Hey Steve! I thought I replied to this. Was just commenting that I am happy when you share your personal experience, and display the wisdom filtered through the Jitendra/Steve Hydonus lens. It's refreshing. I had asked, what do you make of people like Amma who seem to be free form general description/definition of dark age/lower Yugas?
Given the type of meditation she created and teaches I think she recognizes that most people feel too restless to meditate in the lower ages. Her IAM technique gives a lot of active sensory stimuli. The Kriya technique requires much more steady focus. I often practice IAM when I’ve had a restless day.