EXPANDING LIGHT
Personal Retreat Experience
Step away from your busy life for a few days; take time to be still and refresh your soul. Come almost any day of the year and stay as long as you like. Our retreat is part of Ananda Village, a cooperative community on the foothills of The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Karma Yoga Ashram Experience
With Aramati Kuita, Janaka Keller and Yogesh Lee
Change Yourself, Change Your Life!
With Nayaswami Krishna Das and Sundara Traymar
Live with a Renewed Sense of Purpose Discover Newfound Clarity and Meaning in Your Life Are you ready to explore important areas of your life and unlock the keys to greater happiness, success, and a more fulfilled version of yourself? Embrace this opportunity to elevate your journey and become the person you’re meant to be! […]
Yoga Retreat: Yoga for Renewal
With Uma Keller and Janaka Keller
Enjoy an After-Holiday and New Year “Breather” — Literally Have the holidays left you feeling like you need a break that’s totally for you? Reclaim your inner peace and welcome restoration with the healing power of yoga postures, centering pranayama breathing, and meditation. You'll be amazed at how refreshed and renewed you feel after just […]
Four Stages of the Soul's Awakening
With Asha Nayaswami
Spiritually speaking, where are you now? Where are you going? How are you going to get there? The path from confusion and delusion to enlightenment and joy is the same for every soul. Circumstances, relationships, joys and sufferings are unique. But even God-realized masters at one time walked the path we are now travelling, charting […]
Four Stages of the Soul's Awakening - Community Member
With Asha Nayaswami
Spiritually speaking, where are you now? Where are you going? How are you going to get there? The path from confusion and delusion to enlightenment and joy is the same for every soul. Circumstances, relationships, joys and sufferings are unique. But even God-realized masters at one time walked the path we are now travelling, charting […]
Recharge and Deepen Your Meditation Practice
With Nayaswami Krishna Das and Yogesh Lee
It’s Time to Reap the Rewards of Meditation! Do you meditate but struggle to establish and maintain a consistent daily practice? Is it a question of not having enough time, as many people claim? Or, more importantly, perhaps you haven’t yet found meditation rewarding enough to create time for it. With the right training and […]
First Timers' Retreat
With Janaka Keller and Uma Keller
Rejuvenate in a Relaxed, Uplifting Setting If you haven't yet taken a Retreat at the Expanding Light, it's time to try something new! Bring a friend, and have a sublime experience together. It’s easy to slow down, enjoy, and reconnect with yourself at The Expanding Light.
Kriyaban Retreat
Living the Light of Kriya Yoga This special weekend can transform and permanently uplift your Kriya Yoga Sadhana. NOTE: The Kriyaban Retreat is for those who have already been initiated into the Kriya Yoga Technique through Ananda Kriya Sangha, or are approved to receive Kriya for the first time. For more information on initiation, see https://www.ananda.org/kriya-yoga/ […]
Communing with the Sacred OM Vibration
With Nayaswami Sagar and Sundara Traymar
The All-pervading OM (AUM) This retreat is designed for those with a deep interest in the all-pervading, omniscient vibration of AUM. You will acquire tools taught by Paramhansa Yogananda for merging into Sacred OM. Through visualizations, guided activities, devotional AUM meditations, chanting, inspirational stories, and deep yogic teachings, the Cosmic Vibration will come alive […]
Taking Kriya for the First Time
With Devalila Veenhof
To attend this program one must have completed the first four steps of the The Path of Kriya Yoga and received approval from Ananda Kriya Sangha. Contact Devalila at Ananda Kriya Sangha for more information and approval. Once permission has been given, you'll be able to register online or by phoning 800-346-5350. Paramhansa Yogananda […]
Yoga Retreat: Relax, Rejuvenate & Restore
With Uma Keller and Ana Kirsch
Take a Break, Recharge Your Spirit Feeling stressed or tired? Experience the transformative power of a weekend dedicated to Yoga asanas, meditation, and nourishing food. Let the serenity of Ananda Yoga® and the guidance of experienced teachers revitalize your mind, body, and soul. Why Choose Our Yoga Retreat: Ananda Yoga® Postures: Release tension from your […]
A Magical Tulip Experience
With Sundara Traymar and Nandadevi Traymar
A Magical Tulip Experience
With Sundara Traymar and Nandadevi Traymar
Yoga and the 12 Steps© Focus on Steps 1-3
With Vivekadevi Noh-Kuhn
A Weekend in Divine Friendship
With Nayaswami Premdas
Friendship and joy are the hallmarks of Ananda. Experience it in action during this weekend in honor of spiritual friendship. When perfect friendship exists either between two hearts or within a group of hearts in a Spiritual Organization, such friendship perfects each individual. —Paramhansa Yogananda Enjoy a very rich weekend in community and spiritual satsang. […]
First Timers' Retreat
Rejuvenate in a Relaxed, Uplifting Setting If you haven't yet taken a Retreat at the Expanding Light, it's time to try something new! Bring a friend, and have a sublime experience together. (Even 'old-timers' can attend these weekends with first time friends.) A Perfect Getaway: Learn why and how to meditate -- or take your […]
How to Rise Above Your Karma
With Nayaswami Krishna Das and Nayaswami Sagar
Would you like to unlock the secrets of the Law of Karma, to harness its power and transform your life? To learn how to make the law of karma work FOR you, rather than TO you? Understanding the fascinating world of karma and uncovering your unique patterns and life lessons will enable you to: Find […]
Family Yoga Camp Retreat
With Matthew Fredrickson, Irene Schulman and David Kletter
Yoga Retreat: Energize Your Summer
With Bhawani Isaacson and Yogesh Lee
Awaken Your Inner Energy with a Yoga Getaway! This weekend will be a mini-vacation plus, that will refresh and relax you, blending yoga postures, meditation, a pool party, delicious food, new friendships, personal time, and inspiring moments that will make your summer truly come alive. Experience the Holistic Benefits of Ananda Yoga: Awaken Your Inner […]
Discover Your Talents
With Shantidev Oliver Graf
Are you feeling stuck, at a standstill, or facing a crossroads in your life? Do you sense untapped talents within you, yet struggle to bring them to light? Or perhaps you're still discovering what your real talents are and how to use them in your life. If this is true and you are longing to […]
The Yoga Sutras: Demystifying Patanjali
With Nayaswami Sagar
Based on the book: Demystifying Patanjali: The Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms) -The Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda as Presented by his Direct Disciple, Swami Kriyananda About 2200 years ago, a great spiritual master of India named Patanjali described the process of Self-Realization and presented humanity with a clear-cut, step-by-step outline of how all truth-seekers and saints achieve divine […]
First Timers' Retreat
With Bhawani Isaacson and Yogesh Lee
Rejuvenate in a Relaxed, Uplifting Setting If you haven't yet taken a Retreat at the Expanding Light, it's time to try something new! Bring a friend, and have a sublime experience together. (Even 'old-timers' can attend these weekends with first time friends.) A Perfect Getaway: Learn why and how to meditate -- or take your […]