First-Timers’ Weekend
With Ana Kirsch, Nayaswami Mantradevi and Sambhava Burke
May 24 - 26, 2024
Rejuvenate in a Relaxed, Uplifting Setting
If you haven’t yet taken a Retreat at the Expanding Light, it’s time to try something new! Bring a friend, and have a sublime experience together. (Even ‘old-timers’ can attend these weekends with first time friends.)
A Perfect Getaway:
- Learn why and how to meditate — or take your existing practice deeper
- Gain tips for greater health and harmony in your life
- Experience gentle yoga postures to improve flexibility of body, mind, and soul
- Connect with our sustainable community – enjoy a dynamic tour of Ananda Village, one of the world’s most respected intentional communities.
- Rejuvenate in our peaceful 700 acres of forest, farm, gardens, temples, and holy places.
- Relax in the company of other first-time visitors to The Expanding Light Retreat and Ananda Village.
And…the food is delicious and healthy. You will return home uplifted, inspired, and energized.
Why Choose The Expanding Light Retreat:
- Beautiful and Comfortable: Immerse yourself in surroundings that are not only beautiful but also provide the comfort needed for a rejuvenating retreat.
- Quiet and Tranquil: Experience a stillness that makes meditation easy, allowing you to slow down and reconnect with yourself.
- Nature’s Abundance: Find yourself surrounded by nature—woods, deer, birds, and myriad wildlife—creating a serene and inspiring environment.
- Sacred Land: Walk on land made sacred by 50 years of meditation and spiritual activities, enhancing the spiritual energy of your retreat.
- Filled with Happy People: Connect with a community of happy individuals, creating a positive and uplifting atmosphere.
Join Us for a Weekend of New Beginnings!
Hosts
Ana Kirsch
Ana is The Expanding Light general manager extraordinaire. Highly capable, warm-hearted and caring, she takes good care of the retreat and staff. Ana has a natural ability to attend to details while also developing the bigger picture. Her experience in the corporate world has trained her mind for business, while her priority of living the spiritual teachings gives her a refined inner radiance. Ana lived in the Ananda Seattle community from 2010 until she moved to Ananda Village in 2017.
Learn more about Ana Kirsch
Ana is The Expanding Light general manager extraordinaire. Highly capable, warm-hearted and caring, she takes good care of the retreat and staff. Ana has a natural ability to attend to details while also developing the bigger picture. Her experience in the corporate world has trained her mind for business, while her priority of living the spiritual teachings gives her a refined inner radiance. Ana lived in the Ananda Seattle community from 2010 until she moved to Ananda Village in 2017.
Learn more about Ana Kirsch
Nayaswami Mantradevi
Nayaswami Mantradevi is warm and approachable and you’ll feel like you have an understanding friend in her. She has an aptitude for helping people gain inner clarity and find ways to take the next step in their ongoing spiritual unfoldment. She has lived at Ananda since 1979 and her inherent insights, clarity, and joy are gained from years of meditating, teaching, and counselling. She now puts her talents into developing programs for The Expanding Light, working with teachers leading the programs, spiritual counselling, and supporting guests and staff alike.
Learn more about Nayaswami Mantradevi
Nayaswami Mantradevi is warm and approachable and you’ll feel like you have an understanding friend in her. She has an aptitude for helping people gain inner clarity and find ways to take the next step in their ongoing spiritual unfoldment. She has lived at Ananda since 1979 and her inherent insights, clarity, and joy are gained from years of meditating, teaching, and counselling. She now puts her talents into developing programs for The Expanding Light, working with teachers leading the programs, spiritual counselling, and supporting guests and staff alike.
Learn more about Nayaswami Mantradevi
Sambhava Burke
Sambhava has a calm, inner joy that is contagious. He serves in a variety of ways at Ananda Village since first moving here in 2011. Currently, he is co-managing Master’s Market, and is an instructor for Online with Ananda with the courses Ananda Course in Meditation and Living the Principles of Self-Realization. Sambhava is the perfect host for this weekend retreat with his innate friendliness and instant acceptance and support for all those around him.
Learn more about Sambhava Burke
Sambhava has a calm, inner joy that is contagious. He serves in a variety of ways at Ananda Village since first moving here in 2011. Currently, he is co-managing Master’s Market, and is an instructor for Online with Ananda with the courses Ananda Course in Meditation and Living the Principles of Self-Realization. Sambhava is the perfect host for this weekend retreat with his innate friendliness and instant acceptance and support for all those around him.
Learn more about Sambhava Burke