Ananda Spiritual Family Seva Program
We invite you to stay and serve with us for up to a month at the Expanding Light Retreat alongside our retreat staff and karma yogis.
This program is available to any Ananda Kriyabans who are actively involved in our sister communities or meditation groups.
The primary focus will be on helping operations and guest hosting at The Expanding Light Retreat. Service could involve a myriad of activities, including, but not limited to, kitchen support, cleaning shifts, boutique support, meal check-ins, hosting or touring our personal retreat guests, etc.
You will also have the time and opportunity to immerse yourself in the village community and meditate in any of the temples and shrines.
Join Us for Seva and Satsang!
Cost: $15/day, $400/month, FREE during April
Cost: $15/day, $400/month, FREE during April
- Your Shared Room in Seva House.
- 5 hours service/day
- 2x day Guided EL Sadhana or Personal Meditation
- 3x/day Wholesome Vegetarian Meals
FAQs
If there is availability in Seva House, you can stay from 2 nights up to 1 month.
We’ll host and feed you for free during Springtime at Ananda (the month of April). At other times of year, there is a
nominal fee of $15/day or $400/month.
You’ll be serving approximately 5 hours a day.
This program is available to any kriyabans who are actively involved in our sister communities or meditation groups; in short, our extended spiritual family members. If we feel it’s not the right fit, we may guide someone into our formal Karma Yoga Ashram Program instead.
You are more than welcome to stay with us on retreat, and simply extend your time with us and switch over to the Ananda Spiritual Family Seva Program. No matter what, we’d love to see you! You can take a look at our retreats here, and contact our Guest Services staff if you need any help with your reservation.
Meet the Staff
Sundara is the co-director of the Karma Yoga Ashram Program, an Ananda Minister, and a certified Meditation Teacher Trainer through the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation.
Since coming to Ananda Village in 2008 he has served as the International Director of Sharing Nature Worldwide and has traveled the world helping people deepen their love for nature.
Sundara is a gifted and inspiring teacher and wins friends wherever he travels. His deep joy has been helping people understand spiritual concepts in clear and compelling ways.
Dhananjaya first encountered the spiritual teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda in 2009. Since then his spiritual life has progressed steadily.
It was during Dhananjaya’s first stay in the karma yoga program in 2013 that he became a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and he also received initiation in Kriya yoga during that same visit.
He is a certified Ananda Meditation Teacher.
Arya serves as support staff for the Karma Yoga Program and Ananda Yoga instructor at the Ananda School of Yoga & Meditation.
It’s been a joy for her to share the powerful teachings of yoga and meditation, that have profoundly transformed her life. She has also immensely enjoyed leading our summer youth program, Ananda Village Internship Program and teaching sadhana at The Expanding Light Retreat.
