Ananda is a worldwide movement to uplift and expand consciousness through the practical and universal teachings of yoga brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda. We teach techniques for discovering your highest Self, true inner joy, and lasting peace. Ananda is a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the great spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible loving reality. Ananda is dedicated to the belief, born of experience, that you can live in joy. We teach effective techniques for expanding your sense of self, such as meditation, Kriya Yoga, spiritual Hatha Yoga, and divine friendship.