Ananda Sangha Chennai

All-Day Christmas Meditation
2019-12-22 10:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Please join us for this “All-Day” (8-hour) Christmas meditation. This is a tradition that Yoganandaji started in the 1930’s and has been carried on ever since. It is the spiritual highlight of every year.

Christmas Yoga Retreat
2019-12-14 14:00 - 18:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Take advantage of the high vibration around the Christmas season to participate in this uplifting Yoga Retreat from 2 pm to 6 pm.

Foundations of Kriya Yoga - Level 2
2019-12-08 15:00 - 18:00, 2019-12-04 15:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Gain a profound understanding of how to apply the original yoga teachings in all aspects of your life. Learn all 39 of Yogananda’s Energization exercises;Deepen your Haung-Sau meditation practice. Also learn Hatha Yoga and pranayamas. Learn deep yoga philosophies such as Patanjali’s Eightfold Path, Self-Healing, Chakras, Paths of Yoga, Energy and Magnetism, and more. (This course is required for kriya initiation.) Prerequisite: Level 1

Kriyaban Meditation
2019-12-07 06:30 - 09:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Morning meditation for Kriya Initiates only. Helps Kriyabans go deeper as they meditate in a group.

Higher Kriya Prep
2019-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
This is preparation for higher kriyas .
Prerequisite: Kriya Initiation

3-Hour Meditation
2019-12-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2019-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Attune your midweek inspiration! Dive deeply with us into meditation. Please feel free to arrive and depart whenever you like.

Introduction to Kriya Yoga
2019-12-04 14:00 - 18:00, 2019-11-30 14:00 - 18:00, 2019-11-02 14:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-05 14:00 - 18:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Introduction to Kriya Yoga: A one-day class that will change your life! This course is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Learn the hong-sau meditation technique as taught by Yoganandaji, and discover his Energization Exercises. (This course is required for Kriya initiation.)

Morning Group Sadhana
2019-12-04 07:30 - 09:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Start your day in a supportive, centering, peaceful environment as you practice your meditation.
Feel uplifted meditating with fellow devotees
You can enter and exit anytime you like!
We start with energization exercises beginning 15 minutes before meditation starts followed by a reading, a prayer and chant. We end with healing prayers and a reading from Swami Kriyanandaji’s book, Living Wisely, Living Well.

Sunday Satsang
2019-12-01 10:00 - 11:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Join us each Sunday for a spiritual celebration every week. Satsang includes chanting, meditation, readings from the writings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda including the Bhagavad Gita, and an inspirational talk drawn from the teaching of Paramhansa Yogananda.

FREE WORKSHOP: Awaken Your Chakras through Kriya Yoga
2019-11-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (2nd Floor), 20 East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600004, India
Free Workshop at BVB, details coming soon

Centre Closed
2019-11-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India

Centre Closed (Retreat with Jyotishji & Deviji in Khandala)
2019-11-15 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Living the Gita
15-17 November
A Special Weekend Retreat in Khandala
with Nayaswamis Jyotish & Devi

The Chakras: Gateways to Freedom, Part 1
2019-11-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Wednesdays, 13 November – 4 December, 7:30-9:30 pm
This class will cover:
What are chakras: Anatomy of the astral body. Ida, pingala and sushumna. Chakras as energy centers and gates through which kundalini rises. The goal of yoga as awakening the chakras and raising the kundalini.
Techniques to awaken each chakra: Learn the functions, positive and negative qualities, and attributes of some of the chakras and how they affect our daily life. Visualizations, affirmation, and meditations to awaken each chakra. Chanting at each chakras.
Yoga to awaken the chakras: Physically locating each chakra along the spine. Learn simple yogic postures to open on each chakras, balance the energy in the ida and pingala, and raising energy up in the astral spine.
(cost: Rs. 800)

Preparation for Kriya Initiation - Level 3 Part 1
2019-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Level 2- Foundations of Kriya Yoga is a pre-requisite

Preparation for Kriya Initiation- Level 3 Part 2
2019-11-10 15:30 - 17:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
prerequisite is Level 3 Part 1

Level 4 Part 3
2019-11-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Pre-requisite: Level 4 Part 2 and Kriya Initiation

Kriyaban broadcast with Jyotishji & Deviji
2019-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Kriyaban Broadcast with Jyotishji & Deviji
7:00-8:00pm
This is for Kriyabans only that is for those who have been initiated into Kriya.

Deepavali Meditation & Potluck
2019-10-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Deepavali Meditation & Potluck – Meditation is 11am-12pm followed by Potluck

Special Satsang with Nayaswami Devarshi
2019-10-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the Special Satsang with Nayaswami Devarshi. Devarshi Ji is a long-time Ananda minister and Kriyacharya (authorized Kriya Yoga teacher). He serves as the director of Ananda’s Global Kriya Yoga Sangha. Devarshi’s duties include preparing devotees to receive Kriya Yoga and conducting Kriya Initiations in India and South America.

Special Kriyaban Retreat with Nayaswami Devarshi (For Kriya Initiates Only)
2019-10-12 14:00 - 18:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Nayaswami Devarshi is a long-time Ananda minister and Kriyacharya (authorized Kriya Yoga teacher). He currently lives in India and serves as the director of Ananda’s Global Kriya Yoga Sangha. Devarshi’s duties include preparing devotees to receive Kriya Yoga and conducting Kriya Initiations in India and South America. This retreat will help Kriyabans to deepen their Kriya practices.

Discipleship & Aum: Level 3 Part 1
2019-10-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
The guru-discipleship relationship and the Ananda line of gurus; the opportunity to take discipleship initiation into this path; and the AUM technique, an advanced meditation technique to help prepare you for Kriya initiation. (This course is required for kriya initiation.)
Level 3 Part 1: 6:30-8.30 pm (Prerequisite is Level 2)

Discipleship & Aum: Level 3 Part 2
2019-10-06 15:30 - 17:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
For those who have taken discipleship initiation: The guru-discipleship relationship; and the AUM technique, an advanced meditation technique to help prepare you for Kriya initiation. (This course is required for kriya initiation.)
Prerequisite: Level 3, Part 1

Sunday Satsang
2019-10-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Join us each Sunday for a spiritual celebration every week. Satsang includes chanting, meditation, readings from the writings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda including the Bhagavad Gita, and an inspirational talk drawn from the teaching of Paramhansa Yogananda..

Preparation for Kriya Initiation - Part 2
2019-10-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Preparation for kriya initiation part 1 is a pre-requisite
