Course: RESIDENTIAL COURSE: LIVING WITH SPIRIT - New Years 2025: Fully Alive!
With music, delicious vegetarian meals, meaningful sharing and countless opportunities for personal growth, we will “fill our cup” with light and hope, peace and harmony, and come alive with connection and fulfillment at a deep, soul level. Led by Ruby & Rachel, two young women who run Ananda’s “Living with Spirit” summer youth program, this long weekend is for 18-30 year olds who are seeking to celebrate the changing of the year with greater intention, calm focus and, of course, a sense of joy and fun!
ATTENTION: minimum 8 - maximum 12 guests
Description
A great change is coming, within yourself and within the world. Perhaps you’re feeling the inner pull to let go of that which has been holding you back, to shed that which is no longer serving you, and jump in with both feet to a beautiful new reality, full of wonder and opportunities you didn’t even know existed!
New Years is a time for celebration, but so often in our society this “holy-day” is lost on us. As young adults we’re pressured to go out partying instead of “seizing the moment” and putting our full energy behind intentionally creating a fresh new reality for ourselves. Let this be a call to you: to celebrate the changing of the year with great intention, calm focus and (of course!) joy & real connection.
Come celebrate with friends and loved ones in a supportive, loving andìlife-affirming atmosphere of like-minded, spiritual seekers. Join us on this brief yet powerful journey into the heart of what lies ahead for you in this
next year of 2025—fully alive! We will be explorers, discoverers, and lean into that which is your next, right step.
With the goal of connecting ever more deeply to our true selves and more authentically to each other we will enjoy sharing circles, sacred music, dance, artistic expression, play and outdoor adventure (yes, even under the snow!), all sandwiched between a twice daily, soul-nourishing dose of yoga and meditation.
What more could you ask for?!?
We will be nestled in the nurturing & sattwic environment of Ananda Assisi, where you can choose from three different accommodation options, celebrating alongside the community, eating delicious vegetarian meals
with fellow truth-seekers, and recharging our social-spiritual battery for a 2025 that’s supercharged with our most magnetic selves, hallelujah!
Your Teachers: Ruby & Rachel
The total price of your all-inclusive stay, which includes course, board and lodging, is:
375 euros (125 euros per day)* in a single room,
330 euros (110 euros per day)* in a double room,
270 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Price of membership card not included €. 18,00
Course image credits: Canva & Living with Spirit
Programme
18:00 arrival and get settled
19:30 dinner
20:30 orientation
Days in between:
7-8:30 sadhana (spiritual practice)
8:30 breakfast
10:00 morning circle
11-13:30 morning class
13:30 lunch
15-17:00 afternoon class
18-19:30 evening sadhana
19:30 dinner
20:30 evening program
Departure day:
7-8:30 sadhana
8:30 breakfast
10:00 closing circle
13:30 final lunch and goodbyes
Services
375 euros (125 euros per day)* in a single room,
330 euros (110 euros per day)* in a double room,
270 euros (90 euros per day)* in a 3- to 5-bed dormitory.
* Membership card not included €. 18,00
We will offer you:
- full board from Sunday evening to Friday lunch
- 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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