| Swami Kriyananda The Latest Info! And if there are any last minute changes to any scheduled classes, events, or ongoing meditations, we will also list them here. For further info email or call 781-640-1132.
Sun Meditations Begin Again 9/12/10 We're on a summer break for our group meditations, but yoga classes, some meditation classes, and special events are still happening as listed below! Joy to you! No Sun Meditation 9/19, but join us in Waltham for Sun Service! We'll be at the Espousal Retreat Center for the 9/17-19 weekend., celebrating Yogananda's 90th anniversary coming to the US! Come join us for all of some of the time, including a free lecture Fri, 9/17 at 7:30pm. More info. UpcomingClasses/Retreats Also see our calendar. For further info: email or call 781-640-1132.
Wed, 7/28, 7:30-9pm MEDITATION I -- Begin or Renew Your Practice Marblehead, MA
Lynch van Otterloo YMCA, Marblehead, MA
$15 Y Members, $22 Others Register online and if you have any problems registering, email or call 781-640-1132. Tune into your inspiration and wisdom within during the inner peace of mediation. We'll cover the basics based on techniques taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. Two guided meditation practices will allow you to experience the power of meditation, with time for Q&A. For beginners and the more experienced. Class length 1.5 hours. Meets in Conference Room 2 (2nd floor).
Mon, late Sept (finalized soon!) 7-8:30pm GITA Discussion Marblehead, MA Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA, Marblehead, MA $15 Y Members, $22 Others, each class/discussion.
Register online and if you have any problems registering, email or call 781-640-1132. Join us for this once a month discussion of The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, as explained by Paramhansa Yogananda, and edited by Swami Kriyananda. This version of the ‘Gita’ is a comprehensive guide to knowing your true Self, revealing how to develop your strengths for making the swiftest spiritual progress. We will discuss the allegorical nature of this great yogic scripture, how you can apply its wisdom to your life, and how we can work toward inner freedom in all aspects of our life. You are welcome to join us for a single class, or monthly. The book will be available for purchase at or before class. Led by Tracy Anderson, who is a lifetime student of yoga and literature, and recently received her 500 hour level certification in Ananda Yoga & Meditation, including the study of the Gita. Class length 1.5 hours. Meets in Multipurpose Room. Future classes/discussions will be scheduled in upcoming YMCA program guides, and reflected in this listing and the calendar.
9/2010 FREE talk, 9/17, 7:30pm & "Following in the Footsteps of Yogananda" Retreat Waltham, MA Fri-Sun 9/17-9/19/2010 Fri talk, 7:30-9pm, optional overnight Sat-Sun retreat, double or single occupancy. Includes program and vegetarian meals. Join us and celebrate the 90th anniversary of Yogananda's arrival in the U.S. and bringing Kriya Yoga to the West. Events include free Fri talk, Sat retreat with pilgrimage, and Sun services. For more info, see our retreats page.
Ongoing Events For further info: email or call 781-640-1132. Weekly Group Meditation* Sunday mornings
Marblehead, MA Sun 9-10:30am (last Sun of month: 9-12pm) 201 Humphrey St, Marblehead MA (See photo: it's the studio below the large house on the hill) Meditating in a group is an uplifting experience and a great way to deepen and inspire meditations on your own. Join us for an opening prayer, some chanting, the affirmation for the week (from Affirmation for Self-Healing, by Swami Kriyananda), then a podcast talk from the Ananda Sunday Service (from Ananda Village/Expanding Light Retreat in Nevada City, CA) that includes a reading from the Bible and Bhagavad-Gita, then about a 20 minute meditation. If you are new to meditation, we'll guide your meditation to get you started. *We typically break for the summer months of June, July & Aug. During winter, we may cancel during snowstorms. Check at the top of this column for the lastest info. Monthly Long Meditation 9am-Noon, Last Sun of Month Marblehead, MA
201 Humphrey St, Marblehead MA (See photo: it's the studio below the large house on the hill) Please feel free to join us for all or part of the time, as we won't be meditating straight through! We'll start with guided Energization Exercises, then Maha Mudra/yoga postures, an opening prayer, some chanting, the affirmation for the week (from Affirmation for Self-Healing, by Swami Kriyananda), then the podcast talk from the Ananda Sunday Service (from Ananda Village/Expanding Light Retreat in Nevada City, CA) that includes a reading from the Bible and Bhagavad-Gita, then a 30 minute meditation. After that we'll alternate with a couple chanting breaks and periods of meditation for about 20-30 minutes each.
Don't worry if you've never meditated that long, as the group energy, all the preparations, and our open hearts will keep us "awake and ready" for the deepest meditations you may ever experience. *We typically break for the summer months of June, July & Aug. During winter, we may cancel during snowstorms. Check at the top of this column for the lastest info. Gentle, Meditative Yoga Marblehead & Salem, MA Tue 8:30-945am Tue 6:15pm-7:30pm Wed 11-12:15 Thu 6:15pm-7:30pm Fri 11-12:15pm--at Salem Y, One Sewall St.
Classes are at the Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA, 40 Leggs Hill, Marblehead, MA, except Fridays, which are at the Salem Y, One Sewall St. Free to YMCA members; $10 for others, includes a full day pass to the Y for that day. Join us to experience a gentle, meditative style of hatha yoga for both beginners and the more experienced. Ananda Yoga® certified instructor, Tracy Anderson, will lead you through Yogananda's Energization Exercises, inspirational affirmations for the postures developed by Swami Kriyananda, as well as meditation techniques of Yogananda, all designed to help you increase your awareness, withdraw your energy inward and lift the consciousness, and feel a sense of soul expansion.
Potluck/Yoga Discussion 11-1pm , Selected Sundays Marblehead, MA Let us know if you are interested by email or 781-640-1132 We discuss "Success and Happiness Through Yoga Principles" over a potluck lunch, following the Sun meditation.
We supply the discussion points to spark discussion, you supply a small offering of food! This is a great opportunity to meet others and share our enthusiasm for applying yogic principles to daily life, with all its twists and turns and many challenges. Come and share your experiences, insights, and experience the power of satsanga (fellowship with truth-seekers)!
We thank Luba and Dmitry for hosting this event at their house, just a few blocks from our meditation location.
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Ananda Boston Yoga and Meditation on Boston's North Shore Ananda Boston offers group meditations, meditation classes, meditative hatha yoga classes, chanting/kirtans, periodic retreats, and other special classes and events on Boston's North Shore, in the towns of Marblehead, Salem, Lynn, and surrounding towns. What is Ananda? It's a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters), a direct disciple of Yogananda and widely recognized as one of the leading spiritual teachers in the world today. Ananda offers support in your quest for spiritual growth, as well as instruction in ancient and effective techniques that allow you to experience joy, love, and inner peace in your life. Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, was the first great Indian master of Yoga to live in the West. One of his first homes was in Boston in 1920. Yogananda's teachings embrace the universal truths that underlie all religions. People from all faiths and backgrounds are welcomed at Ananda. We invite you to join us at our yoga retreats, meditation groups, and events to experience the joy of your own being.
Ananda Boston North Shore Leadership We express our gratitude to Kaye Gordon, our founding center leader, who for over 20 years was instrumental in starting and sustaining our North Shore meditation group! She has moved to Florida, but will always be an significant and honorary member of the group! Tracy Anderson currently leads the center's activities, and can be reached at 781-640-1132 or by email. She originally discovered Ananda in Sacramento, CA in 1990 and began taking hatha yoga and meditation classes. Soon after moving from Sacramento to Santa Barbara, CA, she connect with the local Ananda meditation group and began working toward her certification to share Yogananda's yoga and meditation techniques with others. Tracy is an Ananda minister, nationally Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, certified in Ananda Yoga & Meditation at the 500 hour level, Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and a Licensed Massage Therapist in MA. She has a private practice in Marblehead for therapeutic massage, private meditation and yoga coaching, and offers classes/workshops in the community. She looks forward to sharing these timeless, universal yogic techniques and ever-new joy with you! Nearby Ananda Centers/Retreats in New England We also work with the nearby Ananda Maine-New Hamphire Center, as well as the Ananda Rhode Island Center in Kingsford, RI. Check out their websites for upcoming events as well! Retreats currently take place on the East Coast in MA, CT and VA. See ongoing events, classes, and retreats on this page. Joy to you! 
Kaye Gordon (L) and Tracy Anderson (R) | | Paramhansa Yogananda Why Meditate? "Even a little practice of meditation will free one from dire fears and colossal sufferings." — Bhagavad Gita (2:40) And as the founder of Ananda, Swami Kriyananda has said, "the peace of your soul awaits you at the center of your own being," and it is meditation—more than anything else—that will help you discover, and live in, this peace. What is Yoga? The classic definition of yoga is from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: “Yoga is the neutralization of the voticies of feeling” (as translated by Yogananda). Or in Sanskrit: “Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha." Easy for him to say! But not quite so easy to do....or so we think....regular meditation and an open heart can change that! 
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