Ananda Yoga

Ananda Yoga brings yoga back to its original spiritual essence.

Ananda Yoga emphasizes on inner awareness; energy control; and the experience of each asana as a natural expression of a higher state of consciousness, which is enhanced by the use of affirmations.

What Is the Practice Like?

Yoga posture practice in Ananda Yoga® is gentle for beginning students, becoming more challenging with experience. It is an inwardly directed practice, and is never aggressive or aerobic. The primary emphases are:

Safety and correct alignment
Being relaxed at all times, even during the midst of effort
Working directly with the body’s subtle energy via the yoga postures
Using the power of the mind to increase and direct subtle energy
Adaptation – modifying each yoga posture to fit the needs and abilities of the practitioner

What Gives Ananda Yoga Its Transformative Power?

1. The Energization Exercises of Paramhansa Yogananda

The Energization Exercises are a series of 39 special energy-control techniques that Paramhansa Yogananda developed in order to help the practitioner increase, focus, and control the life-force.

We are made of energy. Becoming aware of our energy; learning to direct it at will; and understanding the laws that attract a greater flow of energy, are all essential parts of living a happier life.

2. Asana affirmations

Each yoga posture is paired with its own affirmation, which one practices silently while in the posture. The affirmation is designed to reinforce the posture’s natural effect on one’s state of consciousness, bringing the mind actively and directly into one’s practice.

Parvatasana
Seated Mountain Pose

“My thoughts and energy rise up to touch the sky.”

3. Ways to develop valuable spiritual life skills

Ananda Yoga offers creative ways to awaken and apply your two most valuable faculties—willpower and intuitive feeling—to develop a wide range of skills for the spiritual life: from reducing stress and enhancing health, to improving effectiveness and raising consciousness.

Adho Mukha Svanasana
Downward facing dog pose

” Calmness radiates from every fiber of my being.”

My yesterday's experience was awesome. There, I felt lot of positive energy flowing. It was very peaceful experience. How 2./30 hrs passed without getting tired , thanks a lot.I am 81 yr old,but i could do everything.

Yesterday, my mother and I were both unwell, and I had no energy to come for the session. Yet, with the grace of Yogananda, I managed to attend. After the session, both of us felt much better and healthy. Thank you so much for this beautiful experience. 🙏

Chakras being portals to the spiritual universe; makes such meditations a movement towards the true abode of evolving souls. It is as amazing an adventure like space exploration

I was alwas focussed on Meditation , Devotion and Kriya besides playing golf . Spritual yoga classes Conducted by Sanjyot has improved flexibility of my body. The spritual feeling reminds me while praticing yoga that Mental & active age is more important than chronological age . Spritual Yoga helps in mind control . Remember in Gita Srikrishna said " If you can control your mind you are your best friend " and that is Spritual Awakening 🕉️

Thank you for guiding me through such a transformative journey of chakra meditation and yoga. Each session was thoughtfully woven together — the postures grounding my body, the affirmations reshaping my mind, and the energy work opening something deeper within. Moving through each chakra with your guidance, from the stability of Root to the stillness of Crown, I felt blocks I didn’t even know I was carrying begin to soften and release. Your intuitive sense of pacing, and the way you held space for whatever came up in each session, made this practice feel safe and deeply personal. Thank you for sharing your gift and your presence so generously.

The chakra workshop was layered beautifully by sanjyot - from the Annamayya Kosha to peeling the layers of the body she took us thru into the subtle layers into the astral spine . It was a journey and the relationship with every musical note and each chakra empowered us to tap into the sukshma buddhi - she speaks with so much clarity and wisdom and the lineage of our beloved gurus speak through her . I love how we gather energy thru every asana and affirmations that come along - then stand in tad asana and offer the energy to the spiritual eye . Divine experience . Jai guru !