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Yoga Techniques taught by Paramahansa Yogananda   The techniques described below are presented in the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons available from our international headquarters in Los Angeles. Students of the Lessons also have an opportunity to receive instruction in the techniques during the lecture series and retreats we hold each year in many cities around the world, as well as during our weeklong annual Convocation in Los Angeles. Energization Exercises The Hong-Sau Technique The Aum Technique Kriya Yoga Energization Exercises A series of exercises developed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1916 to prepare the body for meditation. Regular practice promotes mental and physical relaxation and develops dynamic will power. The technique enables one to consciously draw energy into the body, purifying and strengthening it, and making it easier to direct the energy inward in meditation. The Hong-Sau Technique A simple but highly effective technique that helps to develop one's latent powers of concentration. Through practice of this technique one learns to withdraw thought and energy from outer distractions so that they may be focused on any goal to be achieved or problem to be solved. Or one may direct that concentrated attention toward a deepening perception of the Divine Consciousness within. The Aum Technique A powerful technique of meditation that expands one's awareness beyond the limitations of body and mind, and leads to direct personal experience of that Divine Consciousness which underlies and upholds all life. Kriya Yoga An advanced technique of meditation taught by Self-Realization Fellowship to eligible students of Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings. (An in-depth explanation of the scientific basis of the Kriya Yoga technique is given in Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi.)   Home Page | Site Map Updated 9/13/00 Copyright © 2000 Self-Realization Fellowship. All rights reserved.