Yoganand Michael Carroll
Presenter
Yoganand is a master-level teacher in the Kripalu and Pranakriya Yoga traditions. Through many years of intensive study with yoga masters in India and America, Yoganand has gained a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques. He has taught at the Kripalu Center for more than 30 years, and has configured the original teachings of Swami Kripalavandaji to meet the needs of Western yogis in today’s world without taking away from the ancient teachings. Yoganand is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500 level teacher, and is professor emeritus with the Prankriya School of Yoga Healing Arts which he founded.
"Yoganand brings such mastery and generosity to his teaching. He reminded me about the significance that deep experience has on what a teacher has to offer.” —Jessi Rosinski, YTT student 2017
Resources
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Yoga to Stoke Your Inner Fire
Swami Kripalu taught that there are two kinds of fire: kamagni and yogagni. Kamagni is the fire generated by life stressors, while yogagni is the fire produced by the inner work of yoga.
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The Evolution of Yoga Meditation
Many yoga practitioners who are interested in meditation turn to Buddhist or mindfulness meditation. However, there is a rich tradition of meditation within yoga.
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Preparing for Deep Yoga Practices
Swami Kripalu believed that asana practice is initiated spontaneously in the body during states of advanced meditation, and that each asana corresponds to a particular energy movement.
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On the Mat and Out of Your Comfort Zone: The Benefits of Practicing Advanced Asana
What do we gain when we move out of familiar postures and experiment with asanas in which we don’t feel nearly as comfortable or confident?
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How Practice—and Patanjali—Can Help Carry Us Through Uncharted Waters
Leading with the heart can seem a pretty tough goal when your energy is directed to holding down the lid on your bubbling worries and fears. The wisdom of yoga can support your intention.
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Playing with Fire: The Power of Tapas to Help Us Fulfill Our Intentions
We apply tapas in any moment when we consciously go against the grain of our conditioned way of being and engage in a new behavior or way of thinking.
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The Yogic Road Map to Self-Discovery: A Q&A with Yoganand Michael Carroll
Yoganand explores the origins of the concepts of chakras, granthis, and nadis—symbols that ancient yogis developed to map the journey inward.
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Observing Weight through Witness Consciousness
Often, a client comes to me wanting to lose weight, plops down in my office, and says, “When I’m good, I eat this, and when I’m bad, I eat that.” This report...
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The Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita for Navigating Change
Most of us would rather endure paper cuts and lemon juice than part with the familiar. But rather than rail against change, which the Gita says is inherent in all things, the key is to broaden our view.
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Pranayama: A Path to Healing and Freedom
Pranayama is intended to increase sensitivity so we can actually see how much pain we are in. Then we can choose to take responsibility for it and change it.
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There's No Sound Like Om
Ommm. It's often the first and last sound in your ears in a yoga class. But what does it mean?
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