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Personal Retreat

• Holiday retreats
• Ayurvedic retreat at Kerala, India

Spiritual Retreats

• Mindful Living
  • First-Timers' Weekend
  • How to Rise Above Your Karma
  • Open Your Heart to Love
  • First-Timers' Week
  • How to Be Happy All the Time
  • Education for Life Training
  • The Chakras: Inner Guide to Self-Realization
  • Spiritualize Your Daily Life
  • How to Have Courage, Calmness, and Confidence
  • You Can Change Your Brain and Transform Your Life
  • Achieving Inner Peace & Tranquility
  • Life Transitions: What's My Next Step?
  • How to Access Your Superconscious Mind
  • Recreate Yourself
• The Arts

  The Arts

  • Mandalas for Creativity and Healing
• Strengthening Your Inner Life
  • Developing Deeper Love for God
  • How to Pray
  • Spiritual Renewal Week
  • How to Be a Channel of Divine Grace
  • How to Access Your Superconscious Mind
  • Living with a Grateful Heart: A Thanksgiving Retreat
  • An 11th Step Retreat
  • New Year Renewal: Relax, Recharge, Refocus
• Ancient Sciences
• Relationships
  • Spiritual Counselor Training
  • How to Be a Channel of Divine Grace
• Sacred Teachings
  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
  • The Essence of Self-Realization
• Healthy Living

  Radiant Health

  • Ananda's Holistic Health Retreat
  • Ayurveda Retreat to India
  • Ananda Holistic Health Retreat
  • Yoga of Food & Diet for Health & Wellness
  • How to Achieve Glowing Health and Vitality
  • Vibratory Healing Experience
  • An 11th Step Retreat
  • Take Care of Yourself
  • Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala, India
• Testimonials

Meditation Classes

• Meditation for Everyone

  Meditation for Everyone

  • First-Timers' Weekend
  • Journey into Oneness: Practical Experience of the Yoga Sutras
  • First-Timers' Week
  • Learn How to Meditate
  • You Can Achieve Greater Effectiveness
  • An 11th Step Retreat
• Kriya Yoga
  • Kriya Yoga Introduction
  • Kriya Yoga Preparation
  • Kriya Yoga Initiation
• Meditation Testimonials

Yoga Classes

• Ananda Yoga® for Everyone
  • Yoga Getaway for Memorial Day
  • Restorative Yoga for Men and Women
  • Yoga Therapy for Back and Joint Pain
  • Spiritualize Your Yoga Practice
  • Yoga Getaway for Labor Day
  • Integrating Yoga and Meditation
  • How to Have Courage, Calmness, and Confidence
  • Take Care of Yourself
  • Holiday Yoga Getaway
• Ananda Yoga® for Experienced Pracitioners
  • Experience the Higher Teachings of Yoga
  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • Meditation Teacher Training
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
• Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
  • Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training, Level 1
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training, Level 2
  • Bridge to Ananda Yoga
  • Experience the Higher Teachings of Yoga
  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • Musculoskeletal Yoga Therapy
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • Meditation Teacher Training
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Assistantship
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
  • Kriya Yoga Preparation
  • Meditation Teacher Training Level 2
  • Spiritual Counselor Training
  • Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy
  • Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
  • Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala, India
  • Yoga Alliance RYT‘s and E-RYT‘s Continuing Education Credit
  • Yoga Therapy Training
• Find an Ananda Yoga® teacher near you

Teacher Training Classes

• Meditation Teacher Training
  • Meditation Teacher Training 1
  • Meditation Teacher Training 2
• Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
  • Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training, Level 1
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training, Level 2
  • Bridge to Ananda Yoga
  • Experience the Higher Teachings of Yoga
  • The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
  • Musculoskeletal Yoga Therapy
  • Advanced Pranayama
  • Meditation Teacher Training
  • Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Assistantship
  • The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
  • Kriya Yoga Preparation
  • Meditation Teacher Training Level 2
  • Spiritual Counselor Training
  • Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy
  • Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
  • Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala, India
  • Yoga Alliance RYT‘s and E-RYT‘s Continuing Education Credit
  • Yoga Therapy Training

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
  

  Videos

  • Yoga for Busy People
  • Yoga for Menopause

  Articles

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

  Articles

  • Radiant Health Recipes
  • Radiant Health Tips
  • Holistic Health Self-Assessment Quiz
  • 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
  • Map

Welcome to Ananda

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

  Staff Teachers

  • Anandi Cornell
  • Diksha McCord
  • Gyandev McCord
  • Maitri Jones
  • Mangala (Sue) Loper-Powers
  • Mantradevi LoCicero
  • Melody Hansen
  • Savitri Simpson
  • Trimurti Motyka
  • Uddhava Ramsden

  Guest Teachers

  • Avital Miller
  • Badri Matlock
  • Barbara Bingham
  • Bharat Cornell
  • Byasa Steinmetz
  • Carianne James
  • Cheryll Barsic
  • David Eby
  • Devaki Soupios
  • Devarshi
  • Dharmadas and Nirmala
  • Dr. Peter Van Houten
  • Ganesha
  • Ganesha and Saraswati
  • Gopal Sims
  • Jyotish and Devi Novak
  • Kalidas and Melody
  • Kalidas and Melody DIET
  • Krishnadas LoCicero
  • Lisa Fontaine
  • Mandala Skillman
  • Maria McSweeney
  • Mary Kretzmann
  • Mukti Deranja
  • Nabha Cosley
  • Naidhruva Rush
  • Nefretete Rasheed
  • Nicole DeAvilla
  • Nitai Deranja
  • Pranaba and Parvati Hansen
  • Premdas Ghirla
  • Sahaja Sims
  • Santoshi Nancy Kendall
  • Shanti Rubenstone
  • Sudarshan Simpson
  • Sundara Traymar
  • Surana Van Alstine
  • Swami Kriyananda
  • Timothy Hickey
  • Willow Kushler
• 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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