Santa Cruz Meditation Group November Newsletter 2026

 
 

 Santa Cruz Chapel News and Events



Weekly Services


Wednesday 10 am - 11 am Zoom Bhagavad Gita Study Group

(contact srfsantacruz@gmail.com for the link)



Thursday 7:30 pm - 9 pm Inspirational Service


Sunday 10 am -10:45 am Meditation


Sunday 11 am - 12 pm Reading Service & Meditation



Monthly Services


Kirtan

(First Thursday) 7:30-9:00 pm

Nov 5, 2026


3 HR Meditation

(3rd Saturday) 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Nov 21, 2026



Events


Thanksgiving Thursday Nov 26th


Reading service is canceled




SRF Online Events


6-Hr Monthly Meditation

Led by SRF/YSS Members

Saturday, November 7, 2026

7:40 am - 2 pm PST

Join us for a six-hour meditation in English, led by SRF/YSS members. The service will begin with group practice of the Energization Exercises, followed by an opening prayer, a chant, an inspirational reading, and periods of chanting and silent meditation. After three hours, there will be a thirty-minute intermission. Following the intermission, the program will continue with a reading and periods of chanting and silent meditation. The service will conclude with Paramahansa Yogananda’s healing technique and a closing

prayer




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One-Day Retreat — “The Hidden Power of Affirmations: Healing Body, Mind, and Soul”


Saturday, November 14, 7:40 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PST


Join us for a one-day retreat on “The Hidden Power of Affirmations: Healing Body, Mind, and Soul” with SRF monk Brother Keshavananda. This retreat will be held in person at the SRF Hollywood Temple and livestreamed, so you can join remotely.


It will include group practice of the SRF Energization Exercises, periods of meditation, kirtan (devotional chanting), and an inspirational talk on the retreat’s theme. 


We hope you can take this opportunity to recharge your body and mind with the soul-force of this spiritual retreat on the “how-to-live” teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.


As Paramahansaji says in his book Inner Peace, “Every person needs a retreat, a dynamo of silence where he may go for the exclusive purpose of being recharged by the Infinite.”

This retreat will be available for viewing until Monday, November 16, 10:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).



Sessions are listed in the viewer's time zone




SRF Inspirational Services Online


We invite you to join the weekly online inspirational service led by an SRF or YSS monastic.


The programs generally include guided meditation and a talk on Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings. Click the button below to view videos.

Prayer Requests: SRF Worldwide Prayer Circle


Monks and nuns of the Self-Realization Fellowship Prayer Council pray daily for all those who request prayers for physical, mental, and spiritual healing and for world peace.


They are joined by SRF members and friends around the globe who are part of our Worldwide Prayer Circle.

SRF Service Opportunities:




Join the SRF Worldwide Volunteer Community


We invite you to join the global community of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) members serving Paramahansa Yogananda’s worldwide mission. Volunteers make it possible for devotees to join daily group meditations and spiritual study, regardless of their location, circumstances, or language. 


How to Volunteer

1, Log into the SRF/YSS Volunteer Portal - https://volunteer.yogananda.org/home

2. Browse Service opportunities and select “ I want to Volunteer”

3. Fill out the volunteer application form.



Wishing you a wonderful month in the presence of the Great Gurus of Self Realization Fellowship.


Jai Guru!


For more information about the SRF Santa Cruz Meditation Group, please contact:

JJ Walton-Hadlock @ srfsantacruz@gmail.com.

831-227-6449