Week of Events
Family Campout at the Forest Hermitage
Join us for this uplifting and fun-filled family camp adventure led by Lisa, Carlos, Chandi, and Suryadas. We’ll have a campfire with chanting and marshmallow roasting, sharing nature activities, and lots of healthy, joy-filled outdoor activities. On Sunday morning, we will have an Ananda Family Sunday Service. This will be an abbreviated, child-oriented outdoor service for the whole family. We’ll ... Read More
Monday Ananda Yoga with Devaki
Monday Ananda Yoga with Devaki
All levels welcome Join Devaki and others for this ongoing weekly yoga class. Devaki’s expertise comes from many years of practice and attunement to Ananda Yoga. Through this yogic practice you will learn to strengthen the body, calm your emotions, and deepen your inner attunement with spirit and your inner Self. All levels and ages are welcome. "We have had ... Read More
Yoga for Bone Strength with Alan: A Five-Week Series
Yoga for Bone Strength with Alan: A Five-Week Series
Class dates are on Wednesdays at 4 pm: August 7, 14, 21, and 28. In this special five-week class series, you will learn yoga techniques that are scientifically proven to increase bone density -- even if you have osteopenia or osteoporosis. Whether you are physically active or have never done yoga before, if you want to improve your bone health, ... Read More
Saturday Morning Ananda Yoga with Devaki
Saturday Morning Ananda Yoga with Devaki
Ananda Yoga with Devaki will help to you feel deeply peaceful, uplifted and revitalized. You will be gently guided into the essence of the postures according to your own level of flexibility. Ananda Yoga includes the use of spiritual affirmations integrated into the movements to bring you into harmonious alignment with your highest soul nature. We have had the good ... Read More
Fire Ceremony and Meditation
Fire Ceremony and Meditation
Watch on YouTube The fire ceremony is but a symbol of the true fire ritual which takes place within each of us through our spiritual practices. In this ceremony, we offer up all of our desires, attachments, and past karma to be transmuted and purified. The fire ceremony includes the chanting of two ancient mantras: the Gayatri Mantra which is ... Read More
Sunday Service with Dharmadas and Nirmala: How Should We Meet Our Tests?
Sunday Service with Dharmadas and Nirmala: How Should We Meet Our Tests?
Paramhansa Yogananda used to say, "Darkness cannot be driven out of a room with a stick. Once you turn on the light, however, the darkness will vanish as though it had never been."
Join Dharmadas and Nirmala this Sunday to learn more about facing our tests and temptations.
Ananda Newcomers Welcome Gathering
Ananda Newcomers Welcome Gathering
Join Ananda Sacramento's spiritual directors Dharmadas and Nirmala for an informal welcome gathering in the Yoga Room after Sunday Service on August 25. Here you'll have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about Ananda's mission and history, or you can just spend time enjoying the company of our spiritual directors and others who are new to Ananda. ... Read More
Ananda Yoga with Alan
Ananda Yoga with Alan
A new yoga class is taking place on Sunday afternoons from 4 to 5:30, taught by Alan, a recent graduate of the Ananda Yoga program. The classes will be held at 4:00 pm in the temple sanctuary. The cost is $12 to drop in or $35 for the month. No prior experience with yoga is needed.