Explore classes & events by subject     Jul–Sep 2010

Practical Spirituality

Manifest Through the Power of YogaLotus
A study group with Asha Praver, based on Swami Kriyananda’s
lessons in Material Success and Happiness Through Yoga Principles
Tuesdays, 7:30 pm, July 6, and ongoing throughout 2010, $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.

“The very seasons are obedient to the man of strong will power and deep faith.”
—Paramhansa Yogananda

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.

As you well know, this is a time of unprecedented economic insecurity. Jobs and investments once thought rock-solid are not providing the support we counted on. Sages, including Paramhansa Yogananda, have long-predicted that this time would come. Not as a punishment, they reassure us, but to help us achieve a more appropriate balance between our material and our spiritual lives.

Now is the time to develop our inner strength. Not only faith in God, but also the ability to use the power of God within us to manifest what we need at the time we need it. This course is based on principles that Swami Kriyananda learned directly from Yogananda. Using them, without any material resources of his own, he created Ananda from nothing to what it is today.
Instructor: Asha Praver

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 book/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.