June 29 at 7:30 PM PDT

Global Town Hall for the
Temple of Light at Ananda Village

Join Ananda’s worldwide Spiritual Directors, Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi, along with the project team for the Temple of Light at Ananda Village. We will share the latest news about this sacred project, the inspiration behind it, and the road to its completion. Whether online or in-person, you are invited to participate in a question and answer session.

august 6–13 at The expanding light

Spiritual Renewal Week

Join with hundreds of people from around the world in a week of joyful learning, and practice of the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.

The week takes place at The Expanding Light at Ananda Village in Northern California (or you can also watch it live online). It is always filled with an atmosphere of divine joy that enhances spiritual development, but during Spiritual Renewal Week these blessings are amplified.

how the monks of ananda village are raising dough

Bread for the Community, Light for the World

There are ten monks currently living at Ananda Village, and within our monastery, our temple is its heart and soul. We draw our daily sustenance by meditating together there every morning. As it unites our spirits, so too do we seek to unite our growing magnetism with the divine ray that permeates all of Ananda.

how swami kriyananda envisioned ananda's temple

Fifty Years in the Making

Through the decades since Ananda’s founding, the vision for a temple as the heart of Ananda Village and the worldwide movement has always been there. Dusting off the original site plan for the Expanding Light Retreat, submitted to Nevada County officials by Jaya Helin and Hunter Black back in 1989, one can see the outline for a temple at nearly the exact location where it will finally be built.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 50th Anniversary

The Beatles’ Spiritual Consciousness

June 1, 1967, the “Summer of Love,” The Beatles released Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was a revolution in music, art and spirit. Sgt. Peppers cover art featured four Indian spiritual masters, among other iconic people and the Beatles themselves.

from the ananda school of yoga and meditation

Awaken the Chakras Guided Meditation

This guided meditation will take you on a journey into your Chakras using the elements of nature.

New Q&A

Prayer Before and After Meditation

Can Meditation Cause Pain in My Spine?

Meditation for Children

Karma

New Videos

The Story of Brindey

How Devotees Rise

Attaining Radiant Health

The Importance of Attunement