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

December 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027
(Thursday Evening - Sunday Afternoon)  

"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
  -  A ritual to begin the new year

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RETREAT REQUIREMENTS
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. There are three ways to participate:

Residential Participation

• Stay overnight at CSE with all meals provided. Attend all retreat sessions in person, including morning meditation, Friday yoga, and the Friday evening session.
• Overnight lodging is limited and requires a separate application (APPLY HERE). Retreat registration is required before applying for overnight lodging.

Commuter Participation

• Attend a portion of the retreat in person, including the opening session, Friday and Saturday morning sessions, afternoon sessions, and lunches.
• Morning meditation, Friday yoga, and Friday evening session are attended online by commuter participants.

Online Participation

• Online participants attend all retreat sessions online. The full retreat will be livestreamed for online participation. Recordings of the sessions are posted in the retreat portal for those in different time zones to watch when convenient.

REGISTRATION FEE
$80 In-Person (Residential or Commuter)
$60 Online Only
Click calendar icon below to register (scroll right then down if on a mobile device).

Registration fees cover basic administrative costs. The retreat itself is offered on a donation basis. You may offer a donation during the registration process or at any point 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   Entering the Stream of Kriya
  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
  1:00 PM   A Ritual to Begin the New Year