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Our most comprehensive and popular course covers meditation, postures, and the yogic lifestyle.
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Yogananda said the Kriya Yoga meditation technique is “the fastest route to Self-realization.”
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Ananda Washington regularly leads pilgrimages to holy places in India, Italy, California, and other locations around the world.
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Ananda hosts group retreats at the Heartsong property near Lake Stevens, where there is also a cottage available to Sangha members for personal retreats.
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Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality.
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