Self-Realization Fellowship Regional Weekend Retreat (2025)

Self-Realization Fellowship Regional

Weekend Retreat

In-Person at Garrison Institute

May 16 – May 19, 2025

We are pleased to announce this year’s Regional Weekend Retreat conducted by Self Realization Fellowship monastics from May 16 through May 19, 2025 at Garrison Institute, Garrison, New York.

Retreatants will have the option to attend for two or three nights, commencing on Friday, May 16 and ending by 2:00 p.m. ET, Sunday May 18 or Monday May 19.

The conducted retreat will include classes on Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings and provide opportunities for group meditations and satsanga (informal talks). The retreat is open to SRF members and friends.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SILENT RETREAT

Garrison Institute is a beautifully renovated former Capuchin monastery located on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River surrounded by forest and fields. It is about fifty miles north of New York City. The serene ambience of the Institute, its picturesque surroundings and the various trails, ponds, meadows, and scenic overlooks on its grounds are conducive to deep meditation and silent spiritual retreat.

Since the goal of the retreat is to interiorize our consciousness and minimize external distractions, retreatants are expected to maintain silence from the beginning of the first class on Friday through the conclusion of the last class on Monday. Because of the number of requests received, it is important that reservations be made well in advance directly through Garrison Institute.

REGISTRATION

This is a two-step process. Please follow the steps below.

You MUST register with NYCC-SRF and also with Garrison Institute.

Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. ET, on Monday, February 3, 2025

STEP #1: Register with NYCC-SRF

Attendees complete “Program Registration” and submit a fee of $50 per person to NYCC-SRF. Fees paid in this step cover retreat related expenses incurred by New York City Center of Self-Realization Fellowship. Please note that online registration in this step uses PayPal for payments which requires an additional $2.00 service fee. Online registrations will be open up until May 14, 2025, at 4:00 pm. Please click here to Register Online with NYCC-SRF. Registrations may also be submitted to an usher along with cash or check at New York City Center, or the form (click to download) can be mailed along with a check or money order to New York City Center of SRF, 217 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016. Checks must be made payable to “Self-Realization Fellowship” and marked “Retreat Program Fee” on the notation line.

STEP #2: Register with Garrison Institute

Complete your online registration by clicking on the blue ‘Register’ button at the top of this page and check out via the cart. Or, if you wish to print and fill out a hard copy of a registration instead, click here to access a printable registration form, but please note that your registration may be delayed since it depends on when we receive the form in the mail. The fees paid in this step cover costs of room for three nights and meals for the entire stay. If you are in need of registration assistance, please email the Garrison Institute at: events@garrisoninstitute.org. Please, no phone calls. Room & Board registration closes on May 15, 2024, at 4:00 pm. We do not accept “walk-ins” or onsite registrations. Please click here for the Garrison Institute cancelation policy.

CHECK-IN AND CHECK OUT

Check-in at the institute is between 3:00 p.m. ET and 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 16

Check-out is between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 PM on Monday, May 19

For questions related to the retreat content, program schedule etc. please e-mail New York City Center at nycc.srf.retreat@gmail.com or call (212) 689-3622.

If you are a SRF member, please make sure to bring your SRF Lessons Student or SRF Kriyaban card with you to the retreat.

We look forward to the joy of your spiritual fellowship at the retreat.

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COVID-19

The health and safety of our guests and staff is a top priority for the Garrison Institute. To attend a retreat or event all guests, teachers, and staff are required to self-test (at home antigen test is acceptable) within the 48-hour window prior to arriving for a retreat on site, and to bring a 2nd self-test kit when coming on site. We encourage everyone to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and other illnesses before your visit. If you experience symptoms or have a positive diagnosis, please notify us immediately at events@garrisoninstitute.org We will continue to follow any COVID-19 guidelines set forth by our local officials, New York State and the CDC.