Personalities are being carved, polished, and groomed from crude, blinded, unconscious to gracious, aware and enlightened ones at Gurumaa Ashram. The Ashram nourishes all the aspects and layers of one’s being. The balanced and enriched environment of ashram provides delicious, healthy and digestible food for your Body, Mind & Soul.

Food for Soul

The flow of unconditional love showered by the beloved master is an indispensable food for soul. It weaves a beautiful milieu for the flower of meditation to bloom within. Every day, there are two meditation sessions: one in the morning and another in the evening, as the fuel for soul is as much essential as the fuel for body and mind. The divine presence of Gurumaa during these meditation sessions helps one to explore the great depths and heights of inner journey. Heart warming smiles venting out of repressed emotions, tears of joy and inexplicable joy oozing from within nourshes heart. Group meditations, solitary silence retreats, kirtan, silent contemplation, are some of the many activities offered here for the soul.

Food for Mind

Meticulous inquiry to know oneself is an ideal foundation to embark on the journey to truth. But on this voyage, mind plays numerous tricks to deviate seeker from exploring to the deepest core. As Gurumaa says so simply and lucidly: “God is simple, Life is simple, why complicate it”? The illuminating words of wisdom by Gurumaa unravel the mysteries of inner world in a very simplified way. In essence, her words her are myth-shattering and enlightening, showing a path from darkness to light. Her teachings offer great insights into the right way of living life joyfully, celebrating every moment.

Be it in Ashram or any other place where Gurumaa conducts meditation camp or the online interactive platform of Live Chat every month, Gurumaa benevolently quells seeker’s quest, helping the seeker move from known to unknown. Many times, her talks are recorded in audio video formats to make it accessible to the seekers around the world, so that everyone can benefit from it and satiate the individual quest. It is like an ocean, the more you delve into, the more you discover the realities of life.

Every day, the recorded discourses of Gurumaa are played in Patanjali. Luminous with the presence of the master, Patanjali offers a tranquil ambience to contemplate, meditate and experience the sutras of meditation elucidated by Gurumaa in her talks. You can also find a vast collection of audio-video discourses and books of Gurumaa in Mandala, the sacred shopping store of Ashram. The ‘circle with a centre’ pattern that forms the fundamental theme of the whole creation is reflected in ‘Mandalaa’. It is built around the centre to offer a divine treasure of exclusive discourses of Anandmurti Gurumaa, Books written by Anandmurti Gurumaa, Robes (Cholas), and Aasanas.

The reservoir of audio-video collection includes pre-recorded discourses of Gurumaa bestowed at various places, powerful meditation techniques designed and developed by Gurumaa for the modern day pacer who has to face various upheavals in day-to-day life, and soul-stirring bhajans in the mellifluous voice of Gurumaa to bridge the gap between seeker and the divine.

Food for Body

There is a beautiful divine kitchen in Gurumaa Ashram called Annapurna, where nutritious food constituting a well balanced diet is prepared and served with love and devotion; hygiene is given utmost importance. Here you experience the health benefits of vegetarian diet and its positive effects on your mind. Ashram also has a contemporary Bismillah café, which is designed to provide a vibrant divine ambience for munching snacks, sipping tea/coffee/cold drink - with an accent of sophistication, imbued with awareness. It offers a special selection of affordably priced menu to serve the wide variety of choices.

Both healthy food and regular exercise are essential to keep your body fit. Every morning there’s a regular yoga session where basic yoga techniques are taught and practiced. Breathing in pollution free air of Ashram helps to evade various diseases and stay healthy. This lays the foundation for a healthy mind.