Spirit Led - A Monthly Kriya Yoga Podcast

It's all Spiritual Curriculum with Katherine Geddes-Lovkay on the Spirit Led Podcast

Seeking Balance Amidst Chaos?

 

"Stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds." Paramahansa Yogananda’s timeless advice is more relevant than ever in today’s rapidly changing world. In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Katherine Geddes-Lovkay shares her unique and practical wisdom for cultivating equanimity, no matter the external circumstances.

 

Key Themes Explored

--Spiritual lessons learned as a Special Education teacher for the multiply handicapped, Unity Minister, Kriya Yogi, and Hospice Chaplain

--How Sri Yukteswar’s teaching on the yugas reminds us that we’re in “spiritual kindergarten”

--The transformative power of kindness: “There is always something you can share to add a little light to a person’s day… We are here to make a difference.”

--Practices to stay centered in turbulent times: mantra, mindfulness, and non-violence

 

About Katherine Geddes-Lovkay

Born with a deep spiritual curiosity, Katherine grew up immersed in a traditional Christian upbringing. As she matured, her journey led her to unlearn dogmas and embrace a broader understanding of spirituality.

Her three unique careers—Special Education teacher, ordained Unity Minister, and Board-Certified Hospice Chaplain—provided rich experiences that continue to inform her spiritual teachings.

Katherine first encountered the Kriya Yoga lineage through Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. She later met Roy Eugene Davis in the mid-1980s and has been deeply involved with the Center for Spiritual Awareness (CSA) ever since. Ordained as a CSA minister in 2006, Katherine also serves on CSA’s Board of Directors.

 

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#kriyayoga #kriya #yoga  #SpiritualGrowth

#royeugenedavis #ahimsa #nonviolence 

#paramahansayogananda #yogananda #centerforspiritualawareness

Meditation and Yoga for Anxiety with Torre Hinnant, M.D., on the Spirit Led Podcast

Feeling overwhelmed? Join us as Dr. Torre Hinnant shares life-changing insights on managing anxiety through yoga and meditation. Drawing on her many years as an integrative physician and yoga teacher, she offers practical techniques we can use for both short-term and long-term relief reduction of anxiety symptoms.

Dr. Hinnant also talks about her commitment to meditation, yoga, and specifically Kriya yoga, being initiated by Roy Eugene Davis, and her recent pilgrimage to Self-Realization Fellowship, founded by Paramahansa Yogananda.

Listen in to discover how to create a more peaceful, balanced life through simple practices you can start today!

Key Themes Covered in the Episode:

--What is anxiety and how is it different from occasional stress

--Specific breathing and meditation practices to calm anxiety, plus what not to do

–Advice for beginner meditators to get started

–How meditation helps us become more aware of our relationship to a the whole of life

About Torre Hinnant, M.D.:

Torre Hinnant received her medical doctorate in 2006 from Eastern Virginia Medical School and is board certified in family medicine and in integrative and holistic Medicine. She has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1997 and is a registered Yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance at the E RYT 500. She has completed advanced training in bioenergetics, herbal medicine, and breathwork.

Torre currently practices medicine at Appalachian State University Student Health Services and teaches with the Family medicine Residency in Boone, NC. Through her business, The Mind-Body MD, she teaches yoga and wellness classes, workshops and retreats. She was initiated into the Kriya Yoga by Roy Davis in 2017 at the CSA in Georgia and is committed to the Kriya Yoga path. Calls to Action If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share it to help others discover the power of spiritual guidance.

Episode Links and Places Mentioned

Center for Spiritual Awareness - www.csa-davis.org

Torre Hinnant's website - https://torre-hinnant.squarespace.com/

Self-Realization Fellowship - https://yogananda.org/

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Turned Godward: A Life of Faith, Meditation, and Divine Guidance with Reverend Samuel Sasu

In this episode of Spirit Led, Reverend Samuel Sasu shares powerful life stories illustrating how his thoughts and actions consistently turned Godward. He discusses how his deep faith, prayer, and meditation led him to receive divine guidance and inspired him to take decisive actions throughout his life and ministry.

Rev. Sasu also talks about his transformative relationship with Roy Eugene Davis, highlighting how his guru’s subtle yet practical lessons shaped his spiritual path. He reflects on how several other mentors and Ayurvedic physicians further expanded his understanding and ability to serve.

As the founder of CSA Africa in Accra, Ghana, Rev. Sasu has developed innovative ways to share the teachings of Kriya Yoga. He explains how he integrates Christian scriptures and wisdom from local dialects to make these spiritual practices accessible and relatable to his community.

Key Themes Covered in the Episode:

• Faith in action: How prayer, meditation, and divine guidance led Rev. Sasu to make life-changing decisions and trust the power of prayer
• Practical wisdom: Lessons learned from Roy Eugene Davis and Ayurvedic teachers
• Teaching Kriya Yoga in Ghana: Blending Christian scriptures, local language, and yogic teachings
• The power of divine guidance in shaping a spiritual life - a life turned Godward.

Memorable Moments:

• “We have to find a way to reach the minds and hearts of our people and share something remarkable with them.” 
  
  
• “Kriya Yoga is not a path you touch and go.”
  
  
• When asked by Roy Eugene Davis if he wanted to leave Ghana during the dangerous 1979 coup d’etat, "I will stay here. I’m either part of the solution or part of the problem.”
  
  
• Quoting Dr. Sivastava, “God gave us Yoga to know how to tune into him. He gave us Ayurveda to know how to live.”

About Reverend Samuel Sasu:
Reverend Samuel Sasu is the founder and minister of CSA Africa. He was initiated into the Kriya Yoga tradition by Roy Eugene Davis in 1977 and has continued in ministry work since that time. He is an Ayurvedic physician, a father of five, a husband, and a lover of God.

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Episode Links and Names/Places Mentioned 

• Center for Spiritual Awareness
  
  
• CSA Africa Facebook page
  
  
• Dr. David Frawley
  
  
• Robert Patrick Baffour (mentioned as RP Baffour)
  
  
• Brahma Kumaris -  I mistakenly guessed that this was a Buddhist group, but you can read about them here.
  
  
• Ayurveda Encyclopedia by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha

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#Divine Guidance

#Spiritual Growth

#Kriya Yoga Ghana

#Faith

#meditation

#Roy Eugene Davis

#Ayurveda 

#Paramahansa Yogananda

#Christianity and Yoga 

#CSA Africa

How to Pray with Meemie Lohmueller on the Spirit Led Podcast

Meemie Lohmueller is the Pastoral Care Minister at Unity of the Triangle in Raleigh, NC. She has been in Unity for over 30 years.  She was ordained at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City, as an Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister, where she embraced a variety of spiritual practices including the major religions of the world.  Her passion is for affirmative prayer and spiritual companionship.  

 

As a Pastoral Care Minister she supports the prayer and spiritual needs of her congregants through spiritual counseling and training volunteers in affirmative prayer.

 

We invited Meemie to share her knowledge and experience of the transformative power of prayer. 

Here are just some of the things we covered:

--How affirmative prayer is different from other forms of prayer

--5 step process to pray

--Her personal journey that led her to prayer and supporting others

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Contact Meemie Lohmueller
RevMeemie@gmail.com
www.meemielohmueller.com

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Consciously Exhale with Lillah Schwartz

Lillah Schwartz isn't your average yoga instructor. With over four decades of experience, she's honed her craft to blend expertise with compassion, guiding students and fellow instructors toward physical vitality, emotional healing, and spiritual awakening. Her journey, marked by personal injury and profound self-discovery, fuels her dedication to sharing the profound wisdom of yoga.

Certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists and recognized by the National Yoga Alliance, Lillah's credentials speak volumes.  Author of the book, Healing Our Backs with Yoga, Lillah has recently embarked on a deeper study of the science of breath for physical health, mental stillness and spiritual connection.

Lillah's mission remains clear: to enrich lives and foster transformation through the practice of yoga.

We invited Lillah to share her knowledge and experience of how breathing contributes to health and spiritual awareness.  

Here are just some of the things we covered:

--How breath can change body chemistry and health conditions

--Basic practices anyone can do to assess and improve wellness

--Ways breathing can enhance meditation

--Her personal journey addressing heart issue and sleep apnea

 

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Contact Lillah Schwartz

https://yogawithlillah.com

https://yogawithlillah.com/free-resource-library-signup/

https://yogawithlillah.com/private-instruction/

https://yogawithlillah.com/yoga-wisdom-membership/

https://www.facebook.com/yogawithlillah/

 

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Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with Phillip Wilder

Dr. Phillip M. Wilder is an associate professor of literacy at Clemson University, where his research explores how youth and educators practice nonviolent communication. With over two decades of experience leading international educational partnerships, Phillip creates educational programs which emphasize conscious communication and cultivate peace and connection within people and communities. He currently leads nonviolent communication initiatives in the Philippines, Tanzania and the United States believing all peace begins within first. When not guiding international Nonviolent Communication trainings or advising Mwangaza Education for Partnership in Tanzania, Phillip can be found backpacking or teaching yoga and meditation.

We invited Phillip to share how Nonviolent Communication is a tool for awakening and a spiritual practice in itself.

Here are just some of the things we covered:

• Four components of NVC - observations, feelings, needs, and requests
• Dealing with challenging situations with others and/or self-talk
• NVC as spiritual practice and discipline that also allows for deep gladness and joy
• Moving from interactions/transactions to connection to others and to Spirit
• Getting started with NVC
• Share about your work and mission
  
  

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Episode Links

- Center for Spiritual Awareness

- Center for Nonviolent Communication
- www.nonviolentcommunication.com
- Mwangaza Partnership

 

Contact Phillip Wilder

phillipwilder@gmail.com

Instagram: @phillipwilder

 

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Seeing the Light in Everyone with Richard Burdick

Reverend Richard Burdick is the Senior Minister at Unity North Atlanta Church. He has many years of experience with growing and nurturing spiritual communities, with a special focus on unity between faiths and denominations.

Richard is an ordained and licensed Unity and Interfaith Minister, who completed extensive study in Religious Science, and participated in the New Thought movement.

He’s a teacher, a musician, a husband, a father of 7, and grandfather of 17. He’s kind, funny, and real.

We invited Richard to share with us about his life, ministry, and especially about being Spirit-Led!

Here are just some of the things we covered:

• How to live life with more ease and with less resistance
• Managing anxiety 
• Inner critic - “Most of the time we’re comparing our insides to other people’s outsides.”
• Core teachings of Unity 
• How going through a big challenge transformed him and the congregation
• Habits and practices to stay centered
• Music, creativity, and children
• Building bridges by listening and sharing with others
  
  

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Center for Spiritual Awareness 
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Unity North Atlanta YouTube page 

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Ayurveda for Health and Awakening with Daniel Bledsoe

In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Ayurvedic practitioner Daniel Bledsoe, shares practical ways to apply Ayurveda for optimal health, meditation practice, and spiritual awakening.

Key Takeaways

- Ayurveda means the “science/knowledge of life” and is a holistic system that addresses physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.Healing modalities include herbal medicine, dietary changes, yoga postures (asana), breathing practices (pranayama), and meditation, among others.

- The 3 key doshas (mind-body constitutions) and how to balance them using common sense and Ayurvedic wisdom.

About Daniel Bledsoe

Daniel Bledsoe is an Ayurvedic practitioner who has studied extensively in the United States and India. He is an ordained minister in the Kriya Yoga tradition. He’s been practicing Kriya Yoga since 2013 when he met his teacher Roy Eugene Davis.

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Keywords

Ayurveda, doshas, Daniel Bledsoe, Center for Spiritual Awareness, Spirit Led podcast, Kriya, Kriya yoga, Paramahanasa Yogananada, Roy Eugene Davis

 

Agni Hotra - Vedic Fire Ceremony with Ellie Hadsall

In this episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Ellie Hadsall shares about AgniHotra, a Vedic Fire Ceremony and its healing benefits.

 

Key Takeaways

• AgniHotra is an ancient Vedic fire ceremony that contributes to healing for people, animals, plants, and the planet. Learn what it is and why it works.
• In the area near AgniHotra, “All life forms return to their originally intended purpose.”
• Hear what Ellie observed when she practiced: 14’ tall sunflower forests, revitalized plants, saved marriages and enhanced meditation and life experience.

 

About Ellie Hadsall

Ellie Hadsall is an author, intuitive, spiritual mentor, meditator, Vedic fire keeper, and ordained Kriya minister. She has practiced daily meditation since 1973, was ordained by Roy Eugene Davis, and has taught Vedic fire ceremonies to students from the US and the world.

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Episode Links

Center for Spiritual Awareness

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Ellie Hadsall’s website

Book: AgniHotra: Havan on Earth

 

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You're with Me Now - guest Michael C. Gadway

In this insightful episode of the Spirit Led podcast, Reverend Michael C. Gadway, also known as Swami Kaivalyananda, shares captivating stories and profound lessons from his upcoming book, You're with Me Now.

Key Takeaways

• Michael portrays his guru Roy Eugene Davis as a patient father figure, countering common perceptions of him as a disciplinarian.
• Discussion on radical acceptance, surrender, and their role in spiritual growth.
• Insights on recognizing consciousness expansion and warning signs when heading in the wrong direction.
• Exploration of the heart's role in spiritual growth and achieving the state of 'wise mind' by combining intuition and intellect.

 Enlightening Moments:

• “We spend so much time trying to figure out where we're supposed to go that we forget to live in the moment we have.'"
• Story behind the podcast title - Spirit Led
• Closing prayer adapted from Paramahansa Yogananda.

About Reverend Michael C. Gadway (Swami Kaivalyananda)

• Director of Ministry and Education at the Center for Spiritual Awareness in Lakemont, GA.
• Initiated into Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis in 1988, ordained to initiate others in Kriya Pranayama in 2003.
• Extensive spiritual journey includes profound studies in Vedic sciences, Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, and key philosophical texts.

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Episode Links

Center for Spiritual Awareness

Center for Spiritual Awareness online bookstore

Michael Gadway’s author page on Amazon.com 

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