{"id":10676,"date":"2023-05-03T16:40:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/?page_id=10676"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:39:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Find your place of peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10676\" class=\"elementor elementor-10676\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aca2a71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aca2a71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f13e0a1\" data-id=\"f13e0a1\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/personal-retreat-seclusion\/\">Personal Retreats<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cc009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28cc009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A dedicated time for relaxation and rejuvenation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/personal-retreat-seclusion\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71629e\" data-id=\"f71629e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/guided-retreats-2-3\/\">Guided Retreats<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9f2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc9f2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guided programs offered by yoga practitioners who are living the teachings they share. <a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/guided-retreats-2-3\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44c9058\" data-id=\"44c9058\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64e4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e64e4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/seva-yoga-ashram-program\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC02133\" width=\"650\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC02133-650x410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16212\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b758d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b758d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/seva-yoga-ashram-program\/\">Karma Yoga<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d9d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77d9d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Serve and live in a spiritual environment for 2 weeks to 3 months. <a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/seva-yoga-ashram-program\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea27bf ananda-x-row-breakout-full golden-background e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ea27bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surrounded by 72 acres of beautiful meditation gardens and wild forest in Northern California\u2019s Sierra Foothills, the Ananda Meditation Retreat is an ideal setting for a rejuvenating, inner experience.<\/p><p>Ananda Meditation Retreat is part of Ananda Worldwide &#8211; a global spiritual movement based on the teachings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ananda.org\/about-ananda-sangha\/lineage\/paramhansa-yogananda\/\">Paramhansa Yogananda,<\/a>\u00a0 (author of the spiritual classic <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ananda.org\/free-inspiration\/books\/autobiography-of-a-yogi\/\">Autobiography of a Yogi<\/a><\/em>), and dedicated to helping individuals live in joy through <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ananda.org\/meditation\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"745\">meditation<\/a>, yoga philosophy, community, and selfless service. Ananda was founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ananda.org\/about-ananda-sangha\/lineage\/swami-kriyananda\/\">Swami Kriyananda<\/a>, a direct disciple of Yogananda.<\/p><p>Ananda Meditation Retreat is located 6 miles from Ananda Village~ a spiritual community of over 200 residents, and the location of Ananda&#8217;s main retreat center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expandinglight.org\/\">The Expanding Light.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8428aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e8428aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28a76e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f28a76e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502458a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"502458a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=HfX6YRoLNeg&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/meditationretreat.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/DSC01634-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:10988,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC01634-650x434.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0e825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a0e825\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13da06a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13da06a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b622e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b622e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; 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Shared housing and individual spaces are both available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38f571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e38f571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/accommodations-rates\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa50ec3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa50ec3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8d64b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb8d64b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02961b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a02961b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A beautiful natural setting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a5bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0a5bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Still your mind, open your heart, and rejuvenate your spirit in our beautiful meditation gardens and wild forest 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elementor-element-c842daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c842daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/how-to-be-happy-all-the-time\/\">How to Be Happy All the Time<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a766125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a766125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 31-November 2, 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354e81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"354e81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Learn how to align with the inner source of ever-new joy and carry it with you into the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f18904 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f18904\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c99eda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c99eda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d36b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41d36b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf8b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbf8b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/supported-silent-retreat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC01184\" width=\"650\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC01184-1-650x505.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16434\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08aacdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08aacdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5879ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5879ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/supported-silent-retreat\/\">Supported Silent Retreat<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf258b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acf258b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>November 13-16, 2025<br \/>December 11-14, 2025<br \/>January 15-18, 2026 *Plus two night optional extension<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2856470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2856470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit in this Supported Silent Retreat. Our meditation gardens and wild forest setting provide the perfect backdrop for you to go deep into silence and re-connect with your true reality\u2026..the soul\u2019s ever-existing Peace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4344e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d4344e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/guided-retreats-2-3\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View more upcoming retreats<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43df08b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43df08b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067dad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"067dad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Inspiration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee7f59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cee7f59\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588fa7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"588fa7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66787d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d66787d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Untitled\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jyotish-devi-400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15041\" alt=\"jyotish and devi\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dc1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54dc1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var(--main-text-color); font-family: var(--main-text-font-family); font-size: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\"><b>Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--main-text-color); font-family: var(--main-text-font-family); font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\"> are spiritual directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide, and Nayaswami Jyotish is the spiritual successor of Swami Kriyananda. Jyotish met Swami Kriyananda in 1966, and Devi in 1969. They worked closely with him to build Ananda\u2019s work around the world. Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi travel throughout the United States, India, and Europe speaking on the practice of Kriya Yoga meditation and spiritualizing daily life. They have separately and together written and edited several books.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd6293 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fd6293\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a91bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30a91bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Untitled\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Swami-Kriyananda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15040\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ea9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23ea9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Swami Kriyananda<\/b> (J. Donald Walters) is the founder of Ananda. In 1948, at the age of 22, he became a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. He bought property in Northern California in the late 1960\u2019s and started Ananda Village. Now there are several more communities, including one in India and one in Italy, and many more centers and meditation groups. Swami Kriyananda is also the author of 150 books and over 400 pieces of music.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aef80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51aef80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f689e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72f689e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"yogananda\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/yogananda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15039\" alt=\"yogananda\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45347ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45347ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Paramhansa Yogananda<\/strong> was the first great master of yoga to make his home in the West, coming to the U.S. from India in 1920 and living here until his passing. 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