Ananda Yoga

With Brahmani and Indra

What is Ananda Yoga?

Ananda Yoga is a gentle, spiritually-focused style of yoga that integrates physical poses (asanas) with meditation and energy awareness.

Developed by Swami Kriyananda, (a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi), it is rooted in the teachings of Kriya Yoga and emphasises using hatha yoga as a tool to uplift consciousness and connect with higher states of awareness.

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Key Features of Ananda Yoga

1. Asanas with Affirmations

Each pose is paired with a silent affirmation that practitioners repeat mentally while holding the posture. This combines movement, breath, and concentration to deepen the spiritual experience. For example, in the balancing pose Vrikasana, the affirmation is: “I am calm. I am poised.”

2. Gentle and Meditative

The practice is not about pushing physical limits but about cultivating inner awareness and calmness. It’s slower and more introspective compared to other yoga styles.

3. Energy Awareness

Ananda Yoga focuses on the flow of energy in the body, helping students learn to feel and control their inner energy and raise their spiritual vibration.

4. Preparation for Meditation

Many of the techniques are intended to prepare the body and mind for deeper states of meditation, making it a key preparation technique to meditation practice.

Benefits of Ananda Yoga

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Enhances spiritual growth and inner peace

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Increases self-awareness
and uplifts consciousness

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Improves energy flow and vitality.

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Gentle physical workout suitable for
all levels

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Rooted in a lineage of great
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Meet your Instructor: Brahmani

Brahmani is a highly experienced yoga teacher who has explored and taught various styles of yoga since 2011. However, after discovering her Guru and Ananda, she now primarily teaches Ananda Yoga, as this is where her heart truly lies.

After receiving Kriya initiation in October 2022, Brahmani has dedicated herself to studying the raja yoga teachings through Ananda. She is eager to integrate the ancient wisdom of Vedanta into her classes.

Brahmani has completed the following courses with Ananda:

  • The Bridge to Ananda Yoga Teacher Course
  • Spiritual Counselling Course
  • Living Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras Course
  • The Bhagavad Gita Course
  • Meditation Teacher Training

Meet your Instructor: Indra

Indra has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching for the past four. In 2023, he completed his Ananda Yoga Teacher Training at Ananda Village — a deep, month-long immersion in the vibration of joyful service and spiritual community.

His spiritual journey began many years ago while travelling through India, where he first read Autobiography of a Yogi. Although the teachings resonated deeply, it wasn’t until 2023 that he discovered Ananda — “This lady in blue just kept popping up on my feed speaking truth,” he recalls of Asha Nayaswami. When she announced a European tour in November, a work cancellation opened an unexpected door. “I just knew I had to go,” he says. “So I jumped on a plane to Assisi and spent the weekend at Ananda.”

Indra became a disciple the following April and took Kriya initiation a year later. He shares, “There isn’t an aspect of my life that hasn’t greatly improved through these teachings — my heart is lighter, my joy deeper, and my purpose clearer.”

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