How Will Ananda Grow?

The inviolable, built-in limitations of guru-based institutions

Eric Armstrong
8 min readSep 1, 2022

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Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE the folks at Ananda. They couldn’t be nicer. Their program is excellent. And Yogananda is the inspiration behind ALL of my energy-flow techniques. But EVERY guru-based system has built-in limitations. Will Ananda be able to overcome them?

Head and shoulders of Yogananda, in his younger days, wearing a turban.
Young Yogananda, from his book, How to Achieve Glowing Health & Vitality

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Eric Armstrong

Eric Armstrong has written books on weight loss, golf, meditation, & yoga. He even builds a Yoga Meditation Bench. Turns out it’s an Ancient Tradition!