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Ananda Information | Communities | Midwest Meditation Groups | Inspiration | Information
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Paramhansa Yogananda: www.anandaindia.org/yogananda/
Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952, often misspelled Paramahansa Yogananda) was the first yoga master of India to take up permanent residence in the West. Yogananda arrived in America in 1920, and traveled throughout the United States on what he called his "spiritual campaigns." His enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls in America. Hundreds of thousands came to see the yogi from India. Yogananda continued to lecture and write up to his passing in 1952.
Swami Kriyananda: www.swamikriyananda.org/
Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda. He has written over seventy books and four hundred pieces of music. World renowned as a singer, composer, and lecturer, Swami Kriyananda has shown how to apply spiritual principles to art, music, education, business, relationships, and much more.
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Ananda Information
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Ananda Web Site: www.ananda.org/
This website is a complete resource guide and overview for most aspects of Ananda activities and services throughout the world. If you are looking for information about Ananda, Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda, Raja Yoga, meditation, the path of Self-Realization, or spirituality in general, I highly recommend this site.
What is Ananda?
A worldwide movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and founded by Swami Kriyananda, a disciple of Yogananda. Learn about Ananda, Yogananda, schools, and more.
Ananda Teaching Centers & Meditation Group Listings
Use this link for complete listings of Ananda Teaching Centers and Meditation Groups near you. The list is organized by states in the U.S. and countries throughout the world.
Free Online Inspiration
Over 100 Streaming Video Talks; six books online, including Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi; Online Magazine with articles by Yogananda and Kriyananda.
Meditation Support
Meditation is one of the most important skills you can learn. With its practice, you will find yourself becoming noticeably calmer, happier, and more loving. Swami Kriyananda, the founder of Ananda, said, "The peace of your soul awaits you at the center of your own being," and it is meditation — more than anything else — that will help you discover, and live in, this peace.
Answers to Your Spiritual Questions
Members of the Ananda Sangha Office staff are available to answer your spiritual questions via email.
Lessons in Meditation
A complete home study course based on the teachings of Yogananda that covers stress reduction to advanced meditation.
Also: online meditation support; learn Kriya Yoga.
Retreats and Classes
Find classes near you on Ananda Yoga, meditation, Kriya Yoga, and more. If you are looking for a retreat experience that can really change your life, explore the possibilites offered by The Expaninding Light (west coast) and Ananda Rhode Island (east coast). Also, learn about Ananda Español and other programs at The Expanding Light.
Ananda Sangha
Experience the power of spiritual fellowship. Participate in Ananda near you. Find resources to deepen your connection to Ananda.
Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness
Ananda Yoga® is designed to integrate and harmonize all levels of your being: physical, mental, and spiritual. Above all, it seeks to raise your level of consciousness by reinforcing the natural effects of certain special bodily positions (the yoga postures) on your state of consciousness.
Kriya Yoga: www.kriya-yoga.org/
Kriya Yoga is a meditation technique that quickly accelerates one's spiritual growth. It was first brought into public awareness by Paramhansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi. Kriya is the most effective technique available to mankind today for reaching the goal of Yoga: union with the Divine.
Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry
If you are interested in learning more about healing or are wanting to request healing prayers for your family, friends or loved ones, Ananda's Healing Prayer Ministry can be a valuable source of information, inspiration and service.
Ananda Sunday Services Online
Experience inspiring Sunday Services from Ananda Village (California) using streaming RealVideo. Sunday Service RealVideo presentations are also available from Ananda Palo Alto (California).
Ananda Español
Información en español de los programas de Ananda. Libros en español sobre yoga, meditación, auto-curación, desarrollo personal, etc. También puede
comunicarse con Ananda en español vía e-mail escribiendo a:
info@anandaespanol.org
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Ananda Communities
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Ananda Village: www.ananda.org/ananda/village/
From his youth, Ananda's founder, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) had dreamed of creating small communities based on cooperation and high ideals. When he became Yogananda's disciple in 1948, he discovered that Yogananda, too, was committed to the concept of "World Brotherhood Colonies." Kriyananda vowed to do his utmost to make this dream a reality. In 1968 Kriyananda began the fulfillment of Yogananda's vision with the establishment of Ananda Village, located near Nevada City, California.
Ananda India: www.anandaindia.org/
Ananda Sangha India is a worldwide movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and founded by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yoganandaji. Learn about Ananda Worldwide, the Ananda Center in Delhi, spiritual communities, and how you can join us.
Ananda East Coast: www.anandaeast.org/
Our beautiful secluded facility in rural Rhode Island offers a quiet place for inner renewal with programs, retreats and classes all year. Ananda Retreat teachers are committed to sharing the principles of yoga and meditation as first introduced to America by Paramhansa Yogananda with sincere spiritual seekers. For more information visit our website or email us at info@anandaeast.org.
Ananda Europa: www.ananda.it/en/
Ananda's work in Europe includes a resident spiritual community of about eighty people; a retreat center that offers programs throughout the year; conferences and seminars in various countries; meditation groups in many countries; an internationally-known choir; a publishing house; yoga programs in Europe and India; and spiritual activities for children, parents and teachers.
Ananda Palo Alto: www.anandapaloalto.org/
Welcome to Ananda, a center for meditation, yoga, and the self-realization teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Ananda Palo Alto serves the Peninsula and San Francisco Bay Area with classes, worship services, and support for the inner, spiritual life.
Ananda Portland: www.anandaportland.org/
"One of the pressing needs nowadays is for what Yogananda called "world-brotherhood colonies." as places to facilitate the development of an integrated, well-balanced life, and as examples to all mankind of the advantages of such a life. Such cooperative communities ought not be isolationist, like medieval villages, nor in any sense a step backwards in time, but an integral part of the age in which we live. Cooperative communities are needed especially as a means of fostering deeper spiritual awareness." — from The Path by Swami Kriyananda
Ananda Sacramento: www.anandasacramento.org/
Ananda Sacramento was the first "satellite" Ananda Center, beginning in a small home located about 20 minutes from the beautiful ashram that now exists in Rancho Cordova. We currently have 65 residents in our community, and a Yoga Center that allows us to share the timeless teachings of Yogananda.
Ananda Seattle: www.anandaseattle.org/
Ananda Seatle can be described as a modern "ashram" that includes individuals, couples, and families from all walks of life and from around the world. Prerequisites for residency may vary but all who are sincere are welcome. Community life offers opportunities for group meditation and yoga, spiritual friendship, and service to the ideals and work of Ananda.
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Ananda Midwest: Centers & Meditation Groups
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Indiana
Ananda Evansville: www.bodyworks-massage.net/
Evansville, IN - Meditation Group - for more information contact Cecile at heartinc@evansville.net.
* Kentucky
There are quite a few devoted Ananda truth seekers throughout the state of Kentucky. Please stay tuned, for group developments in your area.
Michigan
Ananda Michigan: www.anandamichigan.org/
Ananda Michigan Self-Realization Center, conducting Weekly Sunday Services and Thursday Meditations in the Lansing Area. As well as Regular Classes, Special Ceremonies, Retreats, and Events in the Lansing and Detroit Areas. For more info visit the Ananda Michigan Website, or contact: info@AnandaMichigan.org.
Ohio
Ananda Cincinnati: www.anandacincinnati.org/
Call Kevin Allen at 513-661-6480
or contact Ananda Cincinnati for more information.
Ananda Columbus: www.anandacolumbus.org/
Weekly Meditation Group - Wednesday evenings, 7:00 p.m.
345 E. Beaumont Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43214 - Call Jack at 614-784-1780
or for more information send an email to rhonjack@anandacolumbus.org.
* Tennessee
There are quite a few devoted Ananda truth seekers throughout the state of Tennessee. Please stay tuned, for group developments in your area.
* West Virginia
There are quite a few devoted Ananda truth seekers throughout the state of West Virginia. Please stay tuned, for group developments in your area.
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Inspiration
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Devotees of African Descent: www.yoganandaafrican-american.com/
"Even though we may be few in number, it is hoped that this web-site will inspire people of color (and all people) to make inquiries about Yogananda's path of Kriya Yoga, the scientific techniques of Yoga and Meditation that were brought to the modern world by the great masters of India in 1861." — Ram Smith
Online Yogananda Videos: youtube.com/watch?v=N5GgN5XbFFI&search=yogananda
In the not the too distant past, it was very unusual to see motion pictures of the great avatar of our age, Paramhansa - Paramahansa Yogananda. As you can see for yourself, the clarity and fluidity of his expressions, are a rare and wonderful delight to behold.
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Information
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Yogananda Rediscovered: www.yoganandarediscovered.org/
We offer this website to you as fellow truthseekers and devotees of Paramhansa Yogananda. It contains many facts not commonly known about Yogananda, his teachings, and the organization he founded, Self-Realization Fellowship.
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Yoga Products
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Books, Music, Videos, More
Cyrstal Clarity Publishers offers tools to enhance your meditation and yoga practices. Books by Yogananda and Kriyananda, Yoga videos, Music to open the heart and more. All Ananda products can be ordered online at the Crystal Clarity website. Crystal Clarity Publishers, located at Ananda Village, publishes and distributes all of Ananda's books and music.
Meditation Benches: www.meditationbench.com/
Meditation benches provide a simple and comfortable way to sit for meditation because the angle of the bench allows you to sit easily with your spine straight, yet relaxed. Each of our benches is handmade from the finest hardwoods, padded with cotton batting, and covered with a variety of beautiful cotton or raw silk fabrics. Meditation benches are a comfortable alternative to meditation pillows.
Zafu Meditation Cushions: www.zafu-meditation-cushions.com/
Say "Yes" to an exotic variety of meditation cushions and zafus. These original print fabric creations are available in many styles, colors and combinations.
AUM Boards (not available online at the moment)
The Aum Technique is one of the most effective meditation techniques that Yogananda brought to the West, but to practice it well an Aum Board is recommended. This is a simple support device that enables the mudra position to be sustained in a relaxed manner for long periods of time.
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