Join us for a very special gathering with Nayaswami Pranaba at the beginning of our Kriya Weekend. Pranaba will address how we can Open our Hearts and release attachments, facing life with greater joy and share how the many tools of Kriya Yoga can assist toward that goal.
Our spiritual life can often be compartmentalized and separated from what seems to be our “real life.” But this needn’t be so! Paramhansa Yogananda said that the most practical way to live is to tune increasingly to spiritual consciousness. We all yearn to be loved and to share love with others. But how do we actually go about doing this, so that love is truly fulfilling? Learn how to unblock the flow of love, how to open your heart and how to awaken your inner Self. This workshop will help you to develop a deeper understanding as well as the tools to live more fully in the joy of unconditional love. We’ll use affirmations, chanting and meditation as key ingredients to success in working with opening our hearts. An inspiring and practical approach to spiritual growth.
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.
If you are curious to learn more about the Path of Kriya Yoga, this will be a wonderful introductory evening and great inspiration for all!
Nayaswami Pranaba is one of Ananda’s most widely traveled and experienced ministers, having meditated for over 50 years, and offering classes and workshops in meditation and yoga for the past 45 years. He has helped to create and direct Ananda Centers in Palo Alto, Portland, Seattle, Dallas, and Assisi, Italy. Pranaba has been Director of the Ananda Yoga Teacher Training program, and Manager of The Expanding Light Retreat in California, as well as Ananda’s Retreat in Assisi, Italy. He has directed the Living Discipleship Course, Ananda’s membership training program, and now works with Ananda’s outreach ministry.
Do you need a little fun and upliftment? Fun Fridays are our opportunity to share the Light through a variety of community gatherings sponsored by our members. It will involve all the essential elements of fun for us as aspiring yogis: satsang and upliftment. (Oh, and we will throw in delicious food too! )It will be expressed in a variety of forms from kirtan, to movies, cooking, and other creative applications.
Swami Kriyananda once said
“The purpose of Ananda is to have fun, and what we mean by having fun is to be close to Divine Mother and share her Joy with everyone!”
While it appears that we have ample parking all around us, we are wanting to be sensitive to our neighbors who own the adjacent parking lot. Therefore we ask that you do not park in the church lot. Please park in the following areas in the order below:
- Park in our driveway. Right or left sides are both fine, just not behind the garages and not in the first spaces closest to the building.
- Park PARALLEL on the street across from us but NOT into the grass on the grass. (inside tires can be on the grass about 12 inches, the rest on the street)
- Park in the lot on the far side of the grassy area across the street. (Behind the grassy area near the brick wall)
Thank you so much for your consideration of this!
