How to Rise Above Your Karma
November 15 - 17, 2024
Retreat Highlights
- Explore Karma’s Meaning and Purpose:
- Delve into the profound meaning and purpose of karma—both the positive and challenging aspects.
- Handle Karmic Tests with Equanimity:
- Learn effective ways to handle challenging karmic tests with clarity and equanimity.
- Create Your “Rise Above Your Karma” Toolkit:
- Develop a personalized toolkit to navigate through karmic tests, empowering yourself to rise above challenges.
- Powerful Healing Ceremony:
- Draw on divine grace through a transformative healing ceremony, unlocking the power of spiritual upliftment.
- Experience Fellowship and Friendship:
- Immerse yourself in the refined environment of Ananda Village, experiencing the power of fellowship and friendship on your spiritual journey.
About this Retreat
Nayaswami Sagar serves in Ananda’s Online Ministry teaching classes on meditation, karma and reincarnation, the yogic teachings of Jesus, and more. He has hosted pilgrimages for Indian devotees in India and co-hosted the Yogananda pilgrimage to Los Angeles. Sagar is joyful, highly creative, and has a delightfully spontaneous sense of humor and enthusiasm for life that includes all those around him.
Saiganesh is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. He is a deeply thoughtful, clear speaker, and connects easily with people. He has a passion for sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga and meditation. A world citizen, he grew up in a traditional Hindu family in India and was trained as an Indian Classical musician. He was formerly a technology manager in Silicon Valley, and applies his tech acumen to many Ananda projects.
Details of this retreat
Use Your Life Experiences to Empower Yourself
Understand Hhow the law of karma works, and how to make it work FOR you
Comprehending the deeper intricacies of karma and gaining clarity on your karmic patterns and lessons helps you be more at ease with yourself and with your own journey.
Find peace with your past
Calmly navigate the roads that lie ahead
Release bound-up energy to be successful in all areas of life
During this supportive and insightful retreat, you will explore your own karmic patterns and lessons. You will also learn effective ways to free yourself from karma.
Retreat Highlights:
Explore Karma's Meaning and Purpose:
Delve into the profound meaning and purpose of karma—both the positive and challenging aspects.
Handle Karmic Tests with Equanimity:
Learn effective ways to handle challenging karmic tests with clarity and equanimity.
Create Your "Rise Above Your Karma" Toolkit:
Develop a personalized toolkit to navigate through karmic tests, empowering yourself to rise above challenges.
Powerful Healing Ceremony:
Draw on divine grace through a transformative healing ceremony, unlocking the power of spiritual upliftment.
Experience Fellowship and Friendship:
Immerse yourself in the refined environment of Ananda Village, experiencing the power of fellowship and friendship on your spiritual journey.
Weekend Schedule: Along with regular yoga posture and meditation sessions, delicious meals, and time to absorb the quiet serenity of The Expanding Light your weekend includes:
Friday Evening: Welcome and Orientation
Saturday morning Class: How to make the Law of Karma work FOR you to attain your highest goals
Saturday afternoon class: Create your own personalized "Rise Above Your Karma" toolkit
Saturday Evening: Support from the Masters: A special healing ceremony
Closing Circle, then Sunday Service in the Temple of Light and farewell lunch
Empower Yourself Through Insight and Support:
This supportive and insightful retreat offers you the tools to explore, understand, and rise above your karmic patterns and lessons. Find peace with your past, navigate your present, and create a harmonious future empowered by the transformative insights gained.
Understand Hhow the law of karma works, and how to make it work FOR you
Comprehending the deeper intricacies of karma and gaining clarity on your karmic patterns and lessons helps you be more at ease with yourself and with your own journey.
Find peace with your past
Calmly navigate the roads that lie ahead
Release bound-up energy to be successful in all areas of life
During this supportive and insightful retreat, you will explore your own karmic patterns and lessons. You will also learn effective ways to free yourself from karma.
Retreat Highlights:
Explore Karma's Meaning and Purpose:
Delve into the profound meaning and purpose of karma—both the positive and challenging aspects.
Handle Karmic Tests with Equanimity:
Learn effective ways to handle challenging karmic tests with clarity and equanimity.
Create Your "Rise Above Your Karma" Toolkit:
Develop a personalized toolkit to navigate through karmic tests, empowering yourself to rise above challenges.
Powerful Healing Ceremony:
Draw on divine grace through a transformative healing ceremony, unlocking the power of spiritual upliftment.
Experience Fellowship and Friendship:
Immerse yourself in the refined environment of Ananda Village, experiencing the power of fellowship and friendship on your spiritual journey.
Weekend Schedule: Along with regular yoga posture and meditation sessions, delicious meals, and time to absorb the quiet serenity of The Expanding Light your weekend includes:
Friday Evening: Welcome and Orientation
Saturday morning Class: How to make the Law of Karma work FOR you to attain your highest goals
Saturday afternoon class: Create your own personalized "Rise Above Your Karma" toolkit
Saturday Evening: Support from the Masters: A special healing ceremony
Closing Circle, then Sunday Service in the Temple of Light and farewell lunch
Empower Yourself Through Insight and Support:
This supportive and insightful retreat offers you the tools to explore, understand, and rise above your karmic patterns and lessons. Find peace with your past, navigate your present, and create a harmonious future empowered by the transformative insights gained.
Schedule
Morning
6:30 – 8:00 am Community Meditation (Join us for all or part of this silent meditation)
6:30 – 8:15 am Sadhana (spiritual practices) which consists of: Energization Exercises (20 – 25 min), Ananda Yoga Postures * (45 – 50 min), Chanting (5 min), Meditation (15 min – 30 min)
8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast (in silence Monday-Saturday)
9:00 – 9:30 am Host check-in
10:00 – 11:30 am Scheduled program, class, group activity, or free time
Afternoon
Noon – 12:30 pm Meditation (5 min chanting, 25 min meditation)
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 pm Scheduled program, class, group activity, or free time
4:45 – 6:30 pm Sadhana (spiritual practices)
Evening
6:30 – 7:30 pm Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 pm Scheduled program, class, group activity, or free time
6:30 – 8:00 am Community Meditation (Join us for all or part of this silent meditation)
6:30 – 8:15 am Sadhana (spiritual practices) which consists of: Energization Exercises (20 – 25 min), Ananda Yoga Postures * (45 – 50 min), Chanting (5 min), Meditation (15 min – 30 min)
8:15 – 9:00 am Breakfast (in silence Monday-Saturday)
9:00 – 9:30 am Host check-in
10:00 – 11:30 am Scheduled program, class, group activity, or free time
Afternoon
Noon – 12:30 pm Meditation (5 min chanting, 25 min meditation)
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 pm Scheduled program, class, group activity, or free time
4:45 – 6:30 pm Sadhana (spiritual practices)
Evening
6:30 – 7:30 pm Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 pm Scheduled program, class, group activity, or free time
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Directions
https://www.ananda.org/expanding-light/getting-here/
Accommodation
PRIVATE ENSUITE - King
Equally appropriate for a single person or for a couple, a king private room can provide the peace and solitude you crave. This airy room has a king-sized bed with a private, ensuite bathroom. An inviting outdoor space awaits you outside your front door, surrounded by a serene, forest setting.
PRIVATE ENSUITE - Twin
Equally appropriate for a single person or for a couple, an ensuite private room can provide the peace and solitude you crave. These charming rooms have two twin beds with a private, ensuite bathroom. An inviting outdoor space awaits you outside your front door, surrounded by a serene, forest setting.
PRIVATE STANDARD - Queen
Equally appropriate for a single person or for a couple, enjoy your own peaceful room with a queen bed and a shared bathroom down the hall. Your room is simply and tastefully decorated, with windows opening toward the surrounding forest. A bright and airy communal lounge and kitchenette is available 24 hours a day, perfect for relaxing with a book or sharing a cup of tea with friends.
PRIVATE STANDARD - Twin
Equally appropriate for a single person or for a couple, enjoy your own peaceful room with two twin beds and a shared bathroom down the hall. Each room is simply and tastefully decorated, with windows opening toward the surrounding forest. A bright and airy communal lounge and kitchenette is available 24 hours a day, perfect for relaxing with a book or sharing a cup of tea with friends.
PRIVATE CABIN - Twin
Equally appropriate for a single person or for a couple, your private cabin is tucked into a gentle hillside, bright and airy inside, with expansive windows that connect your room to the surrounding forest. Each cabin has two twin beds, with a communal shower house that is centrally located and shared by other cabin guests, campers, and our karma yogis.
SHARED ENSUITE - Twin
Share this charming room with someone else. Each room has two twin beds with a private, ensuite bathroom. An inviting outdoor space awaits you outside your front door, surrounded by a serene, forest setting.
SHARED STANDARD - Twin
Share this charming room with someone else. Each room has two twin beds and a shared bathroom down the hall, and is simply and tastefully decorated, with windows opening toward the surrounding forest. A bright and airy communal lounge and kitchenette is available 24 hours a day, perfect for relaxing with a book or sharing a cup of tea with friends.
SHARED CABIN - Twin
Share this charming cabin with someone else. The cabins are tucked into a gentle hillside, bright and airy inside, with expansive windows that connect your room to the surrounding forest. Each cabin has two twin beds, with a communal shower house that is centrally located and shared by other cabin guests, campers, and our karma yogis.
CAMPING
Fourteen campsites scatter across a gentle, forested hillside, with level areas for pitching your tent. A centrally located shower house is close by, shared by other campers, cabin guests, and our karma yogis. Please bring your own camping gear and towels. We do live amidst bears and other wildlife, so avoid storing any food or scented toiletries in your tent.
RV
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
- 3 Organic Vegetarian Meals per day
- 2 Yoga and Meditation sessions per day
