Description of Classes & Events      Jul–Sep 2010

Browse through Ananda classes and events below, in date order. Or view by category (see links at left). Many classes are offered over several weeks; if you'd like to just attend one or two in a series, you may drop in any time. The weekday evening classes end at 9 to 9:15 pm. Events or classes that are especially recommended are noted with a lotus. Lotus

Ananda: A Place of Awakening (PDF)
We welcome you—a general guide to Ananda offerings (15 pages)

July

July 4th Weekend Lotus
with Swami Kriyananda at Ananda Village
Thursday, July 1-Sunday, July 4
Spend the holiday weekend with Swami Kriyananda in his first public program in the U.S. during his 2-month visit here from India. The weekend will include talks by Swami, music, group meditation, tours and opportunities to explore one of the largest and oldest intentional communities in the U.S., Ananda Village, where Ananda all began in 1968. Accommodations will be full, fast. Contact The Expanding Light for housing options, as well as recommendations for hotels in nearby Nevada City and Grass Valley, CA. (800) 346-5350.

 

Manifest Through the Power of Yoga
A study group with Asha Praver, based on Swami Kriyananda’s lessons
Success and Happiness Through Yoga Principles
Tuesdays, 7:30 pm, July 6-27 (and continuing), $15/class, drop-ins welcome
Register for a single class ($15). Register for 4 consecutive classes ($60). Materials are a small additional cost: 
Purchase lessons in .rtf format) for printing/reading.  
Purchase lessons in .mp3 format for listening; lessons are read by Swami Kriyananda. 
Develop the magnetism to draw what you need in life, when you need it. Learn long-hidden secrets of the Himalayan yogis of how to gain influence over the material plane, by attunement to the spiritual plane. This course is based on principles that Kriyananda learned directly from Yogananda. Using them, without material resources of his own, he created Ananda from nothing to what it is today. This is a continuing series; you may join the class at any time.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

Personal & Planetary Evolution
Wednesday, July 7, 7:30 pm, 1 session only, other sessions cancelled.
Learn how to harmonize our own energies with the transformative energy of the planet right now. We’re living in a time of great confusion on many levels, but when rightly understood, it is a time to make tremendous spiritual progress. Explore the vast cycle of time that govern the development of civilization and consciousness. Understand personal karma and how it relates to group, national and planetary karma. Explore what you can do to uplift your environment, and how you, yourself, can influence others.
Instructor: Nirmoha Gladen

 

Learn to Meditate
Thursdays, July 8-29, 7:30 pm, $60 Register OR Wednesdays, July 7-28, 11-11:45 am, $45 Register
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years.
Instructor:  Stephen Manus for the Thursday evening classes
& Nirmoha Gladen for the Wednesday morning classes

 

Ananda Yoga & Learn to Meditate
Thursdays, 7:30 pm, July 8-29, $60  Register
Meditation is one of the most beneficial practices you can do. It is simple, natural, and not difficult to learn. At the beginning, however, some people find the stillness a challenge. Yoga postures can help to calm the mind and body. In fact, postures were originally developed as an aid to deep mediation. In this course, you’ll learn and practice a yoga postures routine specifically designed to release tension in the body and calm the mind, so you can enjoy the silence. After Ananda yoga practice, you’ll find it easier to slip into a meditative state. This course includes all the fundamental principles and techniques taught in the Learn to Meditate course, and qualifies you, if you choose, to go on to advanced meditation classes.
Instructor: Nayaswami Tushti

 

Meditation 2: Energy
Thursdays, July 8-29, 7:30 pm, $60  Register
Pre-requisite: Learn to Meditate (Meditation 1)
The secret of success in life, and in meditation practice, is to be able generate energy at will and direct it where you wish. Yogananda developed the Energization Exercises which you will learn as an integral part of this 4-week series, as well as deepening your practice of the techniques learned in "Learn to Meditate".

Instructor: Nayaswami David

 

Meditation 5: Expanding Your Awareness
Thursdays, July 8-29, 7:30 pm, $60  Register
Pre-requisite: Devotion (Meditation 4: Discipleship)
Meditation has often been called “the listening part of prayer.” After we have done our share of talking, meditation leaves an opening for the Divine to respond. Learn how to expand your awareness to embrace more than you thought possible, with techniques especially designed to cultivate devotion and heart qualities.

Instructor:  Dambara Begley

 

Kirtan (Chanting)
Fridays, July 9 & 23, 7:30 pm, free  
Join us in an evening of sacred chanting. Chanting has the power to transform and uplift the soul, and to open the heart. Most chants are simple to learn, so you’ll be able to join in easily your first time. Words are provided. We’ll sing many beautiful chants in English as well as some Indian chants accompanied by harmonium and guitar. All are welcome.
Note: July 9th kirtan with Raghu and Sabari, visiting guest ministers from Ananda Sacramento

 

Divine Friendship
Saturday, July 10, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
Explore the importance of satsang and the meaning of the Guru-disciple relationship. Not only will the class be about satsang, but it will be a satsang, itself. Raghu and Sabari were long-time teachers here in Palo Alto (they are now serving in Sacramento). This class welcomes newcomers, and also gives former students and friends the opportunity to reconnect with them.
Instructors: Nayaswamis Raghu and Sabari

 

Learn to Meditate
Saturday, July 10, 10 am-1 pm, $30   Register
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years.
Instructor:  Santosh LaMarche

 

Meditación para Principiantes
Learn to Meditate (in Spanish)
Saturday, July 10, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
Ha puesto atención en la lista de “algún día lo haré”, se siente estrezado, anda buscando felicidad, paz. Si es así, hoy es el día perfecto para comenzar. Edwin Bonilla, lo iniciara en la practica de meditación en forma simple, con opciones para sentarse comodamente, ejercicios de respiración, en un ambiente relajado. No necesita experiencia previa.
Instructor: Edwin Bonilla

 

Living with Spirit
For Ages 18 – 30
Yoga, Meditation, Community, and Sustainable Agriculture at Ananda Village
Program Dates
The Community Experience July 12 – 26
information and sign-up

 

The Art & Science of Good Health
Saturday, July 17, 10 am-1 pm, $30   Register
With fascinating stories and compelling examples, Shanti will explore the vital interplay of intention, right-mindedness and spirituality in achieving and maintaining a state of optimum health. Shanti is an internist who has spent years teaching at Stanford Medical School, and practices what she calls Transformational Medicine.
Instructor:Dr. Shanti Rubenstone

 

Discussion Group for Disciples
Mondays, July 19 & 26 (and ongoing), 7:30 pm at Chela Bhavan in the Ananda Community
Being initiated as a disciple is just the first step to becoming a disciple. You set your intention, you make your commitment, and then you have to figure out what it means and how to do it. It’s like the difference between a wedding and a marriage. A wedding is where you start. A marriage is what you end up with after a lifetime of selfless loving.
The class will be free flowing, though, allowing us to talk frankly and deeply about the real-life challenges of living up to the commitment we have made. Above all, we’ll talk about how to form a living, loving, moment-to-moment relationship with God and Guru.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

Guru RetreatLotus
Saturday, July 24, 6-10 pm
Takes place outdoors at the Ananda Community
Guru is Sanskrit meaning “to lead out of darkness.” India has had a long tradition of passing spiritual truths from teacher to student, from guru to disciple. In tonight’s retreat Asha guides us in an evening of inspiring stories and music celebrating the life and teachings of the gurus particular to Ananda. Learn about Paramhansa Yogananda, one of the most well-known spiritual teachers of the past century, as well as his own lineage of teachers: Swami Yukteswar, Lahiri Mahasaya, Babaji, and Jesus Christ. If you have read Autobiography of a Yogi and thrilled to the stories of these saints’ lives, you will have the opportunity to feel their presence and spirit in this special evening of stories, chanting, and meditating outdoors in the community courtyard, visiting shrines dedicated to each of the gurus. Chairs are provided, or you can bring your own meditation seating. Bring a blanket and dress in layers, in case the evening becomes cool.
Guided by Nayaswami Asha

 

Welcome & Orientation for Newcomers
Your questions answered
Wednesday, July 28, 7:30 pm, free
Offered on the 4th Wednesday of each month
Teaching Center (the building just behind the Temple)
There is so much happening at Ananda, it can sometimes take a little time for new folks to find their way around, and discover all the opportunities available. You are welcome to explore at your own pace, or you are warmly invited to this orientation for newcomers which is offered on the 4th Wednesday of each month. This informal gathering is designed to meet the needs of those present, and may include:

 

Healing Prayer Satsang and Potluck
"Many Hands Make a Miracle" in Healing Prayers
Wednesday, July 28th, 7:00 pm: potluck; 7:30 to 8:30 pm: healing prayers, inspirational discussion. Held at the Ananda Community, Hummingbird Haven, (Apt. #105) (third apartment on the left past the "Ananda Community" sign)
RSVP if you can to: anandaprem@anandapaloalto.org
Dear Friends,
Our new practice of singing, "Many Hands Make a Miracle" together at the end of Sunday Service each week has been a welcome reminder of the blessings, benefits and joys each one of us can experience in spiritual community.
When Anandaprem asked me if I would like to visit with you great souls who are practicing or interested in practicing Yogananda's powerful healing prayer techniques, "Many Hands Make a Miracle" seemed a fitting theme to follow.
Practicing healing prayers in our homes—after our meditations and at other times when we feel drawn—can be so powerful that nothing else seems needed.
If you are like me, however, whenever I have the opportunity to share in a focused group practice of Yogananda's healing techniques, to study or remind myself of the essentials of the practice, and to share inspiration with others, my solo practice often takes another leap forward.  
At this satsang, we will study and discuss a very important aspect of the technique: ENERGY.
If you would like to come and/or want to read a little something to spur your thoughts and inspirations, you might enjoy reading this very succinct article by Swami Kriyananda (.pdf file). It highlights the "energy" aspect of Yogananda's healing prayer.  This article will be a springboard for our discussion.
Hope to see you there! Blessings and Joy,
Lahari and Anandaprem 
for the Healing Prayer Ministry

 

Relationships & the Chakras
Saturday, July 31, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
Each chakra represents an essential skill or attitude required for success and happiness in relationships. Looking at it this way gives you a way of understanding yourself, accessing, and changing even deep-seated patterns that may be blocking the love your heart desires. A powerful integration of inner and outer experience.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

Summer Concert at AnandaLotus
Saturday, July 31, 4 pm concert, 5:30 pm potluck and party, free.Chaitanya and choir
If you feel to, please bring a potluck something to share
A rare opportunity to hear many of our favorite pieces of sacred music by Swami Kriyananda's. Enjoy choir, ensemble, and solos performed by members of the Ananda Choir. This is also a thank you to one of the pillars of Ananda music, Chaitanya (Patrick) Mahoney, who has sung Swami's music as a soloists in concerts around the U.S. and in Europe. He's been with Palo Alto for 20 years now, and this is a send-off celebration, wishing him well as he moves to Ananda Village this fall. There will be a few musical surprises in this program, including favorite solos sung by Chaitanya and a bit of barbershop. Join us for an informal afternoon of music and friendship.

 

August

Note: there will be no classes at Ananda Palo Alto during the week of August 8-14. But Sunday Service will take place as usual, on August 8 and 15.

Living with Spirit
For Ages 18 – 30
Yoga, Meditation, Community, and Sustainable Agriculture at Ananda Village
Program Dates:
Deepen Your Spiritual Life August 1 – 15
information and sign-up

 

Manifest Through the Power of Yoga
A study group with Asha Praver, based on Swami Kriyananda’s lessons
Success and Happiness Through Yoga Principles
Tuesdays, 7:30 pm, August 3, 17, 31 (and continuing), $15/class, drop-ins welcome
Register for a single class ($15). Register for 4 consecutive classes ($60). Materials are a small additional cost: 
Purchase lessons in .rtf format) for printing/reading.  
Purchase lessons in .mp3 format for listening; lessons are read by Swami Kriyananda. 
Develop the magnetism to draw what you need in life, when you need it. Learn long-hidden secrets of the Himalayan yogis of how to gain influence over the material plane, by attunement to the spiritual plane. This course is based on principles that Swami Kriyananda learned directly from Yogananda. Using them, without material resources of his own, he created Ananda from nothing to what it is today. This is a continuing series; you may join the class at any time.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

The Chakras: Roadmap to Self-Realization
Wednesdays, August 4, 18 & 25, 7:30 pm, $50  Register
The chakras are the transfer point between your soul and your physical body. All our past experiences and your karma are stored in the charkas. Understand how this energy can be changed and harmonized in the body so that you may live your life in tune with your highest aspirations. Even if you have studied the charkas, you will find Shanti’s inspiration will renew your appreciation of this fascinating spiritual energy system.
Instructor: Dr. Shanti Rubenstone

 

Learn to Meditate
Thursdays, August 5, 19 & 26, 7:30 pm, $45  Register
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years.
Instructor: Nirmoha Gladen

 

Meditation 2: Energy
Thursdays, August 5, 19 & 26, 7:30 pm, $45  Register
Pre-requisite: Learn to Meditate (Meditation 1)
The secret of success in life, and in meditation practice, is to be able generate energy at will and direct it where you wish. Yogananda developed the Energization Exercises, which you will learn as an integral part of this 4-week series, as well as deepening your practice of the techniques learned in "Learn to Meditate".

Instructor: Dr. Shanti Rubenstone


 
Meditación para Principiantes
Learn to Meditate (in Spanish)
Thursdays, August 5, 19 & 26, 7:30 pm, $45  Register
Ha puesto atención en la lista de “algún día lo haré”, se siente estrezado, anda buscando felicidad, paz. Si es así, hoy es el día perfecto para comenzar. Edwin Bonilla, lo iniciara en la practica de meditación en forma simple, con opciones para sentarse comodamente, ejercicios de respiración, en un ambiente relajado. No necesita experiencia previa.
Instructor: Edwin Bonilla

 

Kirtan (Chanting)
Fridays, August 6 & 27, 7:30 pm, free  
Join us in an evening of sacred chanting. Chanting has the power to transform and uplift the soul, and to open the heart. Most chants are simple to learn, so you’ll be able to join in easily your first time. Words are provided. We’ll sing many beautiful chants in English as well as some Indian chants accompanied by harmonium and guitar. All are welcome.

 

Spiritual Renewal WeekLotus
Sunday, August 8–Sunday, August 15
Ananda Village Nevada City, CA
This is the spiritual highlight at Ananda Village for the past 40 years. It’s also a wonderful way to renew your spirits in the peaceful, beautiful surroundings of one of the largest intentional communities in the country, 3.5 hours NE of the San Francisco Bay Area. Call soon for housing as accommodations are likely to fill quickly: (800) 346-5350.

This year’s theme is “The Age of Energy — Accelerating Planetary and Personal Evolution.” Learn how to harmonize our own energies with the transformative energy of the planet right now. We’re living in a time of great confusion on many levels, but when rightly understood, it is a time to make tremendous spiritual progress. Spiritual Renewal Week is 7 days of inspiration and spiritual transformation, through daily yoga and meditation, devotional chanting, inspirational music and theater, fellowship with like-minded seekers, and fascinating classes and discussions.

 

Discussion Group for Disciples
Mondays, August 16, 30 (and ongoing), 7:30–9 pm at Chela Bhavan in the Community,
Being initiated as a disciple is just the first step to becoming a disciple. You set your intention, you make your commitment, and then you have to figure out what it means and how to do it. It’s like the difference between a wedding and a marriage. A wedding is where you start. A marriage is what you end up with after a lifetime of selfless loving.
The class will be free flowing, though, allowing us to talk frankly and deeply about the real-life challenges of living up to the commitment we have made. Above all, we’ll talk about how to form a living, loving, moment-to-moment relationship with God and Guru.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

Welcome/Orientation for Newcomers
Wednesday, August 25, 7:30 pm, free
for all of your questions.
Offered the 4th Wednesday of each month
Teaching Center (the building just behind the Temple)
There is so much happening at Ananda, it can sometimes take a little time for new folks to find their way around, and discover all the opportunities available. You are welcome to explore at your own pace, or you are warmly invited to this orientation for newcomers which is offered on the 4th Wednesday of each month. This informal gathering is designed to meet the needs of those present, and may include:

 

Learn to Meditate
Saturday, August 28, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years.
Instructor: Nirmoha Gladen

 

Crisis and Crossroads
Saturday, August 28, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
Whether welcome, or painful, global or personal, change is the only constant in life. All of us face times when cherished beliefs, values, accomplishments and possessions are threatened. Difficult decisions have to be made. A willow tree does not fear the wind because it knows how to bend. A rock has a different strength, steadfast, unmoving. Both are needed. Sometimes the lesson is to stand against the tide, sometimes to go with the flow. Learn to understand, and have the courage to face, what God is asking of you.
Instructor:  Dambara Begley

 

September

Learn to Meditate
Thursdays, September 2-23, 7:30 pm, $60  Register
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years.
Instructor: Stephen Manus

 

Kirtan (Chanting)
Fridays, September 3 & 17, 7:30 pm, free  
Join us in an evening of sacred chanting. Chanting has the power to transform and uplift the soul, and to open the heart. Most chants are simple to learn, so you’ll be able to join in easily your first time. Words are provided. We’ll sing many beautiful chants in English as well as some Indian chants accompanied by harmonium and guitar. All are welcome.

 

Manifest Through the Power of Yoga
A study group with Asha Praver, based on Swami Kriyananda’s lessons
Success and Happiness Through Yoga Principles
Tuesdays, 7:30 pm, September 7-28 (and continuing), $15/class, drop-ins welcome
Register for a single class ($15). Register for 4 consecutive classes ($60). Materials are a small additional cost: 
Purchase lessons in .rtf format) for printing/reading.  
Purchase lessons in .mp3 format for listening; lessons are read by Swami Kriyananda. 
Develop the magnetism to draw what you need in life, when you need it. Learn long-hidden secrets of the Himalayan yogis of how to gain influence over the material plane, by attunement to the spiritual plane. This course is based on principles that Swami Kriyananda learned directly from Yogananda. Using them, without material resources of his own, he created Ananda from nothing to what it is today. This is a continuing series; you may join the class at any time.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

The Art and Science of Ananda Healing: Principles and Practices
Wednesdays, September 8-29, 7:30, $60  Register
If we are made in the perfect image of God, why do we suffer from disharmony and disease? How do we return to our natural state of health? What tools and techniques are available to us? Explore these issues in this class.

Ananda Healing is based entirely on Yogananda’s comprehensive, but little known teaching of what he called “Divine Will Healing.”
Instructor: Dr. Connie Hernandez

 

Meditation 2: Energy
Thursdays, September 9-30, 7:30 pm, $60  Register
Pre-requisite: Learn to Meditate (Meditation 1)
The secret of success in life, and in meditation practice, is to be able generate energy at will and direct it where you wish. Yogananda developed the Energization Exercises, which you will learn as an integral part of this 4-week series, as well as deepening your practice of the techniques learned in "Learn to Meditate".

Instructor: Nayaswami David

 

Celebrate AnandaLotus
Saturday, September 11, 6-9 pm, free
Dinner included
Takes place outdoors at the Ananda Community
A birthday and anniversary party in which everyone is the guest of honor. A time to look back in gratitude for challenges met and blessing received. Ananda friends share their experiences. Asha offers her annual “state of the colony” address. Enjoy beautiful music, and a lovely evening program of inspiration. Children welcome.

 

How to Pray So God Will Listen
Saturday, September 11, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
What is the best way to pray? What if there is no response? How do you know God is listening? Certain attitudes bring us closer to God, while others hold God at a distance. Sometimes it’s our idea of God that keeps us separate. Learn to overcome doubt and mistrust, to pray with the power of a saint and the faith of a child.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

Learn to Meditate
Saturday, September 11, 10 am-1 pm, $30   Register
Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Ananda is one of the oldest and largest centers for meditation training in the Bay Area. Thousands of people from every walk of life have learned to meditate in Ananda classes over the past forty years.
Instructor: Santosh LaMarche

 

How to Know & Trust Your Inner Guidance
Saturday, September 18, 10 am – 1 pm, $30  Register
Naturally, you want your life to be guided from the highest source. You do your best to be intuitive, but it is not always easy to tell where the inner voice is coming from. Fears, conflicting desires, and preconceived ideas of what one should do can obscure understanding. Learn to recognize the many disguises of the ego, to sense the vibration of true superconscious intuition, and to tell the difference between the desires of the little self and what God wants for you.
Instructor: Dr. Shanti Rubenstone

 

Meditación para Principiantes
Learn to Meditate (in Spanish)
Saturday, September 18, 10 am-1 pm, $30  Register
Ha puesto atención en la lista de “algún día lo haré”, se siente estrezado, anda buscando felicidad, paz. Si es así, hoy es el día perfecto para comenzar. Edwin Bonilla, lo iniciara en la practica de meditación en forma simple, con opciones para sentarse comodamente, ejercicios de respiración, en un ambiente relajado. No necesita experiencia previa.
Instructor: Edwin Bonilla

 

Yoga for Better Balance
Saturday, September 18, 10 am-noon, $20  Register
When the body is relaxed, it can move more freely. Using the body's natural flow of energy, rather than tension, the body can find its natural balance point. Moving from a calm center can also serve us in our daily lives. In today's class, you will experience:

Instructor: Nayaswami Tushti

 

Discussion Group for Disciples
Mondays, September 20-27 (and ongoing), 7:30–9 pm at Chela Bhavan in the Community,
Being initiated as a disciple is just the first step to becoming a disciple. You set your intention, you make your commitment, and then you have to figure out what it means and how to do it. It’s like the difference between a wedding and a marriage. A wedding is where you start. A marriage is what you end up with after a lifetime of selfless loving.
The class will be free flowing, though, allowing us to talk frankly and deeply about the real-life challenges of living up to the commitment we have made. Above all, we’ll talk about how to form a living, loving, moment-to-moment relationship with God and Guru.
Instructor: Nayaswami Asha

 

Welcome/Orientation for Newcomers
Your questions answered
Wednesday, September 22, 7:30 pm, free
Offered the 4th Wednesday of each month in the Teaching Center (the building just behind the Temple).
There is so much happening at Ananda, it can sometimes take a little time for new folks to find their way around, and discover all the opportunities available. You are welcome to explore at your own pace, or you are warmly invited to this orientation for newcomers which is offered on the 4th Wednesday of each month. This informal gathering is designed to meet the needs of those present, and may include:

 

How to be Happy All the Time
Saturday, September 25, 10 am-1 pm, $30   Register
True happiness is not and “impossible dream.” You can begin today to experience happiness flowing in all aspects of your life. Rediscover the simplicity and inner joy of your own being through he soul-awakening techniques of the ancient science of yoga.
Instructor: Stephen Manus

How to find us:

Nearly all of our classes and events take place at the Temple in Palo Alto, except for a very few which take place at the Ananda Community in Mountain View (those are specially noted, so you’ll know).
Directions to Ananda Temple in Palo Alto.
Directions to Ananda Community in Mountain View.

When you come to a class or event at the Temple, even if you registered ahead of time, please sign in at the book/gift shop so we can greet you and direct you to the right classroom. The gift shop is located in a one-story building just behind the main sanctuary (enter through the sliding-glass door). Map of Ananda Temple grounds (PDF).

You may pay and/or register for classes and events. Payments are processed In a secure manner through PayPal. Fees shown are for an entire series unless indicated otherwise. If you need to miss a class in a series, an audio recording is available.