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Personal Retreat

• Holiday retreats

  Beautiful Holiday Retreats

  • A Joyful Christmas Retreat
  • New Year Renewal
• Ayurvedic retreat at Kerala, India

Spiritual Retreats

• Mindful Living

  Mindful Living

  • First-Timers’ Week / Weekend
  • The Chakras: Inner Roadmap to Self-Realization
  • How to Be Happy All the Time
  • Transcending Grief Through Yogic Principles
  • Open Your Heart to Life
  • Find Your Inner Strength
  • Experience Community Living
  • Break Old Habits, Move Forward
  • Overcoming Obstacles
  • Developing Intuition Retreat
  • Fingerprints: Discover Your Life’s Purpose
  • Secrets of Forgiveness and Emotional Health
• The Arts

  The Arts

  • Art for Self-healing and Spiritual Growth
  • Joyful Arts Festival
  • Harmonium Workshop
• Strengthening Your Inner Life

  Strengthening Your Inner Life

  • Prepare for the Pilgrim Vow
  • How to Be a Channel of Divine Grace
  • Inner Renewal Week
  • Spiritual Renewal Week
  • Loving the Divine as Mother
  • The Meaning of Dreaming
  • A Women’s Retreat
  • Meditating in Nature
  • Sharing Nature Retreat
  • Meditation for Stress Reduction
  • Quiet Days
• Ancient Sciences

  Ancient Sciences

  • Vedic Astrology, Spiritual Psychology, and Transformation
  • Vedic Sciences: Astrology, Vastu, and Ayurveda
  • How the Yugas Affect History and You
• Relationships

  Spiritual Relationships

  • Spiritual Counselor Training
  • How to Be a Channel of Divine Grace
  • Mother and Daughter Weekend
  • Spiritualize Your Marriage
• Sacred Teachings

  Sacred Teachings

  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • Raja Yoga Intensive
  • Karma, Reincarnation and You
  • Hindu Gods and Goddesses
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
• Healthy Living

  Radiant Health

  • Ananda Radiant Health Training
  • Ayurveda Retreat to India
  • Take Care of Yourself
  • Vibratory Healing Experience
  • Restorative 7-day Cleansing Diet Retreat
  • Food for Health and Vitality
  • Heal Yourself—Feel Great!
  • Healing with Divine Energy
  • Cycling at Ananda Village
  • Flower Essences for Personal Growth
  • Flower Essences for Children
  • An 11th Step Retreat
  • Yoga for Neurological Health
  • Living in Simplicity
  • How to Live with More Energy!
  • Deluxe Private Yoga and Massage Retreat
• Testimonials

Meditation Classes

• Meditation for Everyone

  Meditation for Everyone

  • Learn to Meditate
  • First-Timers’ Weekend
  • An 11th Step Retreat
  • 8 Steps to Successful Meditation
  • Deepening Your Meditation
  • Meditation for Successful Living
  • Meditating in Nature
• Kriya Yoga
  • More about Kriya Yoga

  Kriya Yoga

  • Kriya Yoga Introduction
  • The Path of Kriya Yoga
  • Kriya Yoga Preparation
  • Kriya Yoga Initiation
• Meditation Testimonials

Yoga Classes

• Ananda Yoga® for Everyone

  For Everyone

  • Deluxe Private Yoga and Massage Retreat
  • Take Care of Yourself
  • Restorative Yoga Weekend
  • Yoga Getaway for Labor Day
  • Sierra Cycling
  • Yoga Therapy
  • Learn Ananda Yoga® Retreat
  • Relax and Renew Retreat
  • Flexibility Past 50
  • Extra-Gentle Yoga
  • Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat
  • Yoga for Neurological Health
  • Mother and Daughter Weekend
• Ananda Yoga® for Experienced Pracitioners

  For Experienced Practitioners

  • The Deeper Practice of Yoga
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • For the Love of Yoga
  • Therapeutic Yoga
  • Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat
  • Ananda Yoga® Intensive
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
• Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

  Yoga Teacher Training

  • Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training, Level 1
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training, Level 2
  • Bridge to Ananda Yoga
  • The Deeper Practice of Yoga
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Assistantship
  • Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat
  • Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
  • Yoga Therapy Teacher Training: Knees, Hips and Shoulders
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
  • Ananda Yoga Intensive
  • Communing with AUM
  • Yoga Alliance RYT‘s and E-RYT‘s Continuing Education Credit
  • More about Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training Level 1

    Yoga Teacher Training Level 1 and Level 2

    • Transferring into Level 2

    • Teacher Training Testimonials
• Find an Ananda Yoga® teacher near you

Teacher Training Classes

• Meditation Teacher Training

  Meditation Teacher Training

  • Meditation Teacher Training 1
  • Meditation Teacher Training 2
• Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

  Yoga Teacher Training

  • Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training, Level 1
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training, Level 2
  • Bridge to Ananda Yoga
  • The Deeper Practice of Yoga
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Assistantship
  • Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat
  • Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
  • Yoga Therapy Teacher Training: Knees, Hips and Shoulders
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
  • Ananda Yoga Intensive
  • Communing with AUM
  • Yoga Alliance RYT‘s and E-RYT‘s Continuing Education Credit
  • More about Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training Level 1

    Yoga Teacher Training Level 1 and Level 2

    • Transferring into Level 2

    • Teacher Training Testimonials

Karma Yoga Program

• Program
• Costs
• Application
• Questions
• Testimonials

Group Retreat

Free Videos and Articles

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• Meditation
  

  Videos

  • The Gift of Inner Peace
  • Learn to Meditate
  • Meditation Therapy for Stress and Change
  • Meditation Therapy for Relationships

  Articles

  • Meditation Instructions
  • Guidelines for Meditation
• Yoga
  

  Retreats

  • Ananda Radiant Health Training
  • Learn Ananda Yoga®

  Videos

  • Yoga for Busy People
  • Yoga for Menopause

  Articles

  • Overcoming the Fear of Cancer Through Yoga
  • Overcoming Insomnia and Inertia
• Other Topics
  

  Retreats

  • Learn to Meditate

  Articles

  • Radiant Health Recipes
  • Radiant Health Tips
  • The Chakras: The Seven Gates to Freedom
  • How to Take a Spiritual Retreat
  • Living Superconsciously
  • Why Become Vegeterian?

Reservations

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• Rates
  • Discounts
  • Continuing Education Credit
• Transporation and Directions
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Who We Are

• Mission
• Paramhansa Yogananda
• Swami Kriyananda
• Jyotish and Devi Novak, Ananda's Spiritual Directors
• Timothy Hickey, Managing Director of The Expanding Light
• Teachers

  Teachers

  • Anandi Cornell
  • Barbara Bingham
  • Bharat Cornell
  • Byasa Steinmetz
  • Dana Lynne Andersen
  • Dave Warner
  • David Eby
  • Diksha McCord
  • Drupada Macdonald
  • Durga Smallen
  • Greg Traymar
  • Gyandev McCord
  • J.T. and Gitabai Heater
  • Jeannie Tschantz
  • Jyoti Spearin
  • Jyotish and Devi Novak
  • Lisa Fontaine
  • Mangala Loper-Powers
  • Mary Kretzmann
  • Maitri Jones
  • Mantradevi LoCicero
  • Nicole DeAvilla
  • Peter Goering
  • Pranaba and Parvati Hansen
  • Pranavati
  • Premdas Ghirla
  • Sahaja Sims
  • Santoshi Kendall
  • Savitri Simpson
  • Sudarshan Simpson
  • Trimurti (Stewart) Motyka
  • Uddhava Ramsden
• What You Will Find Here
• Healing Services
• Ananda Village

Frequent Questions

• Where are you located?
• What kind of Yoga do you offer?
• What are the accommodations like?
• What are your prices?
• What is a typical day like?
• What kind of food do you serve? Can you accommodate special diets?
• What kind of clothes should I bring?
• Do you allow pets?
• How many people are in a program?
• How many guests can you accommodate?
• Are the bathrooms private?
• Do you have internet access for guests?
• What is the difference between The Meditation Retreat and The Expanding Light?
• I’ve never done yoga before. Will that be a problem?
• Do any of your programs offer Continuing Education Credits?

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