Nirmala (Delia Cantú) is born in Milan, where she has lived and worked for many years. Anthropologist, neuropsychomotor therapist, she deals with neuropsychocorporeal therapies and teaching. She is specialized in psychosomatic posturology, craniosacral therapy, systemic therapy. In the last ten years she has dedicated herself to the physiology and regulation of the Nervous System, training in Somatic Experiencing and Polyvagal Informed Practice.

The encounter with Yogananda brings the spiritual dimension to the center of her life. She is registered in the national register of Spiritual Companions in illness, death and mourning. In 2021 she moved to Assisi and joined the Ananda community. Here she continues her research between Spirituality and Science.

Ruby Stoppe is an Ananda Yoga teacher and facilitator of programs for young people, such as Living with Spirit and Family Camp. At Ananda she performs various services, but her main role is to coordinate the Expansion Team, the communication team of Ananda Europe. Her mission is to live increasingly in divine consciousness and share Yogananda's light with the world, both in the digital world and in person, through guided retreats, youth-dedicated programs, satsang, and friendship.

She first arrived at Ananda at only 7 years old and immediately felt that place was home. She lived and studied in Germany and traveled around the world until she was 23 years old, until she felt the call to return to her true home and permanently moved to Ananda Assisi. Since adolescence, she has gained great experience in leadership and education of children and teenagers. At Ananda, from the beginning, she has led youth programs and retreats, combining the depth of teachings of the path with lightness and joy!

With her joy and big heart, she welcomes everyone with friendship and inspires through the living example of a life dedicated to the elevation of consciousness in every aspect of existence. Ruby loves to travel and often visits the various Ananda communities around the world. In her free time, she enjoys immersing herself in nature, walking, rock climbing, dancing, cycling, gardening, reading, studying, and preparing healthy and delicious food for friends.

Vinata Elisa Omassi, graduated in Literature and Philosophy, specialized in Infant Observation. Graduated from Ananda Yoga Academy of Europe since 2010, expert in spiritual singing, holistic music, and ecstatic dance. She uses art as a tool for self-knowledge and spiritual evolution. She lives in Ananda Assisi and has been a disciple of Master Paramhansa Yogananda since 2008 and kriyaban since 2011.

Nayaswami Uma Ann Macfarlane, a long-time member of Ananda, lived for many years at Ananda Village in California as secretary to Swami Kriyananda. She is now a Kriyacharya, counselor, and teacher of Raja Yoga, on which she holds courses here at Ananda Assisi.

A student and teacher of yogic philosophy and spiritual science for 40 years, Uma has taught in Ananda communities in the United States, India, and many European countries. Born in England, she brings to her lessons rich content drawn from her long experience, a touch of insight, and a pleasant charm. To date, she teaches at the center in Assisi, Italy.

Uma's testimony about her experience as a teacher:

"Everyone, everywhere, seeks the same thing in life: a sense of peace, happiness, meaning in their existence, and fulfillment. Sometimes we wonder if it is really possible to reach these states. The teachings of yoga help us realize that we can achieve the deepest dreams and hopes of our heart. With techniques applicable to daily life, we can change and grow. If these life teachings are applied with sincerity and diligence, they are useful in all aspects of life: relationships, emotions, and response to changes and the continuous ups and downs of life.

Awareness and understanding bring joy and peace, and life transforms in new and wonderful ways. È a privilege and an honor to share these teachings with the many hundreds of people who come here to find rest, relaxation, renewal, and transformation.”

One of her students:

“I have 15 years of experience in the education sector, and for 5 years my job has been to hire teachers for a respected college preparatory academy, and I must say that Uma impressed me greatly, with her radiant smile and warm welcome. The fact that such a kind person can also be a serious and conscientious teacher is a blessing for everyone. She manages to make everyone completely at ease while sharing deep and meaningful emotions and experiences. It is so easy to absorb the content and wisdom of her lessons because she manages to open a path in people and remove any feeling of discomfort from their minds.” S. E. - San Clemente, CA, USA

Shivani Lucki, founder of the European School of Ananda Raja Yoga, is one of the founding members of the Ananda World Brotherhood Village in California, USA, where she lived from 1969 until 1985 when, with her husband Arjuna, she moved to Italy to assist in the opening of Ananda Europe.

She studied with Swami Kriyananda who awarded her the diploma of yoga and meditation teacher in 1973, the title of Ananda Minister in 1982, that of Yogacharya in 1993, and authorized her to give initiation into Kriya Yoga (Kriyacharya) in 2005.

In 1979 Shivani started the yoga preparation programs at Ananda World Brotherhood Expanding Light in California, USA and was coordinator of Ananda teachers and ministers in the United States. Since her arrival in Italy she has been involved in creating courses for guests at Ananda Assisi and training meditation teachers throughout Europe. She often travels worldwide giving lectures and seminars on Self-realization and Kriya Yoga.

He is the executive producer of the film Finding Happiness (Vivere la felicità), released in 2014 in the United States, Europe, and India.

Sanjaya David Connolly. Sanjaya describes himself as follows: my spiritual search at a young age led me from England to Greece where I discovered and followed a spiritual path for more than 30 years. Since 2014, I have been living in the Ananda Assisi community where I continue my search and serve in various ways, including as a Raja Yoga instructor. In my professional life, I worked as a professor at the University of Thessaloniki http://www.enl.auth.gr/staff/connolly/

Tyagi Ranjit Scutti is a yoga and meditation teacher, who trained at Ananda Assisi; he has been residing in the community since 2001, and from a young age he was searching for a spiritual path and at the age of 12 he read the Autobiography of a Yogi for the first time. This reading marked his life and in the following years he set out to find his own spiritual path, because he did not know that Yogananda's teachings had been brought to Italy by Swami Kriyananda. In 2000, by chance, he received a flyer talking about Ananda Assisi; when he read that a direct disciple of Yogananda had founded a community, he took his car and immediately went in search of this place, from which he never left again. Here he married Vinaya, and together they worked in the organic commercial sector for many years, then opened an organic store in Borgo Rajarsi, near Ananda. They are both Tyagi and live following the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and love sharing them with others.

Priya Alessandra Gorgeri was born in Siena where she graduated in Modern Literature. Having become a teacher, she mainly worked with vulnerable children before dedicating herself entirely to social work, supporting the most disadvantaged, from drug addicts to at-risk minors, detainees, and people suffering from psychiatric disorders; also leading Therapeutic and sharing Groups in the field of conflict management. Her empathy towards fragile people and human suffering led her to seek a deeper meaning of life, until in 1992, thanks to reading "Autobiography of a Yogi," she found "the way home," feeling the joy of the teachings of Master Paramhansa Yogananda resonate in her soul. She first arrived at Ananda in 2004, became a Disciple in 2014, then a Kriyaban, and finally graduated from the European Academy of Raja Yoga with the great desire to share the Master's teachings with others. A few years ago she left her city and her work activity and moved permanently to Ananda to dedicate herself to deepening the Master's teachings themselves and to sharing them with others through teaching.

Namasya Sara Rizzardini was born in Germany to Italian parents, and lived there for fifteen years.

She received her first diploma as a yoga instructor in 1996, at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy and taught yoga in Milan and Germany for many years. She moved to Ananda Assisi in 2001 and in 2008 obtained her diploma as a yoga teacher at the European Academy of Ananda Yoga.

She often leads yoga and meditation sessions in the Temple of Light, serves in the kitchen, and coordinates, together with Durgadas, community life programs.

Mauro Grande goes through a phase of life that he defines as "canonically" normal until 2011 when, attracted by Paramhansa Yogananda, he becomes his disciple and embarks on the path of Kriya Yoga.

Western astrology has always been his great passion and during one of his first stays at Ananda Assisi, this passion is revived and increased by the discovery of a new universe, fascinating and vast: Jyotish, better known as Vedic Astrology, of which Swami Sri Yukteswar, Guru of Paramhansa Yogananda, was an enlightened exponent.

Since then he has enthusiastically dedicated himself to the study and practice of this ancient science (the oldest according to the Vedas) with Drupada Macdonald, now residing in Nevada City, California.

In 2012 Mauro chooses to definitively change himself and his life and moves to the Ananda Community in Assisi. Here he lives joyfully, gratefully offering his service to the wonderful work of Yogananda, mainly dedicated to lessons and consultations on Vedic astrology.

Kirtani Shirley Stickney is on the path of Self-realization and has been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda since 1974. She arrived at Ananda Village in 1975, where she served for several years as co-director. In 1980, she was ordained minister by Swami Kriyananda and co-directed in Rome the first center for Ananda teachings in Italy. Since 1985, Kirtani has served Yogananda's work in Europe through the Ananda Center of Assisi, of which she is the spiritual director.  In 1993, she became the first Kriyacharya in Europe.

Jivanta Giulia Berti, born in the province of Treviso, has been living in Ananda since 2018.

In 2015 she encountered the teachings of Parmhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda that captured her heart and to which she decided to dedicate her life.

È a teacher of Ananda Yoga and a shiatsu practitioner. She collaborates with the Ananda Yoga School and holds seminars in various cities in Italy, bringing Ananda Yoga and these teachings to anyone who desires them.

Gurupriya Monika Laaber, Yoga teacher for sixteen years, has always been interested in the "healing" aspect of yoga. She received her first yoga teacher training at the Mahindra Institute, European Academy of Ayurveda. She also graduated from the European Academy of Ananda Yoga, qualifying both as a Htha Yoga and Raja Yoga teacher. Resident at Ananda Assisi since 2000, Monika is one of the main teachers of yoga and meditation.

Gitanjali Deborah Gregorelli grows up in Colorado, America, where she graduates in psychology. In 1980 she moves to California to the Ananda ashram in San Francisco. In 1982, she becomes a holistic operator in the field of healing and moves to Ananda village where she becomes the director of the Ananda choir. In 1989, she arrives at Ananda Assisi where she directs the Italian choir. From 2005 to 2010 she lives in the Ananda Gourgaon ashram, in India with her husband Yogindra.

She has been teaching at Ananda for more than 20 years a wide variety of courses, but her main interest is the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda on healing and self-healing. Gitanjali is one of the teachers of the Ananda Life-Therapy school and is also specialized in teachings concerning the chakras and how to work on them to heal oneself and grow spiritually. She also holds courses at the Ananda Raja Yoga Academy.

With her husband Yogindra,  she organizes  conferences and seminars throughout Italy  on self-healing based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and being both ministers, they lead some of the Sunday services at Ananda.