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Weekly Online Inspirational Service
Many types of inspirational programs are held throughout the year both in person and online. View 2026 dates for:
Brother Chidananda has been the president and spiritual head of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India since 2017. These events are a special opportunity to spend time with Brother Chidananda in a spirit of divine fellowship. Dates of events will be added as they are announced throughout the year.
In Self-Realization Fellowship, certain commemorative services are conducted throughout the year to honor the enlightened gurus in the SRF lineage.
The teachings of SRF are founded upon the original Christianity of Jesus Christ and the original Yoga of Bhagavan Krishna. The spiritual lineage of SRF consists of these two great avatars and a line of exalted masters of contemporary times: Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahansa Yogananda (last in the line of SRF Gurus).
SRF monks and nuns lead special commemorative services and meditations online in multiple languages throughout the year. Please see the featured events at the top of this page for links to join upcoming commemorative services. For information about in-person events, please check with the SRF location nearest you.
SRF monastics regularly travel to cities around the globe to lead weekend retreat programs. SRF monks and nuns and SRF/YSS members also lead one-day online retreat programs in English and other languages throughout the year. As well, SRF centers and groups worldwide hold retreats at local retreat facilities for SRF members and friends. To find out if an SRF center or group near you is planning to offer a retreat program, please contact your nearest SRF location directly.
Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns will be conducting public lectures, guided meditations, and inspirational programs for SRF members and friends in the following cities. For more information about program details, please contact the SRF location directly.
The technique of Kriya Yoga is taught in person to eligible SRF Lessons students at sacred initiation ceremonies conducted by authorized ordained Self-Realization Fellowship ministers. It is also sent in a special series of printed Lessons that cover every aspect of the Kriya science. (Learn more about the Kriya Yoga path of meditation.)
For eligible SRF Lessons students who are able, there is great value and inspiration in receiving initiation (diksha) in person. Kriya Yoga initiation ceremonies will be held in the following cities this year:
Each year thousands of spiritual seekers from countries around the world gather for a powerful week of spiritual renewal and rejuvenation at the SRF World Convocation. This immersive program on the “how-to-live” teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda is offered both online and in person. As part of this program, SRF monks and nuns visit cities around the globe and lead Convocation activities.
This year SRF monastics will be hosting Convocation activities in: Shaftsbury, Vermont; Saltillo, Mexico; Stockholm, Sweden; Berlin, Germany; Armação, Brazil; Sydney, Australia; Front Royal, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; Cali, Colombia; Assisi, Italy; Huissen, Netherlands; Fortaleza, Brazil; Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Youth Programs
Paramahansa Yogananda felt deeply for the welfare of youth and took a lifelong interest in their all-around education. Building on the rich, in-person offerings developed for SRF Youth Programs over many decades, SRF online How-to-Live programs teach young people how to lay a spiritual foundation for their lives, one that becomes a sustaining positive influence long after the series of classes. Learn more and register.
During the Holiday Season we will be streaming various events led by SRF monks and nuns. In-person special events will also be held at SRF locations during this time — for information about in-person events, please check with the SRF location nearest you. We hope you will be able to join us to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s.
The following events are offered by the SRF Online Meditation Center. Please visit the SRF Online Meditation center website for detailed event information and instructions on how to participate.
