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December 2019
23 December 2019
University Classes in Dallas and Ottawa
Ananda Marga in New York Sector has established university pracar in New York, (in Queens College), in Dallas (in University of Dallas), and in Canada (in University of Ottawa and Carleton University). Ac. Kovid Brc. is regularly giving yoga and meditation class at Queens…
19 December 2019
Meditation Classes in New York
Acarya Kovid Brahmacarii has been active in giving meditation classes and presenting Ananda Marga to the public. He had yoga and meditation classes twice a week at Queens College during the Spring 2019 semester. Some of the students were very keen to learn meditation, and he…
19 December 2019
Meditation Retreat and RDS in New York Sectorial Office
We had a delightful Meditation Retreat at the New York Sectorial Office on November 30 and December 1, 2019. More than twenty people attended the programs. We had two Akhanda Kiirtana, one on Saturday afternoon, and the other on Sunday morning. We also had classes, collective…
16 December 2019
Community Outreach and Networking
Community Outreach and Networking in New York, Long Island and New Jersey. Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta (SS NY Sector) has taken the lead to present Ananda Marga at various public programs, network with various organizations, and benefit the community by introducing the…
November 2019
28 November 2019
Kaoshikii at the UN
Kaoshikii was introduced and practiced to great aclaim at the UN on international yoga day.
23 November 2019
Children in Permaculture at the Kailash Eco-Village
On Thursday, I gave a talk at the Kailash Eco-Village in Portland Oregon about “Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share in Education – the Children in Permaculture Manual” I co-authored. The crowd was underwhelming in size (3 people joined) but I was really excited to meet Matt…
21 November 2019
November 2019 News
The Winter Bliss Retreat is Just Around the Corner In little more than a month the Winter Bliss Retreat (December 27-January 1) will start in Ojai, California.
14 November 2019
October Meditation Retreat and RDS at Los Altos Hills Jagrti, California
On October 5 and 6, 2019, at Los Altos Hills in the Bay Area in California, Dada Diiptimanananda, Didi Ananda Acira, Ragu, and Sainjaya organized a two days meditation retreat for the Margiis. We started the program on Saturday morning with Sadhana Shivir, followed by Akhanda…
13 November 2019
Yoga Detox Retreats in California and New York
Yoga and wellness have gained popularity in recent years in the US and around the Globe. Ac. Dharmavedananda Avt., Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac. Avtk. Ananda Hitaprabha Ac. and Ac. Abhiramananda avt. organized detox programs at Los Altos Hills Jagrti, in Los Angeles, and in New York…
13 November 2019
Ananda Marga Canada Seminar and Retreat in Quebec, August 2 – 4, 2019
Ananda Marga Canada organized with the help of Margiis and workers, a seminar and retreat at the SAJO Retreat Center close to Ananda Kanak Master Unit in Quebec, Canada. This year, the program was so inspiring and devotional with better participation than last year, and…
12 November 2019
Prabhata Samgiita Day Celebrations, September 14, 2019
RAWA Cultural Program in Brampton, Toronto
8 November 2019
International Day of Yoga 2019
International Yoga Day was celebrated on June 16, 2019, in Washington DC by the Washington Monument. The event was organized by the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. It was a wonderful program. More than two thousand people participated from…
6 November 2019
Didis Tour in Central America
Didi Ananda Kalyanmitra and Didi Ananda Aparajiita are mostly working in Mexico for the last six months but recently went on tour to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. During their journey, they gave classes and workshops in various yoga centers, companies, cultural…
6 November 2019
Atlanta Regional Retreat
Atlanta Regional Retreat took place at Ananda Girisuta Master Unit, Asheville, from August 30 to September 1, 2019. The retreat was successful, with about seventy Margiis attending the retreat.
3 November 2019
Karma Yoga Retreat at Ananda Dham Master Unit, California
Work is proceeding with diligence as we rehabilitate our beautiful Ananda Dham Master Unit, located just north of Los Angeles in the high desert of Southern California. The farm is in disrepair after being ravaged by a wildfire in 2013. The orchard was destroyed, but the…
2 November 2019
Student Retreat at Ananda Kanak Master Unit
Dada Dayashiilananda organized a student’s retreat at Ananda Kanak Master Unit in Quebec, Canada, on August 31 – September 1, 2019. Twelve people attended the retreat, including students and Margiis. The students enjoyed the beautiful environment at the Master Unit, harvested…
October 2019
14 October 2019
Good news from Didi Ananda Rainjana in Mexico
Didi Ananda Rainjana teaches yoga, meditation, wellness, and self-healing to women and the public in Monterrey, Mexico, but also travels to other cities for classes, retreats, and workshops. She regularly gives classes at a women rehabilitation center and workshops at…
14 October 2019
Autumn Harvest and Detox Programs at Ananda Dhiira WWD Master Unit in California
Ananda Dhiira is a beautiful WWD Master Unit in Penn Valley, California. Didi Ananda Acira is taking care of the Master Unit and grows organic fruits and vegetables, and runs detox programs, women’s programs, yoga and meditation classes, and meditation retreats. Recently, she…
4 October 2019
Ananda Kanan Summer Retreat, June 30 – July 6, 2019 (slideshow)
The New York Sector, Ananda Marga Spiritual Conference at Ananda Kanan is organized every year in June and July. For many years, numbers of Margiis, workers, have been getting a lot of inspiration at Ananda Kanan. This year the programs at Ananda Kanan extended from June 24…
September 2019
20 September 2019
Worldwide Climate Rally and Strike
Today, September 20, 2019 over 2,800 actions took place over the world, which aim to “disrupt business as usual in order for people to know that this is a really serious moment,” says rally co-organizer Ashley McDermott, who also heads the Asheville chapter of the national…
August 2019
17 August 2019
Path of Bliss News
August 2019 Newsletter – The first Vistara Circle six-day beginners’ retreat on July 16-21 at the Prama Institute in Asheville was a huge success! Around a dozen Margiis from the Asheville area contributed to this retreat and it turned out to be a fantastic experience for…
July 2019
15 July 2019
Tools to Change the World
On July 10th, Mirra Price (Miirabaii) presented the new Prout Study Guide, Tools to Change the World, which Dada Maheshvarananda and she co-authored, at a book signing at Malaprops Bookstore in Asheville, the most popular bookstore in town. Twenty-tw0 people attended the event.
5 July 2019
If someone told me…
If someone told me at age 12 when I was graduating from Ananda Marga Prep that in only 10 years I’d be invited to be the guest speaker at their graduation, I would have said “YOU LYING!!” But WOW!! It was an honour and privilege! Thanks to all who believed in me! Also,…
June 2019
16 June 2019
Food Distribution in Austin, Texas
Dada Mahaviirananda recently visited Austin around Baba’s birthday and helped the Margiis with Food distribution to the homeless. Because of Texas’s mild winters, and Austin being known as a “liberal” town, homeless are attracted here from other parts of the country to…
May 2019
25 May 2019
Yoga, Meditation, and Health Service Project
Avadhutika Ananda Rainjana Acarya (Didi Ananda Rainjana) renders service to women in Monterrey, Mexico, and also travels to other cities to give lectures, workshops, seminars, and retreats. In Monterrey, Mexico, Didi has regular yoga and meditation classes as well as English…
23 May 2019
Kiirtana Parikrama, May 5 – 18, 2019 in Boston Region and Philadelphia Region
Kiirtana Parikrama was organized from May 5 – 18 in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Acarya Sarvajiitananda Avadhuta and Ac. Anudhyanananda Avt. took the lead for organizing the programs along with Ac. Iishvarakrsnananda Avt., and Avtk. Ananda Sutiirtha Ac. The Kiirtana…
20 May 2019
Spring Retreat, April 12 – 14, 2019
The Margiis and Acaryas in New York, New Jersey, Boston, and Washington DC organized a Spring Retreat at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam center in Pennsylvania. The retreat was very successful with more than fifty Margiis and eight Acaryas attending. The theme of the retreat was…
19 May 2019
News from Ananda Dhiira Master Unit, Los Angeles Region
Ananda Dhiira is a beautiful Master Unit in Penn Valley, California. Avadhutika Ananda Acira Acarya is taking care of the Master Unit and has set up a greenhouse and is growing organic fruits and vegetables. She writes: “A month ago we started to prepare the soil and…
17 May 2019
Easter Retreat in Cuernavaca, Mexico
As per tradition, the annual Ananda Marga Easter Retreat was held in Cuernavaca, the ‘city of eternal spring’. This year it was held in the beautiful and serene garden of Cedech, a retreat Centre in the outskirt of the city where around 15 Margiis found their way from near and…
5 May 2019
WFP Haiti Country Brief, March 2019
In March, 10 nurses affiliated to the ECHO-funded project implemented by WFP’s partner Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) participated in a nutrition training, which included the following themes: specific food needs for the family and for pregnant and lactating women,…
1 May 2019
Earth Day Celebration in New York
Earth Day was celebrated all around the world on Monday, April 22, 2019.
April 2019
25 April 2019
Meditation for Social Activists Seminar at Texas State University
Ac. Advayananda Avt. led a Meditation for Social Activists Seminar on April 01, 2019 at Texas State University. The seminar was synthesizing Spiritual Practice, Social Change, and PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory.) In the seminar, Dada Advayananda summarised and…
3 April 2019
Karma Yoga Retreat, March 30-31, 2019 at Ananda Dhiira
It was a very inspiring and meaningful weekend for all of us during this retreat. A weekend filled with spiritual vibration, love, service, sharing, and joy. We had daily yoga, meditation, spring cleaning, planting, hiking, sharing, enjoying the beauty of nature, and…
2 April 2019
Seminars in New York Sector
New York Sector announced the seminars for 2019 of New York Sector in more than 25 places. Last two months we materialized seminars in more than ten locations: New York, Los Altos Hills, Denver, Staten Island, New Jersey, Boston, Ananda Girisuta MU, Toronto, Guatemala City and…
March 2019
31 March 2019
Good News from Ananda Priiti Master Unit and Houston Unit
Good News of Ananda Priiti Master Unit in San Antonio, Texas
30 March 2019
Interfaith Service at the Church Center for the United Nations
On March 15, 2019, Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta attended an Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Gratitude at the Church Center for the United Nations, at the UN Building in Manhattan, New York. This was a beautiful service with different representatives of the United…
January 2019
1 January 2019
Service in Galveston Texas
Houston Unit hosted a Christmas Party for the Children’s Center of Galveston attended by about 45 kids and 15 families.I collected toys and gifts from coworkers and were distributed to the kids we served vegetarian dinner and had games .Kids had a wonderful time!
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