Yoganand Michael Carroll Presenter Bio 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 By Yoganand Michael Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom, Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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. Yoganand Michael Carroll Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom, Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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. Yoganand Michael Carroll Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom, Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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. Yoganand Michael Carroll Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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? Yoganand Michael Carroll
Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom, Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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. Yoganand Michael Carroll
Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom, Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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. Yoganand Michael Carroll
Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom, Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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. Yoganand Michael Carroll
Yoga, Spirituality & Ancient Wisdom 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? Yoganand Michael Carroll