Grounded in the Kriya Yoga tradition and the teachings of Roy Eugene Davis, we delve into spiritual wisdom, life’s purpose, and the profound impact of our daily...
Mystical Christianity & Kriya Yoga with Isha Das on the Spirit Led Podcast
Mystical Christianity & Kriya Yoga
What is mystical Christianity, and can one blend Christianity and yoga? Isha Das has been integrating Christianity and yoga for several decades. In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Isha Das (Craig Bullock) shares how Kriya Yoga helped him stay grounded while pursuing transcendental states and spiritual growth.
Key Themes
--Mystical Christianity and Yoga do not contradict each other; they share many core truths (examples - St. Francis of Assisi and Theresa of Avila)
--Kriya yoga (especially Roy Eugene Davis's practical approach) provided a strong foundation for spiritual growth
--Spiritual brotherhood with Swami Nirvanananda
--Healing with Kriya Yoga Retreat at Center for Spiritual Awareness July 21-25, 2025.
About Craig Bullock (Isha Das)
Isha Das means “servant of Jesus." He is a teacher, writer, lecturer, practicing psychotherapist, and spiritual director of The Assisi Institute in Rochester, New York. Isha Das is a former pastoral administrator at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Rochester. He has graduate degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Notre Dame and Clinical Psychology from the University of Duquesne. Mentored by Richard Rohr, he has conducted extensive study in psychology, spirituality, mysticism, world religions, and yoga. He was ordained a minister and official Kriya Yoga teacher by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. His latest book is Open Wider The Door: The Integration of Kriya Yoga And Mystical Christianity.
Calls to Action
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Connect with Us for Retreats, Guided Meditations, and Kriya Yoga classes
Center for Spiritual Awareness
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Assisi Institute in Rochester NY
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Sanskrit as Spiritual Practice with Ray Booker on the Spirit Led Podcast
Sanskrit as Spiritual Practice
Sanskrit is not just a language for ancient texts - it's a meditation in itself. Chanting and listening to Sanskrit creates a vibrational healing in body and mind. In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Ray Booker shares how Sanskrit can enhance your spiritual study and practice, and how to get started as an absolute beginner.
Key Themes
Benefits of studying Sanskrit, including better undestanding of the Yoga Sutras
How to get started with Sanskrit
Introduction to Sanskrit Kriya Yoga retreat at Center for Spiritual Awareness May 5-9, 2025.
About Ray Booker
Ray Booker is a certified Ayurvedic practitioner and graduate of the ASP1 and ASP2 (2008-2010) programs at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also holds certificates in Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy and Food as Medicine. He studied Sanskrit with Vyaas Houston of the American Sanskrit institute and with Nicolai Bachman and Pierre Couvillion, who both taught at the Ayurvedic Institute.
Ray first began practicing and studying meditation with The Venerable Dharmawara Mahatheraan (also called Bhante, a Buddhist honorific) in the late 1970’s, then spent 25 years learning and studying with Roy Eugene Davis. Ray is a minister in the Kriya Yoga tradition.
Calls to Action
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Center for Spiritual Awareness - www.csa-davis.org
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#meditation #spiritled #yogapodcast #yogameditation #ayurveda #sanskrit #kriya #yogaretreat #yogasutras #kriyayoga #kriya #yoga #SpiritualGrowth #paramahansayogananda #yogananda #centerforspiritualawareness #meditationpodcast #SpiritualPodcast #YogaAndAyurveda #KriyaYogaWisdom #RoyEugeneDavis #SpiritualBalance #healthandspirituality
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Make Time for God with Reuben Schooler on the Spirit Led podcast
"Be Kind to Yourself"
Making time for God begins with making time for yourself. In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Reuben Schooler shares gentle, humorous, and practical wisdom to help us deepen our awareness of God while spreading kindness in our homes and communities.
Key Themes & Memorable Moments
Start your day with self-care as a spiritual practice, creating space for God and kindness.
Cultivate curiosity by seeking daily miracles.
Discover how Kriya Yoga answers life’s most profound questions about spirituality, health, and purpose.
About Reuben Schooler
Reuben Schooler is an ordained CSA minister, a Qi Gong and Ayurveda practitioner, and a certified yoga instructor (E-RYT 200). He trained at the International Shivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre as a Yoga and Mind-Body Therapist in 2008.
Reuben has presented at the National Black Nurses Association convention, Unity of the Triangle, and Strengthening the Black Family, and regularly teaches at yoga studios in the Raleigh-Durham area.
His professional certifications include a license with the North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork, Medical Massage Practitioner credentials, and Lymphedema Therapy (CLT). Reuben also leads weekly yoga classes at his local YMCA.
Reuben collaborates with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s health and wellness fairs and runs workshops to improve health in marginalized communities.
Call to Action
If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it to help others discover the power of spiritual guidance.
Connect with Us
Center for Spiritual Awareness - www.csa-davis.org
Find Spirit Led on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
Reuben Schooler website - Bodylogy.co - Includes info on Good Health Getaway to Ghana
Find out more about improving health in marginalized communities: WellNewWorld.org
#meditation #spiritled #yogapodcast #yogameditation #ayurveda #yugas #kriya #equanimity #lifebalance #raleighdurham
#kriyayoga #kriya #yoga #SpiritualGrowth #kindness #paramahansayogananda #yogananda #centerforspiritualawareness
#BeKindToYourself #MeditationPodcast #SpiritualPodcast #YogaAndAyurveda #KriyaYogaWisdom #RaleighDurhamYoga #RoyEugeneDavis #SpiritualBalance #DailyMiracles #healthandspirituality
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It's all Spiritual Curriculum with Katherine Geddes-Lovkay on the Spirit Led Podcast
Seeking Balance Amidst Chaos?
"Stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds." Paramahansa Yogananda’s timeless advice is more relevant than ever in today’s rapidly changing world. In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Katherine Geddes-Lovkay shares her unique and practical wisdom for cultivating equanimity, no matter the external circumstances.
Key Themes Explored
--Spiritual lessons learned as a Special Education teacher for the multiply handicapped, Unity Minister, Kriya Yogi, and Hospice Chaplain
--How Sri Yukteswar’s teaching on the yugas reminds us that we’re in “spiritual kindergarten”
--The transformative power of kindness: “There is always something you can share to add a little light to a person’s day… We are here to make a difference.”
--Practices to stay centered in turbulent times: mantra, mindfulness, and non-violence
About Katherine Geddes-Lovkay
Born with a deep spiritual curiosity, Katherine grew up immersed in a traditional Christian upbringing. As she matured, her journey led her to unlearn dogmas and embrace a broader understanding of spirituality.
Her three unique careers—Special Education teacher, ordained Unity Minister, and Board-Certified Hospice Chaplain—provided rich experiences that continue to inform her spiritual teachings.
Katherine first encountered the Kriya Yoga lineage through Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. She later met Roy Eugene Davis in the mid-1980s and has been deeply involved with the Center for Spiritual Awareness (CSA) ever since. Ordained as a CSA minister in 2006, Katherine also serves on CSA’s Board of Directors.
Calls to Action
If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it to help others discover the power of spiritual guidance.
Connect with Us
Center for Spiritual Awareness
Find Spirit Led on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
#meditation #spiritled #yogapodcast #yogameditation #hospicecare #chaplain #yugas #kriya #equanimity #lifebalance
#kriyayoga #kriya #yoga #SpiritualGrowth
#royeugenedavis #ahimsa #nonviolence
#paramahansayogananda #yogananda #centerforspiritualawareness
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Meditation and Yoga for Anxiety with Torre Hinnant, M.D., on the Spirit Led Podcast
Feeling overwhelmed? Join us as Dr. Torre Hinnant shares life-changing insights on managing anxiety through yoga and meditation. Drawing on her many years as an integrative physician and yoga teacher, she offers practical techniques we can use for both short-term and long-term relief reduction of anxiety symptoms.
Dr. Hinnant also talks about her commitment to meditation, yoga, and specifically Kriya yoga, being initiated by Roy Eugene Davis, and her recent pilgrimage to Self-Realization Fellowship, founded by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Listen in to discover how to create a more peaceful, balanced life through simple practices you can start today!
Key Themes Covered in the Episode:
--What is anxiety and how is it different from occasional stress
--Specific breathing and meditation practices to calm anxiety, plus what not to do
–Advice for beginner meditators to get started
–How meditation helps us become more aware of our relationship to a the whole of life
About Torre Hinnant, M.D.:
Torre Hinnant received her medical doctorate in 2006 from Eastern Virginia Medical School and is board certified in family medicine and in integrative and holistic Medicine. She has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1997 and is a registered Yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance at the E RYT 500. She has completed advanced training in bioenergetics, herbal medicine, and breathwork.
Torre currently practices medicine at Appalachian State University Student Health Services and teaches with the Family medicine Residency in Boone, NC. Through her business, The Mind-Body MD, she teaches yoga and wellness classes, workshops and retreats. She was initiated into the Kriya Yoga by Roy Davis in 2017 at the CSA in Georgia and is committed to the Kriya Yoga path. Calls to Action If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share it to help others discover the power of spiritual guidance.
Episode Links and Places Mentioned
Center for Spiritual Awareness - www.csa-davis.org
Torre Hinnant's website - https://torre-hinnant.squarespace.com/
Self-Realization Fellowship - https://yogananda.org/
Connect with Us: Find Spirit Led on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
#meditation #meditationforanxiety #yogaforanxiety #yogameditation #anxiety #anxietyhealing #kriyayoga #kriya #yoga #SpiritualGrowth #integrativehealth #mindbodyspirit #pranayama #breathingexercises #breathingforanxiety #royeugenedavis #paramahansayogananda #yogananda #centerforspiritualawareness
Grounded in the Kriya Yoga tradition and the teachings of Roy Eugene Davis, we delve into spiritual wisdom, life’s purpose, and the profound impact of our daily choices. Join us as we explore the path to individual and planetary enlightenment, seeking Self-realization, a personal connection with the divine, and a harmonious life in alignment with the laws of nature. Uncover your true potential and create a positive impact on your growth and the world.
Connect with the Center for Spiritual Awareness at www.csa-davis.org.
Roy Eugene Davis, direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, dedicated 68 years of selfless service as instructed by his guru; to teach and initiate sincere seekers into the Kriya Yoga tradition.
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