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The grounds provide a
serene, natural environment with woods and meadows surrounding
a lake and island.
Guests are invited to take part in our daily meditation programs
with Yoga-Vedanta studies and our ongoing classes in Hatha
Yoga, Sanskrit and classical Indian dance and music. Special
workshops and retreats cover various aspects of Yoga, the
creative arts and natural health, and
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East-West cultural performances highlight
summer weekends and special occasions throughout the year.
Ashram programs are nonsectarian with an emphasis placed on
Self-awareness and meditation.
Guest teachers and artists from a variety of traditions contribute
regularly to our programs.
Our facilities include guest and resident accommodations,
a vegetarian kitchen, classrooms, meditation rooms, “Cosmic
Temple," a program hall, natural healing center, seasonal
swimming pool and publication center.
Besides its function as a lively educational and cultural center, Ananda Ashram offers a unique, inspirational environment well
suited for a meditative retreat away from the stress of the
city. The Ashram atmosphere supports natural healing, study
and exploration of the deeper aspects of life.
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Ashrams have existed in
the East from the earliest period of civilization as places
of meditation, spiritual practice and research, higher learning
and culture, where teachers and students lived and worked in
togetherness. Ananda Ashram was dedicated as a universal center
following that same tradition, for the exploration and application
of the principles of Yoga and Vedanta through East-West philosophical
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cultural exchange. Since its beginning,
the Ashram has introduced and hosted many outstanding teachers,
guest lecturers and artists from a variety of traditions and
disciplines. A preferred platform is always given to those
who focus on the underlying unity of all. In its core program,
Ananda Ashram has maintained a distinguished, nonsectarian
spiritual and educational standard throughout.
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Yoga is understood here
to be the essential harmony and union of individual existence
with cosmic existence, as well as the physical, mental and
spiritual practices leading to its realization. Nondualistic
Vedanta philosophy declares the oneness of all beings in the
Supreme Spirit and the ultimate freedom of the Self as Pure
Consciousness, referred to by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati as
the "I-Am" beyond the body and mind. These and related
teachings are studied at Ananda Ashram both through English
sources and through the original Sanskrit texts, with emphasis
on the Upanishads, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and Shankaracharya's
writings.
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Brahmananda's translations, commentaries, books, essays and
recordings, recognized as a comprehensive and authentic modern
synthesis of the classical teachings. The truths expressed
by the great masters, the realized sages and thinkers of various
world religions and philosophies as well as of the sciences
and arts, are incorporated and honored in the light of Vedanta.
• The contents of specific lectures
and workshops taught by guest teachers at Ananda Ashram are
not necessarily endorsed by the Yoga Society of New York,
Inc./Ananda Ashram. These programs are offered for the purpose
of information and education only, and the Yoga Society of
New York, Inc., is not responsible in any manner for the opinions,
philosophy or teachings expressed by said individuals.
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