Yogmata Keiko Aikawa

I’ve met a lot of spiritual leaders over the last two decades. It is particularly special to encounter a female master such as Yogmata Keiko Aikawa from Japan. She is considered a Himalayan Siddha Master who is part of a lineage that traces its ancestry to Kripacharyaji of the Mahabharata (1000 B.C.). I first met her at the United Nations in 2016 when I moderated a program with my teacher/mentor Tao Porchon-Lynch (see pictures) and then we participated in a program with her in Bangalore, India in 2017. She gave me a special blessing and when she comes to New York, her aide will often reach out to me to check my availability to meet. It is a pleasure to be in the circle of such light!

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy and Yogmata Keiko Aikawa at International Day of Yoga program at the United Nations – June 20, 2016

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Yogmata Keiko Aikawa and Regina Lee at International Day of Yoga program at the United Nations – June 20, 2016

Tao Porchon-Lynch and Yogmata Keiko Aikawa. receiving honors in Bangalore, India – June 19, 2017

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy arriving at Yoga Ratna Awards with Tao Porchon-Lynch, Pilot Baba and Yogmata Keiko Aikawa in Bangalore, India – June 20, 2017

Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy and Tao Porchon-Lynch at Yoga Ratna Awards in Bangalore, India – June 20, 2017

Nimma Seenu, Pilot Baba, Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, and Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy in the VIP tent at International Day of Yoga in Bangalore, India – June 21, 2017

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, Pilot Baba and Tao Porchon-Lynch on stage at International Day of Yoga in Bangalore, India – June 21, 2017

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, Pilot Baba and Tao Porchon-Lynch on stage at International Day of Yoga in Bangalore, India – June 21, 2017