Step into a weekend of celebration as we conclude the first International Festival of the Joyful Arts with an unforgettable gathering of creativity, beauty, and divine inspiration.

Whether you have been with us from the beginning or are just joining for this final celebration, you will be immersed in the joyful flow of artistic inspiration, experiencing how music, visual arts, theater, dance, and storytelling become channels for higher awareness.

Throughout the weekend you will experience soul-stirring celebrations, moments of sacred music, inspired performances, and heart-opening creativity—where art and spirit unite in an offering of light, joy, and divine beauty.

Swami Kriyananda envisioned the Joyful Arts Festival as a beacon of higher consciousness, where the arts become a path to inner awakening. This weekend, many who knew and learned from him, as well as other guest artists, will share a unique vision of creativity as a force for spiritual transformation as individuals and as a society.

Whether you are an artist, a seeker, or simply drawn to the uplifting power of beauty, this is a weekend to be moved, inspired, and filled with joy.

Come celebrate with us — let’s share the Joyful Arts with the world!

"The greatest works of art are those that are inspired by God,
and given as an offering of love to God."
—Swami Kriyananda

Your teachers:

Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi are living examples of spirituality and loving friendship. Having served closely with Swami Kriyananda for nearly fifty years, they continue to travel as a couple, serving dynamically—and when necessary, virtually—around the world as global emissaries of yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda and his universal spiritual teachings of Self-realization.

Asha Nayaswami studied for over forty years with Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. She has dedicated her life to bringing spiritual understanding to others through teaching, counseling, and writing. To that end, her lectures in the United States and around the world, letters to spiritual seekers, and her other writings are available on his website: ashajoy.com. 

Her name, in Sanskrit, means "hope." She has been one of the spiritual directors of the Ananda community in Polo Alto for more than thirty years and is the author of several books: Stories of Miracles (Loved And Protected), Swami Kriyananda as We Have Known Him, Ask Asha, and Lightbearer. 

Nayaswami Anand Mark Stickney lived many years at Ananda Village, after having become a disciple of Yogananda and a devotee on the path of Self-realization in 1973. His experience, born from deep meditation, is much appreciated by Raja Yoga students.
In 2005 Swami Kriyananda authorized him to give initiation into Kriya Yoga. Anand and his wife Kirtani are spiritual directors of the Ananda community in Assisi, Italy.  He also travels throughout Europe, giving lectures and seminars on Self-realization and Kriya Yoga.

Nayaswami Kirtani Shirley Stickney has been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and on the path of Self-realization since 1974. She came to Ananda Village in 1975, where she later served as co-director. In 1980 she was appointed an Ananda  Minister by Swami Kriyananda and co-directed the first Ananda teaching center in Italy in Rome. Since 1985 she has been serving Ananda in Europe, where she became the first Kriyacharya in Europe in 1993, and in the same year became Spiritual Director of Ananda Europa, Yogananda's work through Ananda in Europe.

Dana Lynne Andersen is a multi-modality artist with a Master’s Degree in Consciousness Studies (JFKU). A pioneer in the field of Art & Consciousness, she is the founding Director of Awakening Arts Academy (USA) and Arte Spirito; the Academy of Art, Creativity & Consciousness (Italy). She is also the creator of the Transformative ArtsMethod and Certification Program that uses creative process as a vehicle for personal healing and spiritual awakening. Dana has taught and exhibited on three continents.

For more information, you can write Dana Anderson by email: info@awakeningartsacademy.com
or see her website: https://awakeningartsacademy.com/


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

340 euros (170 euros per day)* in a single room,
280 euros (140 euros per day)* in a double room,
260 euros (130 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.

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







Credit imagine corso: Dana Andersen