74 reviews for Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training Reviews
elyasparsa
5 out of 5
I learned so much during this course. The deeper understanding of my mind and the ability to speak clearly about it and grow and understand my intuition and realize when I am operating from a higher self compared to a subconscious place. The feedback received during our video sessions was essential and there was profound learning during giving each other feedback as well. Thank you for putting this course together! Wish you all lots of love and compassion!
Martha O.
5 out of 5
Nyaswami Diksha is a gentle giant of a teacher. She incarnates the Divine Mother and teaches to our souls and to our deep desires, helping us to become also agents of Divine Mother to our friends, colleagues, and family. By sharing powerful practices for intuition, listening, and healing and by teaching us the wise application of the energy tools bequeathed to us, she transmits degrees of spiritual authority that with our openness and practice grow and blossom. For anyone who wants to become a more useful servant in healing the heart of mankind, this course offers wisdom and skills from a long tradition of self-realization.
Devika M.
5 out of 5
It is a beautifully designed course that has helped me not only to learn skills and subtle techniques to help others but also to address my own issues. It has been a wonderful journey where I have felt deep healing and love within my heart and I feel blessed to be a part of this course. Wonderful faculty and amazing peers, it’s been so far one of the most uplifting courses I have had! Would strongly recommend it to anyone who feels drawn to Spiritual counseling..
asimaku
5 out of 5
I would highly recommend this online course to anyone who is looking for a deeper understanding of what is truly means to be in the role of a counselor. There is a wealth of inspirational content that gives you the tools you need to progressively put what you learn into practice, unit by unit, all the while reflecting and observing yourself. Topics such as how to deal with grief, illness and death, amongst others, are covered so that by the end of the course you will feel more equipped to deal with situations that might have seemed challenging beforehand. Overall, this is a beautifully designed course that allows you to create friendships across timezones, and where you feel supported throughout the learning experience.
bhabel
5 out of 5
When I took the spiritual counseling course, I wasn’t at first sure what it was all about. Spiritual counseling is about helping others to solve their own problems with greater clarity by raising both the counselor’s and the counselee’s level of consciousness to a higher level, and by using affirmations, prayer, and activities which guide the counselee in a more positive direction. It is a whole new way to see and relate to others, from soul to soul, rather than from outward and superficial appearances. It is a way to develop intuition, which we all have but seldom use, so that the solution which is exactly right for the individual can be found.
I count this course as one of the most important courses that I ever took because it has broadened my understanding of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings, and it has enabled me to meet people from all over the world through online discussion forums and practice counseling sessions, people who share the “desireless desire” to go deeper in their spirituality, and to know the Divine in whatever form they hold dear. Whatever the student’s religious background or tradition, the student will find wonderful tools to help others as well as themselves to see problems from a solution-oriented perspective, rather than a problem-oriented one. The caring and highly intuitive instructors have used and practiced these techniques themselves for many years, and share stories and examples of how to tackle even the most difficult problems. There are also many audios, videos and readings which fully explain how to use these techniques.
Even if you are not planning to offer spiritual counseling, it will help you immensely in relating to your family, friends, neighbors and everyone you meet. I highly recommend this course!
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Sonia G.
5 out of 5
I highly recommend the spiritual counseling course, there are not enough words to describe, I feel in my heart it is a long life training that each of us can improve in daily practice. So grateful for all the team of great souls.
peggyguaraldi
5 out of 5
I highly recommend the Spiritual Counseling course to everyone, for it teaches us how to listen to others without judging or trying to fix them. Furthermore, the tools and techniques are beneficial because we can use them to guide others in seeking their own solutions. Withal, the Counselor and Counselee practices have been so moving and uplifting that I have found myself naturally practicing with family, friends, and students.
P.G., Burlingame, Ca.
Jenni M.
5 out of 5
There is a quality to this course that is difficult to describe as it can only be known through experience. The content is amazing, and the delivery is extraordinary. There is a unique depth, wisdom and care that is consistently expressed by the course leader and support team. The tools and techniques are taught and shared with thorough understanding, the team don’t only deliver with skill they also ensure that the participants receive and understand what is being taught on an experiential level. This is a beautiful course, a journey of self-discovery and an opportunity to learn how to serve the highest spiritual nature in others.
ruchixl
5 out of 5
This is truly a life changing course. The elements of this course can not only be applied to spiritual counseling sessions but also to our day to day lives. The course provides several tools and techniques for upliftment of our soul and of others around us. I feel immense gratitude towards the teachers of this course for providing such a remarkable experience.
Mary B.
5 out of 5
There is no way to write about all of the effects from the energies presented in this class. I am still realizing ideas that were presented and I know those realizations will continue for a long time. This is an incredible course for anyone, whether or not they think they want to be a Spiritual Counselor.
soulsong
5 out of 5
To anybody looking for more compassionate ways of being helpful to others and to yourself, this course is for you! The teachers and staff are kind, caring and knowledgeable and the amount of tools and resources given were impressive! Thanks again and many blessings to you all!
Shirley P.
5 out of 5
This is a wonderful course, without doubt the best I have ever done. It teaches the student how to access their intuitive understanding, and using a few simple techniques shows how people can be genuinely helped to see their difficulties, and their life, from a higher perspective. The course is run brilliantly by Nayaswami Diksha and her fantastic team. It has been a life-changing experience for me to partake of this course and I recommend it without reservation. Grateful thanks to Diksha, Suzanne, Hansa and all the team, and also to my classmates, for making this such a deep experience.
Araceli R.
5 out of 5
This course is beautifully organized, the instruction material and attention that was displayed by Nayaswami Diksha and supportive staff from Ananda’s to help us thrive as Spiritual Counselor was not only profound but also well explained with opportunities to read it, hear it, watch it in videos and finally to practice.
I would encourage this course to be taken by everyone who in one way or another reads or hears about this course.
To mention one valuable teaching; learning about the subconsciousness, consciousness and superconsciousess mind are very powerful. When we become aware that with intention, determination and the techniques given to us as well as prayer we do have the potential to transmute energy from subconscious mind (negative) to superconscious mind (our highest self) not only for ourselves but if allowed, for other.
Julie Z.
5 out of 5
This rigorous course provides a space for spiritual growth and introspection that will change you. It will help you to experience a higher level of consciousness for yourself and for helping others. If you are already a counselor you may think you know all of this already. Be prepared to learn techniques that can be used in addition to the counseling techniques that you are familiar with. This is a whole new perspective. It is uplifting for you and for those who come to you for help.
Anjali C.
5 out of 5
A spiritually rich and rewarding course for the upliftment of the soul. A beautiful divine journey of learning, healing and evolving. Very well structured and coordinated. A profound course to understand the different levels of consciousness and the tools needed to live from that sacred space. Eternal gratitude and immense blessings to Diksha and the beautiful team at Ananda for this divine blessing ..
Meriç B.
5 out of 5
A life changing course
Wonderfully structured and well explained, which is not really easy with spiritual topics. I felt wonderfully supported. A great team that accompanied me. Great techniques that made me aware of the teachings Paramhansa Yogananda left us.
This course shows everyone how we can really listen and accompany our fellow human beings. It is the basis for a more peaceful world.
Thank you for your efforts and sharing this wonderful knowledge.
In friendship Meriç
jpinuela
5 out of 5
What a great experience! I would highly recommend this course to anyone who’s looking to take their spiritual practice to a very high level. Ananda Spiritual Counseling training is a very thorough and comprehensive program, this is a life changing experience that has had a positive effect on my life. There is nothing I would’ve changed or added differently.
Meenakshi T.
5 out of 5
This is a beautiful course with angelic trainers. It gradually leads us towards recognizing the light of our soul and then spreading it to others. It was great to spend the past weeks in the company of saints and learning to connect to higher consciousness.
Ever grateful for the love and nurturing yo gave to all of us.
lovely
5 out of 5
I have enjoyed the Spiritual Counseling Training very much! I plan to go back and review everything that I have learned. From meeting with my wonderful peers to taking in the wisdom from our amazing teachers and faculty, I am deeply grateful! I am so happy that I took this training…
April R.
5 out of 5
A well rounded course that applies to everyone. Learning to listen and speak from my heart and knowing the difference when I am not is a game changer in every day life. The spiritual tools I have learned I will keep and use for the rest of my life life to keep myself uplifted and to help uplift others.
Michaelle B.
5 out of 5
The spiritual counseling course is a must for everyone, not only it helps you get to know yourself better but clearly define what it is that one needs to know in order to help others. Simple yet powerful tools that you can include in your day to day life. I came from a business background, and I can now easily help my client bridge the material world and the spiritual for a wholistic life, life biz balance.
paulmcc
5 out of 5
It is hard to put into words how wonderful this course has been. It was challenging and powerful and transformational. You learn a lot about yourself, and you also learn really useful tools and approaches to be able to help others. Wise and compassionate teachings delivered by kind, intelligent and beautiful people.
Paul, Ireland
bellamond
5 out of 5
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I was led to it by Yogananda, and although I wasn’t sure it was something I needed to pursue, I found out right away, it was exactly what I needed for my own development. Each module surprised me with yet another lesson I so deeply needed to embody for my own spiritual growth. I am on a path of service to help humanity with healing, and, I am still healing. I recommend this course for those who want to be Spiritual Counselors and for those who are on the path of Mastery/Self-Realization. I am forever grateful to the wonderful instructor, Diksha, and all of her beautiful helpers. The course was so professionally put together!
Amruta J.
5 out of 5
Spiritual Counselling course has done wonders for me. My attunement to super-consciousness has become finer and sharper and I feel divine presence even more now. I have learnt what different techniques are to live from a higher vibration point of view. I am very grateful to have learnt this soft skill to counsel someone not as therapy, but to connect the counselee to super-consciousness and help them get answers themselves.
I have particularly learnt a lot from the death and illness section. It is talked about so less in life, as if we can ignore it and it wont happen to anybody. We need to discuss these more from a positive frame of mind and I have learnt a lot regarding that from this course. Thank you so much teachers, faculty and students for a very memorable learning experience.
Elizabeth
5 out of 5
The enthusiasm of the instructor is infectious! The faculty is supportive. The course principles and techniques are concise, and accessible to a range of persons who desire to expand their practices for helping others. If you are looking to expand your own spirituality and to use that expansion to help others, I absolutely recommend this course!
carole
5 out of 5
This was my first experience with a program with Ananda, & I can only say, it wildly exceeded any expectations I had of what was possible! Diksha & the Ananda teachers have artfully blended the timeless teachings of Yogananda & contemporary human development that integrates the mind, body & soul. I felt a palpable shift in my beingness during the six weeks, and the ultimate testimonial is that my husband & friends noticed it, too. Being with a cohort of people committed to being divine channels to receive & shine God’s light was such a gift to me & how I hope to serve in this lifetime. My deepest appreciation to Ananda!
Jackie K.
5 out of 5
God bless Diksha and faculty, for this powerful opportunity, for enabling us to connect deeply with some truly wonderful souls. This course has really changed my whole outlook on life, and how I view others in theirs! The coursework was inspiring, concise and challenged our notions of what we know to be. I will be using the amazing tools taught, to help guide me towards superconscious solutions for many years to come. My focus on service has shifted to a new and deeper level. I feel more confident in the channel I am becoming, to offer counseling and be open to serving in this way!
divisha
5 out of 5
Testimonial:
I found the Spiritual Counseling course to be very different from any other pure technique based course I’ve done. The course is wonderfully structured and requires us to delve deeper in our super-consciousness and intuitive ability to help people from the center of our hearts, holding them in the light of their greatest potential. It was such a joy to witness this journey unfold as I tuned in to the daily sadhanas, affirmations and self-reflective questions through journals and discussion forums. Diksha is a such a wonderful instructor, embodying the loving vibration and consciousness to be in the presence of which is in itself transforming. The course has transformed the way I perceive and approach my own life situations, the light in which I see others and connect with them, and the faith I have in God and Masters to unfold all solutions at the right time. I’m so grateful for all the mentors as part of this course, who were so prompt and generous with their time and energy in supporting each one of us through the course with their loving and encouraging insights. I learnt so much from all mentors and participants, and will continue soaking in the light and wisdom of this course. I strongly recommend this course to anyone is willing to delve deeper in their own highest truth, to serve people by helping them recognize theirs.
In Joy,
Divisha
proopali26
5 out of 5
This course came as blessing to me, I almost couldn’t join it. Everything about it is wonderful. Collection of videos in each unit, quizzes, assessments, interactions, webinars, Q&A, I learnt a lot. This course has been a wonderful opportunity to introspect myself and grow spiritually.
Thank you Diksha for putting so much efforts and energy thoughtfully and enrich our life with your kindness.
Truly grateful :)
Maryam de Bruijn - A.
5 out of 5
This Spiritual Counseling course is in my opinion very professionally made with heart and soul with a high spiritual content.
I have experienced this course as a gift from heaven for me. In a short time I learned a lot. It has helped me enormously to gain insight into myself and where I stand in my transformation process, also in relation to others. I have appreciated the guidance provided to me during this course. The content of the course offers a lot of wisdom. During the course I often experienced intensely the soothing presence of the Divine Mother who let me know that I was heard and seen. This is very valuable to me and I am grateful for it. I have always looked forward to the weekly webinars and also the interaction with my fellow students. The facilitators of this course are role models for me to be a clear channel for Divine Mother. This course addresses that and assists in self-healing and self-understanding that is needed to provide Spiritual counseling to others. All this made this course a special experience for me as if it was completely tailored to my personal growth in every phase of the course I was in. I have appreciated being with like-minded people in a sea of uplifting energy guided with love, care, joy and wisdom.
gelena
5 out of 5
I am very grateful for being a part of the online course “Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training” with Nayaswami Diksha.
This course has very good methodology and structure from the one side and it is very intuitive and hearted from the other. It gives practical tools for mind and heart for doing spiritual counseling. After the course one have clear idea and an experience how to do counseling session (both formally and informally). It was a blessing to participate thee course, especially in these difficult times of pandemic when people have a lot of challenges. Thank you to do it online, so I had an opportunity to join it from Russia.
I am very grateful to the author, director and a leader of the course Nayaswami Diksha, she is so sweet and loving and compassionate… That is so important to see in her the high example for helping people to grow spiritually thorough the hearted conversation and tools of yoga and meditation. And I am grateful for all the team and classmates for the hearted feelings and the safe and loving space there was created in the course and in our hearts. I met a lot of great souls.
Many blessings for Nayaswami Diksha, all the faculty and former and future participants and counselees.
Love and joy from Russia.
Matt C.
5 out of 5
This course offers the tools for a strong spiritual foundation in building our intuition, living superconsciously, and supporting others through spiritual counseling. As a Pastor who has offered pastoral counseling over many years, it helped to deepen my own counseling practice in ways that were not offered in seminary. Thank you!
Shikha
5 out of 5
I highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking to be of service to others or to deepen one’s own spiritual practices. The faculty members, study material, group participation, live interaction through assignments and webinars, all combined make it a profound and engaging experience. This course has exceeded all my expectations. I feel confidant, inspired, comfortable and at peace as I see myself on the path of service.
Thankyou, Nayaswami Diksha for your kind and nurturing presence at every step of the way.
Truly grateful,
Shikha
subha
5 out of 5
The Spiritual Counseling Course by Nayaswami Diksha is the best course I have enrolled in (and I have done quite a few)! Not only is the course invaluable in terms of resources, structure and inspiration, but it actually trains us to live more and more in the superconscious. I am immensely grateful for what the course has done to me in terms of being a counselor and a better devotee and more aligned to spiritual principles like non-judgment and having faith and trust in the counselee’s own ability to draw solutions from God. Just feeling Diksha’s vibrations throughout this course has also been a transformative experience for me in a way that I cannot put in words.
With Gratitude,
Shubha
Mumbai, India
Sushmita M.
5 out of 5
This was very inspirational and practical course. I can say, its life changing and must be done by anyone and everyone. Even if some one is not looking forward to take up spiritual counselling, still they should take this course to enhance their spiritual understanding and attunement to the Divine .
Also, the course is very well structured and coordinated by Nayaswami Diksha and all other associated teachers. Lots of opportunities were present to develop your skills through practical sessions.
Thanks a lot to entire team for the wonderful course
anakirsch
5 out of 5
This course was extremely high quality in terms of how it is laid out and the ways that it draws you in to interact with the instructor, fellow students, as well as other ministers. I felt very supported and encouraged as I was studying Spiritual Counseling. In the beginning, I was rather uncomfortable and unsure of myself, but through the practice counsel sessions, I gained more confidence and fell into a flow. My experience with this course sparks immense interest with taking more courses through the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation. Thank you so much for spreading Yogananda’s light in this way, and for empowering others to do the same through this training! It is desperately needed in the world today.
jennyfairbank
5 out of 5
The Spiritual Counseling was an incredible course! Nayaswami Diksha and all of the supporting staff were always available – very present and responsive throughout the course. Their dedication to this work and this spiritual path is emanant and impressive. They provided a comprehensive program that really deepened my connection to the Divine and my spiritual life, not to mention how it expanded my ability to be of service to my clients and students on a higher vibration. I learned to show up in that higher vibration and to how lift others whom I am counseling to do the same. I highly, highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to be a divine channel to help others.
J.F., Wimberley, TX
Amintha
5 out of 5
I highly recommend this course “Spiritual Counseling Training.” It was an eye opening and there were many AH HA moments for me. Diksha and her Team did a wonderful job putting together this course. I feel that I have good guidelines on how to counsel somebody, either with a planned scheduled counseling or last minute request for counseling. I want to take this opportunity to give my sincere appreciation and thanks for your great guidance and wisdom sharing!
Blessings,
Amintha
Brooke W.
5 out of 5
As usual, this course was presented with a high vibration. Deep aspects of Yogic mysticism are made relevant and useful with Diksha’s practical suggestions. Energy tools, affirmations, meditation, inspiring reading and resources to support anyone with questions about life have been curated to meet any need, including those delicate passages of illness, dying and death. I will be able to accompany my long-term client through her dying process with more cosmic light and comfort as a result of this course. Thank you!
drjanray
5 out of 5
Thank you, Nayaswami Diksha and all of the devotees behind the scenes, for a wonderful course. I have learned so much about how to help others when in the role of a spiritual counselor. I have learned so much about intuition. I have learned so many things that will help me along my personal spiritual path as well.
You all did an amazing job designing this course for online instruction with all of the personal interaction and feedback that really made a difference in learning. I know it was a tremendous amount of work for all of you. Please know how much your efforts are appreciated.
Blessings to all of you,
Jan
amparcells
5 out of 5
As an educator and healing arts practitioner, I have taken many training courses over the years, and I found the Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training to be one of the best. The curriculum was well planned, well-paced, comprehensive, and thorough with many meaningful opportunities for introspection, discovery, sharing, growth, collaboration, community, and inspiration. I will remain forever grateful for this time I had to learn from Nayaswami Diksha. The care, guidance, and love that she gave to all of us is a testament to her tireless efforts, dedication, and the high caliber and quality of education and training that can be expected from Ananda. I came away from this training feeling prepared, supported, and excited to confidently add spiritual counseling as a service I can provide for my clients.
With gratitude, Alisa, Woodbridge, CT, USA
vassolo
5 out of 5
What a wonderful and eye-opening course. The most valuable aspect of it for me was learning how to use my intuition when helping others. I tend to use my rational mind to solve problems, which doesn’t always work and often can make things even more confusing. By taking this course, I’ve learned how to tap into my intuition to address my own issues, as well as the issues of others. The course materials covered things like cultivating intuition, learning how to listen, the principles of spiritual counseling, and dealing with illness and death. The weekly webinars were fantastic as well! Our course leader Diksha share stories from her many years of experience in counseling others, which were very powerful, and answered all our questions on the subject of counseling. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to help others to discover their highest potential so that they can overcome their issues and grow.
veronique1
5 out of 5
I don’t think this course can be measured except to say that it is the Jewel in the Crown of Spiritual courses.
Give yourself a gift that could change your perception forever, and sign up for Ananda Spiritual Counselling.
Virginia M.
5 out of 5
I awake in the Light, I am joyful, I am free.
cfunari
5 out of 5
This course went beyond my expectations. Not only did I learn tools to help others and be of service, but I learned tools I can use to help myself live a life of joy, peace, energetic, and uplifted. I feel like I can face life now with so much more confidence, knowing I have to tools to help myself find solutions and help others find solutions. People have always felt very comfortable talking to me about their problems- so it is a role that is very comfortable for me. Yet, this class has given me practice and tools to help people help themselves and connect them to their higher power.
C.F., Bend, OR
Supriya
5 out of 5
This course was absolutely fabulous…everything I was hoping for, and more. I feel that I learned a lot and grew a lot in the 6 weeks I participated. I reflected deeply on the material presented, and used what I learned to not only become a better counselor but also to improve the depth and breadth of my own spiritual practices. The comments and feedback from staff were extremely helpful. I developed some wonderful, lasting relationships with fellow classmates. This course was truly the highlight of the year for me!
energyandjoy
5 out of 5
Spiritual Counseling is for Everyone could be the title. This course will help you as a yoga teacher, a yoga therapist, as a kriyaban, as someone who is new to meditation, or if you are just human and want to be a better person! From the foundational of recognizing and developing our intuition, to being a good listener, to practicing ways to be more superconscious and help others do the same, it is comprehensive. Material is presented a learned in an amazing variety of ways:
written, videos, webinars, guided audio spiritual practices, Zoom interactions with classmates, and discussion forums. This course is not about hanging out a shingle as a spiritual counselor, but rather how to talk with and support others (and yourself!) through various challenges in life. Bravo Diksha and all the support staff who helped with the course!
bwinchell
5 out of 5
A very rewarding course that presents wonderful techniques to developing intuition, listening with your heart, and being an effective conduit for Spirit to flow through and help others to find their own solutions. Well structured, complete, and thoughtfully presented, this course teaches a skill that is becoming more needed with each passing day, and will be very beneficial to many.
maneesha A.
5 out of 5
Maneesha Agrawal
Thanks a lot Diksha for the excellent course. You are a great GURU.
It enhanced the understanding of what is Spiritual guidance and the power of prayer with affirmations. Focusing on how to enchase the power of Intution. Loved the course in it’s total entirety .
Thanks a lot to the entire Ananda team.
sunflower
5 out of 5
This course was excellent. It exceeded all my expectations. It helped me not only to develop skills in spiritual counseling but also helped me to deepen my relationship with God.
Thomas S.
5 out of 5
This course was incredible, I loved watching the webinars, and the videos were very informative. This class helped me deepen my own sadhana and my connection to God and Guru.
stangiles
5 out of 5
The course preparation, organisation and presentation were of the highest order. The skills I learned have taken both my meditation practice and my healing practice to the next level. My passion is human potential, and I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this course to anyone who is seeking self improvement, higher level functioning, and a way to help and serve others.
nicolala
5 out of 5
Such a valuable wealth of wisdom to be found in this course! And most importantly, it teaches us how to tap into our own wisdom and that of others. I was also so impressed with the spiritual depth of my fellow classmates.
I have participated in many courses from Online with Ananda and can’t recommend them highly enough. So much thought, support and resources go into them. True spiritual seekers of all kinds are sure to find inspiration here.
Adam T.
5 out of 5
I second all the other positive reviews, and I would add a bit of my personal experience.
I came into this class because I had some understanding of intuition and wanted to strengthen it and WOW did this class deliver. With each week I have felt my intuitive “muscle” growing, and the inspiration I feel from this class is carrying me into greater intuitive practices even after it’s over.
Intuition is such a valuable tool for the spiritual seeker, and this class delivered above and beyond my expectations, which were already high to begin with.
Nick M.
5 out of 5
Such a great course that not only helps you develop and refine your counselling skills, but focuses on your own spiritual development and intuition as the foundation for helping others. You will learn about how calmness and emotional centred-ness are essential for good counselling, how active listening is a key, and how to get yourself out of the way to become a channel for Divine guidance, love, and wisdom. Very powerful!
sianda
5 out of 5
Everything was so well organized and releasing in the pace and sequences that helped us learn and grow into spiritual counselors. This is a course that benefits ourselves and others, for the lifetime. Thank you very much.
sumanbrar B.
5 out of 5
Excellent course! Exceeded my expectations in all areas… content, delivery, faculty and technical support. The unique style of weekly instructional videos, reading material, seminar, and structured homework (with faculty input) creates an incredible community and accountability for each participant. If a student falls behind, the faculty is there to support you to ensure you stay on track (I’ve never seen that level of accountability in any online course). Highly recommend for anyone interested in developing their own intuition, helping others and aspiring to live an intentional life. The instructor (Nayaswami Diksha) is extraordinary, a skilled teacher who lives and breaths these teachings…
Suman Brar – London, Ontario, Canada
Gregory S.
5 out of 5
I have been serving the dying at the bedside through hospice volunteering for over 20 years. The Ananda Spiritual Counseling program has provided me with renewed inspiration and an excellent and comprehensive set of methods that will improve my ability to serve the dying and their families. Greg Schneider, President, Hospice Volunteer Association, Brentwood CA
y0g1nadia
5 out of 5
All of Ananda’s Online class offerings are well-designed, well-paced, full of information and resources, and have the benefit of a spiritual base. The Online Spiritual Counseling class is no exception. Whether or not you choose to actually counsel, participation will deepen your existing practice. You will have access to wonderful materials from videos, webinars, manuals and classmates. I highly recommend this or any other Ananda course offering. This class will support you on your path.
nohkuhn
5 out of 5
This Course was excellent! The bounty of resource materials, combined with live webinar support and student interaction (exercises) provided valuable information, tools and practices for my personal and professional life. It was a deep, and inspiring program – very renewing for my spirit. I would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in developing (or deepening) their intuition and spiritual counseling skills.
Kavitha S.
4 out of 5
Lovely course. Pace is appropriate.
shellee
5 out of 5
Spiritual counseling online is a powerful course for self transformation that gives you a broad range of tools to be of service and relate to others from a higher perspective.
claudiawellness
5 out of 5
This course is a true channel to enhancing and enlightening your practice if you are already a practitioner for counseling, energy healing, yoga o meditation teacher or any other form of alternative therapy . The online interactions with classmates are enriching and well planned for timing, helping students grow confidence to approach the path of Spiritual Counseling. The course is very well organized and gives all the tools necessary to approach spiritual counseling in a very professional and respectful manner. One of the best online courses. Amazing Ananda online experience.
Looking forward to the next Ananda online courses available !
nicoledawnyoga
5 out of 5
I am blown away by how transformative this class has been online! It far exceeded any hopes or expectations I may have had. I now feel confident, calm, and prepared to help support others through challenging times by leading them to their inner truth from their highest self. I thoroughly appreciate all the efforts of the entire team who made it possible for us to have a beautiful educational experience together! I look forward to more online courses in the future!
Shabaka
5 out of 5
This course is so rich with content and heart!
A powerful opportunity to experience deepening your own connection (intuition) with your higher self and becoming of greater service to others through very practical methods. A surprise benefit is how the on-line version connects you with your classmates’ energy so seamlessly. Perceived borders of borders of both time and space dissolve readily in class group assignments, one-on-one practice sessions and the live webinars.
A truly skillfully crafted course!
With Gratitude and Blessings,
Minh T.
5 out of 5
Great course. This course is very informative and practical. It helps deepening my spirtual, and meditation practice. The course material is well organized. Counseling sessions with classmates were very helpful way to learned and supported each others in this spiritual journey. Spiritual Counseling Traning also helps me raise my energy, consciousness and to get in touch with my True Self -Divine Guidance to benefit others and myself.
Many thanks and blessings.
massiecm
5 out of 5
I highly recommend this course. It was very inspiring and allowed me to look at practices in my own daily life, as well as teaching me aspects of spiritual counseling, intuition, consciousness and spiritual living. It was well organized and thoughtful. The support and kindness of the instructors and other students was felt like a warm, compassionate, caring community.
Rebekah S.
5 out of 5
This spiritual counseling course is life enhancing! Taking the course online allows you to incorporate meditation and movement practices into your daily life. As the course progresses, your level of consciousness and spirituality grows. Deeply touched by the support and inspiration from the teachers and participants. Thank you All for grounding me in my body, filling my heart with love and compassion and bringing clarity and awareness of super consciousness in life.
yogilee
5 out of 5
One of the best online courses I have ever taken! If you are looking for a connection with others you will not be disappointed. This is a great mixture of individual assignments as well as team/collaborative exercises. I was very afraid before signing up, but decided to face my fears anyways. This course was planned out extremely well and allowed me to slowly gain confidence just as I needed it. The course work builds on each other and has a helpful flow to the teachings and exercises. I will definitely take another online Ananda course as I am confident it will be as well prepared and completed as this one!
cathleenelliott
5 out of 5
What a beautiful, thoughtful, course. I not only learned critical spiritual counseling skills, but I also thoroughly enjoyed it.
nataliabrcoelho
5 out of 5
This course this an incredible tool not only for proving spiritual counseling in a professional manner but also in empowering us to help others connect to their higher selves. I was deeply inspired by the teachings and all that was shared by the teachers and other participants.
suzanne
5 out of 5
Spiritual Counseling is a professionally presented and thorough course encompassing the realms of states of consciousness, intuition, as well as how to be a loving and compassionate presence in the world. With the combination of videos, webinars, discussion forums, in addition to experiential activities and guided meditation practices, this course offers something for anyone looking to connect with their higher self regardless of if they would like to practice the art of spiritual counseling.
bkrippy
5 out of 5
This course lead by Nayaswami Diksha “Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training” I would highly recommend to anyone looking to know themselves on a deeper spiritual level and would like to share with others love and light to their own spiritual questions in life.
This course has been transforming to my own understanding of what Spiritual Counseling is and is not.
I believe that this has offered me resources that will help me for many years to come.
I would like to thank Nayaswami Diksha and all the other wonderful people at Ananda that have made these teachings so easily available to us to grow and learn.
Kind regards Bernie
Mare B.
5 out of 5
The Spiritual Counseling Training is like taking a course with a loving mother who gently shows you how to fly on your own.
M.B., Cocoa Beach, Fl.
74 reviews for Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training Reviews
I learned so much during this course. The deeper understanding of my mind and the ability to speak clearly about it and grow and understand my intuition and realize when I am operating from a higher self compared to a subconscious place. The feedback received during our video sessions was essential and there was profound learning during giving each other feedback as well. Thank you for putting this course together! Wish you all lots of love and compassion!
Nyaswami Diksha is a gentle giant of a teacher. She incarnates the Divine Mother and teaches to our souls and to our deep desires, helping us to become also agents of Divine Mother to our friends, colleagues, and family. By sharing powerful practices for intuition, listening, and healing and by teaching us the wise application of the energy tools bequeathed to us, she transmits degrees of spiritual authority that with our openness and practice grow and blossom. For anyone who wants to become a more useful servant in healing the heart of mankind, this course offers wisdom and skills from a long tradition of self-realization.
It is a beautifully designed course that has helped me not only to learn skills and subtle techniques to help others but also to address my own issues. It has been a wonderful journey where I have felt deep healing and love within my heart and I feel blessed to be a part of this course. Wonderful faculty and amazing peers, it’s been so far one of the most uplifting courses I have had! Would strongly recommend it to anyone who feels drawn to Spiritual counseling..
I would highly recommend this online course to anyone who is looking for a deeper understanding of what is truly means to be in the role of a counselor. There is a wealth of inspirational content that gives you the tools you need to progressively put what you learn into practice, unit by unit, all the while reflecting and observing yourself. Topics such as how to deal with grief, illness and death, amongst others, are covered so that by the end of the course you will feel more equipped to deal with situations that might have seemed challenging beforehand. Overall, this is a beautifully designed course that allows you to create friendships across timezones, and where you feel supported throughout the learning experience.
When I took the spiritual counseling course, I wasn’t at first sure what it was all about. Spiritual counseling is about helping others to solve their own problems with greater clarity by raising both the counselor’s and the counselee’s level of consciousness to a higher level, and by using affirmations, prayer, and activities which guide the counselee in a more positive direction. It is a whole new way to see and relate to others, from soul to soul, rather than from outward and superficial appearances. It is a way to develop intuition, which we all have but seldom use, so that the solution which is exactly right for the individual can be found.
I count this course as one of the most important courses that I ever took because it has broadened my understanding of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings, and it has enabled me to meet people from all over the world through online discussion forums and practice counseling sessions, people who share the “desireless desire” to go deeper in their spirituality, and to know the Divine in whatever form they hold dear. Whatever the student’s religious background or tradition, the student will find wonderful tools to help others as well as themselves to see problems from a solution-oriented perspective, rather than a problem-oriented one. The caring and highly intuitive instructors have used and practiced these techniques themselves for many years, and share stories and examples of how to tackle even the most difficult problems. There are also many audios, videos and readings which fully explain how to use these techniques.
Even if you are not planning to offer spiritual counseling, it will help you immensely in relating to your family, friends, neighbors and everyone you meet. I highly recommend this course!
BA.
I highly recommend the spiritual counseling course, there are not enough words to describe, I feel in my heart it is a long life training that each of us can improve in daily practice. So grateful for all the team of great souls.
I highly recommend the Spiritual Counseling course to everyone, for it teaches us how to listen to others without judging or trying to fix them. Furthermore, the tools and techniques are beneficial because we can use them to guide others in seeking their own solutions. Withal, the Counselor and Counselee practices have been so moving and uplifting that I have found myself naturally practicing with family, friends, and students.
P.G., Burlingame, Ca.
There is a quality to this course that is difficult to describe as it can only be known through experience. The content is amazing, and the delivery is extraordinary. There is a unique depth, wisdom and care that is consistently expressed by the course leader and support team. The tools and techniques are taught and shared with thorough understanding, the team don’t only deliver with skill they also ensure that the participants receive and understand what is being taught on an experiential level. This is a beautiful course, a journey of self-discovery and an opportunity to learn how to serve the highest spiritual nature in others.
This is truly a life changing course. The elements of this course can not only be applied to spiritual counseling sessions but also to our day to day lives. The course provides several tools and techniques for upliftment of our soul and of others around us. I feel immense gratitude towards the teachers of this course for providing such a remarkable experience.
There is no way to write about all of the effects from the energies presented in this class. I am still realizing ideas that were presented and I know those realizations will continue for a long time. This is an incredible course for anyone, whether or not they think they want to be a Spiritual Counselor.
To anybody looking for more compassionate ways of being helpful to others and to yourself, this course is for you! The teachers and staff are kind, caring and knowledgeable and the amount of tools and resources given were impressive! Thanks again and many blessings to you all!
This is a wonderful course, without doubt the best I have ever done. It teaches the student how to access their intuitive understanding, and using a few simple techniques shows how people can be genuinely helped to see their difficulties, and their life, from a higher perspective. The course is run brilliantly by Nayaswami Diksha and her fantastic team. It has been a life-changing experience for me to partake of this course and I recommend it without reservation. Grateful thanks to Diksha, Suzanne, Hansa and all the team, and also to my classmates, for making this such a deep experience.
This course is beautifully organized, the instruction material and attention that was displayed by Nayaswami Diksha and supportive staff from Ananda’s to help us thrive as Spiritual Counselor was not only profound but also well explained with opportunities to read it, hear it, watch it in videos and finally to practice.
I would encourage this course to be taken by everyone who in one way or another reads or hears about this course.
To mention one valuable teaching; learning about the subconsciousness, consciousness and superconsciousess mind are very powerful. When we become aware that with intention, determination and the techniques given to us as well as prayer we do have the potential to transmute energy from subconscious mind (negative) to superconscious mind (our highest self) not only for ourselves but if allowed, for other.
This rigorous course provides a space for spiritual growth and introspection that will change you. It will help you to experience a higher level of consciousness for yourself and for helping others. If you are already a counselor you may think you know all of this already. Be prepared to learn techniques that can be used in addition to the counseling techniques that you are familiar with. This is a whole new perspective. It is uplifting for you and for those who come to you for help.
A spiritually rich and rewarding course for the upliftment of the soul. A beautiful divine journey of learning, healing and evolving. Very well structured and coordinated. A profound course to understand the different levels of consciousness and the tools needed to live from that sacred space. Eternal gratitude and immense blessings to Diksha and the beautiful team at Ananda for this divine blessing ..
A life changing course
Wonderfully structured and well explained, which is not really easy with spiritual topics. I felt wonderfully supported. A great team that accompanied me. Great techniques that made me aware of the teachings Paramhansa Yogananda left us.
This course shows everyone how we can really listen and accompany our fellow human beings. It is the basis for a more peaceful world.
Thank you for your efforts and sharing this wonderful knowledge.
In friendship Meriç
What a great experience! I would highly recommend this course to anyone who’s looking to take their spiritual practice to a very high level. Ananda Spiritual Counseling training is a very thorough and comprehensive program, this is a life changing experience that has had a positive effect on my life. There is nothing I would’ve changed or added differently.
This is a beautiful course with angelic trainers. It gradually leads us towards recognizing the light of our soul and then spreading it to others. It was great to spend the past weeks in the company of saints and learning to connect to higher consciousness.
Ever grateful for the love and nurturing yo gave to all of us.
I have enjoyed the Spiritual Counseling Training very much! I plan to go back and review everything that I have learned. From meeting with my wonderful peers to taking in the wisdom from our amazing teachers and faculty, I am deeply grateful! I am so happy that I took this training…
A well rounded course that applies to everyone. Learning to listen and speak from my heart and knowing the difference when I am not is a game changer in every day life. The spiritual tools I have learned I will keep and use for the rest of my life life to keep myself uplifted and to help uplift others.
The spiritual counseling course is a must for everyone, not only it helps you get to know yourself better but clearly define what it is that one needs to know in order to help others. Simple yet powerful tools that you can include in your day to day life. I came from a business background, and I can now easily help my client bridge the material world and the spiritual for a wholistic life, life biz balance.
It is hard to put into words how wonderful this course has been. It was challenging and powerful and transformational. You learn a lot about yourself, and you also learn really useful tools and approaches to be able to help others. Wise and compassionate teachings delivered by kind, intelligent and beautiful people.
Paul, Ireland
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I was led to it by Yogananda, and although I wasn’t sure it was something I needed to pursue, I found out right away, it was exactly what I needed for my own development. Each module surprised me with yet another lesson I so deeply needed to embody for my own spiritual growth. I am on a path of service to help humanity with healing, and, I am still healing. I recommend this course for those who want to be Spiritual Counselors and for those who are on the path of Mastery/Self-Realization. I am forever grateful to the wonderful instructor, Diksha, and all of her beautiful helpers. The course was so professionally put together!
Spiritual Counselling course has done wonders for me. My attunement to super-consciousness has become finer and sharper and I feel divine presence even more now. I have learnt what different techniques are to live from a higher vibration point of view. I am very grateful to have learnt this soft skill to counsel someone not as therapy, but to connect the counselee to super-consciousness and help them get answers themselves.
I have particularly learnt a lot from the death and illness section. It is talked about so less in life, as if we can ignore it and it wont happen to anybody. We need to discuss these more from a positive frame of mind and I have learnt a lot regarding that from this course. Thank you so much teachers, faculty and students for a very memorable learning experience.
The enthusiasm of the instructor is infectious! The faculty is supportive. The course principles and techniques are concise, and accessible to a range of persons who desire to expand their practices for helping others. If you are looking to expand your own spirituality and to use that expansion to help others, I absolutely recommend this course!
This was my first experience with a program with Ananda, & I can only say, it wildly exceeded any expectations I had of what was possible! Diksha & the Ananda teachers have artfully blended the timeless teachings of Yogananda & contemporary human development that integrates the mind, body & soul. I felt a palpable shift in my beingness during the six weeks, and the ultimate testimonial is that my husband & friends noticed it, too. Being with a cohort of people committed to being divine channels to receive & shine God’s light was such a gift to me & how I hope to serve in this lifetime. My deepest appreciation to Ananda!
God bless Diksha and faculty, for this powerful opportunity, for enabling us to connect deeply with some truly wonderful souls. This course has really changed my whole outlook on life, and how I view others in theirs! The coursework was inspiring, concise and challenged our notions of what we know to be. I will be using the amazing tools taught, to help guide me towards superconscious solutions for many years to come. My focus on service has shifted to a new and deeper level. I feel more confident in the channel I am becoming, to offer counseling and be open to serving in this way!
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I found the Spiritual Counseling course to be very different from any other pure technique based course I’ve done. The course is wonderfully structured and requires us to delve deeper in our super-consciousness and intuitive ability to help people from the center of our hearts, holding them in the light of their greatest potential. It was such a joy to witness this journey unfold as I tuned in to the daily sadhanas, affirmations and self-reflective questions through journals and discussion forums. Diksha is a such a wonderful instructor, embodying the loving vibration and consciousness to be in the presence of which is in itself transforming. The course has transformed the way I perceive and approach my own life situations, the light in which I see others and connect with them, and the faith I have in God and Masters to unfold all solutions at the right time. I’m so grateful for all the mentors as part of this course, who were so prompt and generous with their time and energy in supporting each one of us through the course with their loving and encouraging insights. I learnt so much from all mentors and participants, and will continue soaking in the light and wisdom of this course. I strongly recommend this course to anyone is willing to delve deeper in their own highest truth, to serve people by helping them recognize theirs.
In Joy,
Divisha
This course came as blessing to me, I almost couldn’t join it. Everything about it is wonderful. Collection of videos in each unit, quizzes, assessments, interactions, webinars, Q&A, I learnt a lot. This course has been a wonderful opportunity to introspect myself and grow spiritually.
Thank you Diksha for putting so much efforts and energy thoughtfully and enrich our life with your kindness.
Truly grateful :)
This Spiritual Counseling course is in my opinion very professionally made with heart and soul with a high spiritual content.
I have experienced this course as a gift from heaven for me. In a short time I learned a lot. It has helped me enormously to gain insight into myself and where I stand in my transformation process, also in relation to others. I have appreciated the guidance provided to me during this course. The content of the course offers a lot of wisdom. During the course I often experienced intensely the soothing presence of the Divine Mother who let me know that I was heard and seen. This is very valuable to me and I am grateful for it. I have always looked forward to the weekly webinars and also the interaction with my fellow students. The facilitators of this course are role models for me to be a clear channel for Divine Mother. This course addresses that and assists in self-healing and self-understanding that is needed to provide Spiritual counseling to others. All this made this course a special experience for me as if it was completely tailored to my personal growth in every phase of the course I was in. I have appreciated being with like-minded people in a sea of uplifting energy guided with love, care, joy and wisdom.
I am very grateful for being a part of the online course “Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training” with Nayaswami Diksha.
This course has very good methodology and structure from the one side and it is very intuitive and hearted from the other. It gives practical tools for mind and heart for doing spiritual counseling. After the course one have clear idea and an experience how to do counseling session (both formally and informally). It was a blessing to participate thee course, especially in these difficult times of pandemic when people have a lot of challenges. Thank you to do it online, so I had an opportunity to join it from Russia.
I am very grateful to the author, director and a leader of the course Nayaswami Diksha, she is so sweet and loving and compassionate… That is so important to see in her the high example for helping people to grow spiritually thorough the hearted conversation and tools of yoga and meditation. And I am grateful for all the team and classmates for the hearted feelings and the safe and loving space there was created in the course and in our hearts. I met a lot of great souls.
Many blessings for Nayaswami Diksha, all the faculty and former and future participants and counselees.
Love and joy from Russia.
This course offers the tools for a strong spiritual foundation in building our intuition, living superconsciously, and supporting others through spiritual counseling. As a Pastor who has offered pastoral counseling over many years, it helped to deepen my own counseling practice in ways that were not offered in seminary. Thank you!
I highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking to be of service to others or to deepen one’s own spiritual practices. The faculty members, study material, group participation, live interaction through assignments and webinars, all combined make it a profound and engaging experience. This course has exceeded all my expectations. I feel confidant, inspired, comfortable and at peace as I see myself on the path of service.
Thankyou, Nayaswami Diksha for your kind and nurturing presence at every step of the way.
Truly grateful,
Shikha
The Spiritual Counseling Course by Nayaswami Diksha is the best course I have enrolled in (and I have done quite a few)! Not only is the course invaluable in terms of resources, structure and inspiration, but it actually trains us to live more and more in the superconscious. I am immensely grateful for what the course has done to me in terms of being a counselor and a better devotee and more aligned to spiritual principles like non-judgment and having faith and trust in the counselee’s own ability to draw solutions from God. Just feeling Diksha’s vibrations throughout this course has also been a transformative experience for me in a way that I cannot put in words.
With Gratitude,
Shubha
Mumbai, India
This was very inspirational and practical course. I can say, its life changing and must be done by anyone and everyone. Even if some one is not looking forward to take up spiritual counselling, still they should take this course to enhance their spiritual understanding and attunement to the Divine .
Also, the course is very well structured and coordinated by Nayaswami Diksha and all other associated teachers. Lots of opportunities were present to develop your skills through practical sessions.
Thanks a lot to entire team for the wonderful course
This course was extremely high quality in terms of how it is laid out and the ways that it draws you in to interact with the instructor, fellow students, as well as other ministers. I felt very supported and encouraged as I was studying Spiritual Counseling. In the beginning, I was rather uncomfortable and unsure of myself, but through the practice counsel sessions, I gained more confidence and fell into a flow. My experience with this course sparks immense interest with taking more courses through the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation. Thank you so much for spreading Yogananda’s light in this way, and for empowering others to do the same through this training! It is desperately needed in the world today.
The Spiritual Counseling was an incredible course! Nayaswami Diksha and all of the supporting staff were always available – very present and responsive throughout the course. Their dedication to this work and this spiritual path is emanant and impressive. They provided a comprehensive program that really deepened my connection to the Divine and my spiritual life, not to mention how it expanded my ability to be of service to my clients and students on a higher vibration. I learned to show up in that higher vibration and to how lift others whom I am counseling to do the same. I highly, highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to be a divine channel to help others.
J.F., Wimberley, TX
I highly recommend this course “Spiritual Counseling Training.” It was an eye opening and there were many AH HA moments for me. Diksha and her Team did a wonderful job putting together this course. I feel that I have good guidelines on how to counsel somebody, either with a planned scheduled counseling or last minute request for counseling. I want to take this opportunity to give my sincere appreciation and thanks for your great guidance and wisdom sharing!
Blessings,
Amintha
As usual, this course was presented with a high vibration. Deep aspects of Yogic mysticism are made relevant and useful with Diksha’s practical suggestions. Energy tools, affirmations, meditation, inspiring reading and resources to support anyone with questions about life have been curated to meet any need, including those delicate passages of illness, dying and death. I will be able to accompany my long-term client through her dying process with more cosmic light and comfort as a result of this course. Thank you!
Thank you, Nayaswami Diksha and all of the devotees behind the scenes, for a wonderful course. I have learned so much about how to help others when in the role of a spiritual counselor. I have learned so much about intuition. I have learned so many things that will help me along my personal spiritual path as well.
You all did an amazing job designing this course for online instruction with all of the personal interaction and feedback that really made a difference in learning. I know it was a tremendous amount of work for all of you. Please know how much your efforts are appreciated.
Blessings to all of you,
Jan
As an educator and healing arts practitioner, I have taken many training courses over the years, and I found the Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training to be one of the best. The curriculum was well planned, well-paced, comprehensive, and thorough with many meaningful opportunities for introspection, discovery, sharing, growth, collaboration, community, and inspiration. I will remain forever grateful for this time I had to learn from Nayaswami Diksha. The care, guidance, and love that she gave to all of us is a testament to her tireless efforts, dedication, and the high caliber and quality of education and training that can be expected from Ananda. I came away from this training feeling prepared, supported, and excited to confidently add spiritual counseling as a service I can provide for my clients.
With gratitude, Alisa, Woodbridge, CT, USA
What a wonderful and eye-opening course. The most valuable aspect of it for me was learning how to use my intuition when helping others. I tend to use my rational mind to solve problems, which doesn’t always work and often can make things even more confusing. By taking this course, I’ve learned how to tap into my intuition to address my own issues, as well as the issues of others. The course materials covered things like cultivating intuition, learning how to listen, the principles of spiritual counseling, and dealing with illness and death. The weekly webinars were fantastic as well! Our course leader Diksha share stories from her many years of experience in counseling others, which were very powerful, and answered all our questions on the subject of counseling. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to help others to discover their highest potential so that they can overcome their issues and grow.
I don’t think this course can be measured except to say that it is the Jewel in the Crown of Spiritual courses.
Give yourself a gift that could change your perception forever, and sign up for Ananda Spiritual Counselling.
I awake in the Light, I am joyful, I am free.
This course went beyond my expectations. Not only did I learn tools to help others and be of service, but I learned tools I can use to help myself live a life of joy, peace, energetic, and uplifted. I feel like I can face life now with so much more confidence, knowing I have to tools to help myself find solutions and help others find solutions. People have always felt very comfortable talking to me about their problems- so it is a role that is very comfortable for me. Yet, this class has given me practice and tools to help people help themselves and connect them to their higher power.
C.F., Bend, OR
This course was absolutely fabulous…everything I was hoping for, and more. I feel that I learned a lot and grew a lot in the 6 weeks I participated. I reflected deeply on the material presented, and used what I learned to not only become a better counselor but also to improve the depth and breadth of my own spiritual practices. The comments and feedback from staff were extremely helpful. I developed some wonderful, lasting relationships with fellow classmates. This course was truly the highlight of the year for me!
Spiritual Counseling is for Everyone could be the title. This course will help you as a yoga teacher, a yoga therapist, as a kriyaban, as someone who is new to meditation, or if you are just human and want to be a better person! From the foundational of recognizing and developing our intuition, to being a good listener, to practicing ways to be more superconscious and help others do the same, it is comprehensive. Material is presented a learned in an amazing variety of ways:
written, videos, webinars, guided audio spiritual practices, Zoom interactions with classmates, and discussion forums. This course is not about hanging out a shingle as a spiritual counselor, but rather how to talk with and support others (and yourself!) through various challenges in life. Bravo Diksha and all the support staff who helped with the course!
A very rewarding course that presents wonderful techniques to developing intuition, listening with your heart, and being an effective conduit for Spirit to flow through and help others to find their own solutions. Well structured, complete, and thoughtfully presented, this course teaches a skill that is becoming more needed with each passing day, and will be very beneficial to many.
Maneesha Agrawal
Thanks a lot Diksha for the excellent course. You are a great GURU.
It enhanced the understanding of what is Spiritual guidance and the power of prayer with affirmations. Focusing on how to enchase the power of Intution. Loved the course in it’s total entirety .
Thanks a lot to the entire Ananda team.
This course was excellent. It exceeded all my expectations. It helped me not only to develop skills in spiritual counseling but also helped me to deepen my relationship with God.
This course was incredible, I loved watching the webinars, and the videos were very informative. This class helped me deepen my own sadhana and my connection to God and Guru.
The course preparation, organisation and presentation were of the highest order. The skills I learned have taken both my meditation practice and my healing practice to the next level. My passion is human potential, and I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this course to anyone who is seeking self improvement, higher level functioning, and a way to help and serve others.
Such a valuable wealth of wisdom to be found in this course! And most importantly, it teaches us how to tap into our own wisdom and that of others. I was also so impressed with the spiritual depth of my fellow classmates.
I have participated in many courses from Online with Ananda and can’t recommend them highly enough. So much thought, support and resources go into them. True spiritual seekers of all kinds are sure to find inspiration here.
I second all the other positive reviews, and I would add a bit of my personal experience.
I came into this class because I had some understanding of intuition and wanted to strengthen it and WOW did this class deliver. With each week I have felt my intuitive “muscle” growing, and the inspiration I feel from this class is carrying me into greater intuitive practices even after it’s over.
Intuition is such a valuable tool for the spiritual seeker, and this class delivered above and beyond my expectations, which were already high to begin with.
Such a great course that not only helps you develop and refine your counselling skills, but focuses on your own spiritual development and intuition as the foundation for helping others. You will learn about how calmness and emotional centred-ness are essential for good counselling, how active listening is a key, and how to get yourself out of the way to become a channel for Divine guidance, love, and wisdom. Very powerful!
Everything was so well organized and releasing in the pace and sequences that helped us learn and grow into spiritual counselors. This is a course that benefits ourselves and others, for the lifetime. Thank you very much.
Excellent course! Exceeded my expectations in all areas… content, delivery, faculty and technical support. The unique style of weekly instructional videos, reading material, seminar, and structured homework (with faculty input) creates an incredible community and accountability for each participant. If a student falls behind, the faculty is there to support you to ensure you stay on track (I’ve never seen that level of accountability in any online course). Highly recommend for anyone interested in developing their own intuition, helping others and aspiring to live an intentional life. The instructor (Nayaswami Diksha) is extraordinary, a skilled teacher who lives and breaths these teachings…
Suman Brar – London, Ontario, Canada
I have been serving the dying at the bedside through hospice volunteering for over 20 years. The Ananda Spiritual Counseling program has provided me with renewed inspiration and an excellent and comprehensive set of methods that will improve my ability to serve the dying and their families. Greg Schneider, President, Hospice Volunteer Association, Brentwood CA
All of Ananda’s Online class offerings are well-designed, well-paced, full of information and resources, and have the benefit of a spiritual base. The Online Spiritual Counseling class is no exception. Whether or not you choose to actually counsel, participation will deepen your existing practice. You will have access to wonderful materials from videos, webinars, manuals and classmates. I highly recommend this or any other Ananda course offering. This class will support you on your path.
This Course was excellent! The bounty of resource materials, combined with live webinar support and student interaction (exercises) provided valuable information, tools and practices for my personal and professional life. It was a deep, and inspiring program – very renewing for my spirit. I would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in developing (or deepening) their intuition and spiritual counseling skills.
Lovely course. Pace is appropriate.
Spiritual counseling online is a powerful course for self transformation that gives you a broad range of tools to be of service and relate to others from a higher perspective.
This course is a true channel to enhancing and enlightening your practice if you are already a practitioner for counseling, energy healing, yoga o meditation teacher or any other form of alternative therapy . The online interactions with classmates are enriching and well planned for timing, helping students grow confidence to approach the path of Spiritual Counseling. The course is very well organized and gives all the tools necessary to approach spiritual counseling in a very professional and respectful manner. One of the best online courses. Amazing Ananda online experience.
Looking forward to the next Ananda online courses available !
I am blown away by how transformative this class has been online! It far exceeded any hopes or expectations I may have had. I now feel confident, calm, and prepared to help support others through challenging times by leading them to their inner truth from their highest self. I thoroughly appreciate all the efforts of the entire team who made it possible for us to have a beautiful educational experience together! I look forward to more online courses in the future!
This course is so rich with content and heart!
A powerful opportunity to experience deepening your own connection (intuition) with your higher self and becoming of greater service to others through very practical methods. A surprise benefit is how the on-line version connects you with your classmates’ energy so seamlessly. Perceived borders of borders of both time and space dissolve readily in class group assignments, one-on-one practice sessions and the live webinars.
A truly skillfully crafted course!
With Gratitude and Blessings,
Great course. This course is very informative and practical. It helps deepening my spirtual, and meditation practice. The course material is well organized. Counseling sessions with classmates were very helpful way to learned and supported each others in this spiritual journey. Spiritual Counseling Traning also helps me raise my energy, consciousness and to get in touch with my True Self -Divine Guidance to benefit others and myself.
Many thanks and blessings.
I highly recommend this course. It was very inspiring and allowed me to look at practices in my own daily life, as well as teaching me aspects of spiritual counseling, intuition, consciousness and spiritual living. It was well organized and thoughtful. The support and kindness of the instructors and other students was felt like a warm, compassionate, caring community.
This spiritual counseling course is life enhancing! Taking the course online allows you to incorporate meditation and movement practices into your daily life. As the course progresses, your level of consciousness and spirituality grows. Deeply touched by the support and inspiration from the teachers and participants. Thank you All for grounding me in my body, filling my heart with love and compassion and bringing clarity and awareness of super consciousness in life.
One of the best online courses I have ever taken! If you are looking for a connection with others you will not be disappointed. This is a great mixture of individual assignments as well as team/collaborative exercises. I was very afraid before signing up, but decided to face my fears anyways. This course was planned out extremely well and allowed me to slowly gain confidence just as I needed it. The course work builds on each other and has a helpful flow to the teachings and exercises. I will definitely take another online Ananda course as I am confident it will be as well prepared and completed as this one!
What a beautiful, thoughtful, course. I not only learned critical spiritual counseling skills, but I also thoroughly enjoyed it.
This course this an incredible tool not only for proving spiritual counseling in a professional manner but also in empowering us to help others connect to their higher selves. I was deeply inspired by the teachings and all that was shared by the teachers and other participants.
Spiritual Counseling is a professionally presented and thorough course encompassing the realms of states of consciousness, intuition, as well as how to be a loving and compassionate presence in the world. With the combination of videos, webinars, discussion forums, in addition to experiential activities and guided meditation practices, this course offers something for anyone looking to connect with their higher self regardless of if they would like to practice the art of spiritual counseling.
This course lead by Nayaswami Diksha “Ananda Spiritual Counseling Training” I would highly recommend to anyone looking to know themselves on a deeper spiritual level and would like to share with others love and light to their own spiritual questions in life.
This course has been transforming to my own understanding of what Spiritual Counseling is and is not.
I believe that this has offered me resources that will help me for many years to come.
I would like to thank Nayaswami Diksha and all the other wonderful people at Ananda that have made these teachings so easily available to us to grow and learn.
Kind regards Bernie
The Spiritual Counseling Training is like taking a course with a loving mother who gently shows you how to fly on your own.
M.B., Cocoa Beach, Fl.