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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
Santa Rosa to San Diego
We continued driving, and driving, and driving – a good long eight or so hour stretch from Eugene all the way to Santa Rosa, where Divyapriya organised a cozy get-together with neighbors and friends. Now Suprabha, who interestingly is working on a thesis about environmental…
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…
15 December 2019
Linking Relief and Rehabilitation to Development Work
AMURT Indonesia’s Early Childhood Teacher Training Project is a humanitarian project conducted by AMURT-AMURTEL (an NGO engaged in disaster-relief, rehabilitation and development) which combines the spirit of Neohumanist education and Proutist civil society development in an…
12 December 2019
SIF Moldova – Sponsorship for the holidays
SIF Moldova S.A. joined our corporate sponsors’ family this year, contributing with a generous financial donation to help St. Nick get the children the presents they wished for, but also to make sure that Chrismas in the AMURTEL Family will be celebrated with joy, gifts and…
8 December 2019
Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary!
I was so happy to visit old friends from when I used to work as a volunteer in Portland – Kamalanayna and his wife Kit run an amazing animal sanctuary “Out to Pasture”. It is a veritable children’s home / old age care for abused and neglected animals. Quite impressive – a ton…
3 December 2019
AMURT Nigeria
AMURT Nigeria has partnered with the local Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Italy, with support from AMURT Italy and the Rotary Foundation, to complete a new water project, bringing water to 30 villages.
2 December 2019
Abha Light Children’s Health Care Initiative
ALF has grown, matured and transformed over the last few years. As a non-profit organization, we have grown into our new format as a social enterprise, a charitable non-profit that also will engage in income generation activities to support the service work.
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
Dallas and Houston Activities
Twenty-five people attended a Kaos’ikii and meditation class in Yoga and Art Studio in Houston hosted by sister Shanti on September 21, 2019. They were so inspired, and fourteen people learned meditation. They expressed their interest in learning more deep science of yoga and…
12 November 2019
Presenting Ananda Marga Meditation at a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina
Ananda Marga participated in a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atlanta Region on Saturday, September 7, 2019.
12 November 2019
Prabhata Samgiita Day Celebrations, September 14, 2019
RAWA Cultural Program in Brampton, Toronto
10 November 2019
India Independence Day Parade in Manhattan, New York
On August 18, 2019, The Consulate General of India organized the celebration of the Independence Day of India at Manhattan, New York. Thousands of people were on the streets. Numbers of organizations participated and celebrated India Independence Day. Different faiths and…
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
A Journey Back Home
We had the honor to host a regional conference of Ananda Marga here in Baan Unrak. The theme of the conference was “A Journey Back Home”.
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
31 October 2019
Didi Ananda Rupadhara Receives Award for Excellent Service in Ottawa
For the last eight years, Avadhutika Ananda Rupadhara Acarya is a registered and active volunteer with a Women’s center in downtown Ottawa, called “The Well-La Source.” She meets the women weekly and guides them in meditation and yoga.
15 October 2019
Prout Norway
Prout Norway Marches for the Promotion of Local Fodder in Agriculture. On Saturday 29 September PROUT Norge (Prout Norway) participated in the demonstration they had catalyzed to raise consciousness about the import of soy from Brazil as feed for livestock and fisheries.…
15 October 2019
Fifth Annual Bicycle Race in Panatau includes winners from AMURTEL Family Children’s Home
Sunday morning, fifty cyclists and twenty local young volunteers gathered in Panatau for the 5th edition of the annual bicycle race. The race is organized by Asociatia de Ajutor AMURTEL, with the support of the Local Council and funded by Buzau County Council. It was a…
14 October 2019
Meditation at a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina
Ananda Marga participated in a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atlanta Region on Saturday, September 7, 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…
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