A beautiful spiritual Retreat Center that will take you deep into your inner world. Great programs and fantastic vegetarian food! You will also meet wonderful people, guests and staff alike.
July 2023
A transformative place. Anyone seeking peace, community, or the divine couldn't ask for a better environment.The place is a love bubble, and everyone should take the chance to experience it - especially during Spiritual Renewal Week.
July 2023
Beautiful surroundings, great food, simple, clean accommodations but most of all such an uplifting environment-full of serviceful, kind yogis who are dedicated to creating the conditions for your joyful spiritual unfoldment thru the techniques of yoga, meditation and right living. It's the perfect antidote to these crazy... read full comment
We offer many retreat programs — spiritual growth retreats, spiritual travels, yoga and meditation trainings — based on the universal teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, the world-renowned author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Our retreat center is situated within the 700 beautiful acres of Ananda Village, just outside Nevada City, California.
Guests have visited here for over 50 years, from all parts of the world, with many different spiritual perspectives, to learn more about the path of Kriya Yoga meditation, Ananda Yoga for physical and spiritual healing, and the contemporary application of Yogananda's teachings to help people realize their true potential.