Calendar of Events

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

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 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More

Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. As an immediate result of  COVID, Ananda Thousand Oaks, and many other Ananda centers worldwide, went global, offering classes and events online. Ananda centers worldwide united, offering online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. To see a complete list of events ... Read More

Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesdays 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 original ... 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 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... 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 aspect of ... Read More

Satsang - सत्संग “Satsang” (Sanskrit) means “fellowship with truth,” but in practice it means “fellowship with other truth seekers.” Paramhansa Yogananda said that next to daily meditation, one of the most important things for a spiritual aspirant is satsang.  Come quietly meditate in a beautiful spiritual space, or share uplifting spiritual conversation. The principles behind satsang are very important. Whenever two ... Read More

The truth simply is. It cannot be voted into existence. It must be perceived by every individual in the changeless Self within.   -Paramhansa Yogananda The Art & Science of Raja Yoga offers both a heart and scientific approach to the spiritual life, with techniques for calming the mind and expanding our awareness of spiritual realities. Based on The Art and ... Read More

How do we live on a daily basis such that we don't create more karma and we even neutralize past karmas?  How do we find inner joy amidst challenging outer circumstances?  The Yamas and Niyamas are steps one and two of Patanjali's eight-fold path. The Yamas and Niyamas are suitable for everyone! This is why Swami Kriyananda called his book “Demystifying Patanjali.” ... Read More

Atha Yoga Anushasanam: And now we come to the study of Yoga. Patanjali 1.1 Paramhansa Yogananda said that God made delusion charming, otherwise, who would be interested in it? How are we deluded, and how do we escape the delusion? Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is valuable because his descriptions of what spiritual freedom looks like are so clear. Through his explanations, ... Read More

How do we live on a daily basis such that we don't create more karma and we even neutralize past karmas?  How do we find inner joy amidst challenging outer circumstances?  The Yamas and Niyamas are steps one and two of Patanjali's eight-fold path. The Yamas and Niyamas are suitable for everyone! This is why Swami Kriyananda called his book “Demystifying Patanjali.” ... Read More