Director of Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry, Mary Kretzmann, guides us in the practice of Paramhansa Yogananda’s “Affirmation for Material Success.” Transcript Mary Kretzmann: Hello, my name is Mary Kretzmann. I’m the director of the Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry. You can find us at healingprayers.org. And I’m going to teach you today, one of Paramhansa Yogananda affirmations. It’s called “Affirmation for … Read More
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All-Purpose Self-Healing Tool
Are the struggles of life getting to you? Use this healing prayer affirmation from Paramhansa Yogananda. Focus deeply at the spiritual eye, and repeat three times: “I will with my own will, which flows from the divine will, to be healthy to be well, to be prosperous and spiritual, to be well, to be well.”
A Place Called Ananda, Health and Healing, Spiritual Growth
Why Do We Send Energy to Others After Meditation?
How about — to affirm our underlying oneness with all beings. This may sound like quite a leap, but today I had an experience that brought this truth home to me in a very unique and unexpected way. Let me explain how. I never minded sending healing prayers after meditation when I first learned how to meditate. I would take … Read More
Clarity Magazine, Health and Healing
Change Your Mental Picture, Change Your Health
Remember, your body changes constantly. If you will change your mental “picture,” the incoming cells will fit themselves to the new pattern.
A Place Called Ananda, Health and Healing, Spiritual Growth
Protect Your Consciousness
Our beloved friend, Nayaswami Maria, requested I blog about how I apply yoga teachings in the world as a householder and doctor living outside of Ananda Village. She said, “Those who read Ananda’s blogs have an abundance of information about living in spiritual community. Many people want to know how these teachings help folks in the ‘real world.’” Thus, this … Read More
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A Time of Awakening
As you walk into Hansa Mandir, one of the first things you notice is a quote from Yogananda stencilled beautifully over the entrance that reads “The time for knowing God has come!” I must confess, for the past few years, I’ve thought “yes, yes, someday…” However, there have been positive changes in my life over the past few months that … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Health and Healing, Spiritual Community
The Surprising Consequence of Negativity
It was one of those days (a few months ago)…I was trying to deal with a disappointment about the way I felt I was being treated (whine whine whine), feeling a distinct lack of respect from someone that generally has the ability to push my buttons. Also that day I was fighting off the summer cold that was going around, … Read More
Clarity Magazine, Health and Healing, Spirituality and Science, Yoga Postures
The Healing Power of Ananda Yoga: The MS Study
The study showed that Ananda Yoga helps people with a significant chronic disease to be more uplifted, to be less depressed, to be less at risk of falling, to be much less fatigued, and to be more socially active because they feel less noticeably disabled.
A Place Called Ananda, Health and Healing, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Dr. Aditya and the Clinic, Part 2
The following is the second half of a two part interview with Dr. Aditya Gait, a resident medical doctor and member of Ananda’s Kriya Yoga Community in the countryside outside of Pune, India. Dr. Aditya is also a Brahmachari member of the Ananda Renunciate Order. Aditya and a fellow monk with Swami Kriyananda Jaya: There are good hospitals in both … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Health and Healing, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Dr. Aditya Gait and the Clinic, Part 1
Aditya Gait is a member of Ananda Sangha helping to build a “Kriya Yoga Community” in the countryside outside of Pune, India. He trained as a medical doctor before joining Ananda and is now beginning a medical clinic to serve the needs of local villagers and community members. Aditya is a brahmachari member of the Ananda Renunciate Order and, in … Read More
