Awaken Your True Potential
Through Yoga, Meditation, and Community
Learn effective tools to improve your life and expand your consciousness.
Discover the essence of Hatha Yoga, aligning body, mind and spirit.
Learn meditation and experience the joy of inner communion.
Explore the path of Kriya Yoga, the art and science of soul awakening.
Join us for programs, mini-retreats, and other gatherings at a lovely, park-like property.
Ananda Washington has two pilgrimages planned; one to India in fall 2025, and another to Italy in fall 2026.
You can now ask Nayaswami Hriman a question right on our website.
Featured Classes and Events
Events
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Guru Purnima
Let us come together to celebrate one of the most sacred of spiritual festivals, a day dedicated to expressing our heartfelt gratitude for the presence of the Guru in our lives. The Guru is our noblest and truest friend, the one who awakens in us the awareness that we are not merely limited to body and mind, but that we ... Read More
Saints Are Present in Every Age
St. John of the Cross and Padre Pio Join us once again as we gather for stories of the saints at the Ananda Lynnwood Community in August 2026. We will spend time with St John of the Cross (1542-1591) /Spain and Padre Pio (1887-1968) Italy/ whose victorious lives and deep spiritual wisdom brought many to lives their lives with God. ... Read More
Raja Open House
Curious about Raja Yoga? Join our Open House to learn more about The Art & Science of Raja Yoga course starting September 10, 2026.
The Art & Science of Raja Yoga
DatesThe course begins September 10, 2026 and includes 11 Thursday evenings thru November 19th from 6:00 pm to 9:15 pm Pacific Time and 1 Saturday workshop on October 17th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. CostEarly Special $365 for the full course through August 24th, $395 after. You can also choose to take only one part of the course for a discount. Learn ... Read More
Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
Ananda Yoga Teacher Training at the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga is a comprehensive program that expands your understanding of yoga poses, yoga philosophy (Yoga Sutras and The Bhagavad Gita), anatomy, and the subtle body (chakras and nadis). You will deepen your asana practice through the use of affirmations, dynamic relaxation, and awakening your vital energy (prana). If you have yet to ... Read More
Meeting Swami Kriyananda through Ananda Yoga
“I never met Swami Kriyananda in person. But I met Swami Kriyananda through Ananda Yoga. I arrived at Ananda in August 2016 to attend a yoga class. I had been practicing yoga for over 15 years at studios around Seattle, but always felt like something was missing. I am so grateful to Swami for bringing Ananda Yoga into this world. … Read More
“Swamiji brought me to Master through music”
Although I did not spend one-on-one time with Swami Kriyananda, I cannot imagine what my life would have been without him. Swamiji brought me to Master through music. Forty years ago, when I was trying to figure out the point of life, I attended a midweek group at Unity Church. They started their evening program with the chant, “Lord, I … Read More
A Place Where You Can Find Peace, Meaning, and Spiritual Growth
Ananda is a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. It was founded in 1968 in northern California by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda’s direct disciples.
Yogananda’s teachings embrace the truths that underlie all great religions. People from all faiths and backgrounds are welcomed at Ananda.
Join us for Sunday Service or another class or event at the Blue Lotus Temple in Bothell, a place of peace open to all. Visitors come to the temple seeking inner guidance in prayer or meditation, or a respite from the demands of a busy world, or simply a quiet place to “be.”
At our residential community in Lynnwood, residents live together in a lifestyle of meditation, service, simple living and high ideals. Ananda is known throughout the world for its network of independent, intentional communities which are among the most successful in the world today.
We are committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone to pursue the search for God.
Spiritual Directors Nayaswami Hriman and Nayaswami Padma
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with Spirit lies its greatest joy.Paramhansa Yogananda, author of "Autobiography of a Yogi"
Experience the Joy of Giving
If you have been touched in your own journey, by a talk, a prayer, a song, a class, a book, a video, and course, please consider making a donation so that we, as a family, may all continue to reach souls everywhere.
Thank you for being a part of this community of souls who support each other on the path to God.
