Would you like to experience the deep peace and spiritual upliftment of Ananda Village at a significantly reduced rate?
Imagine serving alongside your gurubhais, engaging in uplifting conversations, and contributing to the energy that helps our guests feel the profound spiritual vibrations of Ananda Village. You won’t just be prepping meals, gardening, or washing dishes—you’ll be infusing the retreat with the energy of your Kriya practice. Can you imagine a more fulfilling service experience?
“Let your Kriya practice be an outward as well as an inward thing, so that your outward activity helps you in your Kriya, and your Kriya helps you in your outward activities too.”
— Swami Kriyananda
Join Us for Seva and Satsang!
Cost: $15/day | FREE during Springtime Tulip Season (Usually April into May)
- Stay in a shared room at Seva House
- Serve 4.5-5 hours per day
- Participate in guided sadhana or personal meditation twice daily
- Enjoy wholesome vegetarian meals three times per day
- You'll have the opportunity to attend Personal Retreat classes and offerings
When not serving, you’ll have the opportunity to visit with local friends at the Village, participate in many of our retreat activities, and explore our new self-guided Pilgrimage to the Sacred Temples of Ananda Village tour. These sacred shrines will speak to your heart, inviting you to enter, offer yourself deeply to God and the Masters, and receive their grace.
We warmly invite you to join us in this year-round program. Come stay and serve with your spiritual family of gurubhais!
About the Program
Who is Elegible?
This program is available to any Ananda Kriyabans who are actively involved in our sister communities or meditation groups (including our Online Community)—essentially, our extended spiritual family members. If we feel it’s not the right fit, we may guide someone into our formal Karma Yoga Ashram Program.
How You'll Serve
The primary focus will be on serving at The Expanding Light. Service may involve a variety of activities, including kitchen support, cleaning shifts, boutique support, hosting or giving tours to our personal retreat guests, and more. There might also be limited opportunities to serve elsewhere in the village, depending on the season and current needs.
How Much You'll Serve
You’ll be serving approximately 4.5–5 hours a day. Depending on your area of service, this may be divided into 1 or 2 shifts throughout the day, possibly including evenings.
Length of Stay
You can stay from 2 nights up to 1 month or longer, depending upon availability at Seva House and other considerations.
Cost of the Program
$15/day | FREE during Springtime at Ananda (Usually April into May)
This fee includes accommodation, meals, sadhana, Karma Yoga classes, and other retreat classes and activites.
Accommodations
We’ll host you in Seva House or you are welcome to bring your own tenting gear (note that you’ll be using the communal shower house). Depending on availability and circumstances, you may be able to upgrade your accommodation, though this will incur a charge at our regular guest rates, minus the value of your seva hours. For example, if you’d like to upgrade to a shared cabin, the total cost would be $36/night.
*Or you can email us at karmayoga@expandinglight.org or call (530)-478-7523 if you have any questions.
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