YOGA FOR BLISS FOR FREE!!

### Event Details

Ananda is a Sanskrit word that means “Bliss.” Ananda-style sadhana is a spiritual practice, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and his disciple Swami Kriyananda. Ananda-style sadhana is a holistic practice that includes physical, mental, and spiritual techniques. Its primary goal is to prepare the body and mind for deeper meditation and to raise one’s consciousness to the spiritual eye, the center of higher awareness.
Ananda-style sadhana begins with Yogananda’s Energization Exercises, followed by Hatha yoga postures to open and magnetize the spine, direct prana into the chakras and up the astral spine to the spiritual eye. Each yoga posture is paired with a positive affirmation, mentally repeated, that imbibes the spiritual quality represented by the pose.
By mentally affirming the positive affirmation in each pose, we learn to unite body, mind, and spirt and to consciously direct prana in a positive direction up the astral spine to the spiritual eye, the center of super consciousness, where we can experience our blissful, divine nature as spiritual beings of light. We end with a short meditation, healing prayers, and the peace and harmony prayer for the world.
Event Price – First class is FREE, $15 drop-in, $100 10-class package. (Good for all classes taught by Shahla Simpler.)
For more information contact Shahla Simpler
941-914-2980
shahla@ananda.org

### Presenter


#### Shahla Simpler

Shahla is a certified Ananda Yoga Instructor who began her yoga journey in 2017. Shahla shares: “The first time I practiced yoga postures, they felt deeply familiar to me. I love starting each day with energization exercises, Ananda Yoga, and meditation. These practices have transformed me—bringing more joy, vitality, and inner peace into my life.” After a life-changing Ananda pilgrimage to India in late 2022, she felt called to deepen her attunement to the spiritual path and moved permanently to Ananda Village in 2024. Besides being immersed in her yoga practices and in community life, Shahla finds joy in long forest walks and swimming in the nearby Yuba River.