Shankarananda (Shiva Yoga)

Bhagawan Nityananda
Shankarananda in Ganeshpuri, 2016
Personal life
Born
Russell Michael Kruckman

1942 (age 82–83)
Notable work(s)
  • Happy for No Good Reason (2000)
  • Consciousness Is Everything: The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism (2003)
  • Carrot in My Ear: Questions and Answers on Living with Awareness (2004)
  • Self-Inquiry: Using Your Awareness to Unblock Your Life (2008)
  • Ganeshpuri Days: Memoirs of a Western Yogi (2019)
HonorsMahamandaleshwar
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
PhilosophyKashmir Shaivism

Mahamandaleshwar Swami Shankarananda (born 1942) is an American-born yoga guru in the lineage of Bhagavan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri. He resides and teaches at an ashram located in Mount Eliza, Australia.

Swami Shankarananda is the author of several books on meditation and the philosophy and practice of Kashmir Shaivism. He emphasises spiritual practice (Sadhana), especially meditation, mantra, self-inquiry and teaches ancient teachings in Western terms.

In 2015 multiple allegations of sexual abuse were made against Shankarananda.

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