100 years ago this week Yogananda arrived in America

100 Years Ago Yogananda Arrived in America: September 19, 1920

Paramhansa Yogananda’s message was one of world peace and individual Self-realization, achievable through the practice of transformative meditation techniques.
We celebrate the change of consciousness that continues today, one of our greatest hopes for the future.

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Centennial Celebration

Saturday, September 19, 2020

7:00 – 9:00 PM, Pacific Time

Join Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi's free, live broadcast from the
Temple of Light at Ananda Village in celebration of Yogananda’s
coming to America. The program includes music and new pre-recorded talks from Ananda communities.

Put Yourself on the Map

from Ananda New York

Add your data of when and where Yogananda’s ray first brightened your light. We will add your information to the fun global map to be shared
on September 19.

Why Should Children Meditate? —
Some reasons why, and how to begin

by Soriana Babau, from South Africa / Romania

Meditation can have a positive effect on the overall well-being of children. We live in an age of information that can easily overwhelm many adults but for children it can be far more stressful.

How the West Was (Spiritually) Won by Paramhansa Yogananda

by Tyagi Jayadev, Ananda Assisi Italy

America 1920— The Roaring ’20s. The Jazz Age. A time of expansion, rapid social change, new technology. Words such as yoga, meditation, pranayama, gurus, or kundalini were virtually unknown. Enter Paramhansa Yogananda, first setting foot on America at Boston.

Yogananda Centennial Event Boston

Ananda Northeast

Saturday, September 19, Virtual Centennial Program:
3 – 4:30 PM, EST: Flower Ceremony at Boston Harbor Pier
6:30 – 9 PM, EST: Keynote Talks and Virtual Pilgrimage