Featured Event
Illuminated Spaces: Using Imagery to Explore the Inner Realms
Oct. 25, 10am-4pm
Poetry and art have the power to evoke the deepest realities of life. Let us gather together to take a journey with pencil, paper, words and color. We’ll bring to the surface of our consciousness, the truth of who we are, with valuable messages to increase our understanding and joy.
Join Ananda Artists Jamuna Snitkin and Bekka Davis for another opportunity to use the arts as a spiritual practice.
Featured Event
Joy Kirtan at Ananda Community - Lynnwood
Oct. 25, 7pm-8:30pm
Meet guest singer and musician from Ananda Village: Peter Kretzman! Peter has offered to conduct this semi-spontaneous kirtan with the help of a few local Ananda friends.
Peter has toured with the Joy Singers in Los Angeles and in Europe. Visiting the northwest from Ananda Village, CA with his wife, Gayatri and their little one, Aurelia, Peter will also be meeting local Ananda families and singing at Sunday Service the following day.
This event will take place at the Ananda Community in Lynnwood.
Awaken Your True Potential
Through Yoga, Meditation, and Community
Learn effective tools to improve your life and expand your consciousness.
Discover the essence of Hatha Yoga, aligning body, mind and spirit.
Learn meditation and experience the joy of inner communion.
Explore the path of Kriya Yoga, the art and science of soul awakening.
Join us for programs, mini-retreats, and other gatherings at a lovely, park-like property.
Ananda Washington has two pilgrimages planned; one to India in fall 2025, and another to Italy in fall 2026.
Featured Classes and Events
Illuminated Spaces: Using imagery to explore the inner realms
Please note date change! (Was previously Oct 18) Poetry and art have the power to evoke the deepest realities of life. They can access the unplumbed depths behind our thoughts and emotions, shedding light on our ever-existing relationship with Divine Presence. Let us gather together to take a journey with pencil, paper, words and color. We’ll bring to the surface ... Read More
Raja Yoga OPEN HOUSE
Join us for this information session to learn about the Art & Science of Raja Yoga course beginning on Thursday, January 22, 2026. You will have a chance to meet the instructors, Nayaswami Hriman, Murali Venkatrao and Nancy Callan, and ask questions about the course. Come in person or join online. Please register below to receive a reminder and the ... Read More
Courage, Calmness, & Confidence through Yoga
Join Kevin & Jenny for a day of yoga, fun, and friends! What is relaxation? What is effort? We all have dealt extensively with these seeming opposites, but what is relaxation in the midst of effort? Is it a thing of the mind, or of the body? In our daily activities, as we move about, we are drawn this way ... Read More
Art of Super Relaxation
While we know what relaxation is, do we know how to achieve it? During this experiential retreat, we will explore: From the Art & Science of Raja Yoga, by Swami Kriyananda, "Awareness is the necessary precursor of relaxation. There are many parts of the body that are tense without our conscious knowledge. How are we to become aware of them? ... Read More
Christmas Meditation Retreat
Paramhansa Yogananda initiated the tradition of an 8-hour meditation before Christmas to honor and celebrate the Christ Consciousness within. Come for all or part. All are welcome! Schedule of the retreat will come soon...
Master’s Birthday Meditation
Monday, January 5 is the 133rd anniversary of the birth of Paramhansa Yogananda in Gorakhpur, India (1893). This morning at Hansa Temple in the Ananda Community we are offering a six hour meditation in three two-hour slots beginning at 6:30 a.m. (8:30, 10:30 until 12:30) led by different members. At each two-hour shift we will chant and offer readings. All ... Read More
Is Entity Possession Real?
Jesus Christ and other great saints affirm the possibility of possession by disincarnate entities. Though very rare, there are ways to “dis-possess” them from one’s body and mind.
Can Meditation Make You Depressed?
Too much will power at the expense of the heart’s natural love can create mental imbalance.
A Place Where You Can Find Peace, Meaning, and Spiritual Growth
Ananda is a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. It was founded in 1968 in northern California by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda’s direct disciples.
Yogananda’s teachings embrace the truths that underlie all great religions. People from all faiths and backgrounds are welcomed at Ananda.
Join us for Sunday Service or another class or event at the Blue Lotus Temple in Bothell, a place of peace open to all. Visitors come to the temple seeking inner guidance in prayer or meditation, or a respite from the demands of a busy world, or simply a quiet place to “be.”
At our residential community in Lynnwood, residents live together in a lifestyle of meditation, service, simple living and high ideals. Ananda is known throughout the world for its network of independent, intentional communities which are among the most successful in the world today.
We are committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming environment for everyone to pursue the search for God.
Spiritual Directors Nayaswami Hriman and Nayaswami Padma
Happening This Week
Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness with Vahini
Yoga Hall - Bothell 23305 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell
Week of Events
In Person Sunday Morning Meditation & Purification Ceremony
In Person Sunday Morning Meditation & Purification Ceremony
Sundays begin at 9:15 am with a in-person only silent group meditation and purification ceremony, followed by Sunday Service at 10 am (in-person and online).
Circle of Joy Sunday School
Circle of Joy Sunday School
In person every Sunday during Service, for children ages 4-10. Free It is our intention and our joy to support parents and their children in participating in Sunday Service. Who may participate: Children 4-10 When: Every Sunday at Ananda Blue Lotus Temple Children will stay with parents upstairs until after the first chant, then they go downstairs with teachers to ... Read More
Diwali Celebration Sunday Service
Diwali Celebration Sunday Service
Diwali, which literally means festival of light is among the most important and beloved spiritual celebrations in India. Celebrated on the darkest hour of the darkest night of Indian lunar calendar, devotees light hundreds of lamps and place them on every wall, windowsill, threshold and lintel. These little lights, it is believed, serve as beacons to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. ... Read More
Ananda Yoga with Sita
Ananda Yoga with Sita
Join Sita for an uplifting and revitalizing yoga class that will leave you filled with inner Joy! This class is suitable for all levels. Sita has taught over 1,000 hours of yoga and also leads the Heart Song Retreat. Ananda Yoga includes: * Asanas (classic yoga postures) * Pranayama (traditional raja yoga breathing and energy-control techniques) * Effective meditation & ... Read More
Ananda Yoga for Calmness with Jenny
Ananda Yoga for Calmness with Jenny
Join Jenny for this uplifting and calming Ananda Yoga class. All levels of yoga experience are invited! There is an optional 15 minute meditation following yoga class. Over a decade ago, yoga served as a catalyst of profound healing in my life- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is with this gratitude and devotion that I am delighted to support others ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts. This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation. No need to register – just come and meditate!
Ananda Yoga for Energy & Joy with Nancy
Ananda Yoga for Energy & Joy with Nancy
Join Nancy in person or online. Nancy discovered hatha yoga through pre-natal yoga classes when pregnant with her first child. Later, after experiencing the joy and benefits of Ananda Yoga, she went on to complete her teacher training through the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga. Since then Nancy has taught over 1,000 hours of yoga and also teaches in our ... Read More
Yogananda India Pilgrimage
Ananda Yoga with Michelle
Ananda Yoga with Michelle
Michelle E-RYT200 | C-IAYT | YACEP Join Michelle in person or online. Michelle is a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and appreciates the many opportunities she has to share the benefits of yoga with students at Ananda. Michelle has taught over 5,000 hours of yoga and also co-leads the Yoga Teacher Training program. Ananda Yoga includes: * Asanas (classic yoga postures) * ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts. This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation. No need to register – just come and meditate!
Ananda Yoga for Strength and Flexibility with Maria
Ananda Yoga for Strength and Flexibility with Maria
Maria is a certified RYT-200 Ananda Yoga teacher through the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga. In addition, with over 1,000 hours of consistent advanced self-practice and dozens of intensive workshops both internationally and in the U.S., she brings depth and clarity to her teaching. Her approach—fortified by the principles and techniques of Ananda Yoga—emphasizes training algorithms grounded in breath-centered sequencing, ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts. This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation. No need to register – just come and meditate!
Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness with Vahini
Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness with Vahini
Vahini Sleighter E-RYT 500 I YACEP Ananda Yoga is a classical Hatha Yoga practice developed by Swami Kriyananda, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. It uses asana, pranayama, and silent affirmations to awaken and harmonize subtle energies (prana), calm the mind, and elevate awareness. The practice combines static and dynamic postures, focusing on conscious movement and inner attunement rather ... Read More
Group Meditation
Group Meditation
Bring peace and joy into your day with meditation! Both new and experienced meditators benefit from group meditations, which greatly amplify the power of each meditator’s efforts. This half hour meditation starts with a chant and a prayer reading leading to a silent meditation. No need to register – just come and meditate!
Ananda Yoga for Calmness with Kevin
Ananda Yoga for Calmness with Kevin
There are many ways to practice yoga postures. Focusing our energy inward and upward during and after a yoga pose is a kind of moving meditation that opens up many hidden potentials and realizations about ourselves. With keen attention on alignment we practice standing firmly on our own two feet, deeply engaging the core. This rooting allows us a safe ... Read More
Saturday Morning Meditation at Ananda Community
Saturday Morning Meditation at Ananda Community
Saturday morning meditations at Ananda Community, Lynnwood Saturday morning meditations are being extended from the first Saturday of each month to four Saturdays each month: 7 to 9 a.m. in Hansa Temple. Meditations will include some special features as per the leader(s) which might include chanting at the chakras, readings, chanting, and, of course, meditation! There will be exceptions, for ... Read More
Ananda Yoga for Health & Higher Awareness with Kevin
Ananda Yoga for Health & Higher Awareness with Kevin
Are you seeking greater health and well-being? Join Kevin, E-RYT-200 for this vibrant morning yoga class. Ananda Yoga is valuable for anyone seeking greater health and well-being. In Ananda Yoga, our focus is on bringing higher awareness to several aspects of being, as taught in The Art and Science of Raja Yoga*. On a physical level, it can help us be ... Read More
Featured Illuminated Spaces: Using imagery to explore the inner realms
Illuminated Spaces: Using imagery to explore the inner realms
Please note date change! (Was previously Oct 18) Poetry and art have the power to evoke the deepest realities of life. They can access the unplumbed depths behind our thoughts and emotions, shedding light on our ever-existing relationship with Divine Presence. Let us gather together to take a journey with pencil, paper, words and color. We’ll bring to the surface ... Read More
Joy Kirtan
Joy Kirtan
Saturday Night Joy Kirtan - Ananda Community, Lynnwood. Free! (in-person only) Hansa Temple. All are welcome. Meet guest singer and musician from Ananda Village: Peter Kretzman! Peter has offered to conduct this semi-spontaneous kirtan with the help of a few local Ananda friends. Come sing out with joy! Peter has toured with the Joy Singers in Los Angeles and in ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with Spirit lies its greatest joy.Paramhansa Yogananda, author of "Autobiography of a Yogi"
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