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Ananda Course in Self-Realization
The Ananda Course
in Self-realization is a home-study course that has helped thousands
worldwide have direct experiences of spiritual realities. The step-by-step
techniques offered in this Course give you the tools to find your
own inner strength, to establish a way of living that brings you
inner peace, health, energy, and happiness throughout your life.
The Ananda Course
in Self-realization integrates the various aspects of yoga postures,
proper breathing, healing techniques, diet, meditation and yoga
philosophy into one life-transforming program.
 You’ll
learn yoga philosophy, an important aspect to understanding
how the components of this course work in tandem to deepen your
spiritual life. |
It is the only
home-study course that shows you how all these components work together
to help you realize your own higher self. When practiced as instructed,
the Course’s 14 step-by-step lessons will open new doors to
an inner life of higher awareness, peace, calmness, strength and
well-being.
Support for Ananda Course in Self-Realization
 Purchasing The Ananda Course in Self-Realization comes with ongoing support from one of Ananda's ministers, Seva Wiberg. Seva is a founding member of Ananda community. She has served this work since 1970, including years of working directly with Swami Kriyananda. She was ordained as a minister in 1972, and as a Lightbearer in 1989. She has served at Ananda Centers in Portland, OR, and in Assisi, Italy, and Gurgaon, India. Seva is one of Ananda's most respected leaders. Her advise is often sought for its clarity and attunement to the highest principles of discipleship.
You can contact her at 530.478.7600 ext 7025, or via email.
Free Support
for Your Meditation Practice
Regardless of whether you purchase the Ananda Course, we invite you to participate in our free ongoing support for meditators everywhere! Receive monthly newsletters, and have your meditation questions answered by Bharat Cornell, Ananda's "Meditation Doctor."
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 Included
in your Course purchase is a discount voucher for first-time visitors to The Expanding Light, the West Coast's premier yoga & meditation
retreat, located in the scenic Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern
California. A visit to this popular retreat can offer you the chance
to practice Course yoga & meditation techniques with guidance from
our expert staff.
The Ananda Course
in Self-realization is based on the original teachings of Paramhansa
Yogananda (1893-1952), author of the spiritual classic, "Autobiography
of a Yogi." Yogananda's direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald
Walters), founder of Ananda Yoga for higher awareness, author of
more than 100 books, founder of the Ananda Communities, and one
of the world's leading authorities on yoga, meditation, and superconscious
living, created the Ananda Course in 1968. Today, thousands of students
throughout the world continue to practice the life-changing teachings
of yoga originating from this Course.
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Ananda
Course in Self-Realization
Part
One: $24.95
Part Two: $24.95
Parts One and Two Together, plus additional CD, Special Price:
$59.90
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Online
Note: For all foreign orders except Canada,
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Course components
include two handy manuals – Lessons in Meditation ($24.95),
which includes step-by-step instruction and routines for meditation
and energization exercises as well as two instructional audio tapes
or CDs-and The Art & Science of Raja Yoga ($24.95), a 450-page lay-flat
book complete with photos and instruction for yoga postures, yoga
philosophy, meditation, breathing, healing techniques, diet, and
recipes. It also includes an instructional CD with three tracks:
"Meditation: The Great Problem Solver," a guided yoga posture routine,
and a guided meditation.
Order Parts
One and Two at the same time and receive an additional CD:
Hong-Sau MeditationTalk & Technique. Swami Kriyananda explains Hong-Sau and leads you through this special meditation technique.
 Part
I of Ananda Course in Self-Realization: Lessons in Meditation
Learn the Basic
techniques of meditation through clear, step-by-step instructions.
Experience the importance of the breath/mind connection and the
power of the focused mind. Learn also Paramhansa
Yogananda's Energization Exercises, a unique system of exercises
for controlling and increasing your energy level and overcoming
fatigue.
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The
Ananda Course audio companion MP3 set is a vast treasure trove
of spiritual teachings. All fourteen tapes are taken from classes
given by Swami Kriyananda on virtually every subject of the spiritual
path. It directly corresponds with each step in The Art and Science
of Raja Yoga, Part II, of the Ananda Course in Self-Realization.
Each talk contains profound teachings and clearly described techniques,
with many enjoyable stories. Whether you listen to them in conjunction
with the study of The Art and Science of Raja Yoga, or on their
own, you will find these talks an invaluable aid in deepening your
understanding of the spiritual path. 
