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Join others — from all around the world — as we come together to dive deep into Paramahansa Yogananda’s life-transforming teachings and the tangible feeling of Divine Presence — blessings that are the hallmark of Convocation.
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We are pleased to share that in 2026 the Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation will be held online and at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, California, August 2 – 8. Additionally, pilgrimage tours to the SRF Encinitas Ashram Center and SRF San Diego Temple will be held on Sunday, August 9.
During the week of Convocation, SRF monastics will visit SRF centers and groups in Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America.
The event will continue to be offered online for those unable to attend in person.
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites will be offering reduced rates for those attending the 2026 SRF World Convocation in person. Reservations for rooms will open on February 1, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time).
Event registration for this year’s Convocation will open in mid-February 2026. To get notified about the details concerning how to register for the 2026 Convocation, please subscribe to our email newsletter.
Each year thousands of spiritual seekers from countries around the world, ranging from Australia to Zambia, gather for a powerful week of spiritual renewal and rejuvenation at Self-Realization Fellowship's World Convocation. This immersive program on the “how-to-live” teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda is offered both online and in person. We hope you can join us this year!
For all who attend — in person or online — the SRF World Convocation will include:
The SRF World Convocation is open to all. However, the three classes on the SRF Energization Exercises, Hong-Sau Technique of Concentration, and the Aum Technique of Meditation are available only to those who are current or past students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons (or the Yogoda Satsanga Lessons).
If you are not a current or past student, we invite you to apply now for the SRF Lessons so that you may participate in the classes on these powerful techniques, which are integral to the science of Kriya Yoga taught by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Join others — from all around the world — as we come together to dive deep into Paramahansa Yogananda’s life-transforming teachings and the tangible feeling of Divine Presence — blessings that are the hallmark of Convocation.
Strengthen your ability to meditate more deeply by joining with thousands of seekers as SRF monastics lead all gathered in practicing this universal science of the soul.
Our monks and nuns will offer talks on Paramahansa Yogananda’s Kriya Yoga teachings, giving his helpful counsel on how to navigate life’s challenges, as they share their own heartwarming anecdotes about journeying on the spiritual path.
The first Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation was held by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1950 at the SRF headquarters (Mother Center) atop Mt. Washington in Los Angeles. Foreseeing the ever-increasing number of truth-seekers who would participate in this uplifting spiritual event as the years passed, he predicted to those who were present at that occasion:
They shall come from all parts of the world, thousands and thousands of them, just as you have, for Self-Realization is bringing the original Christianity of Christ and the original Yoga of India's Krishna so that all people of all religions can follow one highway to the Infinite.
Registration for the 2026 World Convocation will open in spring of 2026. To get notified when registration opens, please subscribe to our email newsletter.
Check out our Convocation playlists on YouTube, which present many classes, kirtans,
and daily meditations from the events.
