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Sunday School and Teens Programme
7-10 October 2010
We are pleased to announce that two monks from the Mother Center will be visiting the London Centre on 7-10 October. During the visit the monks will be leading services as well as a workshop for Volunteers on Saturday 9th. As part of the workshop, there will be a questions and answers session (satsanga). If you would like to submit a question to the monks on topics such as building harmony, chanting, service reading, discussing our differences, hosting newcomers, not disturbing others in meditation or anything else to do with the Centre life please email it to CenterDepartment@Yogananda-srf.org to the attention of Br. Jason.
Monastic Visit Program
Thursday 7th
19:00–19:45 Introduction to the week-end
20:00-21:30 Guided meditation
Friday 8th
8:30-16:00 Outing to Battle near Hastings. For more information please contact us via email or phone
020 8851 5061.
Saturday 9th
10:00-12:00 Workshop for Volunteers, Part I
12:00-13:30 Lunch and Social
13:30-15:00 Workshop (Part II) and Satsanga
Sunday 10th
10:00-11:00 Meditation
11:00-12:00 Sunday service
11:00–12:00 Sunday school (social hall)
12:30–14:30 Lunch + Social
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Approximately once a year, monks from the Self-Realization Fellowship Mother Center in Los Angeles visit London to conduct a series of lectures and classes, as part of a larger tour programme to major cities around the world.
Retreats
From time to time the centre is able to schedule periodic spiritual retreats. As the SRF Mother Center reminds us, participating in a retreat "offers members the opportunity to withdraw temporarily from the many activities and pressures of daily life and to come together to fully dedicate a day or two to practicing the presence of God, spiritual study, and relaxing physically and mentally through deep meditation. The united concentration and devotion of the group reinforces each individual's endeavours to develop a more personal relationship with God."
You will be very welcome to join with us on these retreats, detailed below. The contacts given are for retreat information. All other London Centre enquiries should be addressed to Jane Ingram or Ian Kendall.
One-day Retreats:
Aynho, near Oxford
Sun 20 Jun 2010
Please contact Rowena Jackson by phone on 07889 693963 or 01869 810230 for further information.
Sun 15 Aug 2010
Sun 17 Oct 2010
For a retreat brochure please click here. Please contact Bharathy Prabaharan by phone 07846 598261 or email for further information.
Please bring an individual packed lunch to the one-day retreats. There will be a shared tea at the close and if you would like to contribute, please contact the organiser.
Week-end Retreats:
Ladywell Retreat Centre, Godalming
Fri 17 - Sun 19 Sep 2010
Booking deadline 27 Aug 2010.
For a retreat brochure and booking form please click here.
Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire
Fri 3 - Mon 6 Dec 2010
Booking deadline 12 Nov 2010.
For enquiries regarding our
week-end retreats please contact:
Theresiu Janicki-Hardy
Tel. 02392 631 019
Email
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Other Retreats held in Cheshire are also available. For details please contact Alan Watt by phone on 01509 415243 or via email.
SRF at the Yoga Show
29-31 October 2010, Olympia
Once again SRF will have a stand at this year’s Yoga Show at Olympia on October 29th, 30th and 31st. We hope to see you there. For details about the Show click here
Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
Two articles about the London Centre
in the YOGA Magazine
"The Enduring Legacy of a Yogi"
by Chico Kidd
March 2009 Issue
"The name Paramahansa Yogananda will be familiar to many readers, as will that of the Self-Realization Fellowship of which he was founder. But why was the beloved Yogananda such an important figure, and what is the Self-Realization Fellowship all about? I met Brother Atmananda from the Fellowship's Lake Shrine Temple in Los Angeles on a recent lecture visit to London ... His introduction to the topic was both fascinating and accessible ..." Full Article
"Ambassador of Light"
by Alison Batley
December 2006 Issue
"... Tucked away in an unassuming street in the heart of the capital is a former Welsh chapel, now home to SRF’s London Centre. It is an oasis of peace and calm amongst the hordes of tourists that descend on the area to visit the famous waxworks of Madame Tussaud’s and Regent’s Park, one of the city’s largest areas of greenery. Yogananda visited England in 1935-36, and some of those who attended his lectures and yoga classes began to meet for regular meditation services and the London branch was born ..." Full Article
The Yoga Magazine's website can be reached at www.yogamagazine.co.uk
Socials
Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
There are regular social gatherings after some Thursday evening and Sunday morning services. All devotees are warmly invited to attend.
Thursday evening socials are scheduled on June 24th, July 22nd, (no social in August), September 23rd, October 28th, November 25th and December 16th. Light refreshments are provided.
Sunday socials are scheduled on June 27th, July 18th, (no social in August), September 26th, October 31st, November 28th and December 19th, when you are invited to bring food to share.
Letters from Sri Daya Mata, SRF President
Dec 2006: Sri Daya Mata 75th Anniversary
as a monastic disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda
Nov 2006: 70th Anniversary of the London Centre
Jul 2005: London terrorist attacks
Sunday School and Teens Programme
For details of Sunday School and Teens activities, or to volunteer to help, please contact the Sunday School Co-ordinator on 020 8952 6373, email, or Teens Leader on 01628 778785, email.
By joining our mailing list you will receive our twice-yearly Newsletter as well as other important communications regarding the London Centre, either via email or, if you do not have an email account, by post. To have your email or postal address added to our mailing list, please contact Bill and Brenda Deller on 01189 476946 or email.
The London Centre is always grateful for volunteers to assist in running the Centre. If you would like to offer your services please kindly contact the volunteer co-ordinator Katharina Landbrecht 07853 220161, email.
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