Begin the New Year with Clarity and Inspiration
NEW YEAR KRIYA YOGA MEDITATION RETREAT
with Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian          

January 8 - 11, 2026
(Thursday Evening - Sunday Morning)  

Registration Fee: $80 IN-PERSON OR HYBRID / $60 ONLINE ONLY
Click date icon below to register.                     

Everything in the future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now.
—Swami Sri Yukteswar       

What is the best way to begin a new year? Intentionally. Soulfully. Open to the highest possibilities for your life. Learn and practice the ancient disciplines of Kriya Yoga to hone your receptivity to inner guidance and chart your course for the year ahead with soul inspiration.  

The retreat offers: 

  -  Kriya Yoga philosophy, practice, & initiation
  -  Instruction in mantra, pranayama, and superconscious meditation
  -  Tools and guidelines for increasing vitality and overall well-being
  -  Methods for insight and experience of higher realities
  -  Daily meditation sessions
  -  Easy to follow gentle Hatha Yoga sessions

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NOTE: This retreat is for those who are enrolled in or have completed the Kriya Yoga foundational online course, Live the Eternal Way with Yogacharya O'Brian.

PARTICIPATION OPTIONS 
Attendance at all sessions is required to participate. The entire retreat will be live-streamed online for all participants. Additionally, there is a hybrid option to attend all sessions in-person. Early morning meditation will be online for hybrid participants.

Overnight Lodging: Apply to stay at CSE overnight and attend all sessions in person, including morning meditation. Retreat registration is required prior to applying for overnight lodging. Limited space available. (APPLY HERE)

OFFER A DONATION
Your registration fees cover basic administrative costs. Please consider offering a donation to support the CSE ministry and to continue offering programs like this one. You can offer a donation during the registration process. You will also have an opportunity to contribute throughout the retreat.

RETREAT SCHEDULE
U.S. Pacific Time. Schedule subject to change. Attendance at all sessions required to participate. Recordings will be available to support participants in different time zones.   

Thursday
  4:00 PM   Opening Session
  6:30 PM   Evening Session

Friday
  6:30 AM   Meditation                                                
  9:30 AM   Morning Session
  1:00 PM   Afternoon Session
  3:30 PM   Hatha Yoga & Meditation               
  6:30 PM   Evening Session   

Saturday
  6:30 AM   Meditation
10:00 AM   Morning Session
  2:00 PM   Afternoon Session
  6:30 PM   Evening Session                                                 

Sunday
  6:30 AM   Meditation & Closing Session
10:00 AM   Community Satsang