NEW! Gardening for Divine Vitality

A Spiritual Living Retreat

“If you have a tendency toward gardening….have a small garden…and spend most of your Saturdays and Sundays in finding your peace in garden work.”

~Paramahansa Yogananda

We invite all gardeners (beginning and seasoned) to join an experiential hands -on workshop featuring practical gardening techniques combined with spiritual principles on which they are based. Paramahansa Yogananda often used the image of the garden in his spiritual writings and this workshop will demonstrate how this practical practice can enrich your spiritual life.

In the sylvan setting of Song of the Morning Ranch, the workshop will feature garden tours, introduction to permaculture based thinking, including organic and ethical approaches to gardening, mulching and companion planting, and hands-on projects like making compost tea brew, creating no-till beds, and methods of indoor gardening in containers.

Combined with garden-direct vegetarian meals, hatha yoga classes, and meditations, participants will enjoy a truly pleasurable and informative gardening experience designed to create peace and spiritual awareness.

Registration open for those ready to join; specific details to follow!

Lodging Fee: By clicking the Register Now button, you’ll be able to pay for your lodging, which includes the cost of meals and the retreat fee.

Retreat Fee: $150 program fee makes these offerings sustainable far into the future and will be included automatically when you register for your lodging. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out to our office if you need to arrange a partial worktrade to help offset costs. 

Weekend Schedule:

Friday

• 2 – 4 p.m. – Check-in
• 5 p.m. – Dinner
• 7 p.m. – Introduction and Welcome in the Garden 
• 8 p.m. – Community Meditation (chanting, prayer, silent meditation, and healing service)

Saturday:

• 8:45-10:00 a.m. – Morning Yoga
• 10 a.m. – Brunch
• 11:00 a.m. – Session 1 
• 3:00 p.m. – Session 2
• 5 p.m. – Dinner
• Free Time
• 8:00 p.m. – Community Meditation (chanting, prayer, silent meditation, and healing service)

Sunday:

• 8:30-10:00 a.m. – Hatha Yoga and Closing Session
• 11 a.m. – Self-Realization Sunday Service Reading (75 min.) – based on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
• 1 p.m. – Sunday Community Dinner

Click the button on this page to register