{"id":16525,"date":"2025-10-23T02:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/?page_id=16525"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:32:20","slug":"resolve-to-change-yourself","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/resolve-to-change-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolve to Change Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16525\" class=\"elementor elementor-16525\" 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\">\"Change yourself, and you have done your part in changing the world.\"<cite class=\"x-cite\">Paramhansa Yogananda<\/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-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><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong>The New Year brings an opportunity to begin our lives anew.<\/strong>\u00a0 Paramhansa Yogananda has given us teachings that will help us make changes in ourselves that bring deep inner peace and joy. <\/span>When we change ourselves from within, our outer world becomes harmonious and beautiful.\u00a0<\/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=\"DSC02239\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02239-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16530\" 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>In This Retreat You\u2019ll Experience:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><strong>Deep<\/strong><b> meditation techniques <\/b>from Paramhansa Yogananda<\/li><li><strong>Ananda Yoga Postures<\/strong> to awaken and direct your energy<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Affirmations<\/strong> to strengthen your highest potential<\/li><li><strong>Chanting<\/strong> and <strong>Prayer<\/strong> to awaken the heart to the divine presence<\/li><li><strong>Quiet time<\/strong> to relax and reflect<\/li><li>A <strong>peaceful retreat environment<\/strong> filled with community, support, and inspiration<\/li><li>The weekend ends with a <strong>fire ceremony<\/strong> where we cast into the flames our old habits and desires to make room for new positive goals.<\/li><\/ul><p>This experience is designed to transform your consciousness and open your heart to life. Founding members of Ananda, Nayaswamis Haridas and Roma, will guide this transfomative weekend.<\/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-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=\"DSC07410\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC07410-650x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16531\" 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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