Interview with Dominik Gackstatter

Dominik Gacksatter

Welcome, Dominik. Good to have this opportunity to speak with you and it’s great that you agreed to share some stories with us. Could you tell us about yourself? I was born 1967 in Southern Germany and spent a carefree childhood with my brother in a large house with four generations. Nearly carefree, as my […]

Interview with Dr Callum Livingstone

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Welcome Callum. Good to have this opportunity to speak with you and it’s great that you agreed to share some stories with us. Could you tell us about yourself? I have spent most of my working life in the south east of England but am originally from Scotland, having been brought up on the south […]

Interview with Eve Pereira

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Welcome Eve, good to have this opportunity to speak with you and it’s great that you agreed to share some stories with us. Please can you give us a brief introduction. Born in Kenya of Goan heritage, left at 17 to come to a convent boarding school in the UK to finish my education and […]

Interview with Karen Mander

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Interview with Karen Mander by Aron O’Dowd. August 2021 Welcome to another edition of the kriya yoga newsletter interview. We’ve got an amazing individual as usual. Her name is Karen Mander and we now welcome her to share with you her experience. Were you always interested in spirituality or did you stumble across it like […]

Interview with Rebecca Lunn

Rebecca Lunn

July 2021 Welcome Rebecca, good to have this opportunity to speak with you and it’s great that you agreed to share some stories with us. My first question is what prompted you to become a Kriyavan? In a way, I feel that Kriya prompted me, rather than the other way round. I’d long had a […]

Balashram Trek in Sinai Desert by Hagen Rampes

The intention of the Balashram Trek is to raise funds for the development and running costs of the Hariharananda Balashram Residential School in Odisha, India. The school is named after our Gurudev, Paramahamsa Hariharananda who had a dream to give children-in-need a home, an education, and thus a future. This became a reality through his […]

Interview with Michael Mannion

Michael Mannion

Michael grew up on the west coast of Ireland. His career as a geologist in oil and gas exploration allowed him to travel widely and to indulge his passion for adventure and personal development. Good morning Michael. Can you recall how you first got interested in meditation? Good morning Hagen. I think I was always […]

Interview with Linda Hawkings

Linda Hawkings was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 2000 by Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji in London. Linda worked in business/marketing management at IPC Magazines for 20 years. She was a university lecturer in Business Studies and worked as a freelance Marketing Consultant. Linda retrained to become a homoeopathic practitioner. Welcome Linda! What attracted you to Kriya Yoga […]

Interview with Mark Givert

Mark Givert

Mark, I know you are a long time Kriyavan, but tell us where it all began. Success Was Not Success! Oh my goodness, you know, it all began when I used to be a chartered surveyor in commercial property. This was the early 80s, the time of the property boom; everything was amazing. My career […]

Advancing Spiritually in Daily Life by Yogacharya Claudia Cremers

Dear Kriyavans The new year 2021 is just a few weeks old when I write this message. I wish all readers a very healthy 2021, in every aspect, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I wish everybody success and growth in all your noble endeavours. Day and night we are seeking success in the five lower […]