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December 2022
25 December 2022
AMURTEL supports local Ukrainian women to bring tons of aid to villages in Ukraine, because of an Americares grant
Logistic operation for supplies powered by women At the outset of the war, a brave group of women decided to create their own logistics operation at the Siret border to ensure the flow of relief supplies donated from Romania and abroad to heavily affected villages in…
23 December 2022
Interview: Cindy, Volunteer and Donor
A short interview with Cindy, a Food For All donor and volunteer
15 December 2022
Yoga Shivir at Ananda Jyoti, Jarwa
Ananda Marga Yoga Shivir, 24 Hours Akhand Kiirtan & Annual Function & Mass Feeding at Ananda Marga School, Ananda Jyoti, Jarwa (U.P.)
13 December 2022
One Hundred Ukrainians and Romanians Unite their Voices for a Festive, Nostalgic Holiday Atmosphere
Singing to celebrate oneness
5 December 2022
A new school inaugurated in Togo!
November 2022
25 November 2022
AMURTEL supported the NOWKOLO children’s camps
AMURTEL Romania provided mentorship and a small grant to a newly formed NGO in Chernivsti Ukraine to empower them to set up programs for internally displaced children.
24 November 2022
Food Sharing Stories: Althea Black
Over 45 years ago, in a high school in northeast DC, Ms. Black met a friend for life. They were opposites. Ms. Black was reserved, Di was outgoing. But it was in their differences that they found compatibility. As they grew in life experience they always supported each other…
22 November 2022
THANKSGIVING REFLECTIONS
Through a diverse collaboration of stakeholders, FFA DC has become a beacon of hope for many of the District’s food insecure residents. Such cooperative action strengthens civil society and helps guarantee the fundamental human right of food security.
21 November 2022
Autumn Festival with Ukrainian and Romanian Parents Sharing Traditions
Amazing weather for November Autumn Festival!
20 November 2022
Planting action carried out with the support of AUCHAN
On Friday, November 18, we made a small planting action of cherry trees and fruit bushes in the orchard behind the “Tudor Arghezi – Mărțișor” Memorial House museum managed by the National Museum of Romanian Literature.
17 November 2022
Amurt Viadana volunteers honored
16 November 2022
Zhazira: The Kazakh way of sharing food
Zhazira is a research scholar on assignment at George Washington University. The monthly stipend she receives is not enough to meet her family’s expenses in the costly environment of Washington, so she has reached out to Food For All DC for support.
12 November 2022
Meet Ms. Ike!
Doris Ike grew up in rural Virginia, and spent a lot of her childhood on her uncle’s farm. In addition to tending to the land and the cows, her uncle was a part-time hairdresser. People loved to sit in his chair not only for the haircut, but also for his common-sense wisdom.…
12 November 2022
Ukrainian Women Self-Organize a Fair to Share Traditions and Joy with Romanians
Sunday, November 13, a Ukrainian fair of traditional food and handicrafts will be held from 12:00 to 17:00 at Manasia Hub – 13 Stelea Spatarul Street, Bucharest.
8 November 2022
Rectory at Ananda Girisuta
The Rectory at Ananda Girisuta is now coming near completion. Recently, we completed the outside of the Rectory by painting the siding and the deck. The first floor is completed, and brother Dharmapala has moved in. The upper floor still needs most of the finishing work. The…
7 November 2022
Good news from Guatemala
Acarya Satyamitrananda Avadhuta conducted seminars in Guatemala and El Salvador in August and September 2022. Dada was also renovating Guatemala Jagrti and organized a retreat in June in Guatemala.
7 November 2022
AMURTEL Response in Ukraine
It has been an incredibly exciting and busy year, with so many projects underway for supporting the Ukrainian refugees in Romania, thanks to the rapid and generous support that many of our donors like you gave right at the beginning of the war.
7 November 2022
Los Angeles Regional Retreat at Ananda Dhiira, October 6 to 9, 2022
Avadhutika Ananda Acira Acarya, Avtk. Ananda Hitaprabha Ac. and Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt. and Margiis in the San Fransisco Bay Area organized Los Angeles Regional Retreat. The retreat took place at Ananda Dhiira Master Unit in Grass Valley, CA, from October 6 – 9, 2022, and was…
7 November 2022
Prabhata Samgiita Celebration and Service in Toronto, Canada
Ananda Marga Canada has regular food distribution to homeless people in downtown Toronto. On September 17, the Margiis and Ac. Parinirvanananda Avt. and Ac. Dayashiilananda Avt. organized a Prabhata Samgiita Celebration in Waterloo, Canada. Seventy people attended this event,…
7 November 2022
Summer Camp and After-school at New York Sectorial Office
The Ananda Marga after-school program at New York Sectorial Office is going well under the guidance of Acarya Kovid Brc. and Ac. Abhiramananda Avt. This summer, 2022, Dada Kovid, LFT brother Madhuvrat, and Margii brothers and sisters, organized a Summer Camp for children…
7 November 2022
Good news from Ananda Dhiira Master Unit, California
Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac. is taking care of Ananda Dhiira Master Unit in Penn Valley, Northern California. The Master Unit is thriving in all respects. Didi has a beautiful kitchen garden with herbs, spices, vegetables, and flowers. She makes eco-enzymes out of fermented…
7 November 2022
Dada Iishvarakrsnananda and Dada Anudhyanananda Pracar in Mexico
We had a meeting in Garcia, about two hours away from Monterrey, Mexico. Twenty-five people came to attend our program. Twelve people got initiated after the talk. Some sisters are waiting for initiation. There was no female Acarya available at that time.
7 November 2022
Monterrey Retreat, September 16 to 18, 2022
By His grace, we could conduct our retreat in Monterrey from 16 to 18 September 2022. Every year, we do the retreat in September during the week of the Mexican Independence celebration. But unfortunately last two years (2020 & 2021), due to the Pandemic, we couldn’t do it. It…
7 November 2022
The Northern Lights Bless Ananda Marga’s Future in Alaska
The Aurora Borealis has been blessing the northernmost Master Unit in the New York Sector in recent weeks. Ananda Marga has a beautiful 66-acre rural property on the fringes of Fairbanks, ALASKA, a ten-minute drive from the University of Alaska. Our dear late brother Govinda…
6 November 2022
Meditation Retreats in Canada Summer 2022
In Canada, Acarya Dayashiilananda Avt., Ac. Parinirvanananda Avt. and LPT brother Nirmal organized three beginner meditation retreats in the greater Toronto area and the Ananda Kanak Master Unit. Their retreats were a successful and important step in the pracar in Canada. Most…
6 November 2022
Beginner Meditation Retreats Summer 2022
This summer, 2022, New York Sector organized three new people retreats in the USA, with an attendance of over thirty people, and three retreats in Canada. The first program in the US was at Ananda Dhiira Master Unit in Grass Valley, California, led by Avtk. Ananda Acira Acarya…
5 November 2022
International Yoga Day, June 2022
The International Day of Yoga was given by the United Nations in 2015 and is held every year on June 21. Various programs related to the International Day of Yoga are organized in New York, Long Island, New Jersey, and other locations, and Ananda Marga Acaryas are invited to…
5 November 2022
Summer Conference 2022
Ananda Marga New York Sector organized the Summer Conference at Ananda Kanan, Minneapolis Region, from July 1 – 6, 2022.
October 2022
31 October 2022
A Ray of Light for Ukrainian Refugees at the Border: project funded by CARE France
Since the outbreak of the war, the project “MHPSS support at the Siret Border” funded by CARE France through SERA and FONPC allowed AMURTEL’s Emergency Psychologist, Melinda Endrefy, to bring her commitment, kind-heartedness, determination, and courage right where the needs…
September 2022
24 September 2022
Refugee Relief Effort in Romania
Over 80,000 people have crossed the border so far, with about half of that number moving to other EU countries and the rest staying in Romania. Women and children are arriving traumatized, forced to flee with the clothes on their backs and to leave behind burning buildings,…
21 September 2022
Hurricane Fiona Relief, Puerto Rico
Please Donate to help those hit hard by Hurricane Fiona
August 2022
July 2022
26 July 2022
Supporting the Resilience of Front Line Mental Health Workers in Ukraine
In this brief video, you can glimpse the healing moments your support has generated in the art-therapy sessions that AMURTEL’s Emergency Psychologist, Melinda Endrefy, is leading in psychiatric hospitals in Ukraine and other institutions. The frontline mental health workers in…
18 July 2022
Intensive yoga and meditation retreat 2022
The intensive retreat “Live and spread joy” has just concluded, held from July 2 to 10 at the Ananda Vipasa center, in Valpolicella.
6 July 2022
Ukrainian Refugee Response
AMURT and AMURTEL have responded to the Ukrainian refugee crisis with humanitarian aid in the form of basic necessities and psycho-social support.
June 2022
28 June 2022
Renaissance Universal Talk – Concentrated Thinking
It was memorable for RU Club Bangalore Chapter day for getting an opportunity to present a topic of Renaissance universal about “Introduction to Concentrated thinking” at St. Aloysius Degree College, Cox Town, Bangalore. Undergraduates, students of Arts, Commerce, and social…
22 June 2022
Meditation Steps Romania
I am really honored and delighted to be part of the Meditation Steps project that Dada Sadananda initiated, with his very popular Russian YouTube channel, that now has versions in English and many other languages.
22 June 2022
Visiting Dallas and Mexico
Acarya Iishvarakrsnananda Avt. and Ac. Anudhyanananda Avt. traveled 6,500 miles in March and April 2022. They went from New York to Virginia, Dallas Region, and Mexico. They initiated ten brothers, gave talks, and organized 6 Akhanda Kiirtana and online and in-person programs.
22 June 2022
AMURT and AMURTEL Ukraine Response
AMURT works with AMURT & AMURTEL chapters throughout Europe for the Ukrainian humanitarian response that offers basic necessities and psycho-social support to the neediest.
22 June 2022
Ananda Dhiira MU Updates
Didi Ananda Acira is taking care of Ananda Dhiira Master Unit in Grass Valley, California, Los Angeles Region. In the last two months, she has been busy with growing a variety of organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs. She has started making organic handmade soaps, using herbs…
9 June 2022
Site-management support and Community Based Protection for Ukrainian Refugees
The project “Site-management support and Community Based Protection”, is a project in partnership and funded by the Norwegian Refugee Council from April – December 2022 to serve Ukrainian refugees and improve the way they receive help in Romania. The site-management support…
8 June 2022
Ananda Marga Canada Summer Seminar 2022
Welcome to participate in the Ananda Marga Canada Summer Seminar, July 29 – 31, 2022!
8 June 2022
Ananda Kanak MU, Quebec, Canada Retreats
New People Spring Retreat at Ananda Kanak Master Unit
8 June 2022
Ananda Priiti MU Updates
Ananda Priiti Master Unit is located in Atascosa, Texas, and managed by Avadhutika Ananda Hitaprabha Acarya. Since 2020 we have had regular food distribution for local families and homeless people in San Antonio city. It benefitted about 250 people per month. Karma Yoga…
3 June 2022
Ananda Kalpataru Master Unit and Apiary
Ananda Kalpataru Master Unit, Connecticut, Boston Region.
May 2022
29 May 2022
Invited to a talkshow on health “Atelier de Sanatate” to talk about meditation
I had a special opportunity to participate on the live talkshow “Atelier de Sanatate” (Health Workshop) with Dr. Smarada Vornicu, a very well-informed doctor that leads discussions on topics for improving health. She also told me off-camera how she also practices meditation…
April 2022
19 April 2022
Atlanta Regional Spring Retreat
The Atlanta Regional Retreat took place from April 15 – 18, 2022, at Ananda Girisuta Master Unit, close to Asheville, North Carolina. This retreat was the first major in-person retreat since the beginning of the Pandemic in 2020. The retreat was a hybrid program, with most…
1 April 2022
After-school Program at New York Sectorial Office
Dada Kovid is managing the after-school program at New York Sectorial Office. They currently have seven children enrolled. Dada picks the children up at the nearby primary school, and they walk together to our school. The children receive support with the homework and…
March 2022
31 March 2022
AMURTEL’s Emergency Psychologist interviewed on Spanish TV
Bringing Emergency Psychology to Romania
30 March 2022
In-person Retreat at Ananda Priiti MU
After a long period of the Pandemic, we finally had on March 18 – 20, 2022, a very successful in-person retreat organized by Didi Ananda Acira and Didi Ananda Hitaprabha, attended by around 20 people, including children. We had many different activities where everyone really…
30 March 2022
Ananda Dham Master Unit Development
Ananda Dham Master Unit (previously known as Organic Peach Farm) is about 3000 feet above sea level, and the area is a mountain desert with only 7 – 15 inches of rain per year. Fortunately, our land borders a river that runs dry most of the year but there is water under the…
30 March 2022
Visit to Mexico
SS Dada Abhiramanandaji and Dada Diiptimanananda visited Cuernavaca, Mexico City, and Monterrey in Mexico from mid-February to mid-March 2022. Dada Ragatmananda lives at Cuernavaca Jagrti and daily tours the city and neighboring areas singing Kiirtana and doing pracar. The…
30 March 2022
Online 12-Hour Katha Kiirtana
One of the unique programs developed during the Pandemic was online Katha Kiirtana through Zoom conference. It was especially joyous to see Margiis living in rather remote areas or not often attending in-person retreats. The conference form allows those that share to see at…
30 March 2022
Ananda Vrati – Quest Center Renovations Near Completion
Ananda Vrati Master Unit (the Quest Center) has been under renovation for the last few years. Brother Adyatman and sister Kusum and Dada Shankarananda and Dada Anudhyanananda have been tirelessly raising funds and actively working on finishing the construction. This winter,…
30 March 2022
Online Peace Festival with World Yoga Community
The World Yoga Community in New York, led by Guru Dileepji, organized an online event in cooperation with the United Nations and Ananda Marga in New York Sector. Many dignitaries and spiritually minded people were present at this event. Ac. Abhiramananda Avadhuta, Sectorial…
22 March 2022
Our First-Ever Annual Report
It is an honor to share Food for All DC’s 2021 Annual Report with you. This report demonstrates the huge impact we collectively have in supporting food insecure residents of Washington, DC. Because of your generous engagement with FFA, we were able to meet the needs of…
21 March 2022
AMURTEL’s activity at the Siret border with Ukraine, reported by Digi24
Digi24, a national news channel, reports the activity of AMURTEL Romania at the Siret border
21 March 2022
Ukraine Update 21 March 2022
Supported those in Belyavka and Donetsk region, plus Kyiv, Dnipro, Odessa and Zaporozhye region.
21 March 2022
Spiritual Festival, Winter Retreat and New Year’s Celebration
Ananda Marga in New York Sector organized the sectorial New Year retreat as two online programs, the Spiritual Festival (December 27 – 29) and Winter Retreat 2022 (December 30, 2021, to January 1, 2022.)
20 March 2022
The Meditation and Service Project – March Online Retreat and Talk Shows
While the pandemic kept everyone indoors in 2021, a group of Acaryas from the New York Sector decided to start a pracar project called ‘The Meditation & Service Show.’ Gradually the project has been taking form with lots of activities on social media like Facebook, Instagram,…
20 March 2022
Updates from Ananda Marga in Guatemala City
A new flow has started in the Guatemala City unit. Dada Satyamitrananda and Tattvika Dada Ananda have worked hard in the last months to improve the Jagrti and do pracar.
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