Маршалл Говиндан Сатчитананда практикува интензивно Йога от 1969 година насам.
Пет години е изучавал и практикувал Крия Йога с Йоги Рамайях в Индия. В продължение на 18 години, той е помагал на Йоги Рамайях при основаването на 23 центрове по йога из целия свят. През целия този период практикувa Крия Йога средно по осем часа на ден, като в резултат на това достига до Себеосъзнаване /Осъзнаване на истинското си Аз/.
По време не престоя си в Индия, той учи тамилски език и изучава писанията на тамилските Сиддха Йоги. През 1980 г. спомага за събирането и издаването на цялото творчество на Сиддха Боганатар.
През 1986 г., в Тамил Наду, Индия, ръководи построяването на рехабилитационна болница, посветена на йогическа и физическа физиотерапия. През 1988 г. е помолен от Бабаджи Нагарадж, основателят на Крия Йога, да започне да я разпространява/преподава. Това се случва след като е изпълнил всички строги изисквания, дадени му от Йоги Рамайях пет години по-рано, за да може да посвещава други хора в 144-те Крия техники.
През 1991 г. написва бестселър-а Бабаджи и традициятя на 18-те Сиддхи, която е вече издадена на тринадесет езика. През 1992 става основоположник на ашрама за Бабаджи Крия Йога в Сент Етиен дю Болтон /St Etienne de Bolton, Квебек. В този ашрам през цялата година се предлагат както курсове и семинари, така и уединения (за духовна практика).
През 1995 той напуска работата си като главен системен одитор към най-големия работодател в Квебек – кооперативното движение Desjardins, за да може да посвети цялото си време на преподаване и издателска дейност в областта на Йога.
Оттогава усилено пътува из целия свят, направлявайки около 50 ученически групи по крия йога в над 20 държави, както и ашрам и издателска къща в Бангалор, Индия. Също така ръководи и Ордена на Ачариите (учителите) по Бабаджи Крия Йога, нестопанска благотворителна, образователна организация, установена в САЩ, Канада и Индия.
Той е автор и издател на над 15 книги за йога. Неговата книга “Крия Йога Сутрите на Патанджали и Сиддхите” е приветствана от критиците, като за първи път показва наяве тесните връзки между класическата йога и традицията на Сиддхите.
От 1989 година насам лично е посветил над 10 000 души в Бабаджи Крия Йога по време на интензивни сесии и уединения, посветени на духовна практика.
През октомври 1999 г. той бе благословен с даршан на Бабаджи близо до ашрама на Бабаджи в Бадринат, Хималаите.
Понастоящем, е един от ръководителите на екип от учени в голямо изследване, което обхваща абсолютно цялата литература, свързана с йога на тамилските Сиддхи.
Той е дипломант на училището за дипломати към Джорджтаунския Университет и на Университета Джордж Вашингтон. Женен е за Дурга Ахлунд.
Дурга Ахлунд-Говиндан практикува и изучава йога от 1967 година насам.
Тя споделя опита си като учител по Хатха, Кундалини, Раджа и Крия Йога. От 1984 г. работи и като терапевт. Създава, продуцира и изпълнява заедно с Маршал Говиндан видео касета за йога: „Бабаджи Крия Хатха Йога, Осъзнаване на Аза чрез съзнателно действие”
Тя развива и ръководи 200-та часовото обучение на Курса за обучение на учители по Крия Хатха Йога. Също така разработва крия йога курса чрез кореспонденция – “Курс на милостта”, който пише заедно с М.Г Сатчитананда.
През януари 2003 г., тя бе въведена в Ордена на Ачариите на Бабаджи Крия Йога в Бангалор, Индия. Омъжена е за Маршал Говиндан и има двама големи сина.
Арджуна Наистина не знам какво да напиша. Миналото ми не е от голямо значение, и кой съм аз не се състои в това какво съм направил или какво правя в момента. Аз съм актьор в съвършена драма. Не знам каква роля в пиесата ми запазва утрешният ден, но всъщност няма значение. Аз съм фитилът, спомняш си, нали? Пълното отдаване на Бог помага да се отведе восъка до пламъка, за да изгори в светлината. Това е, което изживявам тук и сега.
Не съм нито свещта, нито пламъка, нито пък светлината, а единствено средство за Божественото, чрез което да му позволи да бъде изживяно. Кои преживявания в представянето на сегашния ми живот са по-значителни от това? Не знам. А ако има, те са такива, единствено погледнати в контекста на минали и бъдещи животи, но всъщност минало и бъдеще не съществуват. Единствено съществува пространство, и чрез него ние отчаяно търсим истината, не ограничената ни истина, а тази която не съдържа думи. Тази, която се състои в дълбоко и цялостно преживяване на блаженство. Може да се каже, че съм обикновен човек, роден и живеещ в Италия, обичащ конната езда и работещ напрегната работа в инвестиционна банка. Преминал съм обучение в НЛП (невро-лингвистично програмиране) и хипноза. Всекидневно експериментирам с всички емоции, които всеки човек изпитва. Мога да чувствам неудовлетворение, тъга, щастие, сексуално желание, и така нататък.
Знам да се смея и да плача, да се ядосвам и да прощавам, но освен това, никога не се отъждествявам с тези емоции. Просто съм в състояние да правя опити с тези варианти на настроението и да им се радвам, по същия начин, по който мога да се гмуркам в морето и да си играя с вълните. Това е, което мога да кажа.
Ом Крия Бабаджи Нама Аум
Арджуна дава курсове по Крия Хатха Йога няколко пъти седмично и редовно организира събирания за посветените ученици. Също така, той пътува до страни от източна Европа, сред които и България, за да учи на Бабаджи Крия Йога.
Nityananda (Nacho Albalat) is a native of the city of Valencia, located on the east coast of Spain. In 1997 he was initiated into Babaji Kriya Yoga. In 1998 and 1999 he learned the advanced techniques and has been practicing them faithfully ever since. He has also actively participated in the dissemination of Babaji Kriya Yoga in Spain, by organizing seminars and translating existing literature on the subject. He has translated into Spanish the books ‘Kriya Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Siddhas’, ‘The Voice of Babaji: A Trilogy on Kriya Yoga’. He provides the translation of the Kriya Yoga newspaper, as well as seminars for initiation into the Kriya techniques. He took on the task of translating and recording the video course ‘Babaji Kriya Hatha Yoga, Self-Realization through Conscious Action’
Nithyananda is a qualified journalist, and has worked for several media organizations, promoting topics related to personal growth and the realm of spirituality. He has one daughter from his happy marriage to Aurora, who is also a prominent journalist.
As an Acharya (Teacher), his main aspiration is to “transmit in the best possible way the teachings and techniques of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga”. He shares the view that ‘through this yoga, every person can develop and express their potential, and improve not only their own life, but also the lives of those around them.”
Nagalakshmi (Sharana Devi) , from Sao Paulo, Brazil, became an Acharya in 2003.
She was born in 1961. She recounts how Babaji appeared to her in a dream in 1993. Up until that point, she had neither heard of Babaji nor had any knowledge of yoga. In the dream, Babaji told her that he was her Guru. After this experience, she began to search for information about Him and came across Yogananda’s book, Autobiography of a Yogi. She followed Yogananda’s lessons at the Self-Realization Fellowship (SFR) for five years, after which she met M.G. Satchidananda, who initiated her into the 144 Kriya techniques between 1998 and 2000. Since then, she has been practicing the techniques diligently and faithfully. She has also completed the requirements to become a Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher, and has been conducting classes every week since 2001.
Since 1993, Sharana Devi has been working as a psychosomatic (mind-body) therapist. In 1996, she received a certification from Stanislav Grof in holotropic breathing. She uses this technique to facilitate the development of people who are in spiritual crisis or who suffer from emotional problems.
She is married and a mother of three. She states that “the practice of Kriya Yoga has completely transformed her life and the lives of those close to her.”
Saraswati Karuna Devi lives in São Paulo, Brazil. She was born in 1948 (of British nationality) in Egypt. At the age of twelve, she immigrated with her parents to Brazil. From an early age, she began to search for God and practice yoga. During her first visit to India, she felt the presence and direction of Babaji in her life.
In 1996, she was initiated by M.G. Satchidananda into Babaji Kriya Yoga, in Canada. She received the second and third levels of initiation in 1997 and 1998 respectively. Since then, she has not stopped practicing Kriya Yoga. After completing the Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2001, she began sharing her experience with others. She leads several Kriya Hatha Yoga courses every week.
She was originally trained as a psychoanalyst in the school of Gustav Jung. In 1970 she became a student of Stanislav Grof, and since then has worked extensively in private practice as a transpersonal psychologist, using holotropic breathwork (developed by Grof) and other related techniques. Saraswati Karuna Devi has knowledge in many spiritual traditions and practices.
Satyananda was initiated into the Order of Acharyas in Babaji Kriya Yoga at a ceremony in Germany in August 2005. He devoted several years to intensive study and practice of Kriya Yoga, to service to this tradition in the form of Karma Yoga, and to translation work in ashrams in Quebec and Germany.
Satya graduated in clinical psychology and worked as a psychosomatic therapist and industrial psychologist in various companies in Germany. Ultimately, the spiritual search and aspiration took over, and since 1997 has given direction to his life. During this period, he studied the spiritual wisdom of the world, Eastern psychology, Vedanta and Yoga. He undertook several pilgrimage trips to India on his own.
Currently, in addition to conducting Kriya Yoga seminars, Satyananda offers initiates (and their friends upon request) individual, psychological and spiritual consultations in areas such as: spiritual development, finding and developing personal potential, yogic lifestyle and partnership, overcoming a spiritual crisis, serious internal conflict or chronic state of stress, preparation for spiritual psychotherapy, dealing with psychosomatic symptoms, and generally guidance on the path to physical and mental health.
Premananda (Joséba Imanol Idoyaga) is a native of the city of Bilbao in Spain. Born into a Christian family, he was raised in the values of love and forgiveness. As a young man, he followed the spiritual exercises given by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Initially, he wanted to enter a monastic order, but later became a husband and father of two children.
He holds a degree in educational psychology and computer engineering. He worked as a computer analyst for ten years, then taught in public schools. Recently, he has started training teachers and giving conferences in educational centers.
He had already been introduced to Tibetan Buddhism and had gone on pilgrimages to the Himalayas before being initiated into the practices of Babaji Kriya Yoga in 2000.
Since completing his Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2003, he has organized numerous courses in
yoga, seminars and satsang gatherings in the Basque Country. In this way, through Babaji Kriya Yoga, he fulfills his deep desire to serve humanity.
Kriya Yoga has helped him get through difficult times, removing even the very idea of ’difficulty’.
Valmiki (Miquel Aguirreazcuenaga) has been studying languages for many years. He is currently a professor of linguistics at the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Since 1998, he has worked with the ‘Life and Languages’ foundation, which continues the work of Dr. M.M. Sánchez Carrion in maintaining linguistic diversity.
Since he began practicing Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in 2002, he has embraced it as a ‘language of transformation and service.’ He has participated in many Kriya Yoga seminars and has made a pilgrimage to India.
After completing his training as a Kriya Hatha Yoga Teacher, he shares his knowledge and love for this tradition in the Basque region of Spain.
He is married and has one daughter.
Mirabai (Lourdes Planas Calvo) In 2002, she began practicing Yoga and was later initiated into Babaji Kriya Yoga. This proved to be an important turning point in her life. Since then, she has taken part in several second and third level initiations and has successfully completed Babaji’s Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training. She has undertaken three pilgrimages to India, two to South India and one to the Himalayas.
She completed her training as a nurse in the 1970s. In 1984, she qualified as a physiotherapist and in 2003, she received a diploma in social and cultural anthropology. She is currently studying for a master’s degree in naturopathy.
She has worked as a nurse in hospitals and community settings. From 1977 to 1981, she worked with children under five in the public health sector in Sierra Leone, West Africa. In her professional environment, she introduced people suffering from anxiety, depression and other psychosomatic problems to yogic techniques . She is married and the mother of three children.
Savitri (Maria Rosa Blasco) In 2001, she was initiated into the techniques of Babaji Kriya Yoga and has been practicing them with inspiration ever since. She has participated several times in second and third level seminars, in pilgrimages to India and has carried out Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training. She has a medical degree. Savitri works as a family doctor in the field of public assistance, combining it with her homeopathic practice. She conducts stress management seminars and writes articles on health topics for national magazines. As an Acharya, she believes that the practice of Babaji Kriya Yoga can improve the lives of many people. It is a privilege and an honor for her to share the teachings with others. She lives and works in Girona, 100 km. south of Barcelona.
Nagaraj (Otsuki Norihiko) was born and raised in Sendai, northeastern Japan. He was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 2000. He learned the advanced techniques in 2001 and 2002. In 2003, he completed the Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training in Quebec and taught Kriya Hatha Yoga in Japan for several years. He returned to the Ashram in Quebec in 2008 to practice tapas for 6 months (8 to 12 hours a day) and to translate The Course of Mercy into Japanese.
Since childhood, Nagaraj has asked himself the questions: Why are we here on this planet Earth? What do we have to do? He feels that Kriya Yoga has answered his questions and that everyone should be initiated into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga because it is the way to live a truly and fully fulfilling life. Nagaraj is a wonderful teacher and we are very happy that he will be teaching Kriya Yoga in Japan.
Nagaraj graduated in Social Psychology from the University of Tokyo and worked as a teacher for many years. He worked in a private school, teaching children with physical, mental and emotional disabilities and counseling their parents.
Siddhananda (Sita). Born in Brazil, into a family of spiritual seekers, I grew up in the spirit of Yoga, mystical Christianity, and the invaluable teachings of Tibet.
Through the study of human nature, as well as through the study of sacred literature, during long sea voyages, pilgrimages and retreats, I have learned to recognize the universal presence, the essence that gives us life and unites us.
I have been a teacher, a translator, and have participated in various endeavors. I raised my five children with love and by example.
After my fateful encounter with Babaji’s Kriya Yoga, I participated in several pilgrimages to India and completed the Teacher Training. I also offer an additional therapy based on sound DNA reprogramming.
Thuriananda (Thierry Morfin) Born in 1964 in Valence, in the Rhône Alpes region of France.
I am married and have three children, three beautiful daughters. Since 1989 I have lived in the French overseas department of Reunion Island, which is located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 800 kilometers from the large island of Madagascar and 200 kilometers east of the better-known island of Mauritius. In Reunion I work as the director of a company headquartered in Grenoble, France, which specializes in the construction of underwater projects, as well as those built in rocks and other hard-to-reach places.
I discovered Hatha Yoga in 1992 and was initiated into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in 1998 during a visit to Satchidananda on Reunion Island. The following year I received my second initiation there. A year later, in 2000, I participated in Babaji’s Kriya Yoga pilgrimage in South India. It was a revelation for me, as I was able to discover the deepest part of my being and the ability to surrender, thanks to the divine experiences I had in India. I had never felt such lasting joy before. Ever since I was 13, when I developed a passion for rock climbing and exploring underground caves, I had found moments of joy when I achieved a goal, but it was not long-lasting. So, at the age of 36, I found my path.
Today, I am amazed at the effect my words have on others, thanks to the Grace of Babaji and the Siddhis. This is the path that Babaji has charted for me, allowing me to share this message, I feel like his thoughts are manifesting outwardly. As if, in a way, this allows the dissemination of his Words, which are constantly being born and revealing the mystery to others. The teachings of Babaji and the Siddhis are of paramount importance in this world, in which lost humanity must find its way back to what is, what we truly are, with the help of wise shepherds.
Amman first learned about Babaji as a teenager and was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 1970 by Yogacharya Oliver Black, a teacher at the Society for the Study of the Soul.ization and direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. Amman has worked in northern and western Canada as a youth social worker, forest ranger, and environmental protection officer. He currently works in geographic information systems for the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment. In the mid-eighties, Amman lived with Yogaacharya Oliver Black at his Retreat and Yoga Centre. In 2006, Amman rediscovered Babaji and has since gained deeper insight into yoga through Babaji’s Kriya Yoga. Amman has taught yoga at the Michigan Yoga Centre in Saskatchewan and continues to teach from home.
Shivadas , from Dijon, France, lives on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Shivadas has been strongly drawn to spirituality since his adolescence, when he discovered Yoga. He made several trips to India, as well as Europe, to study various disciplines, including Sivananda Yoga (Teacher Training in Trivadrum, India), Reiki, and human magnetism. He was initiated by Govindan Satchidananda in his hometown of Dijon, France, in 2004. He recognized Babaji as his teacher, guiding him with love towards the Divine. Joining the Order of Acharyas meant for him that he could teach with humility, what he considered to be the greatest treasure of humanity. Since 2007, he and his wife Swaroopu have founded a Yoga and Bharatanatyam dance school in Martinique. Contact
Vidhyananda (Sherri Ryan) is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, and founder of ProvidenceHealingArts, a yoga studio and alternative medicine healing center in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. A student of Hatha Yoga and Kundalini Yoga for 40 years, Vidhya is a certified yoga instructor who has participated in numerous trainings (500 hours) as a class assistant during spiritual retreats and teacher trainings around the world. She has over 25 years of experience studying Ayurveda, Macrobiotics, and the traditional theory of the five elements
Vidhyananda (Sherri Ryan) is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, and founder of ProvidenceHealingArts, a yoga studio and alternative medicine healing center in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. A student of Hatha Yoga and Kundalini Yoga for 40 years, Vidhya is a certified yoga instructor who has participated in numerous trainings (500 hours) as a class assistant during spiritual retreats and teacher trainings around the world. She has over 25 years of experience studying Ayurveda, Macrobiotics, and the traditional theory of the five elements
Maitreya (Michel Zonato) Since childhood, Michel has felt a deep desire to know God/Truth. He was introduced to Yoga and mysticism at the age of 8 by his mother. He received his first training in Classical Yoga at eighteen and began teaching regularly at twenty. Michel continued his training in Yoga, other paths to self-realization and natural healing such as Ayurveda. He was initiated into various methods of Reiki, meditation and vibrational healing. He received initiation and personal guidance in Vajrayana Buddhism. It was only when he learned about Babaji’s Kriya Yoga that he realized that he had found his true path and Guru.
He felt compelled to find a conscious teacher and tradition to guide him in his sadhana. In 2009, he received his first initiation in Brazil from Acharya Sharanadevi and in the same year met his teacher M. G. Satchidananda. In 2010, he was initiated by Satchidananda in the advanced techniques. These techniques brought him a deep sense of peace and homecoming. He began to understand that dedicated practice contributed to loving and mindful actions in his daily life. In 2012, he was invited to train to become an acharya and after two years of intensive training, he was inducted into Babaji’s Order of Kriya Yoga Acharyas.
Maitreya teaches Kriya Hatha Yoga in university settings and therapeutic centers, offers private sessions with natural therapies, deepening the knowledge of students in Applied Naturology. He conducts seminars-initiations, leads satsangs, kirtans, lectures, workshops and makes mandalas.
He is eternally grateful to the tradition of Kriya Yoga and the living presence of Babaji in his life, guiding him and providing him with a way to serve and fulfill his divine purpose. He is married to Lakshmi, Luana Marcanzoni Alves and lives in Palos, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Kriyanandamai has been a member of Babaji’s Order of Kriya Yoga Acharyas since 2015. She offers initiation seminars in Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia in English and Tamil. In her native Sri Lanka, she leads our two ashrams as the secretary of the Order of Kriya Yoga Acharyas. She organizes initiation seminars and pilgrimages to Kathirgama and other sacred sites, leads Kriya Hatha Yoga classes, stress management programs, practices acupuncture healing, and conducts sacred ceremonies in our ashrams. Having been introduced to spirituality by her parents at a very young age, she began exploring different spiritual lineages early, practicing Hatha Yoga in 2001 and teaching regularly in 2002. After her initiation into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in 2006, she devoted herself fully to intensive Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Sadhana and service to the local Sangha and her parents
Kriyanandamai has been a member of Babaji’s Order of Kriya Yoga Acharyas since 2015. She offers initiation seminars in Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia in English and Tamil. In her native Sri Lanka, she leads our two ashrams as the secretary of the Order of Kriya Yoga Acharyas. She organizes initiation seminars and pilgrimages to Kathirgama and other sacred sites, leads Kriya Hatha Yoga classes, stress management programs, practices acupuncture healing, and conducts sacred ceremonies in our ashrams. Having been introduced to spirituality by her parents at a very young age, she began exploring different spiritual lineages early, practicing Hatha Yoga in 2001 and teaching regularly in 2002. After her initiation into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in 2006, she devoted herself fully to intensive Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Sadhana and service to the local Sangha and her parents
Gurudasan
Born Gowri Vardhan in Salem, Tamil Nadu (India) to Sri Radhakrishnan and Srimati, Gowri earned a bachelor’s degree in information technology engineering and worked as a data analyst. His exploration of spirituality began in his teenage years when he was introduced to the works of Swami Vivekananda. He was particularly drawn to the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharishi and Seshadri Swamigal of Tiruvannamalai. Coming from a Tamil background, Gowri deeply appreciates the various Tamil Siddha traditions and their perspectives on Divine Realization. He is also initiated into Sri Vidya Sadhana. Understanding Advaita through the eyes of Ramana, Gowri is also able to understand and appreciate the various philosophical schools such as Dvaita and Vishishtha Advaita as different perspectives on the same truth.
In the years after 2000, Gowri came across Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda, which introduced him to Mahavatar Babaji and Kriya Yoga. This book, as well as Babaji and the Kriya Yoga Tradition of the 18 Siddhis by Marshall Govindan, convinced him that Kriya Yoga is the perfect, scientific and authentic tradition for teaching the Yoga Siddhis, available to humanity on the path of Self-Realization. In 2008, he was initiated into Babaji’s Kriya Yoga (first and second initiations) by Marshall Govindan Satchidananda and has been practicing since then.
In 2011, he was initiated into all 144 Kriyas in Bangalore, where they were taught in three initiations. He also completed Babaji’s Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training at the Ashram in Quebec.
Gowri trained by practicing and teaching for many years to become an Acharya. He has translated Kriya Yoga initiations in India many times, for the benefit of Tamil-speaking non-English speaking participants. He married in 2014 and lives with his wife Kiran in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He offers free Kriya Hatha Yoga classes every week and organizes Kriya Yoga Satsangs, which include group practice and spiritual discussions.
Gowri is deeply grateful for the support, guidance and encouragement received from M. G. Satchidanandaji, Durgaji, Satyanandaji, Nandi Devar, Vyasa and most of all Satguru Babaji and Paramguru Agastiyar. Gowri also feels the blessings of being born into a family of parents who supported him wholeheartedly at every moment of his life
Vivekananda
Initiated in Paris in 2006 with M.G. Satchidananda, Vivekananda found in Kriya Yoga much more than he hoped. Seeking a complement to his practice then, he discovered a complete and harmonious way.
Babaji’s Kriya Yoga is gradually becoming his heart of practice.
He had continued with the 2nd and 3rd initiations and had participated several times in each of them. Being already convinced of the liberating, unifying and transformative effect of Kriya Yoga for the individual and humanity, it is really during the 3rd initiation that the pieces of the puzzle are put in place and that he is struck by the genius of the method.
In 2011, he attended teacher training in central Canada, in Saint-Etienne de Bolton.
In 2017, he participates in a pilgrimage in southern India. (On June 30, 2018, at a ceremony following a yagna mantra, he joins the Babaji Kriya Yoga acharyas order and is authorized to transmit the first initiation.
„It is an immense blessing and a great joy to share this teaching“).
He is married to Isabelle, curator and restorer of sculptures and art objects.
They have a daughter born in 2009. Isabelle has another daughter born in 1999.
He was born in the Loire (42), near Saint-Etienne in 1980. Since 2005, he lives in Côte d’Or (21) near Dijon.
He works as a yoga teacher and energetic practitioner. He also works as a night watchman in a cancer center.
Acharya Vasudeva
I started my career in a large Japanese trading company. I felt good for about 20 years and was nominated as CEO of one of the subsidiaries shortly before I turned 45. However, it didn’t take me long to understand the meaning of We cannot serve both God and money. I soon developed a nervous system disorder. I began to look for a more realistic career within the same company and
I received professional certification as an international auditor and computer auditor. In my mid-fifties, in 2010, I received my first initiation in Babaji’s Kriya Yoga. Subsequently, the second and third initiations in 2011. In 2012, I completed the Kriya Hatha Yoga teacher training in Quebec and began teaching Babaji’s Kriya Yoga. I began to
I have been teaching Kriya Hatha Yoga classes in Tokyo since 2013. After my retirement in 2014, I planned to pursue farming and yoga. Instead, I accepted M. G. Satchidananda’s offer to complete the requirements to become a Kriya Yoga Acharya with the aim of helping as many people as possible and dedicating the rest of my life to Babaji. In recent years, I was part of the team that translated the book The Voice of Babaji into Japanese. I am married and have two daughters. I graduated from the University of Tokyo
Narada
Founder and Mentor of Espaço Flor das Águas Ashram in Brazil, Narada is a meditation and yoga teacher, devotional musician and therapist. He lives in community, sharing a simple life, supported and instructed by universal ethical values. He continually studies and practices meditation, drawing inspiration from the teachings of Christ, Babaji, Krishna, Buddha and many other Masters
Narada began his path in Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in 2011, participating in numerous initiations, retreats and pilgrimages. His visualizations of „Ashram“ led him to transform Espaço Flor das Águas („Flower of the Waters“) into a center for the elevation of consciousness, which has Kriya Yoga as one of its central pillars.
As the mentor of Espaço Flor das Águas, he cultivates a fertile ground for Babaji’s legacy to flourish, organizing 1st, 2nd and 3rd initiations, teacher trainings, silent retreats, satsangs and a daily Kriya Yoga sadhana, in person and online. In keeping with Narada’s purpose, the Flor das Águas community is composed of yogis and kriyabans who assist in this service of maintaining a sacred ground where many seekers come to meet.
As a Yogi, mystic and professor of spiritual arts and sciences, Narada is dedicated to assisting in the holistic development of humanity. Anchored in his commitment to Kriya Yoga, his mission is to support, welcome and serve others, through devotional music, retreats, celebrations and experiences, providing a favorable and healthy environment for self-inquiry, reflection and transformation.
Dharmadas
Dharmadas has been practicing Babaji’s Kriya Yoga since 2013 and became an Acharya in 2019. He is a loving husband and father. He and his wife Allison (who also teaches Kriya Hatha Yoga) are the parents of 4 children. He has been working as a pediatric dentist in Boise, Idaho, USA since 1999.
Fortunately, Dharmadas experienced enough suffering in his early life to be a fully convinced and sincere spiritual seeker. After years of seeking happiness through sports, university studies, and collecting titles and degrees, he remained unsatisfied. During his rehabilitation after a bicycle accident, Dharmadas discovered the practice of Hatha Yoga. This helped him recover and awakened his interest in the spiritual quest.
And so he began a path of research into the origins of Yoga, which inevitably led him to Babaji. The rich variety of techniques, the authenticity of the teachings, and the synergistic approach of this integral yoga inspired him to continue on this path. After receiving his first and second initiations, he realized that he was at home. His practice deepened even further under the guidance of M. G. Satchidananda, after participating in the third initiation, the Kriya Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, and the Badrinath pilgrimage.
When asked what has changed with Babaji’s Kriya Yoga, he replies, “ There is more joy and ease in life . Others noticed the change in me before I could. I now live with a sense of connectedness and ease in life .“ He highly appreciates everything that Babaji’s Kriya Yoga has contributed to the transformation of his life and is grateful to share this teaching with others. He has a unique ability to teach the techniques in a way that allows anyone with even a small aspiration to build and embody a better life.
Niranjana
Niranjana discovered Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in 2004, at the age of 21, during an initiation with Satchidananda. This meeting was decisive for the course of her life, and the practice of yogic sadhana immediately became the central axis of it.
During the past 17 years, she made multiple trips, and had the chance to study with several Acharyas of this lineage in different countries. She has been teaching Kriya Hatha Yoga since 2011 and collaborates with kriyabans around various projects related to Kriya Yoga. She is eternally grateful to these teachers, for their trust and their teachings.
She works as a contemporary art teacher and travels regularly as part of initiatives related to Babaji’s Kriya Yoga.
The encounter with this authentic lineage is undoubtedly the most precious gift of this life.
Ramadevar, an acharya in the Babaji Kriya Yoga Acharya Order, offers initiation seminars in Babaji Kriya Yoga in India and is a trustee of the Babaji Kriya Yoga and Publications Trust. Born into a traditional Sri Vaishnava family, he developed a spiritual bent from an early age, which led him to research into mind control and healing. He is an experienced banker who has worked in the largest public and private sector banks in India, is married with two sons, and lives in Mumbai. He is currently dedicated to intensive study of Babaji Kriya Yoga and to serving its mission and the sangha in India.
