Category News & Announcements

Efforts for AWE (Air-Water-Earth) 

by Yaishna Santchurn In celebration of Earth Day 2024, Chinmaya Mission Niagara launched the Efforts for AWE (Air-Water-Earth) initiative to engage seekers in their individual and collective responsibilities to Prthvi Devi. The initiative, which ran from 1 April to 16…

Journey of Seekers to Facilitators

by Training Ambassadors Anvita Mishra, Annapoorna Murthy, Juie Deo, Vidya Ganti, Vignesh Saradas, and Vinay Mallikaarjun The Chinmaya Niagara Seeker-To-Facilitator program arose out of a pressing need to have more individuals who are both firmly established as spiritual seekers in…

Grand Bend Family Retreat

By Dwija Ramesh and Shefali Panicker From Friday, March 15th to Sunday, March 17th, 2024, 30 families from various parts of North America gathered at the picturesque Oakwood Resort in Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada. Guided by Vijayji, Vivekji, and Sumanji,…

Youth Spring Break Camp at Chinmaya Hanuman

Akshaya Radhakrishnan, Lavanya Rao, Apaar Vijay Between March 11-14, 2024, a group of 36 high-school seekers spent four days at Chinmaya Hanuman’s annual spring break youth camp, themed Mastering Communications, Mastering Circumstances. Retreaters dove deep and explored a sense of…

Efforts for EQUALity Initiative

By Vinita Uppal (sevika from Chinmaya Mission Calgary) From Sankranti (January 14, 2024) to Shivaratri (March 8, 2024), the Efforts for EQUALity (EFE) initiative, spearheaded by Shri Vivek of Chinmaya Mission (CM) Niagara Falls aimed to foster greater contemplation, collection,…

Spiritual Parenting in Seattle

The Spiritual Parenting Retreat was conducted in scenic Seattle, Feb 16-18, 2024 with over 120 adults and children participating under the guidance of Vivekji. The theme of the retreat was the Vision of Courage, facilitated using Vibhishana Gita. Lord Rama’s…

Marriage Enrichment in New Haven

by Shobha Jagadeesh The buzzing of anticipation came to a calm stance Friday evening for the long awaited arrival of Vivekji and Sumanji. Any unfamiliar discomfort was dissipated by melodious bhajans and the cheerful greetings of those arriving from near…

2023 Divya Shakti Retreat

by Varsha Shah Chinmaya Mission Chicago Yamunotri joyfully hosted the 2023 Annual Divya Shakti Retreat in person led by Smt. Vilasini Balakrishnan (Chinmaya Mission Jacksonville, Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center, Chinmaya Mission West) and Shri Vivek Gupta (Chinmaya Mission Niagara, Chinmaya Mission Cleveland) from…