Ananda Online Community (Review)

I started with Ananda Online Community a few months ago. I went through a course (Meditation) and started a few others. Since I've gone through one full course, I felt I got a good enough vibe to give a brief review for anyone who might be considering joining their Online Community.

Ananda has this page that gives details of their services offered:
http://www.anandaonlineclasses.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=768

I'm quite impressed with Ananda Online Community. I've participated in many online communities of a spiritual focus (including Ram Dass's group, Eckhart Tolle's, Yogiraj, and a variety of others.) What separates Ananda from the rest is the following:
+ it's inexpensive (for less then the price of a pizza each month, you get full access to all their content) You don't need to pay for old content. Being a member gives a lot of access.
+ They have vast amounts of weekly content (sometimes 3 or 4 events a week)
+ Live events are interactive and very useful
+ It's a "community" - meaning people communicate. Many online "communities" forget this, and perhaps due to abuse, they turn off people's ability to communicate with one another. Ananda's community is very uplifting and positive. I've never seen anything negative between members.
+ Teachers are amazing: The teachers are very encouraging, supportive and very attentive to their students.
+ Huge selection of audio mp3's, and videos. Users are given the ability to download the audio or stream it.
+ Once classes are finished you can refer back to the coursework later (it's still available.)
+ Your progress is tracked with certifications of courses you've taken

All in all it's well worth the price. For $20 a month (or $180 a year), you have access to so much material, real people (who are there for you and answer your questions in a quick, responsive and caring way) and tons of weekly live events... I've seen nothing like it.

I think if you are in tune with Yogananda's teachings, the Aannda Online Community is a great place to plug into. At $20/month, it's not that much money to try it out for yourself and it may just transform your life. How's that for an investment...