Inspiration
- Weekly Sunday service (with livestream options).
- Music ministry with instrumentalists and choir.
- Regular kirtans for all to enjoy and for many to perform.
- Holiday and Holy Day programs, celebrations and commemorations.
- Programs with Ananda’s Worldwide Directors and other visiting ministers featuring inspirational talks, music, entertainment and food.
- Beautiful landscape and grounds at the Blue Lotus Temple and Heart Song Hermitage to uplift the spirit through nature.
Meditation Opportunities
- Group meditations most days at the Blue Lotus Temple in Bothell and Hansa Temple in Lynnwood.
- Blue Lotus Temple open Tuesday–Saturday for personal meditation.
- Weekly meditation group open to all at East-West Books & Gifts.
- Longer meditations and guided programs for special events and holidays.
- Lovely cottage at Heart Song Hermitage, and guest apartment at Ananda Community available to rent for personal meditation retreats and seclusions.
Learning & Study
- Classes on meditation, yoga, scriptures of East and West, and a variety of spiritual subjects.
- Classes on creativity and practical support for high-minded living.
- Music classes, workshops and groups for chanting, harmonium and guitar.
- Ananda Institute of Living Yoga offers Meditation Teacher Training, Spiritual Counseling, Yoga Teacher Training (Levels 1 and 2), as well as continuing education workshops.
- The Art & Science of Raja Yoga, a one-of-a-kind opportunity to study and practice over 3 months, providing a comprehensive overview for new students, and opportunities for long-time practitioners to deepen their understanding and attunement to these timeless teachings.
Satsang - Community and Connection
- Sunday lunches in the Yoga Hall with delicious vegetarian food offer a place to build community, connection and friendships.
- Banquets and social festivities for holidays and events (birthdays of Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Diwali, etc.)
- Ananda Community in Lynnwood offers weekly dinners, cooking classes, seasonal and holiday festivals and events for the community and sangha.
- Co-Creators Art & Creativity Group.
- East-West Books & Gifts offers joyful service opportunities with a dynamic team.
- Many opportunities to serve with spiritual friends at the Blue Lotus Temple.
Childrens' Programs
- Sunday School (Circle of Joy) held weekly with an expanding team of joyful teachers.
- Ananda Yoga Summer Day Camp.
- Children’s Christmas & Easter events.
Childrens' Programs
Serene, uplifting atmosphere on quiet, spacious property offering classes, gatherings and day and overnight yoga and meditation retreats, as well as opportunities for personal seclusions.
Spiritual Support
- Spiritual support for East-West Books & Gifts, which serves truth-seekers on all paths.
- Healing Prayer Ministry offering daily prayers and monthly prayer counsel gatherings.
- Ministers offer spiritual support to individuals or groups and perform weddings, astral ascensions, funerals, baptisms, spiritual interviews, hospital visits, private meditations, and prayer.
Outreach
- Website, video and technology to support online access to events, classes and information.
- Participation in Interfaith activities in the greater Seattle area.
- Coordination and communication with Ananda Communities and spiritual leadership throughout the world.
- In keeping with the Divine Law of tithing, Ananda Washington tithes to Ananda’s worldwide ministry.
- Expansion of Hansa Temple in Lynnwood to create options for more classes, retreats and gatherings.
