We are happy to announce the dates of a six days' retreat to commemorate "Guru Purnima"(on July 21st) and  "Babaji Smriti Divas"(on July 25th) in the month of July 2024. 

You will recall having read about Gurudeva's first meeting with Mahavatar Babaji in his Garpar Road home, on the eve of his departure for America, in his "Autobiography of a Yogi". This first meeting took place on July 25th. Since the deathless Mahavatar Babaji has refused to reveal any limiting facts about his birth date, all Yogodans observe July 25th as a day in honour of Mahavatar Babaji; a day to be spent in meditating upon and worshipping the great Mahavatar.

Retreat details

Dates: 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2024 (Mumbai devotees, who plan to travel by train, may plan to depart by the 12072, Janshatabdi Express train, which departs from Igatpuri railway station at 2 p.m.)

Option of participating in the full six days retreat or only in part. One may plan to depart on July 21st, after the long meditation and lunch or even later, on July 22nd.

Devotees may plan to participate in the six days' retreat starting at 11 a.m. on July 20th or join later by 11 a.m. on July 23rd, 2024. However, all participants, joining on July 23rd, will have to remain present until 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 25th, 2024. 

Devotees are welcome to arrive on July 19th, not before, if they so desire.

Accommodation Facility: Twin sharing

Lodging boarding facility is available on a donation basis. We appeal to all retreatants to kindly donate generously as our Sadhanalaya is sustained only by the retreat offerings of participating retreatants.

Retreat Highlights:

Group practice of Energization Exercises and Meditation every morning and evening. Inspiring satsangs in the mid-day sessions.

Long meditation on Sunday, July 21st from 7 a.m.-1p.m.

Special Commemorative satsang on "Babaji Smriti Divas", July 25th morning.
"May we think of thee with all our thoughts, Guru Preceptor, Yogananda! May our love for thee, forever increase, Guru Preceptor, Yogananda! May we follow thee, until we reach thee, Guru Preceptor, Yogananda".... These are the thoughts we will concentrate on during the six days' retreat and the retreat schedule will be structured along these lines.

Registration procedure

You may register only via email: [email protected] or Paramahansa Yogananda Sadhanalaya Office Contact Nos.: +919823459145 or +918087618737, All days except Mondays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. We will require the following details in order to register you:

• Your Name:
• Gender:
• Yogoda Lesson Registration No.:
• Age:
• Address:
• Date and time of arrival:
• Date and time of Departure:
• Contact number:

Please await our confirmation before finalizing your travel plans.

Our Pujya Gurudeva, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yoganandaji has counselled: 
"Learn to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength; and to love your neighbour as yourself. You do not need any other commandments if you follow those two. What is the meaning of loving God with all your heart, and with all your mind, soul, and strength? Heart means what you feel; mind means concentration; soul means divine communion in meditation; and strength means to place all your energy on God. Therefore, love God with all your feeling and with all your concentration in meditation, reversing the searchlights of your energy and attention from the body and the world back to God. You cannot love God truly without meditation, because only by meditating can you know yourself as the soul, in which lies your true eternal relationship with God."

On the blessed occasion of this approaching Guru Purnima, may we make it our priority to find God, to experience His supreme love for this is the true and perfect way of venerating our beloved Guru.

Divine love and best wishes.