Inside the main entrance. [ph: Bonnie Josephs]
The stone bridge over the dam. [ph: Bonnie Josephs]
View from across the lake. [ph: Bonnie Josephs]
Ananda Ashram founder, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (a.k.a. Ramamurti S. Mishra, M.D.) Acclaimed Sanskrit scholar, prolific author, & physician, he left his physical body in 1993, yet his spiritual presence & teachings continue to be a source of inspiration & guidance for many.
Buddha in the garden in front of Main House. [ph: Lauren Cleff]
The Boathouse on the Lake.
Summer lunch outside the dining hall. [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
Blissing out on the lake at Ananda Ashram. [ph: Kamaniya]
Turtle sunning by the lake. [ph: Lauren Cleff]
Phillip Coffin led a Nature Poetry Walk in the Ashram Woods in Nov. '06 [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
Karma Yogis Jen & Nick tending to the herb garden. [ph: Kamaniya]
Outside the Healing Center. [ph: Kamaniya]
The Main House entrance.
Ananda Ashram Yoga teachers, Tara & Shawn [ph: Kamaniya]
Rainbow over Ananda Ashram. [ph: Kamaniya]
A wedding on the island! [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
A guest leaving the wedding... ! [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
The Blue Sky Center.
KRISHNA DAS has led annual kirtan weekends at the Ashram for many years. (His next one is April 6-8, '07 ~ sign up now, it fills up fast!) [ph: Kamaniya]
Shri DHARMA MITTRA, renowned Yoga Master, teaches yoga, meditation & pranayama classes as part of the KRISHNA DAS retreats at Ananda Ashram. | www.dharmayogacenter.com
SHYAMDAS leads annual Bhakti Immersion kirtan weekends at Ananda & pays surprise visits regularly. Pictured here with Naren Budhakar, faculty member of the East-West School of Music at Ananda Ashram, who teaches monthly weekend tabla workshops. For details call (845) 782-5575 or visit anandaashram.org [ph: Kamaniya]
SHYAMDAS' Bhakti Immersion kirtan retreat at Ananda Ashram, August '06 | Shyamdas led the group into the Ashram woods on a chanting forest walk & read stories about Radha & Krishna & their dalliances in the forest of Vrindavan, from his book "Inner Goddess". Don't miss the next retreat with Shyamdas on August 17-19, '07. For details call (845) 782-5575 or visit anandaashram.org [ph: Susan Hammer]
JAI UTTAL | www.jaiuttal.com | Kirtan retreat July 14-16 '07 at Ananda Ashram. For details call (845) 782-5575 or visit anandaashram.org
Dr VASANT LAD teaches an Ayurveda Intensive at Ananda every summer. Pictured here in the Main House Meditation Room. [ph: Kamaniya]
ACHARYA ROOP VERMA, master Sitar player, teacher & director of The East-West School of Music at Ananda Ashram. [ph: Ullamaija Kivimaki]
DEEPAK KUMAR PAREEK, faculty member of the East-West School of Music, teaches regular Yoga of Voice weekend workshops.
NAREN BUDHAKAR, faculty member of the East-West School of Music, teaches regular weekend workshops in tabla instruction & performs regularly at Ananda Ashram.
KINNAR KUMAR SEEN, East-West School of Music faculty member & master Sitarist, leads an instrumental music workshop in the Ashram's Blue Sky Center.
Rev. KIM LESLEY offers her jazzy concerts every summer & brings amazing musicians to Ananda Ashram. Pictured here is her Summer '05 concert ~ it was the first time that the Ashram had a drum kit gracing its stage! | Listen to Rev. Kim's music at www.cdbaby.com/cd/revkim [ph: Kamaniya]
KESAVACARYA DAS | www.kesavacarya.com
Kirtan with Ashram artists in the Blue Sky Center, Thanksgiving '06. (l to r: Kamaniya, Hanuman, Krishna Devi & Dinesha) [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
Ashram staff lovingly prepare yummy vegan cookies for prasad for Saturday evening program. [ph: Tyna Zymarakis}
A Thanksgiving weekend meal. [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
Jivamukti Yoga teachers Yogeswari & Ana Maria Velasco with senior Ashram teacher Joan Suval received flowers as a token of thanks at the Jivamukti Thanksgiving '06 retreat at the Ashram, led annually by Jivamukti founders Sharon Gannon & David Life. [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
Scott cooks a delicious vegetarian meal in the Ashram kitchen. [ph: Lauren Cleff]
Scene from the '06 Ramayana dance drama multi-media production staged by the East-West School of Dance [ph: Tina Zymarakis]
Yantra & Deity Painting weekend workshop at Ananda Ashram, held seasonally by MAVIS GEWANT (pictured), senior student of Tantric Master Dada Shri Harish Johari, who she assisted & studied with for over 20 years. [ph: Kamaniya]
Karma yogi's from NYC's Integral Yoga volunteer to help paint the front fence at Ananda Ashram. [ph: Kamaniya]
Behind the Lake House.
The outdoor pool is open seasonally between Memorial Day & Labor Day.
A guest room in Panini House.
Yoga class in the Blue Sky Theater. [ph: Ullamaija Kivimaki]
Yoga & Hiking Weekends are led seasonally by Karmananda (President of the Board of Trustees) & Derek Quigley (Ashram Yoga teacher). [ph: Kamaniya]
Yoga & Hiking Weekend, held every Spring & Fall at Ananda Ashram. [ph: Kamaniya]
Bob in Scorpion pose on the side of the mountain! [ph: Kamaniya]
The Ashram lake in February. [ph: Monica Wolfson]
Outside the Main House ~ a winter wonderland!
The Krishna Garden.
Wild deer roam freely in the sanctuary of the Ashram's 85 wooded acres. [ph: Alex Pinna]
