Karma Yoga Ashram Experience
With Aramati Kuita, Dhananjaya Denholm and Arya Cheng
Flexible Dates
Immerse Yourself in an Intentional Community
Are you looking for your next step? Are you feeling a stronger pull towards a spiritually integrated life?
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, the Ananda Karma Yoga Ashram Program provides a balance of meditation and joyful service within spiritual community. We offer inspirational classes to help you establish new habits, attitudes, and ways of living a joyful, victorious life.
Why Join the Program:
- Meditation Practice: Establish a daily meditation routine using Yogananda’s universal scientific techniques.
- Joy Through Service: Understand the distinction between work and service, discovering the transformative power of conscious action.
- Spiritual Community: Immerse yourself in Ananda Village, a community dedicated to living Yogananda’s teachings for over 50 years.
Karma Yogi Activities:
- Service: Two daily shifts, encompassing tasks at Expanding Light Retreat and other areas of Ananda Village.
- Spiritual Practices: Engage in daily Sadhanas: Energization Exercises, Yoga postures, Chanting, and Meditation.
- Yoga Philosophy: Explore the teachings of Yogananda through classes based on “The Art and Science of Raja Yoga” by Swami Kriyananda.
- Community Connection: Access sacred meditation temples, join devotional chanting (Kirtans), and participate in spiritual friendship gatherings (Satsangs).
Your Experience Includes:
- Accommodation: Shared room in the serene Seva House.
- Service: 23-25 hours of weekly service, contributing to the Expanding Light Retreat and other areas of Ananda Village.
- Daily Schedule:
- Inspirational classes on yoga philosophy based on Yogananda’s teachings.
- 2x/day Sadhanas including Energization, Yoga, and Meditation.
- Wholesome vegetarian meals are provided thrice daily.
- Opportunities for 1-on-1 spiritual guidance.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Apply now to secure your place in the Ananda Karma Yoga Ashram Program. Connect with divine energies, nurture your soul, and become part of a community that wholeheartedly supports your quest for a more enlightened existence.
Hosts
Aramati Kuita
Joining Ananda in 2018, Aramati’s first job with a community experience program, called ‘Building with Spirit,” set the precedence for eventually joining the Karma Yoga staff where she now serves as co-leader. She excels in working with people, along with having first-rate organizational skills, both of which are needed for her role as co-manager. Aramati’s sense of respect for each person she meets, along with a deep, heartfelt warmth and compassion for everyone are qualities that make her shine in her role. From Aramati: I’m thrilled and it’s my joy to serve the many beautiful souls who come to the…
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Joining Ananda in 2018, Aramati’s first job with a community experience program, called ‘Building with Spirit,” set the precedence for eventually joining the Karma Yoga staff where she now serves as co-leader. She excels in working with people, along with having first-rate organizational skills, both of which are needed for her role as co-manager. Aramati’s sense of respect for each person she meets, along with a deep, heartfelt warmth and compassion for everyone are qualities that make her shine in her role. From Aramati: I’m thrilled and it’s my joy to serve the many beautiful souls who come to the…
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Dhananjaya Denholm
Dhananjaya serves as co-leader for the Ananda Karma Yoga Program. Guests and staff alike feel the friendship that he naturally shares with all. His warm smile and twinkly eyes give you a hint of his fun-loving sense of humor. Dhananjaya has a passion for the yogic teachings and is happy for the opportunity to share his experience with the karma yogis. He believes 100 per cent in the karma yoga program as, time and again, he has seen the magic that happens to people when they begin to live a lifestyle that includes service and meditation.
Learn more about Dhananjaya Denholm
Dhananjaya serves as co-leader for the Ananda Karma Yoga Program. Guests and staff alike feel the friendship that he naturally shares with all. His warm smile and twinkly eyes give you a hint of his fun-loving sense of humor. Dhananjaya has a passion for the yogic teachings and is happy for the opportunity to share his experience with the karma yogis. He believes 100 per cent in the karma yoga program as, time and again, he has seen the magic that happens to people when they begin to live a lifestyle that includes service and meditation.
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Arya Cheng
Arya Cheng Arya Cheng, RYT-500, is a gifted yoga and meditation teacher, and wonderful kirtan (spiritual chanting) leader. She is passionate about sharing yoga as a tool for managing stress, transformation and healing in body, mind and soul. Her journey as a yogi started at age 14, when she attended Ananda’s Living With Spirit Program and experienced first-hand the transformative effects of yoga and meditation. Arya currently serves as a main instructor for Ananda Yoga Teacher Training program and teaches yoga online and in-person at The Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village. She also serves as support staff for the…
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Arya Cheng Arya Cheng, RYT-500, is a gifted yoga and meditation teacher, and wonderful kirtan (spiritual chanting) leader. She is passionate about sharing yoga as a tool for managing stress, transformation and healing in body, mind and soul. Her journey as a yogi started at age 14, when she attended Ananda’s Living With Spirit Program and experienced first-hand the transformative effects of yoga and meditation. Arya currently serves as a main instructor for Ananda Yoga Teacher Training program and teaches yoga online and in-person at The Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village. She also serves as support staff for the…
Learn more about Arya Cheng