Yogacharya Ruud Wierdsma

Ruud has been initiated into Kriya Yoga by Rajarshi Peter Baba in 1986. He met Gurudev Baba Hariharanandaji in Karar Ashram (Puri) in 1990.


He has been assisting with the maintenance and care of the buildings and grounds as well as with the daily administration of ashram activities in Holland since its opening in 1993.
In 1997/1998 he went to Homestead to stay with Gurudev.
In 2002 he attended the First Residential Brahmachari Training Course in Balighai, India.
In 2023 he was authorized to initiate seekers into Kriya Yoga by Paramahamsa Prajnanananda.

Ruud lives with his wife in Sterksel, close to the ashram.

Nadchodzące wydarzenia na świecie
Dec 24, 2024 To Jan 01, 2025
Sterksel, NL - Christmas & New Year's Retreat - lang. English Retreat - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Jan 10 - Jan 12 2025
Hamburg, Germany Initiation - Hamburg, Germany
Jan 24 - Jan 26 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands (lang. Dutch) Initiation - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Feb 21 - Feb 23 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands - lang. English Initiation - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Feb 28 - Mar 02 2025
Stockholm, Sweden Initiation - Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 06 - Mar 09 2025
Riga, Latvia Intensive - Riga, Latvia
Mar 21 - Mar 23 2025
Vienna, Austria Initiation - Kriya Yoga Centre Europe
Apr 09 - Apr 13 2025
Retreat Ephesus/Izmir, Turkey Retreat - Istanbul, Turkey
Apr 17 - Apr 21 2025
Easter Retreat - Sterksel, Netherlands Retreat - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Apr 22 - Apr 25 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands Seva Days - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
May 16 - May 18 2025
Valencia, Spain Initiation - Valencia, Spain
May 23 - May 27 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands (lang. English) Retreat - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
May 29 - Jun 04 2025
Aug 01 - Aug 06 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands Retreat - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Aug 22 - Aug 26 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands Retreat - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Sep 02 - Sep 08 2025
Oct 03 - Oct 05 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands (2nd Kriya, lang. English) Intensive - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Oct 06 - Oct 10 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands Seva Days - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Oct 17 - Oct 19 2025
Initiation Programme, United Kingdom Initiation - London, UK
Oct 24 - Oct 26 2025
Velicko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Initiation - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Nov 14 - Nov 16 2025
Katowice, Poland Initiation - Katowice, Poland
Nov 21 - Nov 23 2025
Sterksel, Netherlands - lang. Dutch Initiation - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands
Dec 24, 2025 To Jan 01, 2026
Christmas & New Year Retreat, Sterksel, Netherlands Retreat - Kriya Yoga Centrum, Sterksel, Netherlands