Programs: Retreats, Trainings, Personal Retreat, Spiritual Travel, and Karma Yoga

Personal Retreat

Here's a wonderful way you can combine personal quiet time and spiritual inspiration. You are free to follow your own schedule as well as to dip into a wealth of offerings.

Ananda's Karma Yoga Ashram Program
Serve, learn, grow, and deepen your inner life

Gain the confidence and tools necessary to build a strong spiritual practice, and learn how to bring inspiration into all aspects of daily living.

How to Love God More Deeply
Cultivating Devotion

Friday, Jun 29 – Sunday, Jul 1

Join one of Ananda's most inspiring ministers to explore opening your heart to God and deepening your spiritual life.

Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga

  Sunday, Jul 8 – Sunday, Aug 5

A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. It's a life-changing journey!

Ananda Yoga® Assistantship

Sunday, Jul 8 – Saturday, Jul 21

This Level 2 program is for Yoga Teacher Training graduates. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience.

Bridge to Ananda Yoga®

  Sunday, Jul 8 – Monday, Jul 16

Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Ananda Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga.

Discover Your Own Happiness Retreat

Friday, Jul 13 – Sunday, Jul 15

Take a weekend for personal transformation. During this retreat, you will learn how to experience happiness within you, and learn to find it amidst the many challenges of life.

The Spiritual Path at Midlife
What's Next?

Sunday, Jul 15 – Thursday, Jul 19

This course will guide you to embrace the next step on your spiritual path with a sense of adventure, divine guidance, and ever-new joy.

Ananda Yoga® Training: Musculoskeletal–1

  Wednesday, Jul 18 – Monday, Jul 30

Explore problems of the back, knees, hips and shoulders in great depth and detail. You’ll learn to evaluate, communicate and teach safely, to help with pain relief and management—from the simplest situations to the more complex.

The Chakras: Inner Guide to Self-Realization

Friday, Jul 20 – Sunday, Jul 22

Use visualization, affirmation, color and sound, music, breathing, and hatha yoga to help you attune more deeply to these astral energies

Learn How to Meditate Retreat
Techniques for Peace of Mind and Balanced Living

Friday, Jul 20 – Sunday, Jul 22

Taught by Ganesha

Meditation is our daily practice due to the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. Make it yours!

First-Timers' Retreat

Friday, Jul 27 – Sunday, Jul 29

A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. So much to experience in one weekend.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy for Back and Joint Pain

Friday, Jul 27 – Sunday, Jul 29

Yoga Therapist Nicole DeAvilla and experienced yoga teachers from the Ananda Yoga Therapist Training Program will evaluate and assist you in creating a personalized Yoga Therapy program to take home.

Spiritual Renewal Week

Sunday, Aug 5 – Sunday, Aug 12

Join the Ananda Community in our annual week of Spiritual Renewal, the highlight of Ananda's summer for almost 50 years.

Preparing for a Lifetime of Kriya

Tuesday, Aug 7 – Saturday, Aug 11

For disciples of Yogananda: a review and deepening of your practices of AUM technique, Hong-Sau in the spine, and other advanced practices to prepare you for Kriya Yoga initiation.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Ayurveda

Tuesday, Aug 21 – Saturday, Aug 25

Learn a powerful approach to guiding clients to optimal health. The principles of Ayurveda, India's ancient healing science, will help you tailor yoga techniques to each client's unique needs.

Learn How to Meditate Retreat
Techniques for Peace of Mind and Balanced Living

Friday, Aug 24 – Sunday, Aug 26

Taught by Nayaswami Mukti

Meditation is our daily practice due to the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. Make it yours!

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Health Challenges–1

Sunday, Aug 26 – Sunday, Sep 2

Yoga therapy for such common conditions as Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Women’s Health Issues, Hypertension, Stroke, and Cancer.

How to Rise Above Your Karma
Use Your Life Experiences to Empower Yourself

Friday, Aug 31 – Sunday, Sep 2

During this supportive and insightful retreat you will explore your own karmic patterns and lessons. You will also learn effective ways to free yourself from karma.

Ananda Yoga® to Awaken the Chakras

Friday, Aug 31 – Sunday, Sep 2

Explore and connect with the chakras in your energy body during this special yoga retreat. Experience their power for overcoming obstacles and bringing peace and fulfillment to your life. Led by Badri.

Ananda Meditation® Solutions
Meditation Teacher Training Level 2

Sunday, Sep 2 – Sunday, Sep 9

Deepen your personal spiritual life and intensify your daily meditation practices. Learn ways to help your students deal with difficult issues in their lives (health, relationships or stress).

Restorative Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

  Wednesday, Sep 5 – Saturday, Sep 8

Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master.

Living from the Inside Out Retreat
Find Solutions to Life's Challenges

Friday, Sep 7 – Sunday, Sep 9

Learn and experience powerful laws of Spirit for discovering your highest potential and positive approaches to life.

Ananda Spiritual Counseling® Training

  Tuesday, Sep 11 – Sunday, Sep 16

Learn how to develop your own intuitive abilities so that you can listen to others in the right way. What questions can you ask to help lead them to their own solutions?

Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training Online
10-Week Online Certification Course

  Wednesday, Sep 12 – Wednesday, Nov 21

Be the Change that the world needs. Meditation teachers are in great demand, especially those who can teach people from any background, from secular to spiritual. Catch the wave, and share your passion and knowledge!

Yoga Retreat for Back Care
Gentle Movement - Spinal Awareness - Positive Thoughts

Friday, Sep 14 – Sunday, Sep 16

Learn simple, effective, research-based yoga modified to strengthen and recharge your back using the therapeutic power of guided Ananda Yoga® practice.

Life Transitions: What's My Next Step?

Friday, Sep 14 – Sunday, Sep 16

Gain important tools and insights for understanding yourself more deeply, to better cooperate with the flow of your life. Learn how to move in a direction that is positive, growthful, and spiritually uplifting.

First-Timers' Week

Sunday, Sep 23 – Friday, Sep 28

A well designed getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Psychology and Mental Health
Exploring Yogic, Ayurvedic, and Western Perspectives

Wednesday, Sep 26 – Monday, Oct 1

This course includes a combination of lecture, discussion, case studies in large and small groups, and practicum.

Learn How to Meditate Retreat
Techniques for Peace of Mind and Balanced Living

Friday, Oct 5 – Sunday, Oct 7

Taught by Nayaswami Mukti

Meditation is our daily practice due to the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. Make it yours!

Recreate Yourself

Friday, Oct 5 – Sunday, Oct 7

Take this opportunity to learn how to become "the best yet" version of yourself. Discover how to bring out your inner creative potential and open the door to deeper fulfillment.

Kriya Yoga Preparation Intensive

Sunday, Oct 7 – Sunday, Oct 14

A week of intensive meditation and exploration of Paramhansa Yogananda's techniques and teachings to prepare you for a life of deep Kriya practice..

Aging Gracefully
Gentle Ananda Yoga for Seniors

Monday, Oct 8 – Wednesday, Oct 10

Experience how to use your body and mind together to keep you mentally positive and physically healthy. Learn a safe, accessible, and effective yoga practice modified to suit your body and stage of life.

Israel Pilgrimage
In the Footsteps of Jesus

Tuesday, Oct 9 – Monday, Oct 22

Here is the trip of a lifetime—deeply inspiring and at a relaxed pace. These sacred sites are so alive with the presence of Jesus and his disciples that you will meditate on the experience for the rest of your life.

The Spiritual Path at Midlife
What's Next?

Sunday, Oct 14 – Thursday, Oct 18

This course will guide you to embrace the next step on your spiritual path with a sense of adventure, divine guidance, and ever-new joy.

You Can Change Your Brain and Transform Your Life
Self-Transformation through Superconsciousness

  Friday, Oct 19 – Sunday, Oct 21

New information on the brain, shared by Dr. Peter Van Houten, helps us engage our brain’s infinite capacity for change.

Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga

  Sunday, Oct 21 – Sunday, Nov 18

A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. It's a life-changing journey!

Ananda Yoga® Assistantship

Sunday, Oct 21 – Saturday, Nov 3

This Level 2 program is for Yoga Teacher Training graduates. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience.

Bridge to Ananda Yoga®

  Sunday, Oct 21 – Monday, Oct 29

Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Ananda Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga.

First-Timers' Retreat

Friday, Oct 26 – Sunday, Oct 28

A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. So much to experience in one weekend.

Harmony in Relationships
Using the Chakras to Express Your Best Self

Friday, Nov 2 – Sunday, Nov 4

It is often subtle energy that is guiding the success or difficulty in our relationships. Learn how to direct your energy in a harmonious and supportive way. See how the magnetism of the positive energy you give, comes back to you!

Learn How to Meditate Retreat
Techniques for Peace of Mind and Balanced Living

Friday, Nov 2 – Sunday, Nov 4

Taught by Nayaswami Mukti

Meditation is our daily practice due to the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. Make it yours!

Pranayama Clinic for Kriyabans

Thursday, Nov 8 – Sunday, Nov 11

Is it time to take your Kriya Yoga practice to the next level? Then come do exactly that, as you explore a spectrum of classical pranayama techniques that will bring a greater sense of flow and dynamism to your practice of Kriya—and to your practice of Hong-Sau and AUM technique as well.

Achieving Inner Peace & Tranquility

Friday, Nov 9 – Sunday, Nov 11

This course is filled with experiential exercises, discussion, and living examples. It also includes the Full Circle Emotional Awareness Exercises.

Therapeutic Yoga Retreat

Monday, Nov 12 – Wednesday, Nov 14

Learn techniques of yoga to improve your health in body, mind, and spirit. Discover the healing power of posture, movement, energy flows, breath, self-talk, and focus.

Discover Your Own Happiness Retreat

Friday, Nov 16 – Sunday, Nov 18

Take a weekend for personal transformation. During this retreat, you will learn how to experience happiness within you, and learn to find it amidst the many challenges of life.

Living with a Grateful Heart: A Thanksgiving Retreat

Wednesday, Nov 21 – Sunday, Nov 25

A holiday weekend to leave you refreshed and uplifted, with practical tools to keep you feeling blessed throughout the year. Open yourself to the flow of gratitude...

First-Timers' Week

Sunday, Nov 25 – Friday, Nov 30

A well designed getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere.

Preparing for a Lifetime of Kriya

Wednesday, Nov 28 – Sunday, Dec 2

For disciples of Yogananda: a review and deepening of your practices of AUM technique, Hong-Sau in the spine, and other advanced practices to prepare you for Kriya Yoga initiation.

Ananda Yoga® for Bone Strength

  Friday, Nov 30 – Sunday, Dec 2

You can prevent or reverse bone-density loss. Therapeutic Ananda Yoga® provides safe techniques to strengthen your bones and muscles, the enjoyable yoga routine both physically beneficial and spiritually uplifting.

Strengthen Your Kriya Yoga Practice Retreat

Sunday, Dec 2 – Tuesday, Dec 4

For those who've had Kriya initiation—guided practices, personal help, and extra support for taking the technique deeper.

Restorative Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

  Wednesday, Dec 5 – Saturday, Dec 8

Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master.

Life, Death, and Beyond
Living Life More Fully

Friday, Dec 7 – Sunday, Dec 9

Remove fear and sadness from your perspective of death, and gain tools for a more purposeful and fulfilling life.

A Christmas of Inner Awakening
Divine Stillness, Joy, and Spiritual Community

Saturday, Dec 22 – Wednesday, Dec 26

You will be surprised by the power of this retreat to uplift your Consciousness and restore your energy and inspiration for days and weeks to come.

New Year Renewal: Relax, Recharge, Refocus
A New Year's Retreat

Friday, Dec 28 – Tuesday, Jan 1

How to examine the lessons of the past year and set goals for the new year! Enjoy a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, and a powerfully uplifting New Year's Eve ceremony.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Principles

  Sunday, Jan 27 – Saturday, Feb 2

This in-depth 7-day program is the first module of Ananda’s Yoga Therapy Training. This course gives you practical foundational skills for a safe and effective yoga therapy practice coming from the ancient sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda.

Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala, India
Relax • Release • Renew

  Friday, Feb 1 – Wednesday, Feb 13

The perfect vacation: deep relaxation and daily Ayurvedic healing treatments, combined with yoga and meditation guided by Gyandev and Diksha McCord, plus Indian cultural experiences – at Kerala’s finest Ayurvedic retreat.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Seniors and Bone Strength

  Sunday, Feb 3 – Wednesday, Feb 6

Yoga teachers and yoga therapists can provide a much-needed service by learning to help older people and those with bone strength issues.

Restorative Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

  Wednesday, Feb 6 – Saturday, Feb 9

Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master.

Inner Renewal Week
Going Deeper into God

Sunday, Feb 17 – Sunday, Feb 24

This week can permanently transform and deepen your spiritual life. It is led by the spiritual directors of Ananda Worldwide and offered to serious spiritual seekers.

Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training Online
10-Week Online Certification Course

  Wednesday, Feb 27 – Wednesday, May 8

Be the Change that the world needs. Meditation teachers are in great demand, especially those who can teach people from any background, from secular to spiritual. Catch the wave, and share your passion and knowledge!

Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training

  Tuesday, Mar 5 – Sunday, Mar 17

Meditation teachers are in demand— why not become one? Gain the skills and confidence to share your knowledge with people from all paths and backgrounds. With a highly trained and experienced teaching staff.

Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga

  Sunday, Mar 17 – Sunday, Apr 14

A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. It's a life-changing journey!

Ananda Yoga® Assistantship

Sunday, Mar 17 – Saturday, Mar 30

This Level 2 program is for Yoga Teacher Training graduates. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience.

Bridge to Ananda Yoga®

  Sunday, Mar 17 – Monday, Mar 25

Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Ananda Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Health Challenges–2

Sunday, Apr 14 – Friday, Apr 19

Yoga therapy for many chronic health conditions, such as Obesity, Diabetes, Coronary bypass surgery, common Cardiac Arythmias, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Headaches (Tension & Migraine), Asthma, and COPD.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Musculoskeletal–2

Wednesday, Apr 24 – Monday, Apr 29

Builds upon the knowledge gained in Musculoskeletal I and their assigned practicum experiences. Anatomy and physiology are reviewed in the context of working with clients and communicating with health care providers.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy for Back and Joint Pain

Friday, Apr 26 – Sunday, Apr 28

Yoga Therapist Nicole DeAvilla and experienced yoga teachers from the Ananda Yoga Therapist Training Program will evaluate and assist you in creating a personalized Yoga Therapy program to take home.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Psychology and Mental Health
Exploring Yogic, Ayurvedic, and Western Perspectives

Wednesday, May 1 – Monday, May 6

This course includes a combination of lecture, discussion, case studies in large and small groups, and practicum.

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita According to Yogananda
Powerful, Practical Keys to Spiritual Growth

Sunday, May 19 – Saturday, May 25

Take your spiritual life into an entirely new dimension as you unlock the secrets of this powerful scripture.

Ananda Yoga® Prenatal Teacher Training

Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training will leave you feeling confident and well prepared with knowledge and the ability to safely and lovingly work with prenatal yoga students.

Prenatal Yoga Retreat

Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26

Find focus through balance and the breath to connect mother and baby, and to prepare for a healthy, mindful, more natural approach to labor and birth.

Advanced Pranayama

Sunday, May 26 – Sunday, Jun 2

Pranayama is the key to a deep experience of yoga postures and meditation. Based on Paramhansa Yogananda's teachings.

Ananda Holistic Health Retreat
Achieving Glowing Health and Vitality

  Sunday, Jun 2 – Friday, Jun 7

Immerse yourself in an environment that supports you in every way - diet, exercise, meditation, changing habits, living a balanced life.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Holistic Health Therapist Training

Sunday, Jun 2 – Friday, Jun 7

Yoga Therapy Trainees participate as teaching/coaching assistants in this guest program. Therapist trainees receive mentoring by faculty in how to coach clients to help them make lifestyle changes.

Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training

  Tuesday, Jun 18 – Sunday, Jun 30

Meditation teachers are in demand— why not become one? Gain the skills and confidence to share your knowledge with people from all paths and backgrounds. With a highly trained and experienced teaching staff.

The 50th Anniversary of Ananda Village and Dedication of New Temple of Light
50 Years of Spreading the Light

Sunday, Jun 30 – Sunday, Jul 7

Join us for a glorious week that includes the dedication of Ananda's Temple of Light; the 50th anniversary of Ananda Village, birthplace of Ananda Worldwide; and elements of Spiritual Renewal Week.

Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga

  Sunday, Jul 14 – Sunday, Aug 11

A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. It's a life-changing journey!

Ananda Yoga® Assistantship

Sunday, Jul 14 – Saturday, Jul 27

This Level 2 program is for Yoga Teacher Training graduates. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience.

Bridge to Ananda Yoga®

  Sunday, Jul 14 – Monday, Jul 22

Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Ananda Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga.

Ananda Yoga® Training: Musculoskeletal–1

  Wednesday, Aug 14 – Monday, Aug 26

Explore problems of the back, knees, hips and shoulders in great depth and detail. You’ll learn to evaluate, communicate and teach safely, to help with pain relief and management—from the simplest situations to the more complex.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy for Back and Joint Pain

Friday, Aug 23 – Sunday, Aug 25

Yoga Therapist Nicole DeAvilla and experienced yoga teachers from the Ananda Yoga Therapist Training Program will evaluate and assist you in creating a personalized Yoga Therapy program to take home.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Principles

  Sunday, Sep 1 – Sunday, Sep 8

This in-depth 7-day program is the first module of Ananda’s Yoga Therapy Training. This course gives you practical foundational skills for a safe and effective yoga therapy practice coming from the ancient sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda.

Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training Online
10-Week Online Certification Course

  Wednesday, Sep 4 – Wednesday, Nov 13

Be the Change that the world needs. Meditation teachers are in great demand, especially those who can teach people from any background, from secular to spiritual. Catch the wave, and share your passion and knowledge!

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Seniors and Bone Strength

  Sunday, Sep 8 – Wednesday, Sep 11

Yoga teachers and yoga therapists can provide a much-needed service by learning to help older people and those with bone strength issues.

Restorative Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

  Wednesday, Sep 11 – Saturday, Sep 14

Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master.

A Camino Spiritual Pilgrimage
A Path to Self-Discovery and Joy

Saturday, Sep 14 – Friday, Oct 4

Walk the last 108 km of the Frances Camino Way to Santiago de Compostela. Attune to the deep vibration and the splendid rural beauty and stone villages of ancient Galicia, Spain.

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Ayurveda

Tuesday, Sep 24 – Saturday, Sep 28

Learn a powerful approach to guiding clients to optimal health. The principles of Ayurveda, India's ancient healing science, will help you tailor yoga techniques to each client's unique needs.

A Sacred Himalayan Pilgrimage
Experience a Life-Changing Adventure to Holy Sites and Ancient Monasteries.

Sunday, Sep 29 – Sunday, Oct 20

Explore the most sacred spiritual sites in India. Linked to Self-realized masters for thousands of years, these mountains embody spiritual aspiration. Together we'll ascend the Himalayan heights!

Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Health Challenges–1

Sunday, Sep 29 – Sunday, Oct 6

Yoga therapy for such common conditions as Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Women’s Health Issues, Hypertension, Stroke, and Cancer.

Ananda Meditation® Solutions
Meditation Teacher Training Level 2

Sunday, Oct 6 – Sunday, Oct 13

Deepen your personal spiritual life and intensify your daily meditation practices. Learn ways to help your students deal with difficult issues in their lives (health, relationships or stress).

Ananda Spiritual Counseling® Training

  Tuesday, Oct 15 – Sunday, Oct 20

Learn how to develop your own intuitive abilities so that you can listen to others in the right way. What questions can you ask to help lead them to their own solutions?

Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga

  Sunday, Oct 27 – Sunday, Nov 24

A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. It's a life-changing journey!

Ananda Yoga® Assistantship

Sunday, Oct 27 – Saturday, Nov 9

This Level 2 program is for Yoga Teacher Training graduates. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience.

Bridge to Ananda Yoga®

  Sunday, Oct 27 – Monday, Nov 4

Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Ananda Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga.