RESIDENTIAL COURSE: The Way of the Heart
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"I cognized the center of the empyrean as a point of intuitive perception in my heart."
—Paramhansa Yogananda
The opening of the heart must be understood as an opening of our true nature. It is not something we acquire or impose, but something that we uncover through our spiritual growth. Sri Yukteswar said, “The first and most essential thing on the spiritual path is to uncover the natural love of the heart; without that one cannot take one step on the spiritual path.” When we learn to give love of our own free will, we feel joy because it makes us happier to live more and more in the heart.
Join Premi, Uma, Clarita and Gurupriya as they take you through a journey to open your Heart.
Some of the points that will be covered:
- "Yogas chitta vritti nirodh"
- The role of the ego in our relationships with others
- How we attract love into our lives
- Transforming emotion into devotion
- The eight meannesses of the heart, according to Sri Yukteswar
- How to remove blockages of the heart
- Techniques to open the heart
- Developing and following intuition
- Awakening the energy in the chakras through the healing power of the music and chanting Om
- Ananda yoga to open the heart
See it in terms of first loving God. If you first love God unconditionally, you will then find that you love everybody,
that they all become your own. If you take God out of the picture and just relate to people as people,
inevitably you will like some people and not like others — there will be exclusiveness, disappointments, and disillusionment.
When your heart opens, you begin to feel that God is everywhere – that God is your beloved and that your beloved is in everybody. If you see somebody in the streets who is unhappy, your first thought is to pray for him
or smile to give that person joy. The more you experience God’s presence inwardly, the more this inner awareness
spills over effortlessly into your outward activities. Somebody said that impersonal love is cold but it’s not.
It’s the warmest love possible. With that kind of love, you feel love for everybody."
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!
Clarita Poselli was born in Buenos Aires, grew up in Rome, and has lived at Ananda since 1996. In addition to teaching meditation and the application of spirituality in various areas of daily life, she is devoting herself more and more to the various aspects of self-healing with Yogananda's techniques, including Kriya Yoga, and through psychological and spiritual analysis of the Chakras. She edits the publications of the teaching materials of Ananda Edizioni Sangha (a branch of Ananda Edizioni). She has written and illustrated the children’s book Tales of Joy, inspired by the principles of Education for Life.
Nayaswami Bhajana MacDow is a native of Austria and is married to Nayaswami Kabir. She first came to Ananda in 1999 and moved to Ananda Assisi that year. Since then, Bhajana has resided in Ananda communities in Europe, India and the U.S. Since 2002, she has shared the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, in Italy, India, Austria, the United Arab Republic, and currently in the United States.She received her Ananda Yoga Teacher diploma in 2003. Having studied extensively with Gyandev, the founder of Ananda Yoga, she was authorized by him to create an Ananda Yoga Teacher Training program in India and to certify teachers there.
During her periods of residence at Ananda Assisi she is on the teaching staff for courses and activities in yoga, pranayama, chakras, and she also assists in the Raja Yoga Teacher Training and Life Therapy programs.
With enthusiasm, inspiration and deep love for Yogananda she shares his precious teachings on a wide variety of spiritual topics, guides silent retreats, and sometimes participates in co-leading Ananda pilgrimages to India and Italy.
The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging:
240 euros (120 euros per day)* in a single room,
180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a double room
160 euros (80 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included €. 18,00
Credits immagine corso: https://www.divineyu.com
17:30-19:30 Spiritual Practices
19:30 Dinner
20:30 Orientation
Monday-Thursday
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 techniques
19:30 Dinner in silence
20:30-22:00 Evening activities
Friday
7:00-8:45 Morning Spiritual Practices
8:45 Breakfast in silence
11:00-13:30 Morning lesson
13:30 Lunch
*Every Thursday from 6:30-8:30 we have a long meditation, with a break to enter at 7:30 and the Purification Ceremony at 8:30.
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Services
240 euros (120 euros per day)* in a single room,
180 euros (90 euros per day)* in a double room
160 euros (80 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
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 (info@ananda.it). 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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This course is offered only in Italian. For information, see our Italian website.
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