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New Horizons Gap Year
Our hybrid Gap Year starting 2022-2023 gives students of all ages a chance to experience a spiritual community, go on a pilgrimage, and take courses that will teach them to live a balanced life, intellectually, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Educational Spiritual Retreats in Northern California

Fall 2022 Intensive
September 11 – 24, 2022
Our September, 2022, 14-day experience is ideal for all ages interested in going on retreat with Ananda College at the Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village. Includes optional classes and intensives listed in the page below, three healthy, vegetarian meals a day, and accommodations, twice daily yoga and meditation, all classes or experiences, plus evening discussions about The Yuga Cycles of Time and more. Check-in to Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village on September 11, 2022, by 3:00 pm, PDT.

Spring 2023 Intensive
May 7 – May 20, 2023
Our May, 2023, 14-day experience is ideal for all ages interested in going on retreat with Ananda College at the Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village. Includes optional classes and intensives listed in the page below, three healthy, vegetarian meals a day, and accommodations, twice daily yoga and meditation, all classes or experiences, plus evening discussions about The Yuga Cycles of Time and more. Check-in to Expanding Light Retreat at Ananda Village on May 7, 2023, by 3:00 pm, PDT.
Online Courses
Upcoming Courses
Our online courses include:
- Creative Writing for Higher Consciousness
- The Yuga Cycles of Times
- Comparative Mythology of Greece, Egypt & India
- Finding Your Dharma
- Holistic Health & Alternative Healing
Spiritual Travel

Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Crete: Through the Lens of the Yuga Cycles of Time
April 21 to May 5, 2023 – Open to Everyone
We invite you to go on a transformative, spiritual pilgrimage with us to Greece and Crete, the mystical islands of the Gods. Enjoy the land and the people, and experience a deepening awareness of these sacred sites that will provide spiritually uplifted inspiration for the rest of your life. Experience sacred monasteries, Holy Week, Greek Mythology, and the Yugas.