Programs
You can enjoy a variety of programs to help you to feel the calmness and wholeness within you and to express those qualities more beautifully in all parts of your life. Our calendar is continually growing as we add new programs. Please check again later for more offerings.
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2016 September
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Monday, Sep 5 – Monday, Nov 14 Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Online Meditation is an invaluable tool for enhancing quality of life - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Meditation teachers are needed in yoga studios, churches, businesses, health clubs etc. Share your knowledge! |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Ayurveda 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. |
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Friday, Sep 30 – Sunday, Oct 2 Reno/Truckee-Tahoe Basin Area Special Weekend Retreat A special getaway for those coming from the Reno/Truckee-Tahoe Basin Area area. |
October
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Yoga Therapy Training: Health Challenges I Yoga therapy has proved extremely helpful for such common health conditions as Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Neurological/Neuromuscular disorders, and Cancer |
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Tuesday, Oct 4 – Sunday, Oct 9 Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training 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. |
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Wednesday, Oct 5 – Sunday, Oct 9 Preparing for a Lifetime of Kriya 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, for those eligible. |
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Friday, Oct 7 – Sunday, Oct 9 Learn the use of yogic tools and techniques for a positive pregnancy, labor, and birth experience. |
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Meditation Solutions Deepen your personal spiritual life and intensify your daily meditation practices. You'll also learn new teaching skills and polish the ones you are already using. |
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Friday, Oct 14 – Sunday, Oct 16 How to Rise Above Your Karma 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. |
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Do you often find yourself listening to someone talk to you about their problems? Would you like to feel more confident about how to respond? |
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Friday, Oct 21 – Sunday, Oct 23 The Chakras: Inner Guide to Self-Realization In this retreat, you'll learn more about what the chakras do, and you'll be guided through experiences of them on progressively deeper levels. |
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Friday, Oct 21 – Sunday, Oct 23 Developing Intuition Retreat: How to Know and Trust Your Inner Guidance Intuition is a human faculty deeper than thought – the clear inner knowing of what is true. It is a skill that can be learned and developed. |
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Ananda Yoga Teacher Training A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. A founding member of Yoga Alliance. It's a life-changing journey! |
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Sunday, Oct 23 – Saturday, Nov 5 This Level 2 program is offered on a space-available basis to Yoga Teacher Training graduates (prerequisites apply).. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience. |
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Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga. |
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Sunday, Oct 23 – Friday, Oct 28 A well designed getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. |
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You Can Change Your Brain and Transform Your Life New information on the brain, shared by Dr. Peter Van Houten, helps us engage our brain’s infinite capacity for change and adaptation, for happiness and success. |
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Friday, Oct 28 – Sunday, Oct 30 Life Transitions: What's My Next Step? 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. |
November
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Friday, Nov 4 – Sunday, Nov 6 A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. You'll be amazed how much you can experience in one weekend. |
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Friday, Nov 4 – Sunday, Nov 6 Learn How to Meditate Retreat Meditation is recommended everywhere these days for the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. |
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Friday, Nov 11 – Sunday, Nov 13 Change Your Magnetism—Change Your Life By developing the right kind of magnetism, you can learn new skills, attract inspiration when needed, succeed at work, find true friends, and attract a compatible life partner. |
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Friday, Nov 11 – Sunday, Nov 13 Achieving Inner Peace & Tranquility This course is filled with experiential exercises, discussion, and living examples. It also includes the Full Circle Emotional Awareness Exercises. |
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Friday, Nov 18 – Sunday, Nov 20 Healthy Mind- Healthy Body Joy and vitality are yours to call upon at will! Experience a profound healing of mind and body using simple tools to awaken receptivity to this subtle power. |
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Friday, Nov 18 – Sunday, Nov 20 Living from the Inside Out Retreat This course shares powerful laws of Spirit to help you discover your highest potential and find positive approaches to life. |
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Wednesday, Nov 23 – Sunday, Nov 27 Living with a Grateful Heart: A Thanksgiving Retreat Celebrate one of America's favorite and most important holidays, and leave refreshed, seeing life and yourself in a new and more positive light. |
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Wednesday, Nov 30 – Sunday, Dec 4 Preparing for a Lifetime of Kriya 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, for those eligible. |
December
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Friday, Dec 2 – Sunday, Dec 4 How to Be a Channel of Divine Grace How to feel the divine presence more deeply in your life, and to share that with others, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. |
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Friday, Dec 2 – Sunday, Dec 4 Wisdom of Yogananda: Tools for Success and Happiness Learn to cultivate new and effective habits to attract success on every level. Identify the temporary blocks that stand in your way. |
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Enjoy a weekend of Therapeutic Ananda Yoga to strengthen your bones and muscles. |
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Sunday, Dec 4 – Tuesday, Dec 6 Strengthen Your Kriya Yoga Practice Retreat For those who've had Kriya initiation—guided practices, personal help, and extra support for taking the technique deeper. |
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Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master. |
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Friday, Dec 9 – Sunday, Dec 11 Deepen Your Meditation Retreat If your meditation practice needs recharging or restarting, this weekend retreat will re-inspire you. Deepening your experience of meditation will open doors to inner freedom. |
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Friday, Dec 9 – Sunday, Dec 11 Remove fear and sadness from your perspective of death, and gain insight into how you can live a purposeful and fulfilling life. |
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Friday, Dec 16 – Sunday, Dec 18 Spiritual Yoga Experience the spiritual aspect of your yoga practice- the inner harmony and soul expansion that can be part of your daily practice of yoga. |
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Thursday, Dec 22 – Monday, Dec 26 A Christmas of Inner Awakening Spiritualize this Christmas. Touch the consciousness of Christ within yourself and be renewed and strengthened in your inner life. |
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Monday, Dec 26 – Wednesday, Dec 28 Happiness is a natural quality of the soul. Yet in our busy lives, this lightness of spirit can get lost. Learn skills and tools to restore your inner balance and bring happiness into your daily life. |
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Thursday, Dec 29 – Monday, Jan 2 New Year Renewal: Relax, Recharge, Refocus Make 2017 richer and more fulfilling by examining the lessons of 2016 and setting goals for 2017. Enjoy a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, and a powerfully uplifting ceremony on New Year's Eve—you will feel truly refreshed and motivated for the coming year. |
2017 January
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Friday, Jan 6 – Sunday, Jan 8 A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. You'll be amazed how much you can experience in one weekend. |
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Friday, Jan 13 – Monday, Jan 16 Pranayama for Meditators Are you ready to take your meditations to the next level? This weekend you'll explore a variety of classical pranayama techniques specially tailored to help you control your mind and charge your meditations with power. |
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Friday, Jan 13 – Sunday, Jan 15 Learn the use of yogic tools and techniques for a positive pregnancy, labor, and birth experience. |
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Friday, Jan 20 – Sunday, Jan 22 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. |
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Discover Your Own Happiness Retreat Take a 5-day vacation for personal transformation. You'll gain experiences and tools you can use throughout your life. |
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Sunday, Jan 29 – Sunday, Feb 5 Inner Renewal Week 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. |
February
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Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala, India 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. |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Principles This in-depth 7-day program is the first module of Ananda’s Yoga Therapy Training. Giving you practical foundatiol skills for a safe and effective yoga therapy practice coming from the ancient sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda. |
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Friday, Feb 10 – Sunday, Feb 12 Learn How to Meditate Retreat Meditation is recommended everywhere these days for the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. |
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Friday, Feb 10 – Sunday, Feb 12 Celebrate Valentine’s Day by renewing the spiritual bond in your marriage and exploring your divine purpose for being together. |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Seniors and Bone Strength Yoga teachers and yoga therapists can provide a much-needed service by learning to help older people and those with bone strength issues. |
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Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master. |
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Friday, Feb 24 – Sunday, Feb 26 How to Have Courage, Calmness & Confidence The soul has everything it needs to meet every test of life. As you live in tune with the power of your soul, your life will be completely transformed. |
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Friday, Feb 24 – Sunday, Feb 26 Spiritualize Your Daily Life Retreat Do you find the idea of blending a deep spiritual awareness with your job, family, and daily activities attractive? You will learn simple tools to experience the hidden meaning, success and joy in everyday moments. |
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Sunday, Feb 26 – Friday, Mar 3 A well designed getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. |
March
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Friday, Mar 3 – Sunday, Mar 5 Deepen Your Meditation Retreat If your meditation practice needs recharging or restarting, this weekend retreat will re-inspire you. Deepening your experience of meditation will open doors to inner freedom. |
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Monday, Mar 6 – Monday, May 15 Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Online Meditation is an invaluable tool for enhancing quality of life - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Meditation teachers are needed in yoga studios, churches, businesses, health clubs etc. Share your knowledge! |
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Wednesday, Mar 8 – Monday, Mar 13 Yoga Therapy Training: Musculoskeletal 2 Builds on the material and practices learned in Musculoskeletal 1. |
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Monday, Mar 13 – Friday, Mar 17 Yoga Therapy Training: Health Challenges 2 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. |
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Ananda Meditation Teacher Training 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. |
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Friday, Mar 17 – Sunday, Mar 19 A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. You'll be amazed how much you can experience in one weekend. |
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Friday, Mar 24 – Sunday, Mar 26 The Chakras: Inner Guide to Self-Realization In this retreat, you'll learn more about what the chakras do, and you'll be guided through experiences of them on progressively deeper levels. |
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Friday, Mar 24 – Sunday, Mar 26 Learn How to Meditate Retreat Meditation is recommended everywhere these days for the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. |
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Friday, Mar 24 – Sunday, Mar 26 Achieving Inner Peace & Tranquility This course is filled with experiential exercises, discussion, and living examples. It also includes the Full Circle Emotional Awareness Exercises. |
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Ananda Yoga Teacher Training A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. A founding member of Yoga Alliance. It's a life-changing journey! |
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Sunday, Mar 26 – Saturday, Apr 8 This Level 2 program is offered on a space-available basis to Yoga Teacher Training graduates (prerequisites apply).. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience. |
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Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga. |
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Friday, Mar 31 – Sunday, Apr 2 How to Rise Above Your Karma 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. |
April
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Sunday, Apr 2 – Sunday, Apr 9 Kriya Yoga Preparation Intensive A week of intensive meditation and exploration of Yogananda's techniques and teachings to prepare you for a life of deep Kriya practice.. |
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Friday, Apr 21 – Sunday, Apr 23 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. |
May
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Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7 Learn How to Meditate Retreat Meditation is recommended everywhere these days for the tremendous benefits in enhancing mental clarity, inner peace, creativity, and overall physical health. |
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Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7 Life Transitions: What's My Next Step? 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. |
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Ananda Holistic Health Retreat Immerse yourself in an environment that supports you in every way - diet, exercise, meditation, changing habits, living a balanced life. |
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Friday, May 12 – Sunday, May 14 Restorative Yoga to Relax and Rejuvenate Restorative yoga is currently the most popular style of yoga in the United States - with good reason. Restorative yoga is safe, nurturing, and systematic, and helps you relax and release deep tension with no effort. |
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Thursday, May 18 – Sunday, May 21 Kriyaban Retreat with Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi For Kriyabans worldwide to come together to energize and inspire our practice of Yogananda's Kriya Yoga practice. |
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Friday, May 26 – Sunday, May 28 A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. You'll be amazed how much you can experience in one weekend. |
June
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Yoga Therapy Training: Principles This in-depth 7-day program is the first module of Ananda’s Yoga Therapy Training. Giving you practical foundatiol skills for a safe and effective yoga therapy practice coming from the ancient sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda. |
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Sunday, Jun 4 – Saturday, Jun 10 The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita According to Yogananda Take your spiritual life into an entirely new dimension as you unlock the secrets of this powerful scripture. |
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Friday, Jun 9 – Sunday, Jun 11 How to Be a Channel of Divine Grace How to feel the divine presence more deeply in your life, and to share that with others, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. |
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Sunday, Jun 11 – Sunday, Jun 18 Pranayama is the key to a deep experience of yoga postures and meditation. |
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Discover Your Own Happiness Retreat Take a 5-day vacation for personal transformation. You'll gain experiences and tools you can use throughout your life. |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Seniors and Bone Strength Yoga teachers and yoga therapists can provide a much-needed service by learning to help older people and those with bone strength issues. |
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Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master. |
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Wednesday, Jun 21 – Sunday, Jun 25 Preparing for a Lifetime of Kriya 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, for those eligible. |
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Sunday, Jun 25 – Tuesday, Jun 27 Strengthen Your Kriya Yoga Practice Retreat For those who've had Kriya initiation—guided practices, personal help, and extra support for taking the technique deeper. |
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Ananda Meditation Teacher Training 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. |
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Friday, Jun 30 – Sunday, Jul 2 A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. You'll be amazed how much you can experience in one weekend. |
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Friday, Jun 30 – Sunday, Jul 2 Early Days of Ananda: Living History An entertaining and inspiring weekend with stories of the early beginnings of Ananda from the people helped build the community. This year we'll cover the expansion of Ananda after the fire - the years from 1979 to the early 1980s. |
July
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Ananda Yoga Teacher Training A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. A founding member of Yoga Alliance. It's a life-changing journey! |
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Sunday, Jul 9 – Saturday, Jul 22 This Level 2 program is offered on a space-available basis to Yoga Teacher Training graduates (prerequisites apply).. You will get personal coaching in adapting poses for individual needs, plus hands-on experience. |
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Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga. |
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Sunday, Jul 16 – Friday, Jul 21 A well designed getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. |
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Friday, Jul 28 – Sunday, Jul 30 How to Have Courage, Calmness & Confidence The soul has everything it needs to meet every test of life. As you live in tune with the power of your soul, your life will be completely transformed. |
August
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Sunday, Aug 6 – Sunday, Aug 13 Spiritual Renewal Week Retreat Join the Ananda Community in our annual week of Spiritual Renewal, the highlight of Ananda's summer for over 40 years. |
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Friday, Aug 11 This program is for those who have completed Kriya Yoga Preparation, or equivalent course. Receive Kriya Yoga Initiation at a formal ceremony, a Kriya technique review, personal instruction, guidance with your practice, and continued support. |
September
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Friday, Sep 1 – Sunday, Sep 3 A perfect getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. You'll be amazed how much you can experience in one weekend. |
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Monday, Sep 4 – Monday, Nov 13 Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Online Meditation is an invaluable tool for enhancing quality of life - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Meditation teachers are needed in yoga studios, churches, businesses, health clubs etc. Share your knowledge! |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Musculoskeletal 1 Explore problems of the back, knee, hip, shoulder 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. |
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Friday, Sep 15 – Sunday, Sep 17 Yoga Therapy for Back and Joint Pain You will work with Yoga Therapist Nicole DeAvilla and experienced yoga teachers from the Ananda Yoga Therapist Training Program. They will evaluate you and assist you in developing a personalized Yoga Therapy program for you to take home. |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Psychology and Mental Health |
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Sunday, Sep 24 – Friday, Sep 29 A well designed getaway—with a blend of relaxation, inspiration, yoga postures, meditation instruction, and delicious vegetarian food—in a beautiful atmosphere. |
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Yoga Therapy Training: Ayurveda 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. |
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Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Restorative yoga is a popular way for beginning through advanced yoga students to experience true relaxation - often the most difficult skill to master. |
October
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Yoga Therapy Training: Health Challenges I Yoga therapy has proved extremely helpful for such common health conditions as Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Neurological/Neuromuscular disorders, and Cancer |
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Friday, Oct 6 – Sunday, Oct 8 Achieving Inner Peace & Tranquility This course is filled with experiential exercises, discussion, and living examples. It also includes the Full Circle Emotional Awareness Exercises. |
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Sunday, Oct 8 – Sunday, Oct 15 Kriya Yoga Preparation Intensive A week of intensive meditation and exploration of Yogananda's techniques and teachings to prepare you for a life of deep Kriya practice.. |
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Meditation Solutions Deepen your personal spiritual life and intensify your daily meditation practices. You'll also learn new teaching skills and polish the ones you are already using. |
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Do you often find yourself listening to someone talk to you about their problems? Would you like to feel more confident about how to respond? |
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Ananda Yoga Teacher Training A dynamic program built over 30yrs. Experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies. A founding member of Yoga Alliance. It's a life-changing journey! |
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Teachers of other styles of yoga often want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training or Yoga Therapy Training after they’ve experienced the gentle power and depth of Ananda Yoga. |
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Monday, Oct 23 – Monday, Nov 13 A Pilgrimage to the India of Yogananda The blessings of pilgrimage, and power of being in places blessed by saints, will change and deepen you, lasting a lifetime. The memories of sweet experiences making God's presence an ever deepening living reality within. |
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Discover Your Own Happiness Retreat Take a 5-day vacation for personal transformation. You'll gain experiences and tools you can use throughout your life. |
November
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Thursday, Nov 23 – Monday, Nov 27 Living with a Grateful Heart: A Thanksgiving Retreat Celebrate one of America's favorite and most important holidays, and leave refreshed, seeing life and yourself in a new and more positive light. |
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Sunday, Nov 26 – Sunday, Dec 3 Costa Rica Ananda Yoga Vacation Come join us for a relaxing, healing retreat on the blue waters of Costa Rica’s beautiful Pacific Coast. |
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Wednesday, Nov 29 – Sunday, Dec 3 Preparing for a Lifetime of Kriya 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, for those eligible. |
December
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Sunday, Dec 3 – Tuesday, Dec 5 Strengthen Your Kriya Yoga Practice Retreat For those who've had Kriya initiation—guided practices, personal help, and extra support for taking the technique deeper. |
2018 May
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Saturday, May 19 – Saturday, Jun 9 Pilgrimage to Spain & Italy: Sacred Sites in Southern Europe Experience the deep vibrations of early monasteries, ancient convents, museums, opulent palaces and antique castles; places of spiritual, historical, and artful inspiration. |
Personal Retreat
Combine personal quiet time with choices of classes and activities. More...
Spiritual Growth
Discover a center of calmness within yourself and learn to apply that creatively to any aspect of your life.
Spiritual Travel
Trips led by Expanding Light staff include pilgrimages as well as travel and vacations with a spiritual component. More...
Karma Yoga
Spiritualize Your Life. Have the life-changing experience of living at a spiritual retreat center for 2 weeks to 3 months. More...
Karma Yoga Internships
Join us at Ananda Village for spiritual internships and programs for living a deeper spiritual daily life. More...
Ananda Meditation
Experience the divine within yourself in a calm and focused environment
Ananda Yoga®
A powerful spiritual practice, and not merely an exercise routine.
Holistic Health
Teacher Training at the Ananda School of Yoga & Meditation
- Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
- Ananda Yoga Therapy Training
- Ananda Meditation Teacher Training
- Spiritual Counselor Training
Online Learning
Exciting and informative courses available for you to take in the comfort of your own home. More...
Ananda's Karma Yoga Ashram Program
Spiritualize Your Daily Life. Service is Joy
Karma Yoga is working with the thought that it is God within us, serving God within all.
Learn to spiritualize your daily life in an ashram environment, with a community of like-minded individuals practicing meditation and living a spiritual life. Our karma yoga ashram program is held at Ananda’s spiritual retreat, The Expanding Light, nestled among 700 acres of the Sierra Nevada Foothills of northern California.
Transform your consciousness and awaken your infinite potential.
Our program includes a balance of selfless service or karma yoga, fun, and lessons in meditation and Raja Yoga, based on the spiritual teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Yogananda is well-known and loved worldwide, for his best-selling spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi.
Karma Yoga
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- Karma Yoga Internships at Ananda Village
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- Karma Yoga Photo Gallery
What aspect of the Karma Yoga Program has influenced your life most deeply? Find Out... |
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On-line Learning with the Expanding Light
We have many exciting and informative courses available for you to take in the comfort of your own home. We are partnering with Online with Ananda to be able to bring you a variety of programs and subscription options that are very affordable.
Learn more about On-line Learning with the Expanding Light...
AVAILABLE NOW IN YOUR HOME!
Online Learning
- Online Learning Overview
- Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Online
- Vegetarian Cooking Online for Health and Vitality
- Sharing Meditation with Others
Nursing CE Contact Hours Eligible Courses
(Continuing Education Contact Hours)
Nurses can receive nursing continuing education credit by taking many of our courses.
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Learn more about Nursing CE Contact Hours and eligible courses...
Join us for meaningful, spiritual holiday programs.During the winter months it’s easier to explore the more inward part of ourselves. November, December, and January are beautiful months at The Expanding Light. The facilities are cozy and festively decorated. It’s a perfect time to enjoy yoga, meditation, and quiet reflection. Holiday Retreats scheduled
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Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala, India.
Feb 3 – 15, 2017
Imagine: two weeks of deep relaxation and Ayurvedic healing treatments, combined with yoga and meditation guided by Gyandev and Diksha McCord, plus a variety of delightful Indian cultural experiences - all at Kerala’s finest seaside Ayurvedic retreat.
Upcoming Special Events
2016 November
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Wednesday, Nov 23 – Sunday, Nov 27 Living with a Grateful Heart: A Thanksgiving Retreat Celebrate one of America's favorite and most important holidays, and leave refreshed, seeing life and yourself in a new and more positive light. |
December
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Thursday, Dec 22 – Monday, Dec 26 A Christmas of Inner Awakening Spiritualize this Christmas. Touch the consciousness of Christ within yourself and be renewed and strengthened in your inner life. |
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Thursday, Dec 29 – Monday, Jan 2 New Year Renewal: Relax, Recharge, Refocus Make 2017 richer and more fulfilling by examining the lessons of 2016 and setting goals for 2017. Enjoy a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, and a powerfully uplifting ceremony on New Year's Eve—you will feel truly refreshed and motivated for the coming year. |
2017 January
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Sunday, Jan 29 – Sunday, Feb 5 Inner Renewal Week 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. |
May
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Thursday, May 18 – Sunday, May 21 Kriyaban Retreat with Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi For Kriyabans worldwide to come together to energize and inspire our practice of Yogananda's Kriya Yoga practice. |
June
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Friday, Jun 30 – Sunday, Jul 2 Early Days of Ananda: Living History An entertaining and inspiring weekend with stories of the early beginnings of Ananda from the people helped build the community. This year we'll cover the expansion of Ananda after the fire - the years from 1979 to the early 1980s. |
August
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Sunday, Aug 6 – Sunday, Aug 13 Spiritual Renewal Week Retreat Join the Ananda Community in our annual week of Spiritual Renewal, the highlight of Ananda's summer for over 40 years. |
November
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Thursday, Nov 23 – Monday, Nov 27 Living with a Grateful Heart: A Thanksgiving Retreat Celebrate one of America's favorite and most important holidays, and leave refreshed, seeing life and yourself in a new and more positive light. |
