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Yogacharya don baba
Queens County, NY, US

Yogacharya Donald "don baba" Abrams, located in New York City, USA, offers in-person Kriya Yoga initiations, and online Kriya Yoga meditation technique instruction, implementation, and evaluation, guiding students through all six groups of Hariharananda's Kriya Yoga techniques.

Yogacharya means teacher of yoga. That is the whole claim, and it is deliberate. Don Baba has
practiced Kriya Yoga every day for forty-five years and spent twenty of them studying directly
with Paramahamsa Hariharananda, who empowered him in 1996 to teach all six Kriyas. What he
does with that is specific and unglamorous: he helps people with jobs, families, and crowded
calendars actually practice. No cave, no robes, no requirement that you rearrange your life
around the teaching. The techniques Baba Hariharananda gave him are passed on exactly as they
were given, then fitted to the morning you actually have

Practicing since

1981 (45 years)

Teaching since

1987 (39 years)

Current influences

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda
Kriya Yoga: The Scientific process of Soul Culture and the essence of all Religions by Swami Hariharananda Giri
Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound: Secrets of Seed (BIJA) Mantras by Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri)
The Science of Kriya Yoga by Paramahamsa Hariharananda
The Holy Science by Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri

"Good Company" He, (Baba Hariharananda), asked me about my plans, and I explained that I would be relocating from Asia to America. “Will you come to New York next month?” I nodded. “Good. Then you also sit with Don Abrams there whenever you can—he is advanced. He is good company.” A month later in New York City, several new acharya (teachers empowered to give Kriya Yoga initiation) were publicly appointed by Hariharanada at the large program in Manhattan, including Don Abrams. Kevin Turner ~ Author Excerpt from “The Secret Fire of Alchemy: Kriya Yoga, Kundalini and Shamanism”

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Kevin Turner student

"Life-changing experience" My life changed when the Guru led me to Yogacharya Donald Abrams (Don Baba) and his Kriya Yoga Meditation Retreat in Guadalajara, Mexico. I was captivated by his satsang and his way of sharing knowledge that goes far beyond information—it is pure wisdom. Through his meaningful stories, compassion, and genuine dedication, Don Baba makes profound teachings accessible and brings them to life. He is a grounded, generous, loving teacher with a beautiful heart, and you can feel how deeply he cares for his students. One of my favorite memories is sharing laughter, churros, and mole with him in Tequisquiapan, Mexico—a beautiful reminder of the warmth and joy he brings beyond his teachings.

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Daniela ~ Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico student
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