| 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 978-475-5155. UpcomingClasses/Retreats For further info: email or call 978-475-5155.
Ananda Kriya Retreat April 27-29, 2012 Essex Conference & Retreat Ctr. Essex, MA Initiations into both the basic and higher Kriya Yoga techniques will be offered. Click here for more information. Ongoing Events For further info: email or call 978-475-5155 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 about a 45 minute meditation, and then a video 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. 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.
Potluck/Yoga Discussion 11-1pm , Selected Sundays Marblehead, MA Let us know if you are interested by email or 978-475-5155 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! Dean Swan and Luba Shapiro currently lead the center's activities. Dean can be reached at 978-475-5155 or by email. Luba may be reached at 978-394-0382 or by email. They are both disciples of Yogananda and have been practicing meditation for many years. They look 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!
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 | | 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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