Last weekend marked the culmination of an extraordinary year as over 700 people filled the Del Oro Theater in Grass Valley, California to watch the debut screening of the film Finding Happiness. I had the great honor to be part of the cast and also produce the soundtrack for this exquisite film by director Ted Nicolaou which was based on … Read More
Over the years, many friends and acquaintances have asked me to write down my ideas regarding children, especially in terms of helping them to open up to their own spiritual nature, but also in the more practical areas of life. This free e-book’s chapters provide special insights about raising teens and a special bonus section. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter … Read More
By Mary Kretzmann excerpted from “Finding God in Your Family” Children ask about the beginning of life. It may come up after they heard something on the schoolyard, and when we the parents aren’t quite ready for it. It might be sparked by things in movies, discussions at school, or by items in the news. And, of course, it comes … Read More
A Healer’s Handbook Channeling the Light of Yogananda and Christ Mary Kretzmann has served as the director of the Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry for nearly 30 years, which has furnished her with a unique opportunity to guide many around the world in techniques such as healing prayers and affirmations, visualizations, partial fasting, and more. Her work over these years has … Read More
Mary Kretzmann, Director of Ananda’s Healing Prayer Ministry, offers regular healing prayer classes at The Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village. The classes offer Yogananda’s techniques of using will power and Cosmic Energy for physical, mental, and spiritual healing. You will learn: Yogic healing methods Techniques for increasing vitality Affirmations for self-transformation How to use sound for harmonizing physical, mental, … Read More
Spiritual Family Life Paramhansa Yogananda Prayers for True and Lasting Love Dos and Don’ts of Good Parenting Prayer Demands for Children Swami Kriyananda Spiritualizing Family Life Life’s Little Secrets Superconscious Living Exercises – with children Other Ananda Teachers How to Build Fulfilling Relationships, by Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi Finding God in Your Family, by Mary Kretzmann Education and Parenting Books from … Read More
Our love must not be limited to those who are near to us. The divine purpose of close relationships is to expand that love. Nature breaks the ties of family life only to teach us that the love we give our family needs to be extended also to our neighbors, our friends, our country and to all nations. —Paramhansa Yogananda, … Read More
It is time we learned that facts, and even skill, by themselves cannot produce a healthy society. Cooperation, positive thinking, kindness and other eternal values are essential to a truly productive life and to the attainment of the universal goal of all life: happiness. Swami Kriyananda Education for Life (EFL) This system was created to support children in the balanced … Read More
Good morning! So here we are in Crystal Hermitage dining room, where we come first thing for makeup and wardrobe. Here is Sarah Kreutz on the left, wardrobe director, and Elisabeth Granli on the right, who is here from LA to assist Elisabeth Rohm during the filming. This morning we will be shooting a “point of view” shot as we … Read More
About 45 years ago, I spent two and a half years paralyzed from the chest down. The neurosurgeons tried unsuccessfully to remove a cyst that was compressing my spinal cord, and a year of physical therapy brought no improvement, but a second surgery succeeded, and I gradually recovered the use of my legs. I’ve had a wonderful life, so don’t … Read More
