Ananda Sangha Chennai

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 (Asia/Kolkata)
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
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
prerequisite is Level 3 Part 1

Level 4 Part 3
2019-11-02 15:00 - 17:00
Pre-requisite: Level 4 Part 2 and Kriya Initiation

Introduction to Kriya Yoga
2019-11-02 14:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-05 14:00 - 18:00, 2019-09-07 14:00 - 18:00
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.)

Kriyaban broadcast with Jyotishji & Deviji
2019-10-29 19:00 - 20:00
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
Deepavali Meditation & Potluck – Meditation is 11am-12pm followed by Potluck

Special Satsang with Nayaswami Devarshi
2019-10-13 10:00 - 11:30
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
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.

3-Hour Meditation
2019-10-10 18:00 - 21:00
Attune your midweek inspiration! Dive deeply with us into meditation. Please feel free to arrive and depart whenever you like.

Discipleship & Aum: Level 3 Part 1
2019-10-06 18:30 - 20:30
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, 2019-09-22 15:30 - 17:30
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

Foundations of Kriya Yoga - Level 2
2019-10-06 15:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-03 15:00 - 18:00
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

Sunday Satsang
2019-10-06 10:00 - 11:30
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
Preparation for kriya initiation part 1 is a pre-requisite

Kriyaban Meditation
2019-10-05 06:30 - 09:30
Morning meditation for Kriya Initiates only. Helps Kriyabans go deeper as they meditate in a group.

Morning Group Sadhana
2019-10-02 07:30 - 09:00
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.

3-Hour Meditation -Lahiri Mahasaya's Birthday
2019-09-30 18:00 - 21:00
﻿Attune your midweek inspiration! Dive deeply with us into meditation. Please feel free to arrive and depart whenever you like.

3-Hour Meditation - Lahiri Mahasaya's Mahasamadhi
2019-09-26 18:00 - 21:00

Preparation for Kriya Initiation - Part 2
2019-09-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-09-14 18:30 - 20:30
Level 4 part 2, Level 4 Part 1 (Preparation for kriya yoga part 1 is a pre-requisite)

Swami Kriyananda Retreat
2019-09-14 14:00 - 18:00

3-Hour Meditation for Swami Kriyananda's Discipleship Anniversary
2019-09-12 18:00 - 21:00
Please join us for this meditation honoring the day Swami Kriyananda met Paramhansa Yogananda and became his disciple.

Discipleship & Aum: Level 3 Part 1
2019-09-08 18:30 - 20:30
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.)
Prerequisite: Level 2

3-Hour Meditation
2019-09-05 18:00 - 21:00
