Featured Event
Weekend Silent Retreat | Quiet the Mind Open the Heart
Friday-Sunday, March 21, 7pm – March 23, 3pm
Escape the bustle of daily life to relax the mind and heart in a soul-bath of silence! Space is limited so register soon.
Nayaswamis Hriman and Padma have been leading popular annual silent retreats for over thirty years helping us renew and refresh in the quiet mind and the open heart.
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.
Featured Classes and Events
Weekend Silent Retreat | Quiet the Mind Open the Heart
You are invited to a weekend retreat to Heart Song Hermitage. Space is limited so register soon. You will be guided into the silence Friday evening and throughout the weekend we'll enjoy chanting, meditation, reading, journaling, nature walks in the Heart Song forest and meals together in the calmness of Silence.
Yoga for Beginners: 3 Class Series
It can be intimidating to attend a regular yoga class for the first time. We may think, “but I can’t touch my toes!” Yoga is not about touching our toes! Nor is yoga about bending our bodies into a pretzel shape. Yoga truly is for everybody and the only yoga posture we “fail” at is the one we don’t do. How ... Read More
Jesus: the Yogi Christ
An inspirational presentation by Nayaswami Hriman of Paramhansa Yogananda’s commentaries on the life and teachings of Jesus.Would you like to have Jesus’s teachings explained with clarity, compassion, and power—just as Jesus shared them over two thousand years ago?This Easter, join us for a dynamic, fresh, and revivifying presentation of Jesus’s life and teachings. As the beauty, authenticity, and innate power of Jesus’s teachings ... Read More
The Art of Seclusion: How You Can Spend Quality Time With God (Day Retreat)
Would you like to experience the peace and joy that diving into the silence can give? How about realizing you can meditate longer and enjoy it more? How about making time for reading spiritual books and listening to inspirational messages that you can’t seem to get to?
The Pursuit of Happiness Through Wisdom
Join us for a transformative satsang inspired by the timeless teachings of Swami Sri Yukteswar, the revered yoga master and guru of Paramhansa Yogananda. In his profound work, The Holy Science, Swami Sri Yukteswar reveals the path to awakening the heart's natural love. This journey involves the removal of eight key inner tensions, which he calls “the meannesses of the heart.” ... Read More
Course in Meditation
In this 8-week course, you will learn time tested and universal techniques to relax the body, focus the mind through breath awareness, and expand into higher
awareness. Students will establish their own meditation practice supported by like-minded souls and friends. Let’s begin the journey of spiritual transformation together!
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
Happening This Week
Week of Events
Weekend Silent Retreat | Quiet the Mind Open the Heart
You are invited to a weekend retreat to Heart Song Hermitage. Space is limited so register soon. You will be guided into the silence Friday evening and throughout the weekend we'll enjoy chanting, meditation, reading, journaling, nature walks in the Heart Song forest and meals together in the calmness of Silence.
In Person Sunday Morning Meditation & Purification Ceremony
In Person Sunday Morning Meditation & Purification Ceremony
Sundays begin at 9:15 am with a in-person only silent group meditation and purification ceremony, followed by Sunday Service at 10 am (in-person and online).
Sunday Service at Ananda
Sunday Service at Ananda
ABOUT SUNDAY SERVICES AT ANANDA Sunday Services can also be viewed online starting at 10am! Sundays at Ananda Meditation Temple are the highlight of the week and are an excellent occasion for your first visit. Sunday Service is drawn from the ancient meditation tradition of the East and the mystical traditions of Christ, with scriptural readings from both the Bible ... Read More
Circle of Joy Sunday School
Circle of Joy Sunday School
In person every Sunday during Service, for children ages 4-10. FreeIt is our intention and our joy to support parents and their children in participating in Sunday Service.Who may participate: Children 4-10When: Every Sunday at Ananda Blue Lotus TempleChildren will stay with parents upstairs until after the first chant, then they go downstairs with teachers to the large classroom. Parents ... Read More
Tell Your Story!
Tell Your Story!
Sharing the story of our spiritual journey in this life is an inspiration for all and an excellent way to connect with one another. Each month, after Service and over lunch, there will be a table set up for those who would like to share their story. One of the storytellers will be a long-term member and we hope that ... Read More
Monday Yoga with Lynne
Monday Yoga with Lynne
Join Lynne in person or online. E-RYT 500, YACEP, Co-Director of Ananda Yoga Teacher Training. Lynne's energetic, enthusiastic and caring approach helps beginning and experienced yoga students find their own personal expressions of joy, harmony and balance in body, mind and spirit. She has taught Ananda Yoga for more than 10 years, is co-director of the Ananda Yoga Teacher Training ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts.This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation.No need to register – just come and meditate!
Tuesday Yoga with Nancy
Tuesday Yoga with Nancy
Join Nancy in person or online. Nancy discovered hatha yoga through pre-natal yoga classes when pregnant with her first child. Later, after experiencing the joy and benefits of Ananda Yoga, she went on to complete her teacher training through the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga. She is inspired to help others use the practice of asana (yoga poses) to develop ... Read More
Wednesday Yoga with Michelle
Wednesday Yoga with Michelle
Join Michelle in person or online. Michelle is a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and appreciates the many opportunities she has to share the benefits of yoga with students at Ananda.Ananda Yoga includes:* Asanas (classic yoga postures)* Pranayama (traditional raja yoga breathing and energy-control techniques)* Effective meditation & centering techniques, including affirmationsIf you are new to Ananda Yoga, your first class is FREE!Zoom ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts.This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation.No need to register – just come and meditate!
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts.This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation.No need to register – just come and meditate!
Ananda Yoga for Strength, Relaxation, and Daily Radiance
Ananda Yoga for Strength, Relaxation, and Daily Radiance
Vahini Sleighter E-RYT 500, YACEPExperience the ultimate fusion of relaxation, strength-building, radiant well-being, and natural fulfilling meditation. Each session is meticulously crafted to guide you towards a state of profound tranquility while simultaneously nurturing your physical and mental resilience. Through gentle yet invigorating postures, breathwork, and meditation techniques, discover the harmonious balance between body, mind, and spirit. Join me as ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts.This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation.No need to register – just come and meditate!
Movement as Meditation Yoga with Kevin
Movement as Meditation Yoga with Kevin
There are many ways to practice yoga postures. Focusing our energy inward and upward during and after a yoga pose is a kind of moving meditation that opens up many hidden potentials and realizations about ourselves.With keen attention on alignment we practice standing firmly on our own two feet, deeply engaging the core. This rooting allows us a safe and ... Read More
Saturday Morning Meditation at Ananda Community
Saturday Morning Meditation at Ananda Community
Saturday morning meditations at Ananda Community, LynnwoodSaturday morning meditations are being extended from the first Saturday of each month to four Saturdays each month: 7 to 9 a.m. in Hansa Temple. Meditations will include some special features as per the leader(s) which might include chanting at the chakras, readings, chanting, and, of course, meditation!There will be exceptions, for example, the ... Read More
Ananda Yoga with Judy or Vahini
Ananda Yoga with Judy or Vahini
IN-PERSON & ONLINE. Ananda Yoga is a style rooted in the teachings of Self-realization by Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda.Its purpose is to awaken awareness of our deepest and most joyful reality (ananda).Join Classes for all LevelsThe classical asanas of Hatha Yoga, practiced with proper alignment to achieve all physical benefits, are accompanied by specific affirmations designed to stimulate self-awareness ... Read More
Free Inspiration
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with Spirit lies its greatest joy.Paramhansa Yogananda, author of "Autobiography of a Yogi"
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