Mary Kretzmann
Ananda Minister and Director of Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry
Mary is a minister, the Director of the Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry, and a founding member of Ananda. Mary moved to Ananda Village in 1978, and with her husband, Tim, raised their family of three children. A gifted channel of divine energy and hands-on spiritual healing, Mary has healed many through the power of prayer.
In her early years at Ananda, she began to explore Yogananda's healing techniques very deeply with a small, dedicated group who were praying for others. She felt inspired to put more energy into this healing ministry, developing it from its humble beginnings into what is now the Ananda Healing Prayer Council. She helps beginners learn the practices, and through newsletters and personal guidance, as well as the classes at The Expanding Light, helps those interested to go very deeply into the experience of God through healing prayers. The Prayer Council has grown to over 650 members worldwide. Each of these members receive a list of three people to pray for each month.
Mary shares her insights and inspirations through the classes she teaches on Energy Healing Techniques. Many people feel their own healing energy open up during the workshops when given even brief coaching from Mary. Mary has also coauthored a book on Yogananda's prayer techniques called Divine Will Healing. The book contains extensive chapters on healing by Paramhansa Yogananda and Swamiji Kriyananda, in addition to chapters by Mary showing how a person can effectively apply those teachings.
Mary says:
“I deeply believe in the need for reverence for the Infinite, or the Divine, in order to be guided well in healing and to draw from the Infinite source of healing energy instead of one one's own energy field.”
From Mary’s Energy Healing Techniques student:
“Mary is incredible channel for Spirit. I hold a Master's in Spiritual Psychology and have experienced many, many healers and healing techniques and I have never encountered a healer as powerful and gifted as Mary. She healed me of deep pain I had been carrying for 15 years around my grandmother's death. I had gone to psychics, therapists and others all to no avail. In a single 1 ½ session with Mary, the deep pain and sadness completely lifted and were replaced by peace, joy and love for my grandmother. I am grateful beyond words.”
– Julia Padawer, Santa Monica, CA
