December 2019
Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Book Study– Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
Join us for a twice-monthly book study group on Nayaswami Asha's book about Swami Kriyananda, "Lightbearer." Begins Wed. Sept. 11, 7-8:30. Led by Santosh LaMarche.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Sing Out With Joy! A Christmas Concert
Featuring the award-winning music of Swami Kriyananda An orchestrated spiritual experience for you.This is not just a concert—this is an experience designed for you to feel the tangible presence of joy, peace, and love. The unique Ananda Choir specializes in conveying high states of consciousness through music. Every singer is an experienced meditator, trained to convey their genuine meditative experiences through the highest musical expression.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Sunday School, teens 12 & older
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The third Sunday of the month is Exploring Yoga for teens 12 and up. The teen program includes opportunities to dive more deeply into the teachings of Raja Yoga, which include yoga, meditation and service. We strive to give children an experience that teaches universal spiritual principles, helps them become familiar with the…
Find out more »Healing Prayer Circle
Be a Channel for Healing Healing Prayers done in a group healing prayer circle are led using the healing techniques taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. Those on the Healing Prayer Council pray daily for individuals, situations, and for the world during their daily spiritual practice of meditation and prayer. Once a month we come together after Sunday Service to share and pray with others. Usually, this is every third Sunday. Beginning and ending time is approximate following Sunday service and can vary with the size…
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Alternate All-Day Christmas Meditation
Keeping the tradition alive with Devotees around the world, we have an 8-hour meditation to inspire a deep sense of Christ-Consciousness to hold the light and open our hearts to the beauty and joy of this season.For those unable to be with us for the traditional All-Day Christmas Meditation (on Dec. 23 this year), you are invited to join us on this alternate date.
Find out more »Christmas Services and Potluck Brunch
Purification at 9 am; Christmas Festival of Light Service at 10 am; Brunch at 12 pm. Ananda services are nonsectarian and open to all. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Annual All-Day Christmas Meditation
An Annual Tradition Started by Paramhansa YoganandaEvery Christmas season, Ananda centers around the globe hold an all-day meditation on or near the 23rd of December (on Dec. 23 this year), just as Yogananda did years ago. Keeping the tradition alive with devotees around the world, we have an 8-hour meditation to inspire a deep sense of Christ-Consciousness, to hold the light, and to open our hearts to the beauty and joy of this season....More
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »January 2020
Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday School ages 4-11
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The first Sunday of the month is Sunday School for children ages 4-11. Our curriculum includes spiritual stories, yoga postures, games, craft activities, devotional music, affirmations, prayer, and meditation, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda. Families are also welcome to use the preschool classroom for supervised quiet play, which has…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Paramhansa Yogananda Birthday
A joyful, devotional morning of celebration and gratitude for the great master who brought a new expression of the teachings of Self-realization to the world. We invite you to join us for this blessed occasion and the culmination of the events of the holy season.
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – January
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Book Study– Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
Join us for a twice-monthly book study group on Nayaswami Asha's book about Swami Kriyananda, "Lightbearer." Begins Wed. Sept. 11, 7-8:30. Led by Santosh LaMarche.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – January
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Sunday School, teens 12 & older
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The third Sunday of the month is Exploring Yoga for teens 12 and up. The teen program includes opportunities to dive more deeply into the teachings of Raja Yoga, which include yoga, meditation and service. We strive to give children an experience that teaches universal spiritual principles, helps them become familiar with the…
Find out more »Healing Prayer Circle
Be a Channel for Healing Healing Prayers done in a group healing prayer circle are led using the healing techniques taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. Those on the Healing Prayer Council pray daily for individuals, situations, and for the world during their daily spiritual practice of meditation and prayer. Once a month we come together after Sunday Service to share and pray with others. Usually, this is every third Sunday. Beginning and ending time is approximate following Sunday service and can vary with the size…
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – January
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Book Study– Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
Join us for a twice-monthly book study group on Nayaswami Asha's book about Swami Kriyananda, "Lightbearer." Begins Wed. Sept. 11, 7-8:30. Led by Santosh LaMarche.
Find out more »3-Hour Monthly Meditation
A Longer Group Meditation to Deepen Your Experience Join us at the Ananda Temple and Teaching Center This special evening drop-in meditation, generally on the 4th Friday of the month, is open to all. Join in the powerful dynamic of group meditations in a longer 3-hour meditation. Make this monthly commitment to take this special opportunity to go deeper into your practices once a month. Bring your gear, or borrow a chair. Come and add your light to the group. Meditation Schedule…
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »February 2020
Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday School ages 4-11
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The first Sunday of the month is Sunday School for children ages 4-11. Our curriculum includes spiritual stories, yoga postures, games, craft activities, devotional music, affirmations, prayer, and meditation, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda. Families are also welcome to use the preschool classroom for supervised quiet play, which has…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – February
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – February
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Book Study– Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
Join us for a twice-monthly book study group on Nayaswami Asha's book about Swami Kriyananda, "Lightbearer." Begins Wed. Sept. 11, 7-8:30. Led by Santosh LaMarche.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Sunday School, teens 12 & older
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The third Sunday of the month is Exploring Yoga for teens 12 and up. The teen program includes opportunities to dive more deeply into the teachings of Raja Yoga, which include yoga, meditation and service. We strive to give children an experience that teaches universal spiritual principles, helps them become familiar with the…
Find out more »Healing Prayer Circle
Be a Channel for Healing Healing Prayers done in a group healing prayer circle are led using the healing techniques taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. Those on the Healing Prayer Council pray daily for individuals, situations, and for the world during their daily spiritual practice of meditation and prayer. Once a month we come together after Sunday Service to share and pray with others. Usually, this is every third Sunday. Beginning and ending time is approximate following Sunday service and can vary with the size…
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – February
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Book Study– Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
Join us for a twice-monthly book study group on Nayaswami Asha's book about Swami Kriyananda, "Lightbearer." Begins Wed. Sept. 11, 7-8:30. Led by Santosh LaMarche.
Find out more »3-Hour Monthly Meditation
A Longer Group Meditation to Deepen Your Experience Join us at the Ananda Temple and Teaching Center This special evening drop-in meditation, generally on the 4th Friday of the month, is open to all. Join in the powerful dynamic of group meditations in a longer 3-hour meditation. Make this monthly commitment to take this special opportunity to go deeper into your practices once a month. Bring your gear, or borrow a chair. Come and add your light to the group. Meditation Schedule…
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »March 2020
Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday School ages 4-11
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The first Sunday of the month is Sunday School for children ages 4-11. Our curriculum includes spiritual stories, yoga postures, games, craft activities, devotional music, affirmations, prayer, and meditation, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda. Families are also welcome to use the preschool classroom for supervised quiet play, which has…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – March
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »The Art and Science of Raja Yoga – Spring 2020 Course
Developed by Swami Kriyananda, this course is the most comprehensive study of yogic teachings offered by Ananda. Classes include energization exercises, meditation techniques, asanas, pranayam, chanting, yoga philosophy, and group discussion. Topics include health and healing practices, energy, magnetism, devotion, stress reduction, balanced living, intuition, divine guidance, affirmations, spiritual anatomy and living the yogic lifestyle in the modern age. (Click here for details.)This course is one of the requirements for initiation into Kriya Yoga and includes instruction in two techniques in the path of Kriya. More than a lecture series, this is an immersion course in the ancient teachings of yoga which are relevant and practical today.
Find out more »Learn to Meditate series – March
It's Time to Learn to Meditate. You can experience the benefits of meditation in your life — inner peace, health, and spiritual awakening. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation classes and training. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda meditation classes over the past forty plus years.
Find out more »Yoga Class for Clarity and Energy
You Can Experience Clarity in Your Life! By doing yoga asanas, or postures, as a daily practice, you can experience more clarity and increased energy. Ananda Yoga is based on the ancient teachings of yoga as a method for expansion of consciousness and union with the One Source of all that is.
Find out more »Book Study– Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer
Join us for a twice-monthly book study group on Nayaswami Asha's book about Swami Kriyananda, "Lightbearer." Begins Wed. Sept. 11, 7-8:30. Led by Santosh LaMarche.
Find out more »Yoga Class with Laurie
Yoga for balance and harmony Start your weekend with a calmly energizing session of Ananda Yoga! Bring balance and harmony to your body/mind/spirit as each posture vitalizes the body and moves the energy up the spine while positive affirmations uplift your consciousness. Laurie Chadwick is a long-time yoga instructor, including training of other Ananda yoga teachers. She offers a calm and often-humorous way to start off the weekend.
Find out more »Purification & Fire Ceremony
Fire Ceremony Fire has historically symbolized purification and transformation. All ceremonies are as meaningful and powerful as our faith and sincerity when we participate in them. In this ancient and revered vedic ceremony we light the fire and chant two sacred mantras together, each one repeated seven times. more information Purification In this ceremony we offer ourselves to God and ask for help and guidance in areas of challenge. Ask God to help change those traits and behaviors that are…
Find out more »Sunday Service
Ananda Services Are Open to All Ananda services are nonsectarian. We invite you to join us in celebrating and sharing the universal truths taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and expressed by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. Included in the Festival of Light service are many elements that uplift our consciousness and awaken our highest aspirations. The Festival of Light service 10am most Sundays. see full calendar This is an allegorical story of the soul's journey away from its home in God and back to…
Find out more »Sunday School, teens 12 & older
Sunday School Sunday classes for children are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, from 10-11:15am. Classes are led by Ananda members who love serving our children and families in this way. The third Sunday of the month is Exploring Yoga for teens 12 and up. The teen program includes opportunities to dive more deeply into the teachings of Raja Yoga, which include yoga, meditation and service. We strive to give children an experience that teaches universal spiritual principles, helps them become familiar with the…
Find out more »Healing Prayer Circle
Be a Channel for Healing Healing Prayers done in a group healing prayer circle are led using the healing techniques taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. Those on the Healing Prayer Council pray daily for individuals, situations, and for the world during their daily spiritual practice of meditation and prayer. Once a month we come together after Sunday Service to share and pray with others. Usually, this is every third Sunday. Beginning and ending time is approximate following Sunday service and can vary with the size…
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