Sunday Service from Ananda Village

Live Broadcast Every Sunday, 9:45 am PDT • 16:45 GMT • 22:15 IST

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What Is
Ananda?

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.

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Our Inspiration

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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.

— Phil Goldberg, American Veda
Paramhansa Yogananda (1893 – 1952), best known as the author of Autobiography of a Yogi, was the first guru from India to make his home permanently in the United States.Paramhansa Yogananda showed how everyone, by means of meditation, can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. He taught an ancient meditation technique known as Kriya Yoga, by which one can quickly attain Self-realization. More
Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of pieces of music, to help others to find joy within. More
With the passing of Swami Kriyananda in 2013, Nayaswami Jyotish was named by Kriyananda as his spiritual successor. Jyotishji met Swami Kriyananda in 1966, working closely with him and his wife, Devi (who came to Ananda in 1969), to build Ananda’s work around the world. Both Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi were named kriyacharyas by Swami Kriyananda, and disseminate the liberating and ancient Kriya Yoga technique of Paramhansa Yogananda’s lineage. More

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.

Upcoming Course Starts September 15 — To Learn More and to Enroll

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.

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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

Recent Posts and Videos

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Ananda Music, Chanting at Ananda

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Inner Renewal Week, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

Questions and Answers With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

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Ananda Music

Informal Concert at Ananda Palo Alto

A Touch of Light Podcast

A Celebration of God

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Rejection of Romantic Feelings

Dear Natalie, I am sad to hear this for their sake. Unfortunately, however, any serious attempt to offer comfort will just make that person feel worse and confused about their own feelings — and even wonder if you are having

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A Celebration of God

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We are One

How to Find the Right Job

Dear Karthika, Place your trust in Divine Mother: “I am thine, Mother, be Thou mine!” In Autobiography of a Yogi, the levitating saint, Bhaduri Mahasaya, was reputed to have renounced wealth to follow the spiritual path. He was quoted saying:

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Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

Finding Peace in an Unstable World (with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi)

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Ananda Music, Chanting at Ananda

Swami’s Discipleship Anniversary Kirtan

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Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, Class 80, Verse 7:5-7 ~ Leaning into Superconsciousness

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Ananda Music

In the Spirit

Why is life so Hard?

Dear Gauri, Your existential ennui, or, as Yogananda described it in “Autobiography of a Yogi,” the soul’s feeling of “anguishing monotony” upon viewing the prospect of endless rounds of birth, life and death, is only a stage in the soul’s

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My Body Touched That Sod

This is a gift of the spiritual path: to discover and accept our own uniqueness, and let it determine the course of our life.
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Let It Shine

I Can’t Meditate, After Years. Am I On the Wrong Path?

Dear Jarle, This is a very honest and beautiful and important question. Thank you. Also in Yogananda’s times there were disciples who had a very hard time meditation. One of them said: “Master, I find great joy in serving God,

After-death Astral Journey

Dear Doreen, Swami Kriyananda quotes Paramhansa Yogananda saying that to those who stay loyal to this path (of discipleship) to the end of life, he, or one of the masters, will be there to greet us upon our arrival back

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Let God Decide

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If You Only Knew . . .

Should I Have Children?

​Dear Tanu, Many people ​in this world ​desire children. It is natural and right​ for them to do so​. ​At the same time, for those who seek God-realization, many choose not to have children, or, even not to marry. This

How Does the Concept of ONE Spirit reconcile With the Concept of the Trinity, Which is God Separated?

Dear Sam, God is one. You may call Him Purusha. When there is no creation, there is only Purusha: Absolute Consciousness, or Spirit, also called Sat-chid-ananda. When that Spirit creates, He remains one, but assumes three appearances: 1) God the

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Guiding Principles

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If You Can See It, You Can Do It

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Let Thy Will Be Done

God and Path of Gyana Yoga

Dear Sam, Many have asked that question. Imagine for a moment what it would be like to be the President of a Superpower Country. For starters, it would not be easy to imagine such a person and such a role

In Meditation Should I Control My Swaying Body?

Dear Trupti, These are symptoms of rising energy in the body. Yes, stop the swaying of the body, otherwise the energy is wasted in physical movement. It might feel like fun, but spiritually speaking it is much better to keep

Why Does a Soul Want Experiences, if it is Perfect? Are Souls Different?

Dear SS, 1) God created a lila (play): its perfection has been covered with thick layers. Bit by bit, through evolution these layers are taken off. Experiences serve our soul to evolve, to take those layers off. The soul wants

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What Changes?

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Three Words Can Change Your Life

Short Stories

Inspired to Teach

Especially for Teachers

Helping Students Master the Asanas: Part One

Swami Kriyananda

Swami Kriyananda

Miscellaneous

Asanas to Help Improve Posture During Pregnancy

Therapeutic Yoga

Yoga Asanas and Stretches for The Lower Back

Students with Unique Needs

Janushirasana The Head-to-the-Knee Pose

Short Stories

Yoga is for Growth on All Levels

Therapeutic Yoga

Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis

Personal Transformations

Insights Into Truthfulness

Students with Unique Needs

Trikonasana – The Triangle Pose

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Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training

Immerse Yourself in Yoga as a Way of Life: October 9 – November 6, 2022

A Spiritual Approach to Yoga:
RYT 200-hr Certification in 1 Month

Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training is a month long transformational experience, not just a teacher training. Students dive deep within and experience the power of yoga postures and meditation.

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Thank You, God – Tithing as a Spiritual Practice

Tithing is a spiritual practice, a conscious expression of gratitude given without condition to the source of your inspiration– God. We invite you to try it. Hear the stories of others but test this teaching in your own life and see what transpires.
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