Guided Meditations

Nayaswami Sahaja leads you in a 20-minute guided meditation on developing and experiencing calmness within yourself. She is a longtime meditator and lives at Ananda Village, California.

A group of the Ananda monks lead a 32-minute guided meditation with Yogananda’s meditation techniques. Transcript Nayaswami Devarshi: Welcome friends to our meditation. Before we even begin with a prayer in the chat, let’s start to prepare for meditation already. Preparation for meditation Relax the mind. Let go of all worries and thoughts of the day, past, and future. Let’s … Read More

Gita Matlock leads a 30-minute guided meditation to help you to open your heart to love. She is a long time meditator and resident of Ananda Village. [Below is a verbatim transcription of this guided meditation. Take into account the nuanced differences between spoken and written meaningful expression.] Welcome to the meditation practice today friends, thank you for allowing me … Read More

By focusing on AUM, feel the importance of the experience of AUM through deep visualization, harmonizing and drawing us to peace within. Nayaswami Devi is one of Ananda’s founding members and its spiritual co-director, together with her spouse, Nayaswami Jyotish. Transcript Nayaswami Devi: Hello, everyone. We’re going to lead you through a guided meditation now on the waves of AUM … Read More

Watch this stunning video of a 20-minute guided meditation and visualization to awaken the chakras. This guided chakra meditation will take you on a journey into your chakras using amazingly beautiful imagery. Experience an inner awakening through this inward practice and realize a higher aspect of your own self. Nayaswami Diksha is a long time meditator and teacher at The Expanding … Read More

Nayaswami Jaya leads a 36-minute guided meditation focusing on the breath, bringing in devotion and God, feeling Joy and Peace, and thereby deepening awareness of the divine presence within. Nayaswami Jaya Helin is among the founding members of Ananda, and a long-time meditator and teacher. He serves to guide Ananda India. Transcript Nayaswami Jaya: Welcome, friends, to today’s meditation. My … Read More

Nayaswami Diksha guides you in this 17- minute meditation. She is a long time meditator and teacher at Ananda’s Expanding Light Retreat. Journey into deep relaxation and heart-opening with this guided meditation. From a prayerful beginning to calming breathwork and visualization, experience inner freedom and healing. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: Welcome, and thank you for joining me. I will guide you … Read More

Nayaswami Pranaba leads you in a 30-minute guided meditation on peace and calmness. He is a longtime meditator and teacher and lives at Ananda Village, California. Transcript Nayaswami Pranaba: Welcome. This is a great opportunity to dive deep in meditation. Preparing For Deepening Your Meditation Let’s begin by closing our eyes softly and focusing on just deep diaphragmatic abdominal breathing. … Read More

Badri Matlock leads you in an uplifting 20-minute guided meditation based on Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings. He is a longtime meditator and teacher and lives at Ananda Village, California.

Free yourself from stress in this 15-minute guided meditation for busy people. Experience peace of mind through this short and simple meditation for everyone. Mai Lee  is a longtime meditator and lives at Ananda Village, California. Transcript Mai Lee: Hello, friends, Thank you for joining me today, I want to walk you through my daily practice. Coming from a big … Read More

Nayaswami Premdas leads a 30-minute guided meditation to help you experience the intuitive Spirit within you. He is a longtime meditator and teacher at Ananda, serving meditation groups and centers all over America. Transcript Nayaswami Premdas: Welcome friends. I’m Nayaswami Premdas. And I’m here to help you in this guided meditation today. What Is the “Feeling Nature” of Meditation? If … Read More

Nayaswami Diksha leads a 16-minute guided meditation. She is a long time meditator and teacher at The Expanding Light Retreat. Intent of the Meditation A specific, highly effective technique of meditation (brought to the West by Yogananda) to help you develop greater concentration. With just a little practice each day, you can learn to concentrate, and you can feel more … Read More

A simple, practical technique to do everyday. Long-time meditator and founder of Ananda, Nayaswami Anandi Cornell, guides us in an exercise for de stressing the body and preparing to meditate spiritually. Transcript Nayaswami Anandi Let’s practice together a guided meditation exercise to help you release stress and to tune in again to your innate calmness and happiness. Deep Breathing Guided … Read More

Ganesha Kieran leads a 30-minute guided meditation. He is a long time meditator and teacher at Ananda. Transcript Ganesha Kieran: Hello, friends, Welcome. This morning I’d like to lead you in a meditation to feel, in yourself, the peace and harmony that’s there all the time. We’ll do some healing prayers. We’ll chant together. And we’ll pray. Let’s begin by … Read More

Nayaswami Anandi leads us in a guided meditation for releasing negativity. You are guided to relax your body, bring a negative feeling or tension to mind, accept the feeling completely without judgment, visualize the tension melting and evaporating away, continue to relax and accept the feeling, and offer it up to the Divine so that it can be released. The … Read More

Nayaswami Anandi, a longtime meditator and teacher at Ananda, guides this 15-minute meditation. Video by the The Expanding Light Retreat. Transcript Nayaswami Anandi: Hi. My name is Nayaswami Anandi. I’m an Ananda meditation teacher with the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation. Today’s meditation is based on current studies on the brain, combined with a classic technique of meditation brought … Read More

Nayaswami Diksha guides you in this 14-minute guided meditation to help you tune into your Divine Spiritual Power, as power is one of the 8 aspects of God. Nayaswami Diksha is a long time meditator and teacher at the Expanding Light Retreat. Video by the The Expanding Light Retreat. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: My name is Nayaswami Diksha and I’m the … Read More

Practical, effective, and calming meditation technique that reduces stress and brings you in touch with your higher self. Nayaswami Diksha is a long time meditator and teacher at Ananda’s Expanding Light. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: This is a great short meditation that you can practice whenever you feel stress, and you need to relax. So let’s sit upright. With the spine … Read More

Nayaswami Diksha teaches a class on meditation. She is a long time meditator and teacher at Ananda’s Expanding Light. This video was produced by the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation at the Expanding Light Retreat. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: Hello, everyone. My name is Diksha, and I have been meditating for many years. I find that meditation is a great … Read More

Guided visualization and affirmation by Swami Kriyananda, read by Nayaswami Diksha. This visualization originates from Swami Kriyananda’s 26-week home study course: Material Success Through Yoga Principles. Music by Swami Kriyananda. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: Visualize light descending into the world from infinity. Focus it on whatever you’re doing. Don’t mentally divorce what you’re doing in the effort to succeed from the … Read More

Connect with the light of your heart, and let it expand to fill your whole being, body, mind and feeling. Continue to expand your light, transforming all darkness into light, and blessings all creatures, in this short powerful guided visualization and affirmation on expanding your light by Swami Kriyananda, read by Nayaswami Diksha. This visualization originates from Swami Kriyananda’s 26-Week … Read More