We are excited to announce: Ananda Thousand Oaks will open new doors June 16, 2021. In spiritual community, people evolve together in the spirit of cooperation and friendship, dedicated toward a common goal of high-minded values such as kindness, respect, and simple living. The Ananda Thousand Oaks community will again meet in person to share beautiful satsang, and become a ... Read More
PLEASE NOTE: Wednesday evening meditations are relocating from online to in person at our new center on Thousand Oaks Blvd. beginning mid June. Date available soon. We look forward to seeing you there. Until then, Thousand Oaks Wednesday evening online meditations are on hold. During these challenging times we do not need to put our spiritual practice on hold. Meditation ... Read More
Let’s infuse our new center with Divine light, energy, beautiful music, and joy. Together we will invoke the presence of Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda and the masters of Self-realization to bless our new Thousand Oaks center. We will pray, meditate and chant, opening the way for their divine consciousness to flow into every heart, mind and soul who enters the ... Read More
Monday mornings: Learn about Ananda's growing community and how Ananda can support your spiritual journey. Many people feel the need for a stronger inner life but it's often hard to know what to do, where to go, or how to find a community that will work for you personally. Feel free to ask questions about Ananda, spirituality, the path of ... Read More
You are not the product of your circumstances, your karma draws circumstances to you. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while we discuss: What is the purpose of karma and where does it come from? How our energy flows harmoniously and disharmoniously How can our jiva (Sanskrit for soul) participate in this world without creating new karma Chakras ... Read More
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesday evenings, 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 and ... Read More
Come, Enjoy, Be Inspired! This event is a space for open discussion based in the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and for sharing spiritual community with other souls on the path of self-realization. This week’s discussion will focus on the article, “How To Be Happy All The Time” excerpted from the book in the Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda series, How to Be ... Read More
Love is a far greater science than any modern science. -Paramhansa Yogananda Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, this is an introduction to the larger 12-week course “The Art & Science of Raja Yoga.” Raja Yoga offers a scientific approach to the spiritual life, with techniques for stilling the mind and expanding our awareness of spiritual realities. It offers ... Read More
Meditation is both an art and a science. It is a technique for personal growth that has been practiced for thousands of years around the world with repeatable results. It 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. There is no ... Read More
Hosted by Nayaswamis Narayan & Dharmadevi, Spiritual Directors, Ananda Los Angeles Based on the book The Light of Superconsciousness: How to Benefit from Emerging Spiritual Trends, by Swami Kriyananda. We are now at a major turning point in our personal and planetary development. Our values are changing dramatically: many of us are moving away from our previous emphasis on mere worldly ... Read More
