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 Upcoming
Retreat Highlights
Yoga Retreats This Month
Check our Calendar section for all our
offerings.)
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Swami Kriyananda in America 
Swami Kriyananda will be coming to Ananda Village in May and be here through part of June. We will be offering two programs which will give people the opportunity to spend some time at the Expanding Light Retreat while Swami Kriyananda is in town. The accomodations at the Expanding Light are filling up so please call soon if you would like to join us. The two retreats we are offering are:
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Spotlight on
Group Retreats
Family get-togethers, church steering committees, spiritual
workshops – it has been our joy to host them all. We can accommodate
groups of 5 – 40 and provide you with a private meeting room at a small
additional charge or your group can participate in one of the programs
we offer. You and your group can relax together in a beautiful,
uplifting setting.
Highlights
Our food is “hearty vegetarian.” Guests love it, and our
non-vegetarian guests are pleasantly surprised to feel completely
satisfied. Our accommodations range from simple to deluxe.
Group Discounts
Our fees for groups who want to do their own program are the
standard Personal Renewal prices – minus 15% in June, July, and August,
and 25% during the rest of the year. Prices include accommodations,
three meals a day, and two optional 2-hour sessions of yoga and
meditation daily. If you are interested in tallking to us about group retreats please call us at 800-346-5350 and ask for Zjahara. She will be happy to help arrange your visit.
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Ongoing Programs
There is so much to do at the Expanding Light Retreat. Visit our new website to read more about what we have to offer.
Personal Renewal
We
have two Personal Renewal specials available periodically throughout the year in addition to our regular Personal Renewal program. Our "Bring a Friend for Free" special applies to your stay
if you bring a friend who has never been to The Expanding Light Retreat
and you share a room together at the private room rate-next date offered is April 9-14t. We also offer Personal Renewal at a "very special reduced rate"- a 30% discounted rate per person-
available March 5-10th with a two night minimum
stay. Don't forget that our midweek rates for Sun-Thursday nights are 15% of our regular price with a two night minimum stay.
First Timer's Weekends
First Timer’s Weekends are a great way
to get acquainted with all The Expanding Light has to offer. If you
want a relaxing yet fascinating yoga vacation—as well as a low-cost way
to check out the retreat experience at Ananda—here's an ideal choice
for your first visit. It's designed to introduce you not only to The
Expanding Light, but to the richness and practicality of the yogic way
of life. Karma Yoga Program
The Karma Yoga Program gives you a unique opportunity to live in a
spiritual environment and in an ashram setting. You'll enjoy the daily
practice of yoga postures and meditation, classes on Raja Yoga, and
vegetarian meals. Our karma yogis come from all over the world to serve
and find out what it means to live in spiritual community.
Weekend Yoga Retreats
2 & 3 day Weekend Yoga Retreats Beginners
and intermediates new to Ananda Yoga will appreciate this revitalizing
weekend. It is designed to nurture and calm you, and provide a deep
feeling of renewal. You'll learn how to tune into your breath and feel
subtle energy flows in the body.
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How has the
Expanding Light Retreat
Transformed Your LIfe? 
Our guests tell us over and over again how their lives have been tranformed after being here on retreat at the Expanding Light Retreat. We would love to hear from you about your transformations. Send us your story! We'll begin publishing some of them in our E-Notes. You may write up to 600 words and, if you like, send us a picture either of you or a general photo from your stay. To submit a story please send it to: dharmini@expandinglight.org. We hope to hear from you soon!
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Learn Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga Programs
Kriya Yoga is an advanced meditation technique which was
brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda. In his "Autobiography of a
Yogi," it’s called “the most effective technique for liberation through
self-effort ever given to man.”
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Welcome to E-Notes
Dear Friends,I was talking with a guest the other day.
He arrived to participate in the Karma Yoga program. He appears to be an average
guy, middle aged, not your usual yoga retreatant but he came to reacquaint
himself with his spiritual side. So this makes him not so average after all.
I asked him how it was going after his
first week and he looked at me, sweetly smiling, and stated that his stay has
already surpassed his hopes and expectations. He was truly grateful for giving
himself the time to stop and listen to his soul. He had the look of someone
that had met their long lost friend. What Joy!
Spiritual Renewal is not a luxury- it is
basic to your health and happiness. The Expanding Light Retreat is here to provide you
with the place to do it. Don’t put it off any longer. Give us a call and
schedule your stay soon. We look forward to seeing you again and
again.
Joy and Blessings,
Leslie for the Expanding Light
Staff
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Hearty Recipes
For February
All Recipes Below
From Global Kitchen
by Blanche Agassy McCord
Garbanzo Vegetable Curry
A hearty and satisfying curry
Prep time: 20 min
Serves 10-12
Soaking time: Overnight
Cooking Beans: 60-90 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Soak overnight in 5 cups of water:
1 ½ c Garbanzo Beans
Rinse beans 3 to 4 times. Add fresh water (3-4” above beans)
and bring to a boil. Simmer until soft but not mushy.
Heat until the cumin seeds brown:
½ c olive oil
½ c canola oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 ½ Tbs cumin seeds
¼ c fresh ginger, finely grated
Add and sauté until the eggplant begins to soften:
2 medium eggplants, peeled and cut
into bite sized pieces
Add, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes:
4 c canned, whole tomatoes, cubed
(save juice)
1-1 ½ c juice from tomatoes
cooked chickpeas
2 10oz packages frozen
(approximately 4 cups), thawed
and pressed dry
4 tea salt
1 Tbs garam masala
1 Tbs curry powder
¼ tea cayenne
Serve Warm over Basmati Rice with Cucumber Raita and Apple
Chutney
Cucumber Raita
Plain yogurt mixed with fresh grated vegetables and spices.
It is served as a cooling complement to more spicy Indian Dishes.
Preparation time: 10 minutes Serves: 4
Chilling time: 1 hour
Mix together:
1 c plain yogurt
1 cucumber, peeled seeded, grated
and liquid squeezed out
1 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro
½ tea salt
½ tea powdered cumin
1/8 tea cinnamon
Chill for 1 hour or more.
Apple Chutney
A nice relish served as an accent to Indian food in general
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Makes 2 cups
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes
Place in a pot:
1 ½ lbs green or red apples, peeled
and sliced (about 3
apples)
1 Tbs fresh ginger, peeled
and grated
½ c orange juice
1 tea cinnamon
1 tea ground cloves
1 tea salt
½ c water
1 pinch cayenne
Bring to a boil and simmer until apples are soft
(approximately 10-15 minutes). Add:
¼ c honey
Let cool for 5 minutes. Blend in a food processor until
smooth. Serve warm or cold.
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Here's What Guests Are Saying...
"Yes, Ananda feels like home - good food, people,
wonderful meditations, love the affirmations. I am renewed!"
–Cindy K., El Dorado
Hills, CA
"It's impossible to put into
words the ethereal feeling your lovely yoga instructors permeate throughout the
sessions-the feeling of peace, health and renewal of life and belief in the
higher power flow throughout my veins as I leave this peaceful and radiant
existence."
–Junie Pose, Novato, CA
"Ananda is a true retreat
with the relatively unique mission of nourishing souls in a non-denominational
manner. Excellent instruction in connecting mind, body & spirit
combined with excellent accommodations, great natural setting,& some of the
best air I've experienced in the matrix. Deeply generous and loving people are
the content."
–Diane Foster, Alameda, CA
Stay in Touch
Resources to strengthen
your connection to "Self"
Do you desire a fellowship of like-minded souls? Here are some links from Ananda to bring you closer to new friends:
Free online inspiration
Meditation Support
Ananda's Extended Spiritual Family
Inspiring & Award winning Books and Music
Send E-Notes to a friend
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14618 Tyler Foote Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959
1-800-346-5350 www.expandinglight.org
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