Ananda Yoga brings yoga back to its original spiritual essence. It teaches hatha yoga postures as they were originally intended: as a way to aid our spiritual development. Yoga is more than exercise; it is a way of life. Above all, Ananda Yoga seeks to raise our level of consciousness by reinforcing the natural effects of the yoga postures, thereby … Read More

Visualizations are powerful ways to focus the mind for meditation. Designed both for beginning and experienced meditators, guided visualizations can provide easy, gentle guidance to help beginners quickly feel the benefits of meditation, while experienced practitioners may break through blocks and deepen their experience. These guided meditations — some of them based on the mystical poetry of Paramhansa Yogananda — … Read More

Rarely in a lifetime does a new spiritual classic appear that has the power to change people’s lives and transform future generations. This is such a book. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda shares the profound insights of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, as remembered by one of his few remaining direct disciples, … Read More

Omar Khayyam’s famous epic poem, The Rubaiyat, is loved by Westerners as a hymn of praise for sensual delights. In the East, his quatrains enjoy a very different reputation: they are known as a deep allegory of the soul’s romance with God. Even there, however, the knowledge is based on who and what Omar Khayyam was: a sage and mystic. … Read More