We welcome you to the
Ananda Yoga Academy,
where joy, spiritual friendship, and dedication
to the practice and teaching of yoga reign.

The Ananda Yoga Academy contains two schools — the Ananda Yoga School of Europe and the Ananda Raja Yoga School of Europe, both of which offer teacher training programs which lead to internationally-recognized diplomas.

The Academy offers its students:

• An environment in which yoga and deep meditation are practiced daily
• An opportunity to study the ancient sciences of Raja and Hatha Yoga with teachers who have dedicated their lives to these practices
• A chance to adopt a more balanced, healthy lifestyle which includes regular spiritual practices
• A program of seven intensive courses which can be taken in one year or over a period of several years
• Two levels of accreditation for those who wish to teach: Instructor and Teacher
• Fellowship with yoga students from around the world
• Support for your personal practices and for your teachings situations
• As an Ananda Yoga Instructor or Teacher you will be included in the lists of authorized teachers in the Ananda Yoga Teachers Register, and on the websites of the yoga federations which recognize the Ananda Yoga Academy.

Who Are We?

Ananda is known throughout the world both as a successful spiritual community and as a school of yoga and meditation. Both aspects began in 1969, when Swami Kriyananda founded the Ananda Meditation Retreat and the Ananda World Brotherhood Village. For nearly 40 years spiritual seekers have come to Ananda to learn and share their knowledge with others.

Ananda’s teaching center in Europe was established in Italy in 1983 and moved to its current location near Assisi in 1987. Since that time we've offered courses in Ananda Yoga and in meditation.

In 2007 the Ananda Yoga School of Europe was born, with its curriculum based on the Ananda Yoga Teachers’ Training course given at Ananda Village in California.

Teacher training programs in meditation began in 1990 and have been extended into a full diploma course of 300 hours, which will be offered from 2008, when the Ananda Raja Yoga School of Europe begins it courses.

Both of these Schools are part of the Ananda Yoga Academy, which in the future will also include other faculties. The Schools are recognized by the European Yoga Alliance and the European Yoga Federation, and are honorary members of the International Yoga Federation. Those who complete their studies with the Ananda Yoga Academy will receive an internationally-recognized diploma.