New! 1st Qtr. 2017 Update
Jyotish and Devi had 38 interviews with journalists many of which have been very well received. There was also the completion of the Ananda video, “You Can Live in Joy” which is 3 and a half minutes of inspiration and information about Ananda’s teachings and Ananda in general. This video will be on Ananda.org and will have subtitles in at least 10 languages. Short videos developed for use on Facebook continue to reach 25,000 to 100,000 people
4th Qtr. 2016 Update
We also had our first experience with streaming events. We had a very successful 70th Anniversary of the Autobiography of a Yogi online event in cooperation with the newly risen Bodhi Tree Books in Los Angeles. The event included the public launch of “The Spark” a 13 minute video sharing the profound impact Autobiography of a Yogi has had on our society and the world. Jyotish and Devi participated through a recorded video of a talk given in India followed by a panel of teachers who lives have been inspired and deeply influenced by the Autobiography—Michael Beckwith, Yogi Cameron, Phil Goldberg, and our own Narayan Romano, director Ananda Los Angeles. Over 1800 people signed up to view the live stream!
About the Ananda Communications Department
- to increase awareness of Ananda as a dynamic channel for the mission and teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda
- to reach new people everywhere
- to provide support to all areas of Ananda in doing this
- New Ananda website formats have been designed which will provide easier access to all that Ananda has to offer. (To be launched in 2017.)
- Autobiography of a Yogi. In 2016 the Communications department focused its main message on the Autobiography and its core connection with Ananda, and with Swami Kriyananda as a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. What has been accomplished: the creation of a 13 minute Autobiography “documentary short” (Launched on December 1, 2016, the 70 year anniversary of the publishing of the Autobiography of a Yogi.)
- International Day of Yoga – in 2015 and 2016 social media campaigns for those two years reached 576,000 people.
- 3 new websites dedicated to Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, and Sri Yukteswarji were launched in 2016.
- a Kriya Yoga campaign reached 27,000 on Facebook
- Spiritual Renewal Week at Ananda Village 2016 focused on this theme special outreach events in Chico, Reno, and Denver.