The Path Home: Self-Realization Through Kriya Yoga

September 6, 7, and 8

Conference Schedule

  SUNDAY

7-8am Sunrise Yoga

8:00-8:30am Refreshments

8:30-9:00am Meditation

9:00-10am Isha Das

10:00-1015am Break

10:15am Initiation Ceremony

PHILIP GOLDBERG

Philip Goldberg, our featured keynote speaker, is the author of The Life of Yogananda: The Story Of The Yogi Who Became The First Modern Guru. 

A professional writer for over 40 years, is the author or co-author of some 25 books published in more than a dozen languages. He is also a skilled public speaker, a workshop leader, a spiritual counselor, and the co-host of the popular podcast Spirit Matters. He writes, “Yogananda would, I believe, want any book about him to not only inform but transform. It is my hope that the readers will be enriched, expanded, and deepened by this humble offering.” 

Learn much more at philipgoldberg.com

PRAISE FOR PHILIP GOLDBERG

“Phil is articulate, compelling, and funny: a presenter that leaves the audience wanting more. He was fantastic!” — Sarah McLean, McLean Meditation Institute, Sedona, AZ

“When I was 15, Ram Dass gave me a copy of Autobiography of a Yogi and the gates of the universe opened… Now, all these years later, Phil Goldberg has compiled the stories behind the stories! What a treasure.” — Miribai Starr, author of Caravan Of No Despair and Wild Mercy

“Phil proffered his wisdom in such a fun and fascinating way so as to make history come alive….By popular demand we’ve already booked him again for next year’s training.”

— Monique Lonner, Soul of Yoga, Encinitas, CA

SPEAKERS

ISHA DAS (CRAIG BULLOCK)

Isha Das (Craig Bullock) is the spiritual director of The Assisi Institute. He is a Kriya Yoga teacher and ordained minister with the Center for Spiritual Awareness. He earned graduate degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Notre Dame and in Clinical Psychology from the University of Duquesne. His broad and diverse education includes extensive study in psychology, spirituality, mysticism, and world religions.

SWAMI NIRVANANANDA

Swami Nirvanananda Saraswati is a monastic f the Saraswati order and world-renowned kirtan performer. His name means “the bliss of freedom from suffering.” Merging the teachings of Kriya Yoga with the devotional aspect of Bhakti Yoga and the charitable path of Karma Yoga, Swami expresses unity in the diversity of many paths and religions, all leading to the same goal: universal love and oneness with spirit. Learn about Swami’s many charitable projects atwww.nirvanananda.org/#about-swami-nirvanananda

POOJA SINHA

Pooja Sinha has been practicing Kriya Yoga for 10 years. She graduated from the University of Rochester with a BA in Economics, a MS in Marketing, and a MBA in Brand Management. Currently employed by Gorbel in Victor NY as a Product Marketing Manager, Pooja is also president of the board at The Assisi Institute and teaches the Kriya Lifestyle class monthly. 

Raised a Hindu, Pooja claims she was drawn to Yogananda’s message because the similarities between Kriya Yoga and mystical Christianity felt natural and real. Shortly after becoming a Kriyaban she felt a deepening of her love for the Gurus and a closeness to Jesus she had never experienced. She loves that we simply have access to God through our breath and tries daily to draw her strength, discernment, integrity, and love from that space of God communion within.