{"id":16412,"date":"2025-09-09T17:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T00:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/?page_id=16412"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T22:05:52","slug":"gratitude-the-path-to-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/gratitude-the-path-to-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude:\u00a0The Path To Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16412\" class=\"elementor elementor-16412\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac8e36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ac8e36\" 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-b79ad45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ananda-designs-ananda-blockquote\" data-id=\"b79ad45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ananda-designs-ananda-blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"x-blockquote\" style=\"font-size: 42px\">\"My gratitude rises with devotion's incense to the throne of omnipresence.\"<cite class=\"x-cite\">Swami Kriyananda<\/cite><\/blockquote>\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-749ec66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"749ec66\" 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-f736652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f736652\" 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<h5><em><strong>This weekend will be a healing and rejuvenating time <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>of deep gratitude for the Divine Love we are all seeking.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\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-e58d7c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e58d7c9\" 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-f313e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f313e73\" 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>Immerse yourself in deep peace and quiet in the beautiful forest retreat of Ananda. Learn about how <strong>g<\/strong><strong>ratitude<\/strong> helps us through challenging times, how a <strong>thankful heart<\/strong> heals spiritual wounds, and how to see everything in life as coming from a loving God.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b6f73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49b6f73\" 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-16c8e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16c8e2f\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC01679\" width=\"768\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC01679-768x524.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16418\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bef68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7bef68\" 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-223e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"223e5ec\" 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>What You\u2019ll Experience in This Retreat<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li>Morning and afternoon <strong>guided meditations<\/strong><\/li><li>A morning session on: <strong>How Gratitude Will Bring You Freedom of Soul <\/strong><\/li><li>A free afternoon where you can rest in our lovely gardens and take walks in the surrounding forest<\/li><li>Practice <b>Yogananda\u2019s meditation techniques<\/b>\u00a0for calmness, focus, and inner peace.<\/li><li>Enjoy gentle <strong>Ananda Yoga postures<\/strong> to relax and recharge<\/li><li>Take part in an inspirational evening program<\/li><li>Divine friendship in a supportive community<\/li><\/ul>\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-d671761 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d671761\" 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-5429b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5429b4f\" 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 decoding=\"async\" title=\"Roma_Haridas\" width=\"768\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roma_Haridas-768x495.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-13990\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d167815 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d167815\" 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-788da03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"788da03\" 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\">Sample Schedule<\/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-2eeee04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2eeee04\" 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-f28ea70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28ea70\" 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>FRIDAY<br \/><strong>4-5 pm<\/strong>&#8211; 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