Teachers
Didi Ananda Anuprabha is a yogic nun and has been a teacher of yoga & meditation with Ananda Marga for over 20 years. She has been based in New Zealand for the past 10 years, prior to which she worked in various parts of India. Didi is an enthusiastic kiirtan leader and her sweet voice and dedicated devotion is a source of great inspiration.
Dhara Dyer E-RYT-500 has had extensive yoga training and teaching experience in the USA, New Zealand and Europe. She is the programme facilitator and yoga mentor at Vistara and focuses on providing trauma sensitive yoga in person and online. Dhara is enthusiastic about how yoga and meditation can empower women to find their authentic selves.
Didi Ananda Shamita has been teaching meditation for more then 35 years. In leading retreats around the world, her insightful and absorbing teaching style has inspired thousands of students. Didi is a senior yogic nun of Ananda Marga and is now based in Australia & New Zealand.
Ananda Marga
Ananda Marga literally translates as "the path of bliss". Practitioners of Ananda Marga follow the teachings of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti. The motto of Ananda Marga is "self realisation and service to humanity."
The Women's Welfare Department (WWD) was established in 1965 by the founder of Ananda Marga, especially to serve and create avenues for women to develop their full potentialities.Since its inception, WWD has established branches in almost every part of the world and is fully managed by women.
Yoga nuns (Didis) provide instruction, counselling and personal guidance to women to safely advance along the path of yoga. Spiritual practitioners are encouraged to lead a sentient life (vegetarian diet, smoke, drug and alcohol free). Unlike many traditional spiritual paths, in Ananda Marga, the nuns are as fully trained and qualified as the monks in imparting all the lessons of yoga and meditation.
WWD manages meditation & yoga centres, schools, children’s homes, medical clinics, youth hostels, short and long term disaster relief. All projects and centres of WWD are managed by yoga nuns and/or female volunteers. Should you wish, this training will facilitate volunteering in these projects around the world.
