Featured Event
Open House: Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
Saturday, March 7, 10:30-11:30am
Come learn more about an Authentic Yoga Tradition. Meet the teachers and ask questions about this life changing yoga teacher certification course that begins April 11, 2026.
Featured Event
Yogananda's Mahasamadhi Meditation and Kirtan
March 7, 4-8pm
On this day in 1952 (and on March 9, 1936) two Self-realization avatars (Paramhansa Yogananda and his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, espectively) left their human forms in a super-conscious act of devotional self-offering.
We celebrate not only their ascension but that of great saints of East and West, for we too are destined by our effort and guru’s grace to achieve moksha: soul freedom in God.
Featured Event
Christ Lives! An Oratorio (a concert)
March 28, 7-9pm
For the first time since before the pandemic, Ananda Portland and Ananda Seattle come together to offer the gift of Swami Kriyananda’s acclaimed “Oratorio: Christ Lives”. Inspired by the life of Jesus Christ, the Oratorio traces in music the life and teachings of the avatar, Jesus Christ.
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
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Open House: Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
Come learn more about an Authentic Yoga Tradition. Join Murali Venkatrao PhD E-RYT 500 | YACEP for a 30 minute Ananda Yoga practice followed by Q&A about the upcoming 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program that begins on April 11, 2026. Discover the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Yoga based on the ... Read More
Mahasamadhi Meditation and Kirtan
Blue Lotus Temple. Free, all are welcome! 4-6 PM Meditation, 6-8 PM Flower Ceremony and Kirtan. In-person & livestreamed Please note! I-405 construction closure affects Bothell traffic this weekend, March 7-8. Check GPS for quickest route to Temple. Please allow extra time when coming in person. A Self-realized Master exits the body voluntarily and with full awareness, and merges himself in the cosmic ... Read More
Chakras: Hidden Gems of Your Destiny
Jesus tells us that “The kingdom of heaven is within you” and this includes the entire matrix of our karma residing like hidden gems along the astral spine in the energy centers called the chakras
Mother Nature’s Pharmacy: Flower Essences! – with Lila Devi
Online with East West! Spirit-in-Nature Essences are one of the oldest flower essence lines globally since 1977. Based on Paramhansa Yoganandaji’s psycho-spiritual qualities of certain foods, they’re prepared from the blossoms of the 20 corresponding varieties of fruit trees and vegetable plants.
Celebration of Divine Friendship
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Hear about exciting new changes and expansions as well as inspiring stories of everyday people whose lives are being touched by Yogananda’s teachings through our global outreach.
Christ Lives! An Oratorio (a concert)
For the first time since before the pandemic, Ananda Portland and Ananda Seattle come together to offer the gift of Swami Kriyananda's acclaimed "Oratorio: Christ Lives". Inspired by the life of Jesus Christ, the Oratorio traces in music the life and teachings of the avatar, Jesus Christ.
How Can I Know My Past Life?
How can I learn about my past life? Should I even try? Yogananda gave some suggestions.
A Reincarnation Story?
This is an interesting story that suggests the reincarnation of a relative as one’s own child.
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"
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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.
