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Free Introduction to Meditation

Lecciones de Meditación en Español

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Online with Ananda - a dynamic learning environment designed to give individuals an educational experience in the universal teachings of Yoga and Spirituality.

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In-Depth Online Courses

Online with Ananda offers courses in the Path of Kriya, the Wisdom of Yogananda, Yoga Philosophy, Your Inner Life, Business and Prosperity - all based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda. Our courses are designed to give you the tools and understanding you need to bring spirituality into full expression in your life. Learn More

Worldwide Virtual Community

Be a part of our Worldwide Online Community! Take part in every aspect of a spiritual community, right from the comfort of your own home.
Even for those living in an Ananda Community, our online community gives you the opportunity to stay connected through the ether with our teachers from all over the globe. Learn More

Interactive Live Broadcasts

Our webinars and live broadcasts are a wonderful way to connect with our team of experts in the field of meditation, yoga, and spiritual living. We utilize an easy-to-use software to conduct live classes and workshops over the internet. In a webinar or live broadcast, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to the presenter via the internet. Learn More

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Free Introduction to The Path of Kriya Yoga

Interactive, Live Webinar

May 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm PDT
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This webinar will NOT teach the actual technique of Kriya Yoga, but will explain the steps necessary for the initiation. You will have an opportunity to ask questions.

In this webinar, we will share:

What the Path of Kriya Yoga Is
The Benefits of Practicing Kriya
The Steps to Receiving Kriya Yoga
Questions and Answers

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Virtual Community

Be a part of our worldwide Ananda Virtual Community! Ananda has spiritual communities around the world but if you can't live at one of them, you can still take part in every aspect of what we do as a spiritual community, right from the comfort of your own home. All webinars and live broadcasts are free when you join our online community, giving you the opportunity to stay connected through the ether with our teachers from all over the globe.

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Lessons in Meditation - June 21 to August 16

Step 1 of 5 on the Path of Kriya Yoga - This course has helped thousands worldwide have direct experiences of spiritual realities. The step-by-step techniques offered give you the tools to find your own inner strength, to establish a way of living that brings you inner peace, health, energy, and happiness throughout your life.

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How to Be Happy

The human drive for happiness is one of our most far-reaching and fundamental needs. This nine-week course provides the tools and wisdom needed to tap into the joy and happiness that already reside within you. The readings and exercises are practical, engaging, and deeply inspiring. Through them, you can truly unlock the secrets of lasting joy and inner peace.

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The Yugas In-Depth

Sri Yukteswar, guru of Paramhansa Yogananda, presented a fascinating explanation of the rising and falling eras that our planet cycles through every 24,000 years – the cycle of the yugas. The breadth and sweep of the yugas encompasses all of history and the ancient past, providing a clear explanation for many anomalies such as the Great Pyramid, India’s Vedas and the 10,000 year old spiritual site of Gobekli Tepe.

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Vegetarian Cooking for Health and Vitality

Offered in partnership with The Expanding Light Retreat

Vegetarian Cooking for Health and Vitality is an online learning program in partnership with the Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village. The Expanding Light Retreat has a long tradition of cooking healthy, fresh, low fat, and highly nutritious meals for our guests for over 40 years.

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Achieving Inner Peace

You can have inner peace and calmness all the time. Exaggerated ups and downs, reactions to others, attachments and desires can throw you off-center. Moods of any kind; anger, anxiety, depression rob you of joy and tranquility. Yoga suggests we should be "even-minded and cheerful" at all times. Is this really possible? Can it be done and keep the ability to feel and experience life? The answer is yes, as many who have taken this course will confirm.

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Ancient Keys to Attaining Success and Happiness

The AKASH class series is a guidebook to the spiritual path of Self-mastery. Discover a practical pathway to personal liberation and joy based on one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders, Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. This 6-week AKASH series is designed to help restore your inner joy and unleash your full potential.

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Free Introduction to Achieving Inner Peace and Tranquility

Interactive, Webinar with Nayaswami Mantradevi

Recorded May 2, 2012

You can be calm and centered in all situations. Exaggerated ups and downs, reactions, and moods rob you of joy and tranquility. By moving beyond self-defeating emotions, and experiencing calm feeling, you’ll find peace and happiness within. By practicing certain yogic techniques you bring to the fore deep inner strengths that you didn’t even know you had.

In this webinar you will learn:

The difference between emotion and feeling
The “anatomy” of an emotion
When to express, when to control
Opening up to higher powers within

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Free Introduction to The Path of Kriya Yoga

Kriya Yoga is a comprehensive spiritual path that includes a meditation technique that quickly accelerates one’s spiritual growth. It was first made widely known by Paramhansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi. According to Yogananda, Kriya is the most effective practice available to mankind today for reaching the goal of Yoga: union with the Divine.

This free course will give you a sampling of our Online with Ananda courses.

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Lecciones de Meditación

Paso 1 de 5 en el sendero de Kriya Yoga - Desde el comienzo, aprenderás una técnica de meditación simple, pero poderosa, tal como la enseñó originalmente Paramhansa Yogananda. Esta te ayudará a estar focalizado y calmado, y a obtener la experiencia de tu realidad divina interior.

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Meditation Group Leaders

This course is for Ananda Meditation Group Leaders. If you are a current meditation group leader, please contact Nayaswami Dharmadas at dharmadas@ananda.org to receive access. If you would like to start a Meditation group in your area, please contact dharmadas@ananda.org

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