In this episode, Yogacharya Lucy O’Brien reflects on her path from Lutheran roots to discovering Kriya Yoga, meeting Gurudev Hariharananda, and embracing daily practice. She offers guidance for seekers on finding joy and living spiritual values every day.✨ Full show notes and transcripts are available at: womensministryofkriya.org/episode-3About Our Guest:Yogacharya Lucy O'Brien met Shri Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda-ji in her home community of Santa Barbara, CA in 1986.  The blessing of initiation and that relationship transformed her life.  She served Kriya Yoga International as a Center Leader and West Coast Regional Coordinator before accepting a role as Yogacharya.  As a lifelong learner, she turned her attention to Eastern teachings after reading the Autobiography of a Yogi at a young age and considers herself under the flag of Paramahamsa Yogananda ever since.  She worked as a bookkeeper, serving in the nonprofit community until her retirement.  She has a very active retirement sharing her passion for the benefits of developing a personal meditation practice.  Other activities include studying scripture, cooking, gardening, and spending time wrangling her two young grandsons.This podcast is brought to you by the Women’s Ministry of Kriya Yoga International. You can learn more about the ministry at our website, womensministryofkriya.org.Kriya Yoga is a powerful meditation practice that awakens constant communion with the Divine through the science of the breath. Handed down from teacher to student in an unbroken lineage of enlightened masters, it transforms body, mind, and heart—helping us be calmly active and actively calm. Today this living tradition welcomes seekers everywhere through the guidance of Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, the principal disciple of the great master Paramahamsa Hariharananda. To learn more about Kriya Yoga, please visit kriya.org.

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