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Spirit and Nature: Tomales Bay Hike

  • Ananda Community 240 Monroe Drive Mountain View, CA 94040 United States (map)
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6:45 am: Meet to arrange carpools 
7 am: Leave from the community

Bring water, a bag lunch, and dress in layers

Hike along the beautiful north Pacific Coast in Marin County (at Pierce Point Ranch/Tomales Point/Tule Elk Reserve/Point Reyes Station) and spend the day partly in silence, part in uplifting conversation, and enjoying the extraordinary views along the way.

We will enjoy an intermediate 10-mile (approximately four hours long) hike, eat lunch together, and take time to meditate in nature. 

Leaving from the community at 7 am, we’ll take a beautiful drive up north to the trailhead. This trail is wide open with beautiful views of the north coast, often lots of Tule Elk, and maybe even some wildflowers. Plan on a whole-day trip. We should be done with our hike and headed back home by about 5 pm. Sone folks may wish to stop off for dinner along the way, so we’ll carpool as needed to get everyone where they need to be. A lovely way to connect with folks.

Guided by Shanti, Lakshmi and Saiganesh

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Nayaswami Shanti is a lifelong devotee and is now a co spiritual director here at Ananda Palo Alto. She teaches, counsels and still maintains a practice of medicine through her coaching practice of “Transformational Medicine.” Her talks are rich with stories from her life as a physician and her many years on the path. With her warmth and wisdom, she is a much-loved counselor and teacher. Shanti’s talks online.

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Saiganesh is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. He is a deeply thoughtful, clear speaker, and connects easily with people. He has a passion for sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga and meditation. A world citizen, he grew up in a traditional Hindu family in India and was trained as an Indian Classical musician. He is a former tech manager in the silicon valley, and applies his tech acumen to many Ananda projects.

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Lakshmi is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. She also serves as an English teacher and a mediator at a local high school, dedicated to merging mindfulness and academics in a professional setting. She is a thoughtful and delightfully engaging teacher at Ananda, as well. Lakshmi serves Ananda Palo Alto in many ways, with a rare gift for organizing major projects with ease.

Earlier Event: April 14
Satsang with Nayaswami Aditya : Ananda's work in Pune
Later Event: April 16
Sunday Morning Meditation (Fire Ceremony & Purification)