Spiritual Teacher

Laura is a Swami of Kriya Yoga.  She studied under the tutelage of Sri Goswami Kriyananda, the founder and spiritual leader of the Temple of Kriya Yoga, which is located in Chicago, Illinois (www.yogakriya.org). Sri Goswami Kriyanandaji carries the Flame of the Lineage of Sri Babaji, brought to this country by Paramhansa Yogananda in the 1920s.              

At The Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago where she was ordained, Laura went through a rigorous program in which she studied the techniques and theological philosophy of Kriya Yoga. She also studied Kriya Yoga’s underlying unity with other schools of Eastern wisdom such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. 

She is dedicating her teaching around the central theme of freedom. In keeping with this theme, her spiritual name of “Adityananda” – which was given to her by the Temple - is derived from two Sanskrit words meaning “freedom” (Aditi) and “bliss” (Ananda).

Laura teaches principles of spiritual wisdom and how to apply that wisdom through meditation techniques, mantras, mudras, and internal rituals. Her teachings draw upon a wide variety of disciplines, including Kriya Yoga, Tibetan Buddhism and metaphysical schools of thought. 

Laura also teaches the laws of the universe and how to consciously work with those laws to break free from the karmic patterns of the past so one can create anew. Freedom from karma is key because when one is truly free, one is able to create a new pattern that is in a more positive and expansive direction. One is able to dream a new dream.