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Deepen Your Meditation
This class has two parts. A yoga class at 9am, and a meditation portion at 10:30. Prerequisite: any Ananda meditation class (including Raja, Course in Meditation, Learn to Meditate and Meditation for Starters). We invite graduates of the meditation classes to deepen your meditation practice with renewed inspiration, insights into refinements and variations on meditation practices, and a sharing with ... Read More
Swami’s Centennial Event Celebration
Let's Celebrate and Learn about Swami's Centennial Event! Sunday, March 1st, after Service, you're invited to join us to learn more about this Once in a Lifetime event honoring the 100th birthday of Swami Kriyananda. You will hear from others who are attending the event. There will be music, birthday cake, and important information about how to be a part ... Read More
Yoga Sutras for Life and Living
Nayaswami Hriman, co-director of Ananda Washington will share insights for life from the great scripture of yoga, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Including excerpts from the upcoming book, "Farther Away than the Stars"(Meditations from the Yoga Sutras), In these four classes we will explore each of the "books" or "padas" of the sutras, distilling practical counsel for the yogi lifestyle. Each class ... Read More
Open House: Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
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. Discover the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Yoga based on the thousand-year-old science of hatha yoga. Immerse yourself in a place of peace and spiritual ... Read More
Mahasamadhi Meditation and Kirtan
Blue Lotus Temple. Free, all are welcome! 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 ... 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
Saturday Satsangs with Murali
Satsang, meaning "Fellowship with Truth," is an age-old tradition in India that Paramhansa Yogananda brought to the West. We meditate together to feel the aura of the Masters embracing everyone. In this uplifted atmosphere, we share inspiration on a spiritual topic. The topic serves as a gateway to spontaneous interactions and nurtures devotion and attunement. Its larger purpose is to deepen our connection with each other and with God.
Satsang: Sanskrit Ceremonies & Chants
We will review the words, meaning and pronunciation of the fire ceremony mantras (Gayatri and Mahamrityunjaya mantras). In addition as time permits we'll practice chanting the great mantra: AUM.
Spring Has Sprung Seva Day at Heart Song
Free and open to all! The Spring Has Sprung Seva Day at Heart Song Retreat is a day of seva, or selfless service, held in celebration of the Spring Equinox, a time when day and night are in balance, and the world awakens with vibrant new life. As a season of renewal, growth, and reflection, Spring offers an ideal opportunity ... Read More
Sacred Vibrations: Chanting and Sound Healing Experience
Today's mini retreat sound workshop is here to offer you Peace, Positivity and Prosperity. Sound is the quickest and surest way to clear negativity and bring yourself back into a positive state allowing you to act from your center and receive guidance from your highest Self. We'll experience this as a group and you'll take home tools to replicate the 3 Ps in your ... Read More
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.
Easter Retreat Day
Nayaswamis Hriman and Padma and staff invite you to a half-day retreat to draw the inspiration of Easter into our hearts and minds. In the morning, we will engage in chanting and meditation followed by a light snack-lunch. In the afternoon let us explore together the deeper and more personal meaning of crucifixion and resurrection in our own lives. Paramhansa ... Read More