learn meditation basics, instruction“Daily meditation will lead you to the peace you’ve been seeking so long. The peace of your soul awaits you at the center of your own being.”
—Swami Kriyananda

Learn to Meditate
classes in 2008

In just a few weeks, 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 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. A 4-week class series is offered each month, starting on Thursday nights at 7:30 pm. The schedule of classes for 2008:

January 10–31 July 10–31*
February 7–28 August 7–28*
March 6–27 September 4–25
April 3–17* October 9–30
May 8–29 November 6-20*
June 5–26 December 4–18*
*3-weeks because of holidays

Register for 4-week series    Register for 3-week series
Pay on-line and receive a 10% discount

 

Learn to Meditate
for inner peace, health, and as a profound spiritual practice

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. While its highest and original purpose is to help us awaken our inner, spiritual nature, the benefits to body and mind are well established by medical research.

Practiced on a daily basis, meditation produces profound results on all levels of your being—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It connects you with your own inner powers of vitality, clarity, and love.

Ananda’s How to Meditate class will help you:

Whether you are interested in managing stress or in exploring the spiritual side of meditation, you will feel welcome. Small classes and experienced instructors provide a quality learning environment, with time for individual questions and in-depth exploration. Each class incudes guided and silent practice time.

Ananda is located in Palo Alto on the Peninsula, just a few blocks south of Stanford University. We are a convenient drive from anywhere in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and San Jose. Driving directions.


Saturday meditation classes

While we recommend the 4-week series, we also offer a single Saturday training session from 10 am to 1 pm, for those with limited time. Saturday classes scheduled for 2008:

January 19 July 12
February 2 August 9
March 1 September 6
April 19 October 11
May 10 (was May 3) November 1
June 14 December (no class)
Register for a Saturday class
Pay on-line and receive a 10% discount


Testimonials

“During the practice session, even though I was surrounded by other people, I felt alone, in a profound state of peace. It was a wonderful experience. I have a great deal of stress in my life, and this will be a significant help to me.”
—Susan H. Daly City
“This class has helped me immensely, both on a personal and a professional basis. I am amazed at the difference only a few weeks of meditation has made.”
—S. Donahue, Sunnyvale
“It was a very enlightening, calming, and awakening experience. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to find the inner peace within themselves.”
—Roop Uppal
“What a wonderful experience. After meditating alone daily for 11 years, it was great to be in a group and hear new explanations and ideas.”
—Randy Brown
“Enjoyable and calming. A wonderful combination of exercise, technique, and spirit.”
—Beth Locatelli
“The instructor is very well informed about meditation and a real pleasure to be with. He deals with questions in a very enthusiastic and compassionate way.”
—Jim Orr
“It’s like being given the right key that fits the door to your soul. Truly life inspiring!”
—L. Cowie, Saratoga
“This was a wonderful introduction to meditation. I have learned to go beyond my usual mental patterns. When I face negativity or challenges now, they seem more like a minor momentary distraction. I can continue evenly with my life. Bringing myself inward through meditation or chanting helps me see things from a much broader, universal standpoint.”
—Lydia H., San Jose
“An adventure into my inner self. This class is a spiritually uplifting experience, and a journey to self discovery.”
—Rose R., Fremont
“I talked, I listened, I laughed, I breathed. It was wonderful.”
—D. Calvert, Burlingame
“This is the most scientific, profound, and effective meditation workshop series that I have ever come across.”
—Amalendu Haldar, San Jose
“I have done meditation by myself for two years. I thought I knew what I was doing. This class taught be techniques, fundamentals, and attitudes that helped me get to a deeper state of realization.”
—Li Wang, Palo Alto
“This class taught me how to find respite in a hectic world. My daily life is much calmer and more peaceful now that I am practicing the techniques learned here. Thank you!”
—Julie Willard, Mountain View
“A thoroughly fun and exciting class. You must try it!”
—Siddharth Raghuraman
“No matter how hard my day was before the class, afterwards, I always left feeling great.”
—C.B. Stanford