The Ananda meditation teachers and leaders have many years of experience leading spiritual seekers in meditation courses, guided, silent seclusions and other related courses, designed to deepen and strengthen an individual’s practices.
Specific courses being offered include:
May 24 - 26
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
This workshop is dedicated to helping participants explore deeper levels of peace within themselves. "Deep Peace" is one of the segments in the “Peace for Warriors” Project, a program primarily designed to help anyone suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders.
Deep Peace, like Peace for Warriors, uses a multitude of modalities to deepen one’s understanding of how to achieve a state of inner peace, including:
No experience is needed to attend. There will be periods of group sharing, one-on-one sessions and small group work. Willingness to be open and receptive and having a strong desire to experience more peace in one’s life is all that is needed for success in this workshop. You will leave with many valuable tools and practices to follow.
Please bring a notebook, yoga mat, loose fitting clothes and meditation equipment.
For more information, call Nayaswami Gopal at 530-906-3686. You may also e-mail him at: andresims@rocketmail.com.
Nayaswami Gopal has been studying, practicing and teaching deep relaxation techniques for more than 40 years. He is an Ananda minister and a graduate of Ananda’s Yoga Teacher Training Course. Gopal is also a black belt and international champion in Kenpo Karate; he is listed in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was elected as the “Teacher of the Year” at Sierra College. He is the founder of the “Peace for Warriors” program.
May 31 - June 2
Cost: $144 for program, not including meals and accommodations
Wellness is a state of mind to be cultivated. It is not specifically dependent on one’s physical or even emotional state of health. Join us for this inspiring weekend and explore how illness, major life struggles, and everyday challenges can be used as stepping-stones, rather than stumbling blocks, to achieve a state of perfect wellness.
Dr. Shanti Rubenstone, M.D., the program leader, is an internist who received her medical degree from Stanford University, then spent years teaching there, along with practicing clinical internal medicine. She now practices what she calls “Transformational Medicine,” helping people look at what comes to them in life as stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks, i.e. using what come sour way to expand and grow.
She also teaches meditation and “living wellness.” She brings 35 years of practice as a physician, more than thirty years on a spiritual path, and a resounding sense of joy in life to help us feel genuinely “well” in any state of physical health.
Over the weekend we will explore the interplay of right-mindedness, conscious intention, spirituality and physical well-being.
You will also receive specific techniques to help set you on a course of being the very best you can be.
Come and find ways to take control of your total health and happiness.
June 21 - 23
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
This guided seclusion is only for Ananda Kriyabans, so it is a rare opportunity to go deep into the practice of Kriya Yoga and meditation. The seclusion will include:
Participants will be in silence during the retreat. The guided kriyaban seclusions have been very, very helpful for those who want a deeper experience of Kriya and meditation.
Retreat will be led by Kriya Minister Nayaswami Dharmadas, long-time meditator and founding member of Ananda.
June 23 - 29
Cost: click link below for details
Explore, discover, relax, and play with other spiritually-minded families in the serene setting of the Ananda Meditation Retreat. Learn how to nourish your family’s innate spirituality through classes and activities, conducted by Ananda Living Wisdom School teachers and community residents under the guidance of Nitai Deranja (founding member of Living Wisdom Schools and Education for Life). The Family Camp is one of our most popular programs, so reserve early in order to hold your space. Click here to read more.
August 9 - 11
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
Have you wanted to take a seclusion but have never gotten around to it? There's no time like the present! Experience a guided seclusion weekend led by Nayaswami Mukti, an experienced meditation teacher. This program begins with dinner and an orientation on Friday and concludes after breakfast on Sunday. The weekend will include guided meditations, hatha yoga and chanting sessions. You will also have opportunities to meet and talk with Mukti about your personal meditation practices.
Note: Mukti will offer this program again October 25 - 27.
October 4 - 6
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
Join long-time meditator and outdoorsman Atman (Peter) Goering for a guided seclusion weekend! Read his article about seclusion. The program begins with dinner and an orientation on Friday and concludes after breakfast on Sunday. The weekend will include guided meditations, hatha yoga and chanting sessions. You will also have opportunities to meet and talk with Atman about your personal meditation practices.
October 24-27
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
Details coming soon
November 13 - 17
Cost: $288 for program, not including meals and accommodations
“Seclusion is the price of greatness.”
-Paramhansa Yogananda
Silent and spiritual retreats have been key practices in the lives of saints and seekers of most religions worldwide. A silent retreat provides a spiritual focus that helps you expand and change your consciousness. A silent retreat is also physically and mentally relaxing and offers a proven way to have a deeper understanding of yourself.
During this retreat, led by Nayaswami Diksha McCord you will be given the tools to enter into your inner silence with grace, kindness, and thanksgiving.
The Meditation Retreat has a natural year-round beauty and a pristine silence that makes it an ideal environment for going inward and achieving profound transformation.
You will learn how to:
Guided activities will include:
Nayaswami Diksha will also be available for guidance and personal counseling.
BIOGRAPHY
Nayaswami Diksha teaches all aspects of yoga and meditation at The Expanding Light Retreat. She also directs the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Program.
November 22 - 24
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
This retreat precedes Thanksgiving and is perfectly timed for going within and sharing your gratitude with the Divine in the silence of your soul. Deliberate periods of silence in our lives help us to relax, recharge and expand beyond the boundaries of our every day outlook on things. We find that we are better able to hear the language of our soul and the language of God, that silence is the fertile and very sweet soil in which to place the plant of our devotion.
We will have group meditations, walks in silence, heavenly, simple meals, chanting out loud and "superconsciously," time for journaling, and instruction for how to get the most out of your silent retreat. No prior experience is necessary
This retreat is led by Nayaswami Maria who has been meditating and maintained a person spiritual practice for 40 years.
December 6 - 8
Cost: $75 for program, not including meals and accommodations
Come experience a guided seclusion weekend led by Nayaswamis Dharmadas and Nirmala! This program begins with dinner and an orientation on Friday and concludes after breakfast on Sunday. The weekend will include guided meditations, hatha yoga and chanting sessions. You will also have opportunities to meet and talk with Dharmadas and Nirmala about your personal meditation practices.