Ananda celebrates the Christmas season and Easter holidays, together with spiritual celebrations related to Paramhansa Yogananda and his life, and the lives of his teachers from India. There are typically three day-long meditation “retreats” around Christmas, New Year’s and early March.
We also celebrate secular holidays such as Thanksgiving and July 4th (Independence Day). Be sure to check the location as many celebrations (especially banquets or picnics) take place at the nearby Ananda Community in Lynnwood.
Spiritual celebrations are free and all are welcome. All food served is (ovo-lacto) vegetarian and some banquets are organized potlucks. Catered or prepared banquets-events require prepayment and registration, while potlucks we ask attendees to pre-select their choice of item to bring, with designated receipes for entree items.
Overnight retreats are held in February (Camp Brotherhood, north of Arlington), in November (at Ananda Community, Lynnwood), and in the summer at The Expanding Light Retreat (northern California).
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