Featured Event
Thanksgiving Banquet
Nov. 27, 1-3pm
Join us for a warm and friendly vegetarian Thanksgiving Day banquet. Friendship, great food, music and inspiration make this a wonderful event for all. Bring your family and friends!
Please sign up ahead to bring a menu item for this planned potluck meal.
Featured Event
Art of Super Relaxation
Nov. 29, 10am-3pm
This class is based on a course that Paramhansa Yogananda taught in 1930 by the same title. Yogananda came to the US from India in the 1920’s and was the first yogi from the east to make a permanent home in the West. Though Yogananda walked the earth a hundred years ago, the teachings he shared are timeless and universal, and deeply relevant today. As Yogananda shared, we can be in this world and learn to be “calmly active and actively calm.”
Nov. 29, 10am-3pm
We will experience a variety of techniques that you can do on your own at home to learn to relax at will, such as working with the breath, the simple tensing-and-relaxing of different body parts, visualizations, affirmations, a simple, but powerful meditation routine, and a few more gems!
Holiday Hours
Thanksgiving: Temple closed except for banquet.
Black Friday: Temple closed. Yoga happening as usual.
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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
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Art of Super Relaxation
While we know what relaxation is, do we know how to achieve it? During this experiential retreat, we will explore: From the Art & Science of Raja Yoga, by Swami Kriyananda, "Awareness is the necessary precursor of relaxation. There are many parts of the body that are tense without our conscious knowledge. How are we to become aware of them? ... Read More
The Yogi-Christ: Jesus
Paramhansa Yogananda called his work in the West the "Second Coming of Christ." He was sent to resurrect the original teachings of Jesus Christ, the Yogi. Hidden in plain sight in the canonical gospels are the universal yoga teachings of Jesus Christ, including the teaching of reincarnation (for those with eyes to see). Let us approach Christmas with the true ... Read More
Winter Wonderland
Free event! Come meet your neighbors & kick off the holiday season by making new friends and singing carols around a campfire while surrounded by Christmas lights. Refreshments offered - donations appreciated. Pop up shops from East West Bookstore and local craft makers. Kids activities from 3-4 include a Santa visit, kids carols, visual scavenger hunt with prizes, and holiday ... Read More
Children’s Christmas Party
Your family is invited to join us for our annual Children's Christmas party! There will be story telling with a puppet show, crafts and snacks, Christmas caroling and a visit with Santa! Children ages 2-3 need to be accompanied by the parent(s). To help us in planning, Please RSVP by calling 425.806.3700 by Sunday, November 30th. We hope you can join us!
Christmas Meditation Retreat
Paramhansa Yogananda initiated the tradition of an 8-hour meditation before Christmas to honor and celebrate the Christ Consciousness within. Come for all or part. All are welcome! Schedule of the retreat will come soon...
New Year’s Celebration: Reflections & Resolutions
Want to start off 2026 with fresh energy and clear intentions? Come join us on the first morning of the year for a special gathering to set the tone for the days ahead. We offer a free yoga class at 9-10am in the Blue Lotus Temple and then meet from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM which will include: ✨ Chanting🧘♀️ Guided Meditation & ... Read More
Is the time of birth, death and enlightenment fixed and known?
Some say our karma is such that the dates of birth, life, death and moksha are already fixed. Is this true?
Self-Realization: Christian or Hindu?
Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the now classic life story, “Autobiography of a Yogi,” brought the Self-realization teachings of India to the West in 1920. Yogananda was a monk in the Giri branch of the Swami order of India. He used a variety of terms to describe his teachings according to the emphasis and context. One term he used was Sanatan Dharma. It is … 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"
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