In Sanskrit, the word "Ananda" means a deep state of inner joy, bliss, and peace. The word "Sangha" means fellowship. Thus we are a "joyful fellowship."

SWFL (Southwest Florida) Ananda is one of many Ananda groups dedicated to practicing meditation, yoga, and the self-realization teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Paramhansa Yogananda was a great Indian master of yoga who lived and taught in the United States from 1920 until his passing in 1952. He is probably most well known as the author of the best-selling spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi". more

We welcome your attendance at our weekly meditation group and ongoing activities with fellow truth seekers. For more information on these meditation groups please see Ananda Naples.

Val with Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Village and direct disciple of Yogananda

"What is meditation? It is not, as so many people assume it to be, a process of "thinking things over." Rather, it is making the mind completely receptive to reality. It is stilling the thought-processes-those restless ripples that bob on the surface of the mind-so that truth, like the moon, may be clearly reflected there. It is listening to god, to Universal Reality, for a change, instead of doing all the talking and "computing" oneself."—From The Art and Science of Raja Yoga, by Swami Kriyananda

Ananda Meditation at
ANAHATA
Holistic Healing & Spiritual Center
945 Central Ave.
Naples, Fl  34102

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