RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Ananda Lifestyle: A Spiritual Lifestyle for the New Era
During this very special weekend, we will celebrate together the anniversary of Swami Kriyananda's birthday. Swamiji could be considered the "father of the spiritual community movement." Ananda, the community he founded in 1968, is the living example of the culture of Self Realization.
Yogananda said that one day the idea of spiritual cooperative communities "will spread like wildfire" and become the "model society of the future." Swami Kriyananda wrote, "History will show that the most important thing happening right now is Ananda."
Would you like to embrace a spirituality that transcends old and narrow beliefs, a spirituality that is based on direct experience and on inner inspiration?
Would you like to experience a spiritual approach that can be appliedin a practical way to your daily life, permeating every aspect of it?
Are you looking for a lifestyle with an elevated consciousness?
Experience the Ananda way of life in this weekend of workshops, practices, questions and answers; and discover the spiritual community.
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An age defined less and less by outward form and more and more by the energy flowing within.
An age in which we rely more on direct intuitive perception and less just on the intellect; in which we ask not only whether something makes sense, but what effect it has on our consciousness.
The Ananda way of life is the creation of a new culture: the culture of self-realization that seeks ever greater clarity and awareness; an ever-deepening contact with our divine inner Self. It is a way of life that, like a flower, from the center of the inner Self, seeks to express elevated consciousness through the various petals of our life: family, business, education, ecology, art, healing, spiritual community ... a life based on direct experience with meditation at its center.
In this weekend you will have the opportunity to experience the various aspects of this life through mini workshops, question-and-answer sessions, guided practices. This is your chance to explore spiritual community and to experience the uplifting power of the Ananda way of life.
The Saturday morning class will focus on how to apply the Ananda Lifestyle in all areas of our lives, and will include a mini experiential workshop.
On Saturday afternoon, you will have a choice of workshops on the following topics:
- Terre di luce (agriculture)
- Spiritualizing business
- Education for Life
- Self-healing
- Music
On Saturday evening we'll enjoy a concert of Swamiji's music by the Ananda Joy Choir
On Sunday morning, Swamiji's birthday, there will be a special long meditation. The morning class will focus on how to take the Ananda Lifestyle home with you and give you a chance to ask questions.
Lunch that day will include some of Swamiji's favorite dishes.
As a special Swami's birthday gift for you, we are offering this rich intensive course at the price of a basic course. We look forward to sharing this blessed, inspiring event with you.
Your teacher:
Tyagi Arudra Slisko is of Croatian origin, but has lived in Italy for many years. From a young age, his thirst for understanding and his great interest in consciousness, understood as the fundamental reality, led him to explore meditation and spirituality, in search of of tools to live more and more in tune with that higher consciousness.In 2008, after finishing his high school studies, he discovered Paramhansa Yogananda and his teachings and began his path as a disciple. Since then he has dedicated his life to living in contact with the Divine and to sharing with others the many practical ways to experience Him and bring Him into one's life.
Since 2009 he has been living in Italy, in the spiritual community of Ananda Assisi, founded and based on the teachings of Yogananda. At Ananda, in the yoga and meditation retreat, he leads classes on meditation, on Superconsciousness, on intuition and on how to spiritualize and transform one's consciousness by sharing the principles and tools that have changed his life. Aside from his service at the guest retreat, he also serves as coordinator of the Ananda meditation groups in Eastern Europe and also as a minister and kriyacharya (person authorized to pass on initiation in the sacred technique of Kriya Yoga).
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The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:
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€)
Credits immagine corso: https:ananda.it
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
9:15-10:30 Seva opportunity together with members of the community
11:00-13:30 Morning lesson
13:30 Lunch
15:30-17:00 Choice of afternoon workshops
17:45-19:30 Energization and meditation or lesson in the spiritual practices
19:30 Dinner in silence
20:30 Special concert: "Happy Birthday Swamiji"
Sunday
6:00-8:45 Special meditation in honor of Swamiji
8:45 Breakfast
10:00- 11:15 Morning lesson with Questions and Answers
11:30 Sunday satsang and Festival of Light
13:30 Special lunch for Swamiji
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€)
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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