About Guruji
Yogi Prakash Shankar Vyas
Yogi Prakash Shankar Vyas (Guruji) is of the same lineage as Sri Paramahansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi). He was initiated and authorised to pass on the science of Kriya Yoga by Sri Satya Charan Lahiri (the grandson of Mahayogi Lahiri Mahasaya). If you are seeking Kriya Yoga initiation from Guruji, please read Footsteps to Freedom: Four Spiritual Masters of Kriya Yoga and a Beginner (or for those in India and the sub-continent: Kriya Yoga; Four Spiritual Masters of Kriya Yoga and a Beginner) first.
The path of Kriya Yoga requires enormous discipline and commitment and is not a practice to be undertaken lightly. Besides the life stories of the masters in Lahiri Mahasaya's direct lineage, Footsteps to Freedom: Four Spiritual Masters of Kriya Yoga and a Beginner clearly explains what Kriya practice involves. It is packed with spiritual discussions with Guruji, and through the many examples and stories the devotee will be able to establish whether their motivation to learn from him is genuine.
Yogi Prakash Shankar Vyas, better known to his students as "Guruji", is an internationally recognised Kriya Yogi and spiritual master from Varanasi, India. His students from around the world share remarkable stories of positive and profound change in their lives, having learned yoga from him.
In October 2007 Guruji was awarded the Distinguished Talent Visa for his status as spiritual master and he now lives and teaches at the Kashi Kriya Yoga Centre in Gisborne, Victoria. He still plans to travel abroad in the future, and expects to make return trips to India.
Applying for Kriya Yoga Initiation
Guruji wishes to establish that those coming to him are genuinely and sincerely interested in Kriya Yoga. If you would like more information on how to receive Kriya Yoga initiation from Guruji please visit : www.kashikriya.com/seekers/Yoga Classes with Guruji in Australia
Guruji is a "Householder Yogi": a spiritual master who works for a living and has a family. He does not have an ashram, nor does he run an organisation.
Guruji teaches regular Hatha Yoga classes on a small-group basis at Kashi Kriya Yoga Centre, in Gisborne, Victoria. For more information please visit www.kashikriya.com/yogaclasses/
