In September 2005 I was ordained by Mr. Roy Eugene Davis (a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda) as a minister of Center for Spiritual Awareness, the spiritual organization he founded in the seventies, and I was authorized by him to initiate sincere seekers in the kriya yoga tradition of Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda and their successors. Other CSA ministers in Europe are Richard Fish, who lives in England, Harald Reiske and his wife Marlies, who lives and works with him in Germany (if you live in their countries and you are interested in getting in touch with them, their webpages are listes at the bottom of this one). All of them have been disciples of Mr. Davis for many years. Kriya means “action”. We consider as “kriyas” every action performed in order to spiritually improve our lives and as “kriya pranayama” a specific meditation technique that Mavahatar Babaji taught to Lahiri Mahasaya about in the middle of the nineteenth century. Lahiri Mahasaya had a great number of disciples (unofficial records report a number of 5,000 initiates), amongst whom Swami Sri Yukteswar (secular name: Priya Nath Karar) was the one who prepared Paramahansa Yogananda for spreading this antique spiritual science in the west. Amongst Paramahansa Yogananda’s disciples, Roy Eugene Davis was the one I felt the greatest attunement with, because of his rational approach to the teachings, his absolute seriousness and his evident spiritual realization. In order to learn kriya yoga, the first step to take is to read the book “Autobiography of a yogi”, written by Paramahansa Yogananda. The book describes wonderfully the lives of the great master and his gurus, and gives also a general explanation about the philosophy and practice of kriya yoga. The book is published in the United States by Self-Realization Fellowship and by many other publishers, in many languages, all over the world. After reading the book, the second step to take is to look for an authorized teacher who can initiate you. Looking for an authorized source is not of secondary importance, because through him/her there is a full transmission of the spiritual force of the kriya yoga gurus. I invite you to visit Center for Spiritual awareness' page on kriya yoga in order to get more information on philosophy and practices. My name is Furio Sclano and I was born in Italy in 1969. I still live in this country and I run, along with Claudio, a dear friend of mine who has been a kriyaban for many years, a meditation group officially affiliated to Center for Spiritual Awareness. We generally meet on Sunday afternoon once a month. Our general program is to explain briefly the philosophy of kriya yoga, to teach the basic techniques to new people, to help kriyabans (the practicioners of kriya yoga) with their kriya practice and to meditate together for a while. We are located in Stella San Martino, a small town close to Savona (about 30 km out of the more known Genoa). Everybody can come to visit us, everybody is welcome. If you want to do that, you simply have to send me an e-mail and I’ll let you know when we can meet (we generally speak italian, so we'll have to organize a translation service). I am available with pleasure to visit groups all over the world for seminars and initiations (and this is the main reason for the existence of this English page). If invited, I come for free, asking only for the reimbursement of the flight ticket and/or other general expenses. I don’t charge a fee for my lectures, because I do not consider spiritual teachings as something which can be sold. All the seminars and meetings I present are on a donation basis. If necessary, I am available to travel all over the world.