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Family Services, Sunday School and Teens Programme
Refurbishment Project Mid-January to Mid-May
Please note that there will be refurbishment works at the centre from mid January for approximately 4 months. Services will be held in the social hall. We appreciate your understanding at this time and apologise for any inconvenience.
General Meeting: Annual Elections
Sun 29 Jan 2012, 12:15
The elections for the managing council and service readers will be held on Sunday January 29th at 12.15pm. All branch members are encouraged to take part.
Dec 2011- Jun 2012
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:
Sun 17 Jun 2012
For a retreat brochure please click here. Please contact Bharathy Prabaharan by phone 07846 598261 or email for further information.
Please note that one day retreats replace regular Sunday services. 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.
Ladywell Retreat Centre, Godalming
16-18 Mar 2012
Booking deadline 25 Feb 2012
For a retreat brochure and booking form please click here. If you experience any problems downloading or printing the brochure and form please contact Ian Stratford (details below) who will be able to email them to you.
For enquiries regarding our week-end retreats please contact:
Ian Stratford
(Ladywell retreat, March and September)
Tel. 0190 376 7296
Email: ianstrat2@yahoo.com
David Hall
(Charney Manor retreat, December)
Tel. 0145 252 4644
Email:d_k_hall@msn.com
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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.
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
Jan - Jun 2012
There are regular social gatherings after some Thursday evening and Sunday morning services. All devotees are warmly invited to attend. Please note that there will be no social gatherings from January to April due to refurbishment works at the London Centre.
Thursday evening socials are scheduled on May 24th and June 28th. Light refreshments will be provided.
Sunday socials are scheduled on May 27th and June 24th, 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
Family Services, Sunday School and Teens Programme
For details of Family services, 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 07956 495045, 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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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.
SRF at the Yoga Show
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