Ananda Live from New York!
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -“People are more important than things” and “Many Hands Make a Miracle” These are the unofficial credos of Ananda, a global spiritual movement, founded by Swami Kriyananda, based on the teachings of his guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Hosts, Colleen C. and Rachel Schroeder virtually welcome the people that are Ananda into their homes for a behind-the-scenes peek into the path of Self-Realization. Each week hear how these pioneers meet their challenges and celebrate their victories and discover new facets of yoga, meditation, the arts, education, wellness and healing, sacred pilgrimage and how to be happy all the time!
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Carlotta Campara, Varsha Kini and Mahnoush Sadat Moossavi
April 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBWhat do a Tai Chi champion from Iran, a published short story author from India and an Italian dancer/actor/writer/painter/sailor have in common? The Ananda Living Wisdom International Online High School! Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, the school's approach was developed by Swami Kriyananda in his book "Education for Life" and further realized by Nitai Deranja, current co-director of the high school and of Education For Life International. The students are like-minded te...
Cecilia & Vivek Sharma
July 07, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBHardly could there be a better time to learn about vibrational healing. Cecilia and Vivek Sharma are amazing sources of knowledge and inspiration. Global healers on a grand scale, Kriya yogis and long time disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda, they learned his healing techniques from direct disciple Swami Kriyananda. Serving people from all walks of life, their vast experience includes working with inmates in high and medium security prisons and with Indo Tibetan Border Police. Cecilia and Vi...
Nayaswami Nalini
June 30, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBDeath is inevitable. It’s also an intrinsic part of life. In Western cultures, however, death is considered a taboo topic which contributes to widespread fear and difficulty in facing it. Self-Realization offers a view of death not as an end, but as a continuation, a transition to another phase of life and potentially a higher plane of existence. In this touching interview, Nayaswami Nalini Graeber shares some of the inspiring stories of people facing their own death and the death of loved...
Dana Lynne Andersen
June 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBAccording to Ananda founder, Swami Kriyananda, the true purpose of art is to expand consciousness and connect to the divine. Dana Lynne Andersen’s multi-disciplinary artwork, teaching and activism show us how. Visionary founder of Awakening Arts Network and Awakening Arts Academy in Assisi, Italy and online, Dana has been called a “Vesuvius of Creativity” by Robert McDermott, president emeritus of California Institute of Integral Studies. A self-described “Troubadour of Transformation”, Da...
Jayadev Jaerschky
June 16, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn these tumultuous times, Jayadev Jaerschky shows us how to change the world by changing ourselves. By opening his heart to devotion, he completely transformed from a challenging intellectual to a warm-hearted disciple and teacher who now helps others journey through their own self-transformation. A common misperception about spiritual people is that they’re above the afflictions of ordinary folks. In an enlightening testimony, Jayadev, the director of the Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Prog...
Nayaswami Anandi
June 09, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBNayaswami Anandi is the living memory of Ananda. A founding member, she arrived in 1971 and almost immediately began sharing the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. She's acted in key roles over the years, including editor of Ananda's publishing wing, Crystal Clarity books. In this engaging conversation with Colleen, Anandi shares her experience of editing “The Wisdom of Yogananda” book series including “How to Be Happy All the Time”, her journey to Ananda, living as a renunciate, marriage an...
Devalila Veenhof
June 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBWhat to do in troubling times? This question is more relevant today than ever. Devalila Veenhof, Director of Ananda Kriya Sangha for North and South America shares key insights with Rachel. She recollects Swami Kriyananda advising devotees in tumultuous times "to love heroically". Even when we can’t be physically present with others, we can still help them through prayers and meditation by broadcasting positive energy and light. Devalila has been practicing and sharing Paramhansa Yogananda...
Devalila Veenhof
June 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBWhat to do in troubling times? This question is more relevant today than ever. Devalila Veenhof, Director of Ananda Kriya Sangha for North and South America shares key insights with Rachel. She recollects Swami Kriyananda advising devotees in tumultuous times "to love heroically". Even when we can’t be physically present with others, we can still help them through prayers and meditation by broadcasting positive energy and light. Devalila has been practicing and sharing Paramhansa Yogananda...
Nayaswami Premdas
May 26, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MB“Environment is stronger than will power.” According to Paramhansa Yogananda, who stresses the importance of spending time with other devotees. Nayaswami Premdas’s life serves as a quintessential example of this principle, whether in person or virtually. Currently he serves and supports seekers, students and devotees on The Path of Kriya Yoga, the essential teachings of Yogananda, at Ananda Sangha Worldwide. Many people however, still recognize him from the kitchens of The Expanding Light ...
Daya Taylor
May 19, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBWhether we consider ourselves spiritual or not, most of us aim to evolve. It’s easy to talk about inner transformation, but hard to do. Daya Taylor, the Spiritual Co-Director of Ananda Delhi and a pioneer of Ananda India shares with Colleen how to go from “talking the talk, to walking the walk”. Having dedicated over twenty-five years to helping others find God, Daya is a living example of Paramhansa Yogananda’s quote: “The channel is blessed by what flows through it”. For the Ananda Live ...
Shurjo Jha
May 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBDespite its increasing global popularity, meditation is often misunderstood. Even in its homeland, India, many Indians remain unaware of exactly what it is and how it works. Shurjo Jha, Spiritual Co-Director of Ananda Mumbai, shares with Colleen insights on what happens during meditation — what to expect and how to gauge success. Shurjo stresses the need to balance dynamic involvement with deep relaxation in order to access superconsciousness; which, according to Paramhansa Yogananda, lies ...
Narayani Anaya
May 05, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBAnyone who has ever felt inspired to follow a spiritual path knows the value of attuning to the inner-self and divine will. In this episode, Narayani Anaya, Co-Spiritual Director of Ananda Mumbai and author of “My Heart Remembers Swami Kriyananda” shares her remarkable experience of serving Swami Kriyananda as personal assistant and caregiver with Colleen Corwell, Meditation Group Leader of Ananda New York City. Narayani’s testimony elucidates attunement and how to approach it. Narayani re...
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April 16, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 4.08 MBHosts Colleen Corwell and Rachel Schroeder share the inspiration for "Ananda Live from New York!" and their personal journeys to Ananda — the global spiritual movement, founded by Swami Kriyananda, based on the teachings of his guru, Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. For Ananda Live From New York! Webpage, click here Support the show