What IsAnanda?
Ananda is dedicated to the belief, born of experience, that you can live in joy. We teach effective techniques for expanding your sense of self, such as meditation, Kriya Yoga, spiritual Hatha Yoga, and divine friendship.
Learn to Meditate: 5 Essential Keys to Meditation
Spiritual Renewal Week: June 26 – July 3
Uplift Yourself—Uplift the World
Experience this extraordinary week of inspiration, spiritual upliftment, and connection with friends and other truth seekers, in-person or online.
Individual effort can be more important than mass karma. One who in every way tries to uplift himself, harmonizing body, mind, and soul with the Divine, creates positive karma not only in his own life, but in his family, neighborhood, country, and world. —Paramhansa Yogananda
Our Inspiration
Paramhansa Yogananda has been called the father of yoga and meditation in the West. His Autobiography helped spark and inspire a spiritual revolution across the world. Among the over three-hundred (influential spiritual voices) I interviewed about their key spiritual influences, a high percentage named a book, and by far the book most often mentioned was Yogananda’s unique memoir.
Online Course: Ananda Course in Meditation
Whether or not you are new to meditation, this course will help you develop a deep and consistent practice. With ample feedback from meditators with decades of experience and your own persistence, you will awaken your true nature: a pure reflection of divine peace, joy, and love.
Ananda is known for its expertise in meditation, and for 50 years has trained teachers in techniques grounded in the highest yogic practices of India, as brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda.
Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is an ancient meditation technique of energy and breath control, or pranayama. It is also a comprehensive spiritual path of additional meditation practices and guidance for living.
The Kriya technique is given through personal initiation by one of our Kriya Yogacharyas. Initiation requires preparation through practice of other meditation techniques and study of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings.
Community
Let us join together in this wave of social transformation, and through our practice of meditation create a spirit of global unity that can lead to lasting peace.
— Nayaswami Devi
Connect Online
Ananda is very active online: Live events, satsangs, group guided meditations, and personal support through email and chat. Learn More
Find a Local Center
Ananda has over 150 centers and meditation groups in over 45 countries which offer group meditations and classes. Learn More
Experience Community
Ananda has developed eight communities in the US, Europe, and India. Many offer internships where you can stay and experience community firsthand. Learn More
What's New
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Online Events
“Whispers from Eternity” — a Daily Broadcast of Inspiration
May 26 12:00 pm PDT • May 26 19:00 GMT • May 27 00:30 IST
Sunday Service
May 29 10:00 am PDT • May 29 17:00 GMT • May 29 22:30 IST
Sunday Worship Service
May 29 10:00 am PDT • May 29 17:00 GMT • May 29 22:30 IST
Treasures Virtual Satsang
May 30 5:30 pm PDT • May 31 00:30 GMT • May 31 06:00 IST
Conversations with Yogananda
May 31 7:30 pm PDT • Jun 1 02:30 GMT • Jun 1 08:00 IST
Weekly Guided Kriya Meditation
Jun 1 5:30 am PDT • Jun 1 12:30 GMT • Jun 1 18:00 IST
Whispers From Eternity: An Exploration of Prayer and Poetry
Jun 1 8:15 am PDT • Jun 1 15:15 GMT • Jun 1 20:45 IST
Sunday Service at Ananda Village
Sep 11 10:00 am PDT • Sep 11 17:00 GMT • Sep 11 22:30 IST
Featured
Yogananda’s City of Angels Pilgrimage
Join us, July 3 – 12, 2022 for a profound pilgrimage immersed in the holiness of the sacred places where Paramhansa Yogananda lived, wrote, and blessed the world with his love for God.
Click here to find out about the 7 and 9 day options and more…
Thank You, God – Tithing as a Spiritual Practice
Your support is a blessing for all
Ananda is a beacon of light, breaking through the darkness of this world with the universal teachings of Self-realization.
Thank you for being a part of this community of souls who support each other on our path to God…
