Yogananda Institute

Online with Ananda's Yogananda Institute is dedicated to helping individuals experience the universal teachings of yoga and spirituality as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. It was founded in 2009 and is based at Ananda Village in Northern California, USA.

Many of our courses* include a Certificate of Completion. We also offer several Advanced Certificates for those who have completed multiple courses in our course categories. To receive an Advanced Certificate of Completion, you will need to take all the courses listed under each certificate. There is no time limit. You can take the courses at your own pace. Once you have completed all the courses in a section, notify us at admin@ananda.org to receive your certificate.

Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT) can count Online with Ananda courses as non-contact Continuing Education (CE) hours for Yoga Alliance (YA).


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Meditation


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Spiritual Development


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Yoga Philosophy


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Health and Healing


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Music and Vocal Arts


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Success and Prosperity


certificateAdvanced Certificate in Online with Ananda Courses

Choose one course from each of the 6 categories above.

View all our courses.