Welcome to the Advanced Kriya Yoga Online Class.
Kriya Yoga is a profound spiritual process. Through the application of the procedures and lifestyle recommendations taught within the tradition we make possible the realization and direct experience of our infinite, timeless Soul-nature. The final result of Kriya Yoga is Self-realization, the ending of pain, and the certainty of freedom.
The Kriya Yoga process unfolds in stages. The purpose of the 2-year Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program is to create a foundation for successful lifelong spiritual growth. The Apprenticeship Program is meant to provide the tools for the first phase in your Kriya Yoga process, so that spiritual growth can be cultivated with discernment and enthusiasm. Once this phase has stabilized, you can go on to discover and explore finer aspects of the spiritual path. That is the purpose for the Advanced Kriya Yoga Online Class offerings.
The Advanced Kriya Yoga Online Class offerings are for students who have:
- completed the 2-Year Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program offered through KriyaYogaOnline.com
- faithfully practiced the Kriya Yoga techniques
- embodied the yamas and niyamas with sincerity
- remained curiously interested in the consistent study of the recommended spiritual texts – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Bhagavad Gita, The Holy Science by Sri Yukteswar, and available books on Kriya Yoga by Ryan Kurczak, Roy Eugene Davis, etc.
Advanced Kriya Yoga Online Course Purpose
This advanced program explores the finer points of yogic philosophy that provide a flawless experiential pathway to gain direct realization of the mystic path that is yoga. Students will be introduced to Samkhya as a map to inner spiritual revelation. Practices will be provided to gain direct and dynamic experiences of the truths held within The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
The following requirements are important. Certain capacities must be present to grasp subtler/divine states of consciousness. The requirements below are meant to reflect what are the baseline capacities so that you can benefit from the Advanced Kriya Yoga Online Class offering.
If you would like to participate in the program but do not feel that you adequately fulfill the requirements, that is not a problem. Work towards fulfilling the requirements. Then you may apply for the program.
KRIYA YOGA ONLINE CLASS REQUIREMENTS
- Completion of the 2-Year Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program offered by Ryan Kurczak through KriyaYogaOnline.com.
- At least, an additional year of continued, enthusiastic and devoted Kriya Yoga practice, as taught by Mr. Kurczak, after completion of the Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program.
- The capacity to meditate for at least 90 minutes every day. This includes having one’s life circumstances arranged so that this is possible without strain or struggle. It also means that one can comfortably and enjoyably remain present, awake and engaged in the meditation process for a 90-minute duration, daily.
- Mental, psychological and emotional stability. One feels calm and stable, can handle change and the occasional life challenge with resilience and optimism. One also has access to a helpful, skilled professional counselor or therapist, and is happy to ask them for help when needed.
- Physical health and well-being. One is as healthy as one can be without being fanatical about health or overly idealistic about living in a human body. One’s life is a balance of rest and activity in accord with circumstances.
- One has experienced the benefits of the Kriya Yoga Initiation techniques and noticed an increase in understanding of yogic philosophy and spiritual teachings of the Kriya Yoga lineage since beginning practice. Since beginning the practice of Kriya Yoga, one’s life has taken on a greater sense of wholeness and stillness.
- Application to this program is not because one feels spiritual lack or that one simply needs more information to fully appreciate the Kriya Yoga process. As an applicant you feel that you have already deeply benefited from your Kriya Yoga spiritual path and feel an inner calling to increase one’s study and practice.
- The course is full of Sanskrit terminology. You will be expected to study and learn these terms. Students must be willing and able to contemplate the, sometimes, abstract meaning of Sanskrit terms, as well as, learn a specific definition of the terms.
Preference
- Attendance at one or more in-person Kriya Yoga retreats or immersions with Ryan Kurczak within the last three years and been initiated into Kriya Yoga. See Events Page for Available Participation.
- Regular attendance of Kriya Yoga Online Question and Answer Sessions.
- Remained in contact with Ryan Kurczak through Zoom online office hours, or by email since beginning Kriya Yoga practice.
Once the above requirements are met you may contact us to request an application for the next class. The Advanced Online Kriya Yoga Class will begin in February of each year. Applications are accepted through November for the following year.
Course Fee: As with the 2-Year Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program, the Advanced Kriya Yoga Class is on a donation basis. Donations are accepted monthly.
Time Requirements
- Classes will be posted every two weeks for the duration of the program (1 Year). Each class will last 1-3 hours in length. Students are required to complete each section before moving on to the next section.
- Students are required to meet with Ryan Kurczak at least once a month to discuss progress and questions. Office hours for the program will be released once the program begins.
- Students are required to practice Kriya Meditation 90 minutes every day.
- Occasional written homework will be given.
Advanced Kriya Yoga Online Class Syllabus
Week 1 – Expanding into the Subtle Breath
Week 2 – Accessing the Inner World
Week 3 – Refining Kriya Yoga Techniques
Week 4 – The Next Kriyas
Week 5 – Increasing Sattva
Week 6 – The Three Kinds of Suffering and the Remedy
Week 7 – The Cosmic Forces of Creation
Week 8 – From Nature to Spirit
Week 9 through 16 – Savitarka Samadhi Practice
Week 17 – The Five Stages of Sanyama
Week 18 – The Possibility of Complete Samadhi
Week 19 – Purusha and Prakriti
Week 20 – Sat, Chit, Ananda
Week 21 – Buddhi
Week 22 – Buddhi to the Great Elements
Week 23 – The Inverse Propagation of the Gunas
Week 24 – OM to Ishvara
Week 25 – Purifying the Elements
Week 26 – Knowledge is not the End
Week 27 – Supplementary Exercises
Application
Once you have fulfilled the requirements, email us to request an application.
Applications will be reviewed 2 months before the program begins.
Required Books
An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice by Ryan Kurczak
Samkhya Darshan by Swami Niranjanananda
Yoga Sutras – The Practice by Vyaas Houston
The Eternal Way (Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) by Roy Eugene Davis
Understanding the Holy Science by Ryan Kurczak
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