Mid September Update - Late Summer and Fall Yoga for Peace Tour Update

"Be Still and Know Silent Retreat" Participants; Bethel, OH

Hello dear friends, it is Friday, August 25, and Prema (the Yoga for Peace rv) and I are in northwest Illinois on the banks of the Mississippi river for a week. It is so beautiful here, what an amazing place. After four weekend "Be Still and Know" silent retreats and the "YogaFest Michigan" celebration I'm now taking care of some maintenance for Prema, communication and prayer, and a some daily nature walks. We will be back on the road on September 1, and back in Michigan on Sunday, September 3. There are six more retreat weekends scheduled plus several programs organized, with more to come before we return to Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in early December.

Thomson Causeway, IL

YogaFest Michigan - Song of the Morning Ranch

The silent retreats have been amazing, and so was the YogaFest. Silence, Peace, is what we long for in this world, for in Silence is happiness and joy. It is our true state, our mis-placed inheritance. It is incredible that in just two full days (the retreats begin on Friday afternoon and run through Sunday afternoon) real Silence can be experienced. We share in both philosophy and practice to reach and to sustain this inner Silence, and with the grace of the Masters it happens. Every soul that has joined us to date has experienced it, the effects of these short programs have been profound.

Please take a look at the schedule below and join wherever you can. All programs are offered free or on a donation only basis, all are open to anyone that wishes to participate. Please also share the schedule with all that you feel would benefit, and also suggest any programs that you feel could be added to the schedule. I'm always grateful for introductions to anyone that these sacred teachings might benefit.

Thank you, bless you. Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu. May all beings in all of the worlds be happy and free, and may we contribute to their happiness.

Sept 3              Lansing, Michigan, 1-3PM Positive Thinking Workshop 
Sept 3              Lansing, Michigan, 4PM Sunday service at Fellowship for Today Spiritual Center
Sept 4              Ann Arbor, Michigan, 7PM Satsang at Kashi Nivas
Sept 5              St Claire, Michigan
Sept 5-7           Travel
Sept 8-10         St. Louis, Missouri "Be Still and Know" Weekend Retreat
Sept 12-14       Sedona, AZ (via flight)
Sept 15-16       Albuquerque, NM (via flight)
Sept 18-21       Upstate NY - NYC TBD
Sept 22            Pt Pleasant Beach, NJ - Positive Thinking Workshop at Joyful Living Yoga Center, 7:15PM
Sept 23            Peace Pilgrim Celebration, Egg Harbor, NJ
Sept 24            Swami Chidananda Birthday Celebration, Harper's Ferry, VA
Sept 26-Oct 2  Chebeague Island, Maine - Various Programs
Oct 4               Fairlee, Vermont Satsang at Milldale Farm
Oct 7               Akron, Ohio for Interfaith Program
Oct 8               Akron/Canton, Ohio Positive Thinking Workshop
Oct 10-11        Mid Atlantic
Oct 12             South Carolina
Oct 13-15        Raleigh-Durham area, North Carolina "Be Still and Know" Weekend Retreat
Oct 17             Ft. Lauderdale Library Meditation and Talk with Brahma Kumaris
Oct 18             Miami Kendall Lakes Library Meditation and Talk with Brahma Kumaris
Oct 21             Ft. Lauderdale Library "Steps Towards Inner Peace - Walking the Talk of Peace"
Oct 22             Ft. Lauderdale Yoga Warehouse Satsang - 7PM
Oct 27-29        Dania Beach "Be Still and Know" Weekend Retreat
Nov 4              Tarpon Springs Yoga Shakti Positive Thinking Workshop
Nov 10-12       New Orleans, Louisiana "Be Still and Know" Weekend Retreat
Nov 17-19       Sand Springs, Oklahoma "Be Still and Know" Weekend Retreat at Osage Forest of Peace
Nov 23-Dec 5  Sedona, AZ
Dec 7               Return to Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California