Weekly In-Person & Online Programs
Ongoing Programs with Krishna Devi
By Open Donation to Ananda Ashram
Offered In-Person
MONDAY NOONTIME MEDITATION
Every Monday, 12:00-12:20 PM
A twenty-minute guided meditation, mainly using the methods taught by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati.
Note: This may be streamed via Ananda Ashram Live on Facebook.
SATURDAY EVENING KIRTAN*
Saturdays 8:00 PM
With her Kirtan, Krishna Devi wants to convey a message of peace and healing through devotional sound waves. With musical accompaniment.
SUNDAY EVENING OPEN KIRTAN*
Every 1st & 3rd Sunday of the Month, 8:00 PM
You are welcome to contribute a Kirtan or song and bring your own instrument. Facilitated by Krishna Devi.
*Specially scheduled events or celebrations may supersede Kirtan.
Krishna Devi is a Kirtan musician and Bhakti Yogini. She was initiated into the spiritual practice of Sanskrit chanting and meditation by her Guru Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, who taught the Sanskrit language as the “science of vibration.” Krishna Devi regards chanting as a gateway into meditation and believes that chanting the sacred sounds allows an opening of one’s heart. She is also a published author of the book Kirtan Angels and has recorded and produced several albums.
Kirtan with Rev. Kim Lesley & Priestess Jenni Shanti
Wednesday Evenings, 7:45 PM | By Open Donation to Ananda Ashram
Chanting with love, devotion and gratitude! Join us for ecstatic chanting -- a pathway to lift up your heart and ignite your soul. "We love singing together."
Rev. Kim Lesley is a professional musician, offering Kirtan for over 20 years in NYC at multiple yoga and spiritual healing centers. This has included singing and drumming in Gaura Vani’s and Jahnavi Harrison’s bands and attending Kirtan for 30 years at Shri Shri Radha Govinda Temple BK, as well as at Siddha Yoga and Ananda Ashram. Rev. Kim, Jenni and Angela help maintain the Kirtan tradition at Ananda Ashram and at various spiritual healing centers in Orange County, NY.
Priestess Jenni Shanti has spent the majority of her life immersed in music and prayer. Her roots go back to the Siddha Yoga Ashram which laid the foundation for her spiritual path. She is devoted to opening hearts and inspiring minds.
Guruji's Kundalini Breathing Exercises with Tara Federman
Offered In-Person and on Zoom.
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Tara teaches a set of simple and powerful breathing exercises, first taught by Guruji Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati in 1971, which provide a bridge to one’s meditation practice. They are especially important at this time of crisis and social isolation, to help us transcend fears and anxieties and move in the direction of union with Supreme Consciousness.
The session will include a short reading and a guided meditation by Guruji.
Tara Devi (Tara Federman) received training in meditation, natural healing, Sanskrit and Yoga-Vedanta philosophy from Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati from 1971 on. Professionally she is an educator of children with special needs. Tara has been a staff teacher at Ananda Ashram for many years, offering a weekly evening program with emphasis on meditation and breathing exercises, as well as a weekly Beginners’ Sanskrit class.
