Ananda Los Angeles

Ananda Los Angeles Ananda is a global spiritual organization dedicated to sharing the practical science of yoga applied to the chaos and challenges in daily life.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for people everywhere. We are committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for people everywhere to experience the true nature of joy within, through mindfulness meditation, affirmations, and yoga asanas.

Why meditate?Because peace isn’t found outside of us—it’s cultivated within.Meditation helps us:✨ Calm the nervous syste...
04/28/2026

Why meditate?
Because peace isn’t found outside of us—it’s cultivated within.

Meditation helps us:
✨ Calm the nervous system
✨ Reduce stress and anxiety
✨ Improve focus and clarity
✨ Increase emotional resilience
✨ Deepen self-awareness
✨ Awaken joy and inner peace

In a world that constantly pulls your attention outward, meditation brings you home to yourself.

Even a few minutes a day can begin to transform the way you think, feel, and live.

Your mind deserves peace. Your heart deserves stillness.
Start where you are. 🕊️

04/24/2026

What is ultimate compassion?

“Forgive them for they know not what they do.”

as Jesus spoke on the cross just before he gave his life to free us all from ourselves.

We must open our heart first and and consequently we may become open enough to love God more.

In this day and age, all we really need in our lives is more love. May we embody that love and use it to uplift others

“We can be emissaries for the light”
-Nayaswami Narayan

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Joy to you

A luminous first Kriya initiation in our new ashram space—filled with joy, light, and the quiet grace of something truly...
04/23/2026

A luminous first Kriya initiation in our new ashram space—filled with joy, light, and the quiet grace of something truly beginning. ✨

Grateful to share in this sacred ceremony together in a place now held by practice, community, and devotion.

Join us for our upcoming Learn to Meditate intensive starting May 2nd in English or Spanish and take the first step on the path 🌿

04/21/2026

The peace you’re seeking is already within you.

You just need the tools to access it.

Join our Learn to Meditate Intensive
🗓 May 2, 9, & 16

✨ First step toward Kriya Yoga
✨ No experience needed

Limited spots available

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Feeling the call to meditate… but not sure where to begin?Join us for a 3-Day Learn to Meditate Intensive — a practical ...
04/21/2026

Feeling the call to meditate… but not sure where to begin?

Join us for a 3-Day Learn to Meditate Intensive — a practical and deeply transformative introduction to meditation in the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.

In just three Saturdays, you’ll learn how to:
✨ Quiet the mind
✨ Reduce stress and increase clarity
✨ Build a consistent daily practice
✨ Experience deeper inner peace

This is more than a workshop — it’s the first step on the path of Kriya Yoga.

🗓 Saturdays: May 2, 9, & 16
⏰ 1–4 PM
📍 Ananda East LA
💰 $120

No experience needed. All are welcome.

✨ Limited space available — register now to reserve your spot

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There comes a moment when the soul quietly says yes.This past Saturday, these beautiful souls received First Kriya Yoga ...
04/20/2026

There comes a moment when the soul quietly says yes.

This past Saturday, these beautiful souls received First Kriya Yoga initiation through Ananda Sangha — stepping deeper onto this sacred path of inner communion, discipline, and divine joy.

Every journey begins with a first step.

If you’ve been feeling called to deepen your meditation, to experience peace not just occasionally but as a steady presence within… this is your invitation.

✨ Our Learn to Meditate Intensive Workshop is the first step on the path of Kriya Yoga.

🗓 Saturdays: May 2 & May 16
📍 Ananda Los Angeles

Register here: https://www.anandala.org/calendar

“The soul lovess to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”
— Paramhansa Yogananda

✨Limited space available — we keep this group small for personal guidance.

04/19/2026

Sending AUMs out into the world at the close of our Sunday service ✨

As Paramahansa Yogananda taught, each sincere vibration of peace, love, and divine attunement has the power to uplift consciousness far beyond what we can see. In stillness, in unity, in devotion—we become instruments of that healing force.

“The channel is blessed by that which flows through it.”

May these vibrations reach all hearts everywhere.
Wishing you a deeply blessed and uplifted week ahead 🤍
AUM… AUM… AUM

04/18/2026

This morning’s chants flowed from the heart in loving attunement with our guru, Paramahansa Yogananda. ✨

In the stillness of meditation, every note became a prayer—preparing our minds, hearts, and souls for tonight’s sacred Kriya Yoga initiation.

May these vibrations of devotion uplift the world and all who hear them and draw us ever closer to the Divine within.

“Chanting is half the battle.” — Paramahansa Yogananda 🙏

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Karuna Devi 🌸—“Mother of Compassion”These past weeks have been filled with devotion in action… tending the garden, plant...
04/17/2026

Karuna Devi 🌸—“Mother of Compassion”

These past weeks have been filled with devotion in action… tending the garden, planting fruit trees, painting walls, and infusing every corner of this space with love and intention. We can feel the space becoming a living sanctuary, filled with the presence of our great Gurus!

Every flower placed, every brushstroke, every act of care is an offering—to uplift the land and all who will come here to seek peace, truth, and divine connection.

And now, we softly open our doors—just as we are.

Are you ready to glimpse the first unfolding of Karuna Devi? ✨
Tomorrow, we will host our very first Kriya Yoga Initiation on this sacred ground.

A beginning… rooted in Divine Mother’s love & compassion for all truth seeking souls. 💖

04/16/2026

There’s something deeply beautiful about a family that pauses… breathes… and practices together 🙏

Before we enter meditation, we awaken the body with the sacred Energization Exercises taught by Paramahansa Yogananda—a powerful way to consciously draw life force into every cell. These simple yet profound movements help us release restlessness, center our awareness, and prepare to go within.

In a world that moves so quickly, moments like these remind us: stillness can begin together.

“Be calmly active and actively calm.”
— Paramahansa Yogananda

Join us in creating sacred rhythm in daily life—body, mind, and soul in harmony.

✨ Practiced together.
✨ Centered together.
✨ Growing together.

From the Himalayas to Varanasi 🏔️🌄
11/03/2025

From the Himalayas to Varanasi 🏔️🌄

Address

1123 Goodrich Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90022

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm

Website

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yogananda-fest-2025-tickets-766687933247?aff=FB

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About Ananda LA

Ananda Los Angeles is a meditation & yoga community based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Ananda was founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, one of the last living direct disciples of Yogananda. We offer classes on meditation and yogic teachings. Please visit our website at www.anandala.org for complete schedule, event info, and locations. You can also sign-up for our free email newsletter there. All are welcome! We also offer private training and classes, for individuals and small groups, for any of our offerings including meditation, yoga, and other class topics. Nayaswamis Narayan & Dharmadevi are the Spiritual Directors for Ananda in the Greater LA area. They frequently teach classes and lead Sunday services. Ananda Los Angeles is part of the worldwide Ananda network of spiritual communities, retreats, centers, and meditation groups. With countless thousands of members on five continents, you will find the Ananda community to be a diverse, supportive, and uplifting place to further your own spiritual development. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions, ideas, needs, or would just like to talk. We are here for you. Be sure to regularly check our events section, website, and e-newsletter to discover what's happening around town. We look forward to seeing you!