RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Inner Freedom

Code: KC0006348
Duration: Weekend
Teacher: Gitanjali
Inner freedom is a little-understood and therefore very interesting concept: it concerns us all! Yogis say that it is the only possible true freedom and that everyone can find it, regardless of his or her role in society. It is a common good, available immediately, when you are ready to make an individual effort. If you want to taste a new, irrevocable form of freedom, this course is for you. And what you learn you can put into practice immediately, wherever you are.

N.B. We can only schedule translation into English if the reservation is received at least one week before the course begins.

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From 23/10/2026 To 25/10/2026
Price: 180,00 €
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Description

In this course we prepare for our journey to freedom. We will explore some essential yogic concepts and ... train for battle!

The spiritual history of the last few centuries - and even the last few decades - abounds with examples of a heroism that could only manifest itself through overcoming the limits that matter ruthlessly imposes on human consciousness.

Our spirit is conditioned: a captivity that depends, not on external circumstances, but on the psycho-physical dynamics of an immature, subconscious ego.

Yoga offers tools of wisdom to break out of this prison, so that the life of one who sets out on a spiritual path gradually becomes a wonderful adventure of personal growth.

Themes include:

- self-control: a practice to be explored
- how to break out of the prison of the subconscious mind
- happiness is a choice
- how to become the private investigator of your own eg;
- accessing the joy of the soul ...

and ...... much more


Dear friends, we will do our best, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a translation for everything in your program. We apologise for any inconvenience!


Your teacher:
Tyagi Gitanjali Deborah Gregorelli grew up in Colorado, U.S., where she received a degree in psychology. She moved to California in 1980 and lived in the Ananda ashram in San Francisco. In 1982, she has received a certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner. She moved to Ananda Village that year and became involved in the music activities there, eventually directing the choir. In 1989, she arrived in Ananda Assisi where she directed the choir and began teaching. In 2005 she moved to the ashram of Ananda Gurgaon, in India, with her husband Yogindra, returning to Italy in 2010.

Gitanjali has been teaching a wide variety of courses at Ananda for more than 30 years. It is one of her greatest joys to share the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Along with her husband Yogindra she serves as a minister and Light Bearer conducting Sunday Satsangs and other ceremonies.


The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:

260 euros (130 euros per day)* in a single room,
200 euros (100 euros per day)* in a double room,
180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.

* Price of membership card not included €.18,00



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Friday
17:30–19:30 Spiritual Practices
19:30 Dinner
20:30 Orientation

Saturday
7:00-8:45 Morning spiritual practices
8:45 Breakfast in silence
11:00-13:30 Morning lesson
13:30 Lunch
16:15-17:30 Ananda Yoga
17:45-19:30 Energization and meditation or lesson in the spiritual practices
19:30 Dinner in silence
20:30 Evening program

Sunday
7:00-8:45 Morning spiritual practices
8:45 Breakfast
10:00-11:15 Morning lesson
11:30 Sunday satsang and Festival of Light
13:30 Lunch

  • Affermazioni per l'autoguarigione
    di Swami Kriyananda

  • Come essere sempre felici
    di Paramhansa Yogananda

Services

The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:

260 euros (130 euros per day)* in a single room,
200 euros (100 euros per day)* in a double room,
180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.

* Price of membership card not included €. 18,00


We will offer you:
-Full board from the evening of arrival to lunch on the day of departure
-All meditations and guided sadhana
-Ananda Yoga classes
-The course and materials (if any)
-The essentials for your practice: meditation cushions, yoga mats, Aum-board
-Kirtan and other evening programs


Accommodation: information and prices

To facilitate your booking, you can calculate the price of board and lodging with this simple calculator.
To get the total price (with the course price included) you can go to the edition of the course that interests you.




Cost table

Attention: During the Covid-19 period the prices below are no longer applicable. The correct all-inclusive price for each course can be found on its individual page.

 

Single room with bathroom € 72.00
Single without bathroom € 61.00
Double room with bathroom €  56.00
Double without bathroom €  48.00
Triple room with bathroom €  48.00
Triple without bathroom €  41.00
Dormitory (4-5 beds) €  36.00

Note: To the price of lodging and food, you have to add the price of the seminar, that includes all activities: Energization Exercises Lessons, yoga and meditation and evening activities (on most evenings).

Payments can be made in cash, by Eurocheck, credit card (MasterCard and Visa), Bancomat. We can’t accept cash over 1000.00 euros.

Opportunity

Next time you come to Ananda, sign up for the program Yoga in Action to get a taste of community service and receive a discount on the cost of the course. You can choose the option Yoga in Action for any course where this program is available and you can continue with this option as long as you wish. Your service project might change each day.

When we learn to serve with the right attitude, this is a spiritual practice and is called Karma Yoga. The daily practice of Karma Yoga is a joyful and practical spiritual discipline that will benefit every aspect of your life.

At Ananda, there are two levels of the Yoga in Action option:

Yoga in Action Level 1

75€/course of 5 days

With Level 1, you will serve for a period of one and a half hours. This experience gives you a chance to contribute to the beautiful atmosphere of Ananda.

Yoga in Action Level 2

35€/course of 5 days

Yoga in Action Level 2 is only available if you have had prior experience of the Yoga in Action Level 1 option, or any of the Community Living Programs. With Level 2, you will serve for a period of three hours, split into two periods of daily service.

How to Register for This Program

In the page of the course you want to participate to, you will find, if available, the special price of the course with Yoga in action level 1 and 2. When you sign-up on the website or call or write us to book the course, just indicate that you wish to participate to the Yoga in Action Level 1 or 2 program. It’s that easy. Once you arrive at Ananda you will need also to complete a Yoga in Action Form and return it to our reception office.

How to book

You may make your reservation directly here on the website or by phone (+39 0742 813620) or email ([email protected]). Your booking needs to be confirmed by our reception office. For courses held online, there is no need to indicate the details of your stay (date of arrival, departure…).

For courses held at our center in Assisi, please indicate your arrival and departure dates and times, the program you wish to attend, your preferred accommodation, your address, phone and email. If you need to modify your reservation, please inform us at least one week in advance.

Our reception office is open from:
Monday to Saturday 9:30-1:30pm, 2:30-5:30pm
Sunday 9:30-11:30am, 2:30-5:30pm

For on-site courses, the programmes start on the evening of the day indicated.
If you cannot arrive during office hours, please let us know in advance.

Please contact us to check what translations are available. Courses, both on-site and online, may be cancelled if there are fewer than five participants.

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