Online Sunday Service at Ananda Palo Alto with Nayaswami Shanti and others... Sunday Services at Ananda include a Purification Ceremony from 9:00am - 9:45am followed by the Festival of Light service from and 10:00-11:30. The inward meditation, fire, and purification ceremony offer opportunity to open your heart for purification through Divine Grace. The service includes chanting, meditation, prayers, music, readings ... Read More
Visit Ananda Thousand Oaks any Monday morning. Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ananda is a global movement supporting the path of Self-realization, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while asking questions about Ananda. Learn about our growing community, our classes, and how we can ... Read More
The true follower of Kriya Yoga is the highest yogi, and Kriya Yoga is the greatest yoga technique ever developed in man’s search for the Infinite. -Paramhansa Yogananda Kriya Yoga is a meditation technique that quickly accelerates one’s spiritual growth. It was first made widely known by Paramhansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi. According to Yogananda, Kriya Yoga is the most effective ... Read More
Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. Ananda centers worldwide offer online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. For a general calendar of classes from around the world visit HERE To see a complete list of events from a particular center, visit their individual online calendar. Ananda Thousand ... Read More
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, this is step-3 on the path of Kriya Yoga. Paramhansa Yogananda said that the purpose of life is to find God. We may similarly say that the purpose of life is to: Find your true Self End the long exile of the soul Find the way back home Return to the heavenly joy ... Read More
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Every Wednesday evening, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance and a growing inner peace to our lives. While its highest ... Read More
Online Sunday Service at Ananda Palo Alto with Nayaswami Shanti and others... Sunday Services at Ananda include a Purification Ceremony from 9:00am - 9:45am followed by the Festival of Light service from and 10:00-11:30. The inward meditation, fire, and purification ceremony offer opportunity to open your heart for purification through Divine Grace. The service includes chanting, meditation, prayers, music, readings ... Read More
Visit Ananda Thousand Oaks any Monday morning. Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ananda is a global movement supporting the path of Self-realization, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while asking questions about Ananda. Learn about our growing community, our classes, and how we can ... Read More
This series if open to anyone who has already been initiated into Kriya Yoga or who has completed the Kriya Prep Series. Offered the first and third Monday of each month, this meditation provides a dedicated time to practice all of the techniques learned in preparation for receiving Kriya Yoga. We will depart each evening in silence, remaining centered in ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... Read More
