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.
Heart Song Retreat
Ananda Washington’s newest property, covering several acres in Lake Stevens.
Heart Song Retreat offers a serene, uplifting atmosphere on quiet, park-like property offering classes, gatherings, multi-day 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.
