Spiritual Guidance

"Your Earth Life is Your Spiritual Life"
                                              ​-Goswami Kriyananda

What is Spiritual Guidance?   

​    Spiritual guidance is the opportunity to communicate privately with a priest of the Temple.  You may ask any question about spiritual matters, or seek spiritual care.  All of our Swamis are graduates of the seminary program and have been trained in pastoral guidance.  You could also use this time to ask any questions about the Temple or the practices of Kriya Yoga.

Who may seek spiritual guidance?  
​   All are welcome.  Those of any faith or practice, from within our community or elsewhere.  This service is free for all those who may need.

​Ken Davies
Swami Upamudrananda
Disciple of Goswami Kriyananda and student of yoga for over 30 years.  He was ordained in 1989 and graduated from the Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in 1991.  He has been in the Temple Spiritual Guidance program for 25 years.
​Swami J. Pranananda, MS
MEDITATION AND SEMINARY PROGRAM LEADEr
​Swami Pranananda, MS, began her yogic studies and practice in the late 1970’s.  A disciple of Goswami Kriyananda’s, an ordained swami and lineage holder in Goswami’s Kriya Yoga lineage she is committed to sustaining and sharing the living teachings of the Kriya Yoga tradition.   Pranananda is responsible for leading the Temple Meditation Teacher Training and Seminary programs, and is one of the swamis offering Temple noon meditations and spiritual guidance.
Gary Wager
Swami Rakshananda ​
Currently teaches Meditation at the Temple and has been teaching hatha yoga, meditation and astrology privately and in various yoga centers in the Chicagoland area as well as other mystical traditions. He enjoys the challenge of integrating the teachings into all areas of life.

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Heather Jerome
Swami Tarkananda
She graduated from the Temple's 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in 2012. During this time she discovered the Kriya seminary program and felt compelled to enter. Ordained as Swami Tarkananda in 2015.
She currently teaches Hatha Yoga and host guided monthly meditation from her home.
Fondly known as faerymama in the "Burning Man" community, she is a spiritual guide,  teacher and pillar to those who seek her help.
​Dawn Yager
SWAMI AMBIKANANDa
After attending Ball State University for neuropsychology and Coastal Carolina University pursuing both business and the arts she experienced a paradigm shift and entered the Kriya Yoga Seminary her senior year and went on to be ordained as Swami Ambikanada.

    What type of questions can I ask?

    Ask us questions about the teachings of Goswami Kriyananda, Kriya Yoga, or Temple classes and services offered.  We will also do our best to answer personal questions that you may have based on our understanding of the ancient concepts of Kriya Yoga.

    ​Please allow us up to 48 hours for us to respond back. 
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 ​We offer encouraging thoughts, ideas, and suggestions based on the spiritual concepts of your yogic training. We are not professional counsellors or medical professionals

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