Lineage of Light
With Gurudev Shri Amritji, Chandrakant and Nirali Lauren McCrea
May 16 - 18, 2025
Lineage of Light Initiation with Gurudev
May 16-18, 2025
Salt Springs, FL – Forest Side Campus
$499 and includes all meals.
If you’d like to stay on campus, we have 11 private or shared rooms available directly on-site for reservation. These prices reflect the style of your room choice and are all inclusive with accommodations for two nights, the retreat, and six buffet-style vegetarian meals.
This retreat is unique because it will be much smaller than other initiation opportunities we’ve held in the past and is limited to 20 participants. The small gathering allows for direct connection with Gurudev, energetic sadhana, the privacy of our reflective and serene ashram where Gurudev dwells, vibrant healthy meals and a close community of sincere seekers.
This is a rare occasion to practice, study and receive energetic transmission directly from Gurudev Shri Amritji, a living yoga mystic.
This initiation will invite you to awaken the timeless presence of God or Guru within. You will receive the Guru mantra. You will be connecting and invoking the energetic non-mental presence of masters as invisible guides to provide protection and guidance in your life and your journey within. In the kundalini [tantric] lineage of Lord Lakulish Shiva is the Guru of Swami Kripalu and Gurudev received the direct energetic initiation from Swami Kripalu. You will receive it directly from Gurudev Shri Amritji.
Whenever you seek acceptance, love, appreciation from other or external resources you are disconnected from the source of love within. Your search is strongly affected by your karmic pre-programmed memory stress energy blocks. These energy blocks of attachment and fear you care within takes you further away from the source of love within. We popularly call it post-traumatic stress disorder.
The masters of the lineage help you navigate your family life, work life and social life through karmic barriers and boundaries. You will be provided with tools for overcoming fear and connecting to the source of God and Guru within.
Commonly asked questions…
Q: What is the purpose of the Lineage of Light Initiation with Gurudev program?
A: The program is designed to provide participants with the experience of a profound internal shift.
Q: How does the Guru Disciple Relationship function in this initiation?
A: The Guru Disciple Relationship emphasizes seeking love from within rather than external resources. In this initiation, the external Guru guides individuals to awaken the guru or God within.
Q: Does receiving initiation replace the inner Guru with the external Guru?
A: No, initiation is embracing the guidance of the external Guru, leading you to the path of discovering the divine essence of the Guru within you. It serves as a sacred vow to diligently follow the teachings passed down through the lineage of masters, awakening the radiant presence of the Guru within your own being.
Q: What does initiation into the Lord Lakulish and Kripalu Lineage include?
A: Initiation into the Lord Lakulish and Kripalu Lineage is a profound invitation to awaken the timeless presence of God or Guru within you. Through this sacred ritual, you will be bestowed with the Guru mantra, a key of unlocking divine wisdom and guidance.
As you embark on this transformative journey, you will embody the power of connection with the luminous energy of revered masters, who will invisibly accompany you, offering protection, guidance and support in your journey within and the family life, work life, and social life.
In the illustrious lineage of Lord Lakulish, where Lord Shiva is revered as the Guru of Swami Kripalu, Gurudev received direct energetic initiation from Swami Kripalu himself. Now, you have the extraordinary opportunity to receive this sacred transmission directly from Gurudev Shri Amritji, igniting the flame of spiritual realization within your soul.
Q: What does this initiation include?
A: This initiation is an invitation to awaken the timeless presence of God or Guru within you. You will receive the Guru mantra, a sacred key unlocking profound wisdom and guidance within. Through this initiation, you will be empowered to develop a deep connection, invoking the energetic non-mental energetic presence of the revered masters as invisible guides to provide protection and guidance on your journey within and the life you live in the outworld.
Additionally, this initiation offers a Sanskrit name, though it is optional. This new name from Gurudev marks the beginning of a new life, prompting you to shed any karmic memory events associated with your current name.
It breaks the vicious cycle of reliving reincarnated memory events and the suffering that goes with it. You break free from the cocoon of caterpillar ego consciousness, transforming into the wings to soar and explore the freedom of infinite potential inbound within you.
This transformative journey unfolds through your commitment to dedicated practice of the Guru’s teachings. It manifests through the regular formal practice of I AM Yoga Nidra and in your everyday life interactions with the divine.
This initiation is an invitation to awaken the timeless presence of God or Guru within you. Through this sacred ritual, you will receive:
- The Guru mantra, a sacred key unlocking profound wisdom and guidance.
- A deep connection with revered masters, invoking their energetic presence as invisible guides, providing protection and guidance on your life’s journey and within.
- The transmission directly from Gurudev Shri Amritji, continuing the illustrious lineage of Lord Lakulish and Swami Kripalu.
- An optional Sanskrit name from Gurudev, marking the beginning of a new life, prompting you to shed any events associated with your karmic memory events of the past.
- Freedom from the vicious cycle of reliving reincarnated memory events and the suffering that accompanies them.
- Liberation from the cocoon of caterpillar consciousness, transforming into wings to soar and explore the freedom of infinite potential within you.
Swami Kripalu, lovingly known as Bapuji, was one of the rare realized, Indian Saints of the 20th Century. Bapuji’s life is an amazing story of unwavering devotion, marked by 12 years of silence and seclusion, 30 years of meditation for 10 hours a day.
Gurudev Shri Amritji was just 16 years old when he first met Bapuji and has followed his teachings ever since. Although Amritji moved to the U.S. in 1960, he and his beloved Gurudev Bapuji stayed in touch through a series of letters (published in the book Letters from Swami Kripalu). The special bond of love they shared brought Bapuji to America in the mid-1970s. For over four years, Bapuji blessed thousands in the U.S. with his loving presence.
Prerequisite: (any of the following) Spiritual Lifestyle Training, Intro to Meditation in Motion, Sadhana of Prana, Prana Awakening, or any core training including Level 1 Teacher Training, Yoga Nidra Professional Training, Meditation in Motion Training or Yoga Therapy Training.
Retreat Schedule:
Friday
- 4:00pm-6:00pm Check-in & Registration
- 6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner
- 7:00pm-8:00pm Darshan with Gurudev
Saturday
- 8:00am-9:30am Morning Sadhana
- 9:30am-10:30am Breakfast
- 11:00am-12:30pm Darshan with Gurudev
- 12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
- 2:30pm-5:00pm Afternoon Session
- 6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner
- 7:30pm-9:00pm Evening Session
Sunday
- 8:00am-9:30am Morning Sadhana
- 9:30am-10:15am Breakfast
- 10:30am-12:30pm Darshan & Ceremony with Gurudev
- 12:30-1:30pm Lunch
Lead Teachers
Gurudev Shri Amritji is the first disciple to bring the sacred teachings of the Lord Lakulish (Shiva) and Kripalu Lineage to the West in 1960. Gurudev was personally empowered to give shaktipat by his Guru Swami Shri Kripalvanada. In 1970 Gurudev experienced a spontaneous awakening of the Soul Being Presence that I AM. This was reinforced by a three month meditation retreat in silence and seclusion. He emerged as a spiritual master embodying the rare capacity to transmit profound healing and transformative prana Shakti through energetic transmission. He discovered the body is the book of secrets; it is the temple of prana Shakti, and heart is the center of Shiva consciousness. Gurudev is repeatedly honored by prestigious organizations and world-renowned authorities in the East and West. You can learn more about Gurudev Shri Amritji at https://amritji.org He comes from an ancient lineage of energetic transmission and his teachings have ignited the fire…
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Yogacharya, Meditation in Motion™ Lead Revealer Chandrakant is a senior teacher and seminar leader at the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs, Florida. He prepares, presents and leads professional trainings both nationally and overseas in the Integrated Amrit Method, Amrit Yoga, Amrit Yoga Nidra and the Quantum Breath Meditation, as well as a variety of other yoga and stress-reduction based programs. For the last eight years, Chandrakant has been instrumental in developing and presenting programs for the Amrit Yoga Institute. As a student and practitioner of yoga and meditation with Yogi Amrit Desai for almost forty years, his experience has given him a solid foundation for implementing programs that nurture and encourage positive changes in behavior and understanding through direct perception. In 2008, Yogi Desai bestowed upon Chandrakant the title of Yogacharya, preceptor of Yoga. This is the same title that Swami Shri Kripalunanda bestowed upon Yogi Desai in 1972. Chandrakant…
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Yogacharya and Senior Training Faculty. Nirali synthesizes the power of breath, bodily wisdom and meditative awareness to experientially guide students into the heart of yoga. Finding solace on the mat as a young teen, Nirali has immersed herself in the depths of yoga for 20 years. Inspired to move to the Amrit Yoga Institute in 2009, she has extensively trained in the I AM Yoga® approach ever since. For over a decade, Nirali has helped oversee the development and reach of education offered by the Amrit Yoga Institute and has led seminars across the United States, Canada, Mexico and India. In 2021, she was awarded the title “Yogacharya” by Gurudev Shri Amritji, acknowledging her lifelong dedication to yoga and unique ability to decode and impart its practical and mystical subtleties. Today, she is the lead faculty of the Level 1 I AM Yoga® 200-hour Teacher Training, offers free weekly classes…
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