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Yogic Teachings in a Spiritual Environment

“Environment is stronger than willpower” –Paramhansa Yogananda

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Sample Schedule

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Sample Schedule:

Morning Yoga & Meditation: 6:30-8:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Silence: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

Karma Yoga: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Class (see topics below): 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Meditation: 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Lunch: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Karma Yoga: 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Class, discussion, hiking or free time TBD: 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Yoga Postures & Meditation: 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Dinner: 6:30-7:00 p.m.

Karma Yoga, Class, or Evening Event: 7:30 p.m.

Additional Events

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Your stay may include:

  • Working and serving in Ananda Village farms and gardens
  • Karma Yoga Service
  • Music & Chanting Events
  • River Trips to the Yuba River
  • Hiking, nature games, tours of Ananda Village, gardens, farms & businesses
  • Meals with residents of the 50-year-old Ananda Spiritual Cooperative Community

Travel Details

What to Bring
  • Flashlight – important!
  • Water bottle
  • Your own yoga mat, if you have one (we also have yoga mats, pillows and meditation benches for you to use)
  • Journal and pen
  • Uplifting reading material (we also have a small lending library that is open to all guests)
  • Sturdy shoes and sandals (best to bring shoes, boots and sandals that are easily removable since there are no shoes worn in the cabins and temples)
  • Comfortable, casual, modest clothing — dress in layers, as evenings are usually cool even in summertime
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Optional: Sun hat, sun glasses, sunscreen

Your Hosts

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Organizers
Nayaswami Nischala & Nakula Cryer, co-founders of Ananda College of Living Wisdom.

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Nayaswami’s Nischala and Nakula Cryer have been leading tours for Ananda College of Living Wisdom for nearly 20 years.  They have led tours to Northern India, Southern India, Egypt, Greece, Peru, Italy, France, and England.  They are the co-founders of the Ananda College of Living Wisdom.  For 18 years they lived at the Ananda Meditation Retreat in Northern California where they managed the retreat and the college, and where they raised their son.  Nakula is a builder of sacred temples, creating the Temple of Light and Moksha Mandir at Ananda Village, as well as other sacred buildings.  Nischala is also an author of two books, Reflections on Living 30 Years in a Spiritual Community, and the Amazon best-selling, The Four Stages of Yoga.

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Instructors
Ananda College of Living Wisdom Staff
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About Ananda

World Peace Award: In 2017, Ananda received the Global Ambassador Peace Award from the United Nations Institute of International Social Development (IISD), an international non-governmental organization.  Ananda Worldwide Spiritual Directors, Jyotish and Devi Novak, were invited to the United Nations in New York City to receive the award on November 17, 2017, four years after the death of Ananda’s founder, Swami Kriyananda.  The Global Ambassador Peace Award recognizes spiritual leaders and UN leadership who can transform the world.  Jyotish and Devi are emissaries of Paramhansa Yogananda, who taught meditation and Kriya Yoga.  They trained with Ananda’s founder, Swami Kriyananda, for nearly 50 years.  Today, Jyotish and Devi make their home at Ananda Village, and spend several months each year at Ananda Communities in the US, in Assisi, Italy and throughout India. 

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