Starting Kriya Yoga, What Do I Need?

[kieranperez]

Ordered the Kriya Yoga book from Leo's book-list and will be arriving tomorrow. Do I really need anything to do Kriya in terms of tangible equipment? Do I need a mat, meditation cushion, etc.? 

[moon777light]

you should watch leos vids on his blog regarding that, he advises this weird 2-4inch block of foam to sit upon (i dont  know what its called so i cant find it online). The book mentions your typical zafu (meditation cushion). Also the first lessons recommend to get ear plugs, and several lessons later for Japa, you need to do 108 repitions of stuff, and traditionally people use a 'japa mala' necklace made out of either rudrashka or tulsi wood. This is optional since people use their knuckles to count.