The Kriya Yoga Alliance is dedicated to making the philosophy and practice of kriya yoga available to all. Our aim is to inspire sincere, spiritual seekers by providing opportunities for growth and creating community where aspirants can come together to learn and support one another.
Meet Our Teachers
Ryan Kurczak
Ryan Kurczak was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 2000 and ordained to teach in 2005 by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda. Ryan is the author of many books on Spirituality and Astrology. Ryan is the host of The Kriya Yoga Podcast and the founder of the 2-Year Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Program. He offers online trainings and in-person retreats in the US and abroad.
For more information on Ryan’s Kriya Yoga ministry, in-person and online retreats, please visit:
http://www.KriyaYogaOnline.com/
Visit The Kriya Yoga Online Ashram, for beginner, intermediate and advanced Kriya yoga Training.
https://kriya-yoga.teachable.com/
All episodes of The Kriya Yoga Podcast can be found on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Amazon Music and Podbean.
https://kriyayoga.podbean.com/
For to enroll in the Asheville Vedic Astrology Online Program visit:
https://vedic-astrology.teachable.com/
For available books by Ryan Kurczak on Kriya Yoga and Vedic Astrology visit:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ryan%20Kurczak/author/B09ZLLX9K7
Pascale Chambers
Pascale Chambers has been teaching meditation and yoga for the past 18 years. She became a disciple of Roy Eugene Davis in 2015 and began teaching Kriya Yoga in 2017. She is a certified hatha yoga instructor, ordained minister and holds a degree in Psychology. She conducts talks and classes on meditation, hatha yoga, yoga philosophy and healthy lifestyle principles. It is her joy to share the teachings of Kriya Yoga and the wisdom of its practices with those called to this path.
Chelynn Tetreault
Chelynn Tetreault, AD is a meditation teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition. She teaches Spirituality, Ayurveda, and Vedic Astrology. She teaches how to experience wholeness, self-acceptance, and inner peace by practicing truthfulness, being grounded, and choosing to live simply. She has a private practice of natural medicine and Vedic Astrology in Western Massachusetts, leading Pancha Karma Retreats. She is a student of Roy Eugene Davis, Maya Tiwari, and Dr. Vasant Lad. Chelynn is the owner of Living Lotus Ayurveda, and is a NAMA member certified Ayurvedic Doctor in the United States, and author.
Chris Sartain
Christopher Sartain is the spiritual director of Kriya Yoga Chile Ashram, a 6 acre retreat center in the Andes Mountains of southern Chile. His Guru, Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, authorized Christopher to initiate seekers into the path of Kriya Yoga in July 2012. He is also the director of the school Vinyasa Yoga Chile, which offers Yoga teacher trainings in Vinyasa Yoga and Yoga Therapy and has over 500 graduates from its 200 hour and 300 hour programs.
A prolific author, Christopher has published more than 10 books in English and Spanish. His most popular book is The Sacred Science of Yoga and the Five Koshas. He is also the host of "The Western Yoga Podcast," which focuses on yoga and meditation as they are taught and practiced in the West.
Christopher is originally from the United States, but he has lived in Chile since 2014 with his wife Carolina. He has his bachelor's degree in Political Science and his master's degree in Education. Prior to dedicating himself fully to teaching meditation and spirituality, Christopher taught in several different public and private schools for 9 years.
Here are my links:
https://www.youtube.com/kriyayogi
Ryan Strong
Ryan Phillip Strong is a spiritual teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition. Ryan spent 19 years in discipleship training under his spiritual teacher, Mr. Roy Eugene Davis (a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda). Ryan was ordained by Mr. Roy Eugene Davis in May of 2011 to teach and continue the Kriya Yoga tradition. Ryan is an Ayurvedic Doctor, Educator and Vedic astrologer. He runs the Center for Ayurvedic and Yogic Healing, and works with clients and students nationally and internationally.
David McGrath
David McGrath shares the philosophical, psychological, and spiritual principles of Kriya Yoga, guiding individuals toward deeper self-awareness and alignment with the fundamental nature of life.
A psychoanalytically trained psychotherapist specializing in Lacanian analysis, he explores the unconscious, desire, and the structures of subjectivity. With over 20 years in adult education, he offers consultations, retreats, online programs, and workshops integrating yoga, psychotherapy, and holistic well-being.
Ray Booker
Ray Booker is a certified Ayurvedic practitioner and graduate of the ASP1 and ASP2 (2008-2010) programs at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also holds certificates in Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy and Food as Medicine.
Ray began practicing and studying meditation with the The Venerable Dharmawara Mahatheraan (also called Bhante, a Buddhist honorific) and has been ordained as a minister in the Kriya Yoga tradition, spending 25 years learning and studying with Roy Eugene Davis.
