Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.

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Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York, is a spiritual retreat and educational center founded on the universal principles of Yoga and Vedanta and dedicated to East-West cultural exchange. Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York, is a Yoga retreat and spiritual-educational center just over one hour from New York City, founded in 1964 by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (then Ramamurti S. Located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the Ashram provides a serene, natural environment with woods and meadows surrounding a lake. Accommodations are simple and meals are vegetarian. We offer daily meditation programs with Yoga-Vedanta studies, chanting and readings, and daily yoga and Sanskrit classes, plus classical Indian dance and music instruction and a variety of weekend workshops and special events. The Ashram is open year-round and welcomes guests from all origins, faiths and cultural backgrounds. Ananda Ashram is also the location of the International Schools of East-West Unity (Gurukula), Inc., established by the Founder in 1992. The workshops and courses offered throughout the year cover the various aspects of Yoga, the creative arts and natural health, and East-West cultural performances highlight summer weekends and special celebrations. Guest teachers and artists from a variety of traditions are regular contributors. The Ashram philosophy is nonsectarian with an emphasis placed on Self-awareness and meditation. Guest and student accommodations provide dorm and semiprivate rooms with around sixty beds. Facilities include classrooms, meditation room, program halls, temples, memorial shrine, gift shop, seasonal swimming pool, and publication center. The inspirational Ashram environment is well suited for a meditative retreat, holistic studies and exploration of the deeper aspects of life.

Schedule:
03/16/2026

Schedule:

Music Learning Discovery with Arjun Verma .Sun, Mar 29Sun 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 3:00 PM -5:00 PM ESTRegister: In-Person ...
03/15/2026

Music Learning Discovery with Arjun Verma .

Sun, Mar 29
Sun 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 3:00 PM -5:00 PM EST

Register: In-Person :

https://anandaashram.secure.retreat.guru/program/music-learning-discovery-with-arjun-verma-5/?form=1&lang=en

Register: Zoom:

https://anandaashram.secure.retreat.guru/program/music-learning-discovery-with-arjun-verma-online-3/?form=1&lang=en

Tuition for full day: $150 in-person / $110 online
Drop-in Fee per class: $85 in-person / $65 online

A daylong immersion workshop in the melodious sounds of North Indian Classical Music. Learn fundamentals as well as deeper levels of rāga (melodic forms), tāla (rhythm cycles), rhythmic phrasing, vocal and instrumental styles of music, training methods, musicality, performance aesthetics and universal concepts of music, all through the lens of classical repertoire. Focus will be on practical playing as well as interactive discussion with students. All instruments and levels welcome, as long as students have basic playing ability.
Registrants will have access to recordings of the sessions following the workshop.

Arjun Verma, sitarist, began performing at the age of seven. He is a student of his father Acharya Roop Verma and of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, with whom he studied for eight years. Arjun has performed in the U.S., Europe and India, including at the United Nations in Geneva, Prague Castle in the Czech Republic and the Fillmore in San Francisco. He teaches Sitar and North Indian classical music at the Ali Akbar College of Music in California and at the East-West School of Music at Ananda Ashram. Visit his website for more information.

Abundant Earth Garden Series with Isabel. 💙Sat, Mar 28 to Sat, Sep 26Saturdays 2:00 PM - 4:00 PMRain date the following ...
03/15/2026

Abundant Earth Garden Series with Isabel. 💙
Sat, Mar 28 to Sat, Sep 26
Saturdays 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Rain date the following Sunday at same time.

Location: Ananda Garden

Tuition: Single Class: $60, Full Series $250

We recommend attending the full series, although single classes are available.

Register Here:

https://anandaashram.secure.retreat.guru/program/abundant-earth-garden-series-with-isabel/?form=1&lang=en

This series is devoted to sharing knowledge and experience on growing, harvesting, and preserving food and medicine plants in the Northeast climate and landscape.

Learn how to plan your herb and veggie garden from start to finish. In this hands on, full season series we will cover:

3/28 Class 1: PREPARE: planning your garden, growing and buying seedlings, direct seeding, growing microgreens

4/25 Class 2: PLANT: preparing beds and soil, spacing plants, mulching

6/20 Class 3: NURTURE: nourishing plants, perspectives and methods on "weeds" and "pests"

7/18 Class 4: HARVEST: harvesting for maximum yield, and utilizing and preserving the harvest, Fall gardening

9/26 Class 5: WIND DOWN: Preparing your garden for winter, including planting garlic, season reflection - one of the most important aspects of being a successful gardener.

Note: This class takes place outside at the Ananda garden. Please wear sturdy footwear! We suggest you bring garden gloves, a notebook, hat, and whatever you need to be comfortable outdoors.

Isabel Arrieche is a devotee of Mother Earth. Her faith is All is Given. Her practice is through daily preparation of nourishing meals and drinks that enliven the body, senses and spirit. She is a grower, forager, cook, medicine maker, and fermenter. Her foundation is in small-scale "beyond organic" farming, herbalism, cooking, value added products, gardening, permaculture, and environmental non profit work. Her professional experience includes: managing a 2 acre educational market garden with CSA and Farmers' market presence, building and tending private gardens, and working in vegetable and herb cultivation, fermentation, and farm to table dining at Blooming Hill Farm. She is inspired by traditional foods, food as medicine, and whatever is fresh, abundant, and available. She tends the Ananda Ashram garden and up and coming Ananda Cafe.

The Awakening Heart: Cacao & Meditation Journey with Priestess Jenni ShantiSun, Mar 22Sunday 2:30 - 4:30 PM$48 Admission...
03/15/2026

The Awakening Heart: Cacao & Meditation Journey with Priestess Jenni Shanti

Sun, Mar 22
Sunday 2:30 - 4:30 PM

$48 Admission

Register Here for Retreat:

https://anandaashram.secure.retreat.guru/program/the-awakening-heart-cacao-meditation-journey/

As the Spring gently unfurls, we gather to connect with the Spirit of Cacao. This mother essence holds deep grounding and nurturing energies. She helps us to soften our edges in her presence. In the compassionate embrace of Cacao, we allow ourselves to truly be seen. She gently guides us to where we need to look, feel and heal as we come out of the winter stillness - As we awaken from our slumber. How deep she takes us really depends on us. Can we let love lead the way to Awaken the Sanctuary of the Heart? Can we gently unfurl and bloom into the new season?

During this experience, we will gather in sacred circle, where you will immerse yourself in the healing power of ceremonial cacao, music, meditation and connection. This experience is designed to nourish your nervous system and awaken the wisdom of your heart.

What to Expect:
- Relaxing the Nervous System
- Heart-Opening Cacao Journey
- Meditation & Mantra
- Gentle Community Sharing
- Integration + Reflection

Jenni DeLillo (Priestess Shanti) is a dedicated Ceremonial Weaver, Cacao Guide, Author and Singer-Songwriter, based in upstate New York. She is also the Visionary of SUNSTONE, a wellness retreat sanctuary based in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Jenni has also been a certified hypnotherapist for over 10 years, infusing profound meaning into spoken language and exploring the intricacies of the mind. She has spent the majority of her life immersed in music, prayer and plant medicine, devoted and dedicated to Opening Hearts & Inspiring Minds.

Light of the Goddess: Shaktipat Kirtan, a Spring SerenadeSat, Mar 218:00 PMAdmission $20 / members $15 / included in ove...
03/14/2026

Light of the Goddess: Shaktipat Kirtan, a Spring Serenade
Sat, Mar 21
8:00 PM

Admission $20 / members $15 / included in overnight guest rate

A heart-opening Kirtan. Fueled by sacred chanting, blissful melodies, and mesmerizing world class musicians.

SHAKTIPAT is a Kirtan band devoted to raising the collective consciousness, uplifting our children, opening hearts, and chanting with wild devotion, bringing communities together in unity and love.

Rev. Kim Lesley, vocals, harmonium & drums is a professional musician, offering Kirtan for over 25 years in NYC at multiple yoga and spiritual healing centers. This has included singing and drumming in Gaura Vani and Jahnavi Harrison’s bands and attending Kirtan for 30 years at Shri Shri Radha Govinda Temple BK, Siddha Yoga and Ananda Ashram. Rev. Kim, Jenni and Avi keep Kirtan alive Wednesday evenings at Ananda Ashram.

Priestess Jenni Shanti, vocals, has spent the majority of her life immersed in music and prayer. Her roots go back to the Siddha Yoga Ashram which laid the foundation for her spiritual path. She is devoted to Opening Hearts and Inspiring Minds.

Avi Burn, vocals & guitar is a multi-instrumentalist and has written, recorded and performed music for over 25 years across many different genres and environments. Avi has played music in the ceremonial concert space combining intercultural traditional ceremony music, original compositions, meditation music and Kirtan.

Spring Alignment: Yoga & Sound Mini-Retreat with Kika *Sat, Mar 21Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 PMTuition: $54Register Anandaashr...
03/14/2026

Spring Alignment: Yoga & Sound Mini-Retreat with Kika *
Sat, Mar 21
Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 PM

Tuition: $54

Register Anandaashram.org/ for Retreat
Welcome Spring with the healing vibrations of gentle movement, sound, breath and deep rest to restore your energy and elevate your spirit.

Held in a sacred space of tranquility, you will explore the profound benefits of yoga through the mystical interplay of movement and stillness. By aligning your practice with the rhythms of the season, you will rediscover balance while deepening your personal practice.

After experiencing the power of your own voice through chanting, pranayama and sound, you will leave feeling both energized and calm.

Christina Wypijewska (Kika), MPH, ERYT500, YACEP , is a Yoga Teacher, Sound Healer and College Professor. Since her yoga training at Ananda Ashram in 2011, she has been dedicated to creating sacred spaces for self-exploration through heart-centered practice. Integrating movement, sound, breath awareness and stillness, Kika shares the transformative power of yoga in a holistic, inclusive and modern way. She holds certifications in yoga therapy from the Yoga Vidya Gurukul (India) and sound healing from the Sage Academy of Sound Energy (Woodstock, NY). With over 25 years of experience in public health, Kika is currently on the Faculty at Kean University. Please visit kikayoga.com to learn more.

Navaratri: Celebration of Devi, Cosmic EnergyThu, Mar 19 to Fri, Mar 27The nine days of Navarātri are considered an impo...
03/13/2026

Navaratri: Celebration of Devi, Cosmic Energy
Thu, Mar 19 to Fri, Mar 27
The nine days of Navarātri are considered an important time for physical, mental and spiritual purification and transformation. Cosmic energy is personified and invoked as Devī or Durgā, Mother of the universe, vanquishing in battle all the demons or forces of darkness and ignorance.
The last day of Navarātri, Friday, March 27, is known as Rāma Navamī, Lord Rāma's birthday.

Special Programs are by Open Donation. Included in Overnight and Day Guest rates & policies.

Daily:
9:00 AM Fire Ceremony and Meditation
10:00 AM Sanskrit Chanting of the Devī Māhātmyam with Guru's Recordings

7:00 PM Fire Ceremony & Meditation
7:45 PM Programs include chanting and readings on the theme of Devi

Kathak Dance Class withPandit SN Charka 🙏🏼
03/12/2026

Kathak Dance Class with
Pandit SN Charka 🙏🏼

Meditation , Yogic Philosophy, and Science: Monthly Series with Paras (Kenneth) PughSun, Mar 151:30 - 3:00 PMSuggested D...
03/12/2026

Meditation , Yogic Philosophy, and Science: Monthly Series with Paras (Kenneth) Pugh
Sun, Mar 15
1:30 - 3:00 PM

Suggested Donation to the Ashram: $20

This ongoing series uses different critical Yogic teachings, with a focus on biomedical and neuroscience connections, from Vedantic, Jain and Buddhist perspectives. Each time, the stage will be set with an exploration of different meditation techniques, to create a readiness for Svādhyāya (Self-study) and Bhāvana (contemplation). Group meditation with other seekers creates a very special energy. Our meditation practices and understanding of things are enriched when connected with systematic exploration of ancient and modern ideas on consciousness, brain and learning.

Topics we may want to explore together over time will include:

1. Brain structure, function, chemistry and plasticity
2. Genetics, brain and ideas of karma
3. Embodied cognition, language and intuition
4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and consciousness
5. Meditation and general mental health
6. Meditation and intelligence (creativity, insight and wisdom)

To Join via Zoom: https://yale.zoom.us/j/7297581197

Dr. Ken Pugh has been the Director of Research at Haskins Labs since 2009 and holds faculty appointments at both the University of Connecticut and at Yale University School of Medicine. His research program employs genetic, neuroimaging and cognitive methods to explicate the brain bases of typical and atypical language and reading development in children. At the age of sixteen, Dr. Pugh began seven years of training in the Jain monastic traditions and carries these experiences into his work on brain and cognition.

Recorded Meditation and Talks by Joan SuvalSat, Mar 142:30-3:30 PM; 7:45-8:45 PMBy Open DonationAt 2:30 PM, Meditation i...
03/09/2026

Recorded Meditation and Talks by Joan Suval

Sat, Mar 14
2:30-3:30 PM; 7:45-8:45 PM

By Open Donation

At 2:30 PM, Meditation in the Temple of Light (upstairs in the Ashram’s Main House) with the recording by Joan Suval, "Witnessing from Second to Second."
At 3:00 PM, a recorded Talk by Joan, offered in the Meditation room downstairs.

At 7:45 PM, a Video of one of Joan's programs at the Ashram, followed by a Kirtan.

These offerings are generally presented on the third Saturday of each month.

Joan Suval was a founding member of Ananda Ashram and a senior disciple of Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati. She dedicated her life to the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta, offering meditations and programs at Ananda Ashram, in New York City and at other national and international locations for over fifty years. Joan left her body on April 24, 2020.

Join at Ananda Ashram, April 18-19th for a beautiful weekend of painting Goddess Yantras. The weather is sure to be spr...
03/09/2026

Join at Ananda Ashram, April 18-19th for a beautiful weekend of painting Goddess Yantras. The weather is sure to be spring and the ashram in beautiful bloom - the perfect backdrop for this sacred weekend of Divine Feminine teachings. Register today!

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