RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Celebration of the Joyful Arts - Final Weekend

Code: KC0008099
Duration: Weekend

The Grand Finale of the first International Joyful Arts Festival (1-3 August)

Join us for a transformational weekend celebrating the power of the arts to uplift consciousness. Immerse yourself in this culmination of two extraordinary weeks exploring the deep spiritual dimension of creativity and the potential transformative impact of uplifted art on society.

Nayaswamis Jyotish & Devi, Anand & Kirtani, Asha Nayaswami, Dana Lynne Andersen, and other inspired artists will be our guides in this journey.

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From 01/08/2025 To 03/08/2025
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Description

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


General program; there may be variations

Sunday
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
15:30-17:00 Lesson (Some days)
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.

Services

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

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
  • 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 (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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