Welcome
Meditation, Yoga, Bringing Spirit to Life
The Ananda Meditation Temple is a sanctuary of inner peace, where “yoga” comes “to life!”
Here you will find
- Meditation: Learn it, teach it.
- Yoga: Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga and Kriya Yoga. Find the inner dimension of yoga.
- Spiritual Living Classes, Retreats and Seminars, including Sunday Service
If you are one who steps apart from the crowd, who cherishes truth and high ideals and quiet time for the more important things of life, we think you’ll feel right at home here, at Ananda. Families, couples, singles–all are welcome!
Come and find like-minded people. Most of all come and find inner joy!
Experience a 10 minute guided meditation
Click here for information on Ananda Meditation classes.
Upcoming Highlights
Ananda Auction 2014
Saturday May 31, 2014 5 pm-8pm in Bothell
Mark your calendar now so you don’t miss the fun at this year’s annual auction! Enjoy great food, bid on wonderful and unique auction items, and celebrate our Wonderful World. Admission is free! But please let us know you’re coming so we can have your bidder packet ready. If you’d like to donate a unique or interesting auction item, there’s still time!
Pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy
October 4-18, 2014
Join devotees from the greater Seattle Sangha in October 2014 on a pilgrimage to Italy to visit holy sites blessed by its great saints, and enjoy some of the greatest art and architecture ever created. The pilgrimage will visit Rome, Florence, La Verna and Assisi – renowned as the birthplace of St. Francis, whom Paramhansa Yogananda called “his patron saint.” While in Assisi, pilgrims will be hosted by the Ananda Assisi international community, and we will meditate together daily in the beautiful “Temple of Light.” The temple here in Ananda Washington was modeled after that beautiful temple! We will also enjoy guided tours of the great art and architecture in Rome and Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance.
Find out details and register early…
Classes & Events Coming Soon
Keys to Your Destiny from the Essence of Raja Yoga
6 Tuesdays starting April 22, 7:30 – 9 pm at East West Bookshop in Seattle
Take all 6 classes or pick and choose your course! Designed especially for graduates of the Raja Yoga Intensive but open to everyone, you will journey through yoga’s origins in the Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and even discover yoga precepts in the Bible.
Karma & Reincarnation April 22 & 29
Chakras: the Inner Zodiac of Your Soul’s Knowing! May 6
Reincarnation, Chakras & Kundalini in the Bible? May 13
Apocalypse Now, or, New Age of Energy? May 20 & 27
Precepts of Self Realization
4 Thursdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m. April 24, May 1, 8, (Skip 15) & 22 in Bothell.
This six week class is designed for those who would like to learn more about the core precepts of Ananda, and about the history and many expressions of Ananda’s work, both locally and worldwide. No one class, service or event among the many that are offered here at Ananda, embraces this “big picture.” All are welcome.
Relieve Stress Naturally with Herbs, Ayurveda and Accupressure
Saturday April 26 9:30 am – noon in Bothell
At this workshop, you will learn simple, sustainable, and effective ways to manage stress. First, we will introduce some basic principles of these systems of energy medicine, sharing with you time-tested and dependable ways to attain balance and harmony. We will explore the main five elements in nature (earth, water, fire, air and ether) and how each can support health and wellness.
Retreat to the Heart of Silence
Friday through Sunday, May 2-4, 2014 at Camp Brotherhood in Mt Vernon
Let the sound of silence in the trees and the voice of silence in your own soul bring peace, wisdom, and refreshment to body, mind and spirit! Space is limited on this popular annual retreat, so register soon.
Kriyananda Moksha Mandir Groundbreaking Ceremony
Saturday, May 17, 10 am at the Ananda Meditation Temple in Bothell
Let us take a break from our normal activities on Saturday, May 17 at 10 am to honor the life, teachings, example, and living spirit of Master’s beloved disciple, Swami Kriyananda. From the Ananda Meditation Temple in Bothell, we will join with Ananda members throughout the world to participate in the groundbreaking for Swami’s Moksha Mandir, the astral-designed building under which Swami Kriyananda’s body will be interred.
“… without your assistance, the work cannot go on… All of you who wish to offer much-needed help, now or in the future, I bless.” – Paramhansa Yogananda
Watch Swami Kriyananda on internet TV everyday, Monday through Friday, 8:32 a.m. to 9 a.m.Click here.
