Kriya Yoga
There are an endless number of yoga methods available in the world. Some of them only have subtle and nuanced differences between others, while others have more radical departures and changes. This is because yoga is not a specific set of actions, but rather a philosophy that can be as personal and different as the person espousing it. That is why you can find some many different variations, and it’s up to you to figure out which variation will bring you closest to your goals, whether that is better physical fitness or enlightenment. One of the options is kriya yoga.
The practitioners of kriya yoga claim that it is a revived ancient yoga system in 1861. It was brought to widespread attention in the book Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda. The system consists of different levels of Pranayama techniques designed to accelerate spiritual development to bring the practitioner closer to God. Pranayama is a method of breathing. Breathing is very important for yoga techniques because ancient yogis believed that controlling breathing is the way to control the body and bring themselves closer to God and enlightenment.
The kriya yoga technique is passed down from guru to disciple, and so very few people in India know the techniques and the lessons. But beginning in the 1920s, certain yogis began traveling to the western world to spread the teachings and the techniques. Now there are centers devoted to the kriya yoga techniques and system, so if you want to know more about this very ancient, almost completely lost, practice, you should contact one of the centers.
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Kriya yoga is a system of yoga that was lost for centuries but revived in the 1860s.
Kriya yoga focuses on breathing techniques to accelerate spiritual development.