Episode # 113: Living in Joy and Freedom with Swami Nityananda

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In this episode I sit down with Swami Nityananda.  Swami Nityananda has dedicated her life and career to helping humans live in joy and freedom. She has spoken to audiences in ten countries and been a featured speaker on NPR and Radio Ireland among other platforms and podcasts. Her work has been supported by Fulbright grants, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and has received other national and international awards. She was consecrated as a Swami by Swami Shankarananda in 2014.

We Break Down: 

  • Background Story and  Awake Yoga Meditation Center

  • Every human has that connectedness 

  • Finding your own entry points into meditation 

  • Offering all thoughts into the light 

  • Breakdown of Kriya Yoga 

  • Discussion to help navigate the daily challenges of life 

  • What it means to be a Swami 

  • Breaking down mastery of Self

  • Relationship to Teacher and Student

  • Energy gets amplified when we mediation in community

  • Personal challenges 

  • Intergration of University Teaching and Awake Yoga Meditation Center 

  • Overview of Awake Meditation Center 

  • Vision for self going forward

  • Untapped Power of Light and Kindness


Connect with Swami Nityananda  on instagram @awakeyogaandmeditation or on facebook @awakemeditationcenter

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