Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.

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Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York, is a spiritual retreat and educational center founded on the universal principles of Yoga and Vedanta and dedicated to East-West cultural exchange. Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York, is a Yoga retreat and spiritual-educational center just over one hour from New York City, founded in 1964 by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (then Ramamurti S. Located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the Ashram provides a serene, natural environment with woods and meadows surrounding a lake. Accommodations are simple and meals are vegetarian. We offer daily meditation programs with Yoga-Vedanta studies, chanting and readings, and daily yoga and Sanskrit classes, plus classical Indian dance and music instruction and a variety of weekend workshops and special events. The Ashram is open year-round and welcomes guests from all origins, faiths and cultural backgrounds. Ananda Ashram is also the location of the International Schools of East-West Unity (Gurukula), Inc., established by the Founder in 1992. The workshops and courses offered throughout the year cover the various aspects of Yoga, the creative arts and natural health, and East-West cultural performances highlight summer weekends and special celebrations. Guest teachers and artists from a variety of traditions are regular contributors. The Ashram philosophy is nonsectarian with an emphasis placed on Self-awareness and meditation. Guest and student accommodations provide dorm and semiprivate rooms with around sixty beds. Facilities include classrooms, meditation room, program halls, temples, memorial shrine, gift shop, seasonal swimming pool, and publication center. The inspirational Ashram environment is well suited for a meditative retreat, holistic studies and exploration of the deeper aspects of life.

Schedule:
11/02/2025

Schedule:

Goddess Yantras: Sacred Geometry and the Divine Feminine with Mavis GewantSat, Dec 06 to Sun, Dec 07Sat & Sun: 10:00 AM ...
10/29/2025

Goddess Yantras: Sacred Geometry and the Divine Feminine with Mavis Gewant
Sat, Dec 06 to Sun, Dec 07
Sat & Sun: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Registration details coming soon.

Tuition: $250
Earlybird if registered by November 30, 2025: $225

Yantras are ancient geometric diagrams used as tools for meditation, transformation, and connection with the subtle energies of the cosmos. Rooted in the ta***ic tradition each yantra embodies the essence of a deity and serves as a gateway to deeper states of awareness. In this hands on course, students will be guided by Mavis through the selection, construction and painting of a Goddess Yantra. This meditative art practice allows for an intimate connection with sacred geometry color symbolism and mantra.

We will focus on yantras associated with Powerful goddesses such as Kali, Sarasvati, Durga, Tara, and Laksmi.

Students will not only learn the meaning and purpose of each yantra but also how to activate and integrate it into their lives.

No prior artistic experience is necessary, only a willingness to explore and engage with the sacred through color form and inner stillness.

After registration a list of required materials will be sent to you.

Mavis Gewant is a sacred artist and devoted student of Sri Harish Johari, specializing in the creation of Yantras and Mandalas. An expert in Yantras, she also studies Vedic Astrology (Jyotish). Mavis teaches sacred painting worldwide and leads annual retreats in India through Mystic Art Retreats, sharing the transformative power of sacred geometry and spiritual art.

10/26/2025

“There is no difference between self inquiry and meditation. Self inquiry means to discover the nature of the supreme consciousness, meditation means to apply that eternal existence-consciousness-bliss into our own self. Realization of the self does not mean to annihilate the universe, but to understand the universe and its true essence.”
Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati

This year‘s Diwali was very special. We had an amazing Laksmi Pooja with Naren Budhakar chanting powerful ancient mantra...
10/22/2025

This year‘s Diwali was very special. We had an amazing Laksmi Pooja with Naren Budhakar chanting powerful ancient mantras assisted by Radhika and Charkaji performing the rituals for the prosperity and growth of the Ashram and all who enter our gates. Our doors are always open for you to come and experience these blessings that come with meditation and self realization. Special thanks to Naren Budhakar for the Pooja, Deepak Kumar for his devotional, singing, and to Hari Mulukutla for the fireworks!
Om Shantih 🙏🏼

Laksmi Puja: The Glory of Deepavali, ✨💥✨Streaming tonight Live 7:45 pm Ananda Ashram Live and our YouTube channel.💙🙏🏼💙
10/21/2025

Laksmi Puja: The Glory of Deepavali, ✨💥✨
Streaming tonight Live 7:45 pm Ananda Ashram Live and our YouTube channel.💙🙏🏼💙

10/21/2025

Happy Deevali!✨💥✨
Fireworks at the ashram, new begining.✨💥✨
Om Shantih 🙏🏼

✨Happy Deevali!✨Laksmi Puja October 22, 7:45 pm in Main House, with Naren Budhakar and PSN Charka.All welcome, Puja for ...
10/20/2025

✨Happy Deevali!✨
Laksmi Puja October 22, 7:45 pm in Main House, with Naren Budhakar and PSN Charka.
All welcome, Puja for Healing, Prosperity and World Peace. 💙🙏🏼💙

Laxmi Puja !💙🙏🏼💙October 21, Tuesday, 7:45 pm Puja with Naren Budhakar in MH.October 20. Monday, 7:45 pm celebration musi...
10/17/2025

Laxmi Puja !💙🙏🏼💙
October 21, Tuesday, 7:45 pm Puja with Naren Budhakar in MH.

October 20. Monday, 7:45 pm celebration music and bhajans with Deepak Kumar in MH.

Sri Laxmi is that divine glory where spirituality embraces prosperity and Cosmic energy embraces the Supreme. What manifests is a prosperity-showering golden-coloured woman sitting upon a lotus throne, symbolising beauty, fortune, fertility and spiritual liberation.
On October 21st at the auspicious hour of 7:45pm, Sri Laxmi will be invoked according to ancient sacred Sanskrit mantras.

All are welcome to bask in Her glory and to receive her grace of abundance.
--

OM Shantih,

SCHEDULE:
10/15/2025

SCHEDULE:

TONIGHT
10/15/2025

TONIGHT

Recorded Meditation and Talks by Joan SuvalSat, Oct 252:30-3:30 PM; 7:45-8:45 PMBy Open DonationIncluded for Overnight a...
10/10/2025

Recorded Meditation and Talks by Joan Suval
Sat, Oct 25
2:30-3:30 PM; 7:45-8:45 PM

By Open Donation

Included for Overnight and Day Guests

At 2:30 PM, Meditation in the Temple of Light (upstairs in the Ashram’s Main House) with the recording by Joan Suval, "Witnessing from Second to Second."
At 3:00 PM, a recorded Talk by Joan, offered in the Meditation room downstairs.

At 7:45 PM, a Video of one of Joan's programs at the Ashram, followed by a Kirtan.

These offerings are generally presented on the third Saturday of each month.

Joan Suval was a founding member of Ananda Ashram and a senior disciple of Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati. She dedicated her life to the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta, offering meditations and programs at Ananda Ashram, in New York City and at other national and international locations for over fifty years. Joan left her body on April 24, 2020.

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13 Sapphire Road
Monroe, NY
10950

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