doulas and I have this, it's kind of our joke, but I also want to do it. And it's going to be for women who for partners, 36 and 37 weeks onward, and it's going to be the induction group.   Eva Williams: (44:01) Basically, you all come together and we watch a funny movie or a beautiful movie about birth, and you get a glass of red wine. We're not getting hammered over here, but you get a glass of red wine. We have some food, whether it's Indian or Thai, something with a little bit of spice, a little bit Mexican or something, and you just share. And you can share if it's stressful, you can share if it's funny, we share content and information. And then if you want to stay for the second part, we teach something like certain techniques, maybe not actually internal, but certain techniques like clitoral stroking or labial massage or hip massage or things like that that your partner can do that will assist in your hips getting ready and things like that.   Eva Williams: (44:42) And just from 37 weeks on, everyone is welcome to just join, come, have that glass of wine, just get a move on. Do a bit of dancing, have a bit of laughter. Because the group, you share more pheromonal energy. Because that's something that isn't readily shared, adrenaline and cortisol inhibit oxytocin. So if you're stressed, you cannot go into natural labour, they inhibit one another. So if women are feeling stressed about being induced, the thing that they really need is they need to disconnect from the timeline of intensity, they really need the opportunity to disconnect from that.   Eva Williams: (45:17) So if the doctor's pressuring you and says, "Okay, well take your time, but I need to see you again in two or three days." Don't go, don't go in two or three days. If they need to see you again, they can see you in a week. All they're going to do is an ultrasound and whatever, maybe a sweep. Give yourself the space that your body needs. And also, really, really, really take your homoeopathy from 36 weeks, from 36 weeks, be taking your homoeopathy and be taking just this very gentle way of beginning to release the stress on the system. Take the aconite, take the arnica.   Eva Williams: (46:00) Another thing that's really important, and again, this all goes back to prep, because if you're doing everything at the last moment, you're going to be dealing with a lot. In the programme that I run, around third 30 to 34 weeks, in between this time before your GBS test, we explore different internal works. And not necessarily me doing that, but maybe it's related to sex with the husband, maybe it's related to self-pleasure, maybe it's just internal gaze and interception kind of meditation, but we start unblocking and unlocking anything that might be held in the pelvis.   Eva Williams: (46:37) And then also, if you have a chiro, there's the Webster technique, or if you have a Bowen therapist who can do the sacral... There's a series of sacral releases that they can do. Anything you can do to prepare your body, to feel really good and open, speak to your cervix, ripen your cervix, yourself, speak to it, see beautiful pink light moving through it. All of these things work, they really, really work. And what doesn't work is being pressured into having a baby, it just doesn't fucking work. There's no evidence to support that it's ever worked.   Eva Williams: (47:11) It's insane, even with the foetal monitoring, even that, there's the only proof that it actually has any benefit is it there's no proof. The only thing that it's actually done is increased C-section rates. And so, these sorts of things, we have to just be really mindful of what the outcome is. Is the outcome an alive baby or is the outcome an empowered woman who knows herself and knows her body and can recover in the postpartum process because she's actually connected to the child, because oxytocin is also a huge part of recovery. It's what's bringing the colostrum and the breast milk, it's what's actually involuting the uterus.   Eva Williams: (47:52) So if we don't have this connection from the outside, if we're having those issues, then we also face a much longer recovery period. And that's when you really begin to see from an emotional perspective, from a body work perspective. If I see diastasis, like a herniated diastasis or something like this, for me, that's always that the woman has been opened in the birth process, but she hasn't had the closing afterwards, so she has no centre. Can you imagine what it would be doing to your back, to not have your rectus abdominis working? Basically, your back would be as stiff as a board, and that's a woman who feels that she's not supported. She hasn't been supported through that process.   Eva Williams: (48:37) I don't know, this stuff is so intuitive and natural, it feels so natural to say, but we aren't there as a culture of medicine and we're not there as a culture of birth yet either, and it's difficult. And there's a way I just want to say to people, just protect kept yourself. But I actually love working with OB/GYNs and I do love working with the medical system when they get it right, and they very often, if you find the right people and places, they do get it right. I had a doula complain to me the other day about how, at this one hospital that's really great here, the midwife didn't even turn up and the baby just came out.   Eva Williams: (49:17) And I was like, "Is this a complaint? This is a complaint that the baby just naturally came out and the mother caught her home own baby?" I'm sorry, I don't feel the same level of stress around this that you feel. It's so beautiful to hear about less managed births. And this is for those people who are being pushed toward induction, this is called active management, basically, of expectations in relationship to doctors. And another thing to understand is that 40 weeks doesn't really mean much.   Tahnee: (49:52) So arbitrary.   Eva Williams: (49:54) It's insane. I'm not standardised by that. Some hospitals do it from the first day of your last period, some do it from the last day of your last period? It's just ridiculous and there's no evidence that proves that. I think of 10% of children come on their due day.   Tahnee: (50:11) Not good odds-   Eva Williams: (50:12) I know, right. Yes. And everyone wants to be fucking Natalie Portman or Kate Moss or something. And guess what, 1%. You know what I mean? It's one of these expectations that we set up. We are lying to women when we tell them that they should be fitting that mould, and we are taking away from them the opportunity for them to make their own mould of what it looks like. So contentious. It doesn't actually feel that contentious, it feels really straightforward, but whatever.   Tahnee: (50:39) Well, it's interesting because I think one thing for me with birth too, it felt like... I don't want to be in the feminine/masculine, for me, time when I'm in a feminine space, linear time is not a thing. It's not real, it doesn't exist and there's this just natural unfolding of things as they are. My feeling around birth was very much like we're trying to apply this very linear masculine dimension to it and it doesn't exist like that. I think this idea of 10 moons or being able to see it in this sense of it's with them and it's a flow, but it's not something that's going to happen on a day. I'm struggling with it right now, people are like, "What's your due date?"   Tahnee: (51:33) And I'm, "Well, I don't know, sometime in April." And they want a due date. Well, I do know it's April 1st, but I don't believe my baby's going to come on April 1st.   Eva Williams: (51:44) I can tell you what I do always is I just take the full moon of that month. And I was like, "She's not due, then she's due in the beginning of the month." I'm like, "I don't care."   Tahnee: (51:56) That's when they come.   Eva Williams: (51:57) The baby is now officially due on the full moon. Baby's like a full moon, that's what's happening. It doesn't mean we won't prepare and I don't necessarily calculate my weeks from that, I'll do it from that ultrasound or whatever. And the programme that we are doing is a 10-moon programme, it's 10 modules and they're 10 moons. Yeah, it's just recognising that children have a rhythm, it's not something that we can set or determine. That rhythm is related to obviously the tides of our own life. Some babies like a new moon. There's no set rules, you can't apply them one way or another, like you said.   Eva Williams: (52:33) And I love this idea that, look, birth is very much about learning about abundance, about our own abundance, that we can actually create a whole other being. It's this radiant space that we enter into. Adding scarcity of time to that means that a woman feels a scarcity of space. And if she's feeling a scarcity of time and space, as these two things do manifest together within her own body, you're taking away the whole dimension and realm that she needs to live inside of during her birth, like you said. It's this feminine space. And that doesn't mean that we can't have a plan during pregnancy, it doesn't mean that certain practises won't be better at different times.   Eva Williams: (53:12) It doesn't mean any of that, but it's the invasiveness of how we treat birth needs to stop. I'm working on a new project right now, and I'm very excited about it and I can't say much about it, but what I can say is that one of the main focuses of it is the removal of incredibly invasive techniques. And some of them aren't even necessarily invasive, they're just fucking disgusting like the gestational diabetes test.   Tahnee: (53:40) Oh, that was the only fucking thing I did last time. And I was like, "This is the most sugar I've had in my entire adult life." Maybe as a kid, I gorged on Lollies, but other than that." That's the only time I was sick in my pregnancy was after that.   Eva Williams: (53:54) Yes, so many women have said to me like, "Oh yeah, definitely, the most traumatic thing of my pregnancy was that time."   Tahnee: (54:01) I was like, "Fucking hell, guys." It's like nine Coca-Colas or something. I'm like, "Great."   Eva Williams: (54:07) And it's not necessary. It's not necessary because there's so many other ways to remediate or even to tell. And what was so funny is, I was with a client recently and she had to shift OB/GYNs because on her due date, the original OB/GYN is not going to be there. And so we had just gone to that OB/GYN and said, "Look, we're opting out of this." And she was ready to fight. She's like, "I don't want this person." I was like, "Just chill. I'm sure they'll be fine with it." Don't go in for a battle, that's one thing. All birth workers, everyone, just don't go in for a battle. If you have to put your armour on, do it, but don't go in for a battle. And the doctor was like, "Huh. I've been in birth for a long time and I've seen a lot of incredible advancements and devices and ultrasound and all sorts of things really. And yet they still haven't managed to make something less disgusting than that drink. That's okay. Don't worry about it."   Eva Williams: (55:01) Even an OB/GYN was like, "Yeah, you'd think we'd gotten to this level, but really it's just Lucozade, sugar." And then we had to go to this other one and really communicate once again like, "Hey, the preference is for this off the table." And she just was like, "That's the most disgusting drink in the world, I wouldn't push that test on anyone." I was like, "Wow."   Tahnee: (55:19) Amazing. That's a good change in culture. [crosstalk 00:55:22]. What's your rate on ultrasounds in general? I haven't spoken about this much on the podcast either, but I do get asked about it a lot, and there's the one side of it where people are like, "It's good to know and it gives you that reassurance." And then there's the other side, which is probably more of the side I'm on where it's like, "What would it tell me that actually... What benefit would that information actually give me?" So I'm curious as to your take on that as a birth keeper.   Eva Williams: (55:53) Well, it's a great topic. One thing I can definitely say is, you know your body, you've done a lot of work with your body. I have also clients who are just super on it, and yet sometimes, and I'm thinking of one person specific, that if a woman, for example, has a miscarriage or something like this, even if she isn't someone who would naturally or usually lean toward wanting ultrasound or something like that in that early part of the next pregnancy, it brings an enormous amount of relief to know that everything's going healthy.   Tahnee: (56:38) Reinsurance.   Eva Williams: (56:38) Exactly. If you have chromosomal issues in your life, those 12 week tests, in your family, for example, or even the 20-week morphology exams, they can bring a lot of knowledge. So from my perspective, what I usually say to women when they say, "What do you think is necessary, blah, blah." I said, "The first thing that's necessary is anything that will bring you comfort. If your level of comfort and certainty and anxiety will drop with each or any of those visits, then those are the ones that are necessary, because your emotional and mental wellbeing is more important to the baby's health and growth than anything that an ultrasound is going to do to your body. That's my perspective.   Eva Williams: (57:25) And then usually, they just say that the main tests that are important are your morphology, your 20, 21-week scan, and that's really just to see if there's any... For those of you who don't know, that's not really an ultrasound, it's a full building out of, they check all of the different organs.   Tahnee: (57:44) It's pretty cool. I was like, "Whoa. There's a kidney and there's a... "   Eva Williams: (57:53) They go in, they check all the tissues, they check the formation of the organs. This is technology that I'm grateful that we have because it can put a lot of decision making power into people's hands. And simultaneously, I know a lot of people who aren't down for it, they're like, "No way, that's even worse than an ultrasound. That's super intense for the baby, blah, blah, blah." For me, it's all about comfort. And I have had a couple birth workers recently and clients saying, they're like, "Well, I know you're very pro natural birth and this is not."   Eva Williams: (58:26) I'm like, "Hang on a minute. I'm not really for or against anything, I just don't really have a role to play. If you're planning a C-section... " I know what the body is capable of, and those are personal experiences that I've had. You can't take that away from me or I cannot pretend that I don't know what the physical body can do and what we may need to train for, but can actually get what this experience can be. So I can't take that out of my being that if you know that that's available, that you gravitate toward it, but it doesn't necessarily mean that I am anti anything."   Eva Williams: (59:03) I've had my time being anti epidural, and then I saw a series of Pilates teachers and yoga teachers who had super tight pelvic floors get an epidural after like 36 hours of labour, and just one hour, boom, baby was out. Really incredible experiences. Legs were still working, everything. So I can't go through the level of experience that I've had, I can't afford to fight anyone. I hate it in the birth world, I hate this, the fight that happens when people are... I believe in advocating that there's a point where if you can change that inside of yourself, you stop attracting moments to have those conversations. That's what I have found in my personal experience.   Eva Williams: (59:45) And so I try to just be very, very open, and the reason is because I don't necessarily need to specify what I will and won't work with, because I really only attract people that I really will be the right person for. But I would say, if someone is just like, "I don't know what to get and when." I would just say, "Look, the most standard thing is that you have a 12-week ultrasound, you have your 21 week morphology. That puts a lot of power in your hands. Look it up, do a little bit of research." And then usually, there'll be something as a bare minimum right before your birth, like a 36-week thing, and then we'll do a GBS swab."   Eva Williams: (01:00:21) And you don't have to do your GBS swab, you don't have to get that scan. You can just wait and go into labour naturally as well. But those are some of the options. And I don't believe that you need anything more than that, but I've been with women who are going every third day in the end of their pregnancy just to sit in a room for 20 minutes just to hear if the baby's safe and good. If that's wh

Yogacharya O'Brian returns to The Yoga Hour to celebrate the life and teachings of Lahiri Mahasaya who revealed where the practical and mystical aspects of our life meet in harmonious accord. Discover how where you are right now is most auspicious for spiritual awakening.

Sri Yukteswar Giri (also written Sriyuktesvara) is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar (also spelled as Priya Nath Karada and Preonath Karar, an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Satyananda Giri. Born in Serampore, West Bengal, Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi, a Jyotisha(Vedic astrologer), a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, an educator, author, and astronomer. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi and a member of the Giri branch of the Swami order. As a guru, he had two ashrams, one in Serampore and another in Puri, Odisha, between which he alternated his residence throughout the year as he trained disciples. If you would like to support this cause, kindly contribute through www.patreon.com/SriramIyer. All proceeds will be utilised on hundreds of children who are learning the vedas to keep Sanatana Dharma up; in veda patashalas and tols. Namaste.

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, our special guest is Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian.  Ellen was initiated by and authorized to teach Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis, who was a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.  Yogacharya O'Brian is the founder and spiritual director of Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, a thriving Kriya Yoga center in San Jose, CA. Ellen is a poet, a singer and the author of several books, including The Jewel of Abundance, Living the Eternal Way, The Moon Reminded Me, and many others.  For a listing of Ellen's publications please visit: https://ellengraceobrian.com/products/ She is my elder sister on this Kriya Yoga path, and an invaluable resource and teacher of Kriya Yoga in the tradition of Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda, Roy Eugene Davis and their successors. In this podcast, Ellen and I discuss the following: What is the purpose of Satsang? How does one overcome doubt on the spiritual path? How do we persist in our spiritual practice through the long haul, or the entirety of one's life? Does instant enlightenment happen? Is it good to be attached to meditation experiences? What does it mean to be a devotee? How does Kriya  Yoga and Spiritual Practice make my life perfect? What happens when the light gets turned up during your meditation practice? How does your psychology affect your ability to practice Yoga? What happens when life derails my ability to focus on Kriya Yoga and spiritual practice? What happens if I discover Kriya Yoga too late in life? How do active addictions affect one's spiritual growth? How does spiritual practice help us with the rawness of life? How does awakening come about?   Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga A community of Kriya Yoga practitioners engaged in supporting this work. https://kriyayogaonline.com/ Blog posts, books and information on the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Course. https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

There are disciples who seek a guru made in their own image. -Paramahansa Yogananda Kayla enlightens Chris about an influential organization, stretching across America, started by a chain of gurus. --- *Search Categories* New Religious Movement; New Age; Science/Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Alt Medicine/Wellness --- *Topic Spoiler* Self Realization Fellowship --- *Further Reading*   http://www.vivekananda.net/PDFBooks/The_Upanishads.pdf http://www.krishna.com/bhagavad-gita-online-versions https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Yoga_sutra_of_Patanjali/nP1MAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavatar_Babaji https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriya_Yoga https://www.reddit.com/r/kriyayoga/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahiri_Mahasaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramahansa_Yogananda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Realization_Fellowship https://yogananda.org/ https://culteducation.com/group/1143-self-realization-fellowship.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfBfpWcr_jU https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7452   --- *Patreon Credits* Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Annika Ramen, Zero Serres Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Alyssa Ottum, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Kelly Smith Upton, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, Benjamin Herman, Ali Alderson, Anna Krasner

Shyama Charan Lahiri, best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi, guru and a disciple of the Kriya Yoga master Mahavatar Babaji. In 1861, he was chosen by his guru to revive the yogic science of Kriya Yoga to the public after centuries of its guarding by masters. Hope you enjoy listening to this podcast. If you would like to support this project of mine, you may contribute at patreon.com, the link for which is provided hereunder www.patreon.com/SriramIyer

This episode rightly honours the Christlike life of Yogavatar Lahiri Mahasaya: the fragrance of flowers cannot be suppressed. We discuss his impact on the film and the world in some depth. Bro. Vishwananda also graces the film with his first appearance along with Br. Shekhar embarking on a pilgrimage journey of their own. ------ 01:21 Holy water; 16:38 The significance of Kashi; 22:35 Indian Tea; 28:05 Brother Vishwananda; 32:39 Monkeys; 39:11 Shiva temples; 48:24 Lahiri Mahasaya and the re-enactment of Paramahansa Yogananda's birth.

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In this debut episode of the Mystical Mountain Podcast, I go in depth with Mark Tassi ("Mark Tassi" on youtube) on many subjects including... - Fruit based diets - The Aetherius Society - Aliens vs Lower Astral Beings - Dr. George King - Lord Babaji, Jesus, Buddha, Yogananda, Swami Sri Yukteswar, Lahiri Mahasaya, St. Germaine, the Sanat Kumara - The current covid circus - Human origins - Channeling - Reincarnation - Maldek (possibly now the asteroid belt) Mark Tassi specializes in plant-based fitness, philosophy and spirituality for the modern world. The Mystical Mountain Podcast URL's YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF4lNZtVZ9tt95mIOeoAaqQ RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/c/c-670663 PODBEAN - https://mysticalmountain.podbean.com APPLE - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mystical-mountain-podcast/id1559415452 GOOGLE - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL215c3RpY2FsbW91bnRhaW4vZmVlZC54bWw SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/0kkbTcoNHpiEkG4AEMXCxB AMAZON - https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/a4861792-7248-4852-9d99-b57a1cf7d354/The-Mystical-Mountain-Podcast LISTEN NOTES - https://www.listennotes.com/@mysticalmountain/ PLAYERFM - https://player.fm/series/the-mystical-mountain-podcast iHEARTRADIO - https://iheart.com/podcast/79926364/

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Bang a gong and get it on because this week we're doing the impossible and becoming living gods… or at least talking about it. Is it possible? Many say, “no” while others have been busy trying since time immemorial. We investigate those seekers and their methods and answer the big questions about becoming “A Living God.”On this episode you may expect:-The Beatles Sargent Peppers album cover-Yogananda and his guru Sri Yukteswar-Rising from the dead-The god Mentu and Shiva-The Egyptian Anatomy of the Soul-A deeper look at the Stele of Revealing-How to become a living God (or Devil) according to LaVeyan Satanism.This discussion goes longer for Patreons when we discuss:-Spinoza's God-Being made in the Image of God-How 0=2 relates to ancient Indian mathematics-Being a little pixelated god-Consciousness as God-God, God, more God and also some Satan. Get it. SOURCES:The Devil's Notebook - “How to Become a God (or Devil)” Page 22, 24:https://zalbarath666.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/anton-szandor-lavey-the-devil-notebook.pdfAutobiography of Yogananda Chapter 43, The Resurrection of Sri Yukteswar, p.282:http://yoganandafortheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/autobiography-of-a-yogi-1946-edition.pdfSri Yukteswar's Master: Lahiri Mahasaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahiri_MahasayaRudra:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RudraA Modern English Translation of the Ethiopian Book of Enoch with introduction and notes by Andy McCracken:http://scriptural-truth.com/images/BookOfEnoch.pdfEntropy of Brainwaves:https://www.psypost.org/2020/02/neuroscience-study-finds-evidence-that-meditation-increases-the-entropy-of-brainwaves-55513 Where to find The Whole Rabbit:iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-rabbit/id1457163771Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVGooglePlay:https://play.google.com/music/podcasts/portal/u/0#p:id=playpodcast/series&a=1274929319Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit_/Twitter:https://twitter.com/h4ckrabbit   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thewholerabbit)

Our guest today is Roy E. Thibodeau of Golden Lotus Yoga for Spiritual Awareness. Mr. Thibodeau has been a disciple of Yogacharya J. Oliver Black for over 45 years and GLYSA was founded to assure the continuation the lineage, legacy, and heritage through Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Yogacharya Oliver. Yogacharya Oliver was one of Paramahansa Yogananda's most advanced direct disciples, establishing the Detroit, Michigan Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) Center which he ran as an SRF minister from 1951 until 1980.  He also established Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat in Northern Michigan which he ran until his MahaSamadhi September 16, 1989.  He remained an SRF Minister, Authorized by Paramahansa Yogananda & SRF to give Kriya Yoga Initiation to qualified candidates until his MahaSamadhi.  You can find out more about Yogacharya Oliver at www.yogacharyaoliver.com.  Mr. Thibodeau was ordained by Roy Eugene Davis and authorized as a Kriya Yoga Meditation teacher. Golden Lotus, Inc, which is the name of the nonprofit corporation that runs Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat, and Spiritual Awareness is part of Roy Eugene Davis's organization, Center for Spiritual Awareness.  Golden Lotus Yoga Teachers Association is also the name of a Yoga Teachers organization that Yogacharya Oliver started in 1966.

Kriya Yoga was brought into our awareness in the mid 1800s with the meeting of Mahavatar Babaji and Lahiri Mahasaya. In this episode we explore the myth and legend of Lahiri Mahasaya. Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. Books referenced in this episode include: Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB Kriya Yoga Vichara - https://amzn.to/2Zjd1Ms For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline

Kriya Yoga was brought into our awareness in the mid 1800s with the meeting of Mahavatar Babaji and Lahiri Mahasaya. In this episode we explore the myth and legend of the first Kriya Yoga teacher of the modern era. Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. Books referenced in this episode include: The Holy Science - https://amzn.to/2ZiW2oN Autobiography of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/2HmTrUB Mahavatar Babaji - https://amzn.to/2ZmFmgf For more information about this work please visit: https://www.patreon.com/KriyaYoga https://kriyayogaonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KriyaYogaOnline  

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