Ananda Worldwide
Support for your spiritual journey
If you are visiting this site and you live far from the San Francisco Bay area, perhaps you can find inspiration and spiritual support closer to your home. There may be an Ananda center close to you. If not (or even if so), you are invited to attend our weekly worship services from your living room, online. The internet has brought seekers closer together than we dreamed possible in 1968, when Ananda first began. It is our joy and our privilege to serve you in this way.
Inspirational talks by Swami Kriyananda
Talks online (India)
Talks online (America)
Monthly talks delivered to you, on CD, cassette, or MP3
Retreats
The Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village, Nevada City, CA
Ananda Retreat near Assisi, Italy
Stepping out of daily responsibilities for a time, we can reflect on what is most important to us and establish new directions for our lives. Ananda’s two main retreat centers are the largest in the world devoted
to the teachings of Yogananda. Located in northern California and near Assisi, Italy, they offer a full program of workshops year-round, opportunities for unstructured personal retreat, and support from life-long disciples and master teachers.
Ananda teaching centers and communities
Ananda Village
This
is where it all began in 1968—the first and now largest community founded by Swami Kriyananda. Located in the rural foothills of the 
Sierra Nevada mountains near Nevada City, California, Ananda Village is home to three hundred people. It’s a beehive of activity, as well as a powerful center for meditation and retreat. Weekly Sunday services, inspirational writings, and news of Ananda activities worldwide are all available here.
Ananda Seattle
Ananda Portland
Ananda Sacramento
Ananda Los Angeles
Ananda East (Rhode Island)
Ananda in Europe (Assisi)
The peace and power of St Francis permeate the Umbrian hills of Italy near his birthplace. The Ananda community and retreat are unusually integrated here, with guests and community alike gathering daily for shared meals and meditation. Classes are offered with translation into many languages.
Ananda India (Gurgaon)
Swami Kriyananda spends most of the year in India, which means that there is a tremendous amount happening here. A large team of Ananda ministers is working to establish Yogananda’s work in the land of his birthplace. Drop by the website for news, photos, and talks that Swami is giving in India.
Ananda Palo Alto (you are here)
More resources
Books and DVD‘s
The complete works of Swami Kriyananda, and many books by Yogananda not available anywhere else.
Books online, free
Healing prayers
You may request prayers for loved ones in need, or become part of the healing prayer ministry and pray for others.
Other
Ananda Yoga en Español
Ananda Meditation Retreat
A place of seclusion and personal retreat in the remote forested foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Twenty minutes from Ananda Village.
Institute for Alternative Living
A 4-year college based on the principles of Yoga, which prepares students for success in work and in life.
Links to more Ananda resources...
Ananda meditation groups in the United States or overseas
Contact meditation groups@ananda.org
(530) 478-7560
