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Claim Your Inner Joy and Freedom
How do the ancient teachings of the Vedas support us in claiming our birthright as powerful, spiritual beings? Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Vedic master Acharya Shunya, author of Sovereign Self, discuss how these teachings help us recognize our inner worth and wholeness.
Acharya Shunya is an award-winning and internationally renowned spiritual teacher and scholar of Advaita (nondual wisdom) and classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda and has dedicated her life to dissemination of Vedic knowledge for the spiritual uplifting of being. She is president of The Awakened Self Foundation and the founder of the spiritual and educational nonprofit Vedika Global. Acharya is author of Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom and of the book we will be discussing today, The Sovereign Self; Claim Your Inner Joy and Freedom with the Empowering Wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita.
WEBSITE: AcharyaShunya.com
Responding to Racism with the Spiritual Practices of Yoga
How do the spiritual teachings of yoga support our response to racial injustice in ourselves and in the world around us? Rev. Kamala Itzel Hayward and Dr. Laurel Trujillo discuss how we can retain our inner peace while being a presence for justice and compassion in the world.
For 13 years, Rev. Hayward practiced law full time, passionate about protecting the public—particularly those people whose voices weren’t heard and whose power was subjugated. She went through a time of spiritual questioning and came to understand that suffering is rooted in a mistaken belief of separateness. Now her unique work, founded on the teachings of yoga, mindfulness and compassionate communication ranges from promoting social justice within organizations and communities and also guiding individuals on their search for personal and professional fulfillment. She is affiliated with the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco. You can learn more about Rev. Kamala and her work at her website AttunedLiving.com.
WEBSITE: AttunedLiving.com
Racism, Spiritual Practice, and Compassionate Right Action
In this time of heightened awareness about racism, what is our role? Join Rev. Priya Friday-Pabros, a Black woman and senior Kriya Yoga teacher, and Dr. Laurel Trujillo as they discuss how spiritual practice supports us in discerning what is ours to do.
Rev. Priya Friday-Pabros is the Spiritual Director of Meditate and Thrive Kriya Yoga Kriya Yoga Community in Delmar, Delaware, which is affiliated with the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment. Rev. Priya was initiated into Kriya Yoga by her spiritual teacher Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian in 2002 and ordained to teach in 2005. She earned a Master of Divinity Degree from the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment in 2004 with a focus on Music Ministry. She is a Senior Kriya Yoga Teacher and Associate Minister with the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment.
WEBSITE: MeditateAndThrive.com
Awake, Aware, and With Intention: The Life of Roy Eugene Davis
Yogacharya O’Brian reflects on the remarkable life of Roy Eugene Davis, her guru for 40 years. Roy Eugene Davis made his transition from this earth on March 27th, 2019. We dedicate this program to Mr. Davis’ memory with deep appreciation for his more than six decades of teaching Kriya yoga.
Spiritual Lessons From Paramahansa Yogananda: Experiences of a Devoted Disciple, Part 2
Spiritual teacher and author Roy Eugene Davis, one of the last living direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, has been sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga for more than 65 years. Tune in as he shares stories and teachings of this great sage.
Roy Eugene Davis is one of the last living direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda and is an internationally known spiritual teacher and author, bringing the teachings of Kriya Yoga to thousands of students for more than 65 years. He has published many books on the teachings of Kriya Yoga that have been translated into at least 10 languages and has continuously published the bi- monthly Truth journal for over 60 years. In this program we are focusing on his book, Paramahansa Yogananda As I Knew Him: The Revised Second Edition. Mr. Davis is the founder of the Center for Spiritual Awareness and has a beautiful retreat center in the mountains of northern Georgia,
The CSA website is CSA-Davis.org
Spiritual Lessons From Paramahansa Yogananda: Experiences of a Devoted Disciple, Part 1
Spiritual teacher and author Roy Eugene Davis, one of the last living direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, has been sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga for more than 65 years. Join us as Mr. Davis shares stories and teachings of this great sage who came to the United States in 1920 and changed the way many in the west see and experience God. In this program we are focusing on his book, Paramahansa Yogananda As I Knew Him: The Revised Second Edition. This program was recorded just a few weeks before Mr. Davis made his transition from this earthly realm.
Roy Eugene Davis met Paramahansa Yogananda in 1949 and was accepted as Yogananda’s disciple at the young age of 18 years old. After two years of personal training Yogananda instructed him to “Teach as I have taught, heal as I have healed, and initiate sincere seekers in Kriya Yoga.” For the next 68 years Mr. Davis followed his guru’s wishes, selflessly sharing guidelines for effective living and rapid spiritual growth with hundreds of thousands around the world. A prolific writer, Mr. Davis wrote and published his Truth Journal Magazine for 52 years, and it will continue to be offered with his writings far into the future. He is the author of more than 50 books in English, many of which have been translated into 11 languages. His books include commentaries on the spiritual classics The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Bhagavad Gita, and Shankara’s treatise on Self Knowledge. In 1972 he founded Center for Spiritual Awareness (CSA) as his ministry headquarters and retreat facility. Situated on 11 acres in the natural beauty of northeast Georgia. CSA continues to offer classes and retreats with ordained ministers and long time disciples of Mr. Davis.
The CSA website is CSA-Davis.org.
Decide to Be Enlightened in This Lifetime
What does it mean to be spiritually enlightened? Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and her spiritual teacher, Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and internationally known spiritual teacher and author, as they discuss how to become spiritually enlightened in this lifetime. Mr. Davis offers us six practical tools we can all use to support our intention to become Self- and God-realized.
Roy Eugene Davis met Paramahansa Yogananda in 1949 and was accepted as Yogananda’s disciple at the young age of 18 years old. After two years of personal training Yogananda instructed him to “Teach as I have taught, heal as I have healed, and initiate sincere seekers in Kriya Yoga.” For the next 68 years Mr. Davis followed his guru’s wishes, selflessly sharing guidelines for effective living and rapid spiritual growth with hundreds of thousands around the world. A prolific writer, Mr. Davis wrote and published his Truth Journal Magazine for 52 years, and it will continue to be offered with his writings far into the future. He is the author of more than 50 books in English, many of which have been translated into 11 languages. His books include commentaries on the spiritual classics The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Bhagavad Gita, and Shankara’s treatise on Self Knowledge. In 1972 he founded Center for Spiritual Awareness (CSA) as his ministry headquarters and retreat facility. Situated on 11 acres in the natural beauty of northeast Georgia. CSA continues to offer classes and retreats with ordained ministers and long time disciples of Mr. Davis.
The CSA website is CSA-Davis.org
Aging With Strength and Grace
How can yoga help us to age with strength and grace? Baxter Bell, M.D., coauthor of Yoga for Healthy Aging: A Guide to Lifelong Well-Being, joins host Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a conversation about the power of yoga to benefit both young and old alike.
Baxter Bell, MD, has been actively deepening his understanding of the power of yoga since making the stress-reducing move from a career as a busy family doctor to that of a yoga teacher and medical acupuncturist. Baxter is a Certified Yoga Therapist, a level of training denoted by C-IAYT. He is also co-author with Nina Zolotow of the book Yoga for Healthy Aging.
He is involved in the integration of therapeutic applications of yoga with Western medicine, and presently serves on the board of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Baxter teaches public and specialty Back Care yoga classes in Oakland and Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, as well as workshops and retreats around the United States and internationally.
Website: BaxterBell.com