Join us on Saturday, 8th February for our Full Moon beach peace walk followed by spiritual fellowship with His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda. We will offer our twilight contemplative peace walk at the beach for our community well-being during the interlude of sunset (5:35pm) and moonrise (5:08pm).
We will meet at 5:00pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (East of the volleyball courts). You will be greeted by volunteers. Please arrive promptly for this beach portion of the fellowship. After the peace walk at the beach and moonrise, weather permitting we will practice open eye meditation on the full moon sitting on the beach (please bring your own blanket and warm clothing). If the weather is foggy and the moon is not visible, we will skip the seated meditation. Following this beach peace contemplation, we will gather at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre for a Mini-Workshop style Mantra teaching session with His Holiness and prasāda (consecrated food).
If you cannot attend the beach walk at East Beach at 5:00pm, you are welcome to join us directly at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre at 7:30pm for the Mantra Mini-Workshop if you are registered.
Our Centre is located at 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Ste D, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (NE corner of the Las Aves Complex; entrance from Los Patos drive). His Holiness will share words of wisdom and offer chanting.
Full Moon Fellowship
5:00pm — meet for contemplative beach walk
5:45 pm – open eye meditation on the rising moon
7:00pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
7:30pm — Mini-Workshop style Mantra Teaching by His Holiness (light snack served)
9:30pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is open to only those who are registered.
This Saturday Community Fellowship has a nominal registration of $30.00. Additional love donations are deeply appreciated.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning, as the session at the Meditation Centre will be a beginner mini-workshop on 8 syllable Sanskrit mantra invocations related to the Full Moon.
If space is available, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre.
Please register early as space is limited at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre.
Important – Directions & Parking Info for East Beach: take the 101 North and take exit 94C on the left to Cabrillo Blvd. Turn left onto Cabrillo. Proceed for about a mile and East Beach will be on your left when you see beach volleyball courts. There is parking on the street along Cabrillo or in the public beach parking lot. Please note that parking along Cabrillo Blvd by East beach is only on the East bound side of the street. We recommend turning your vehicle around at the parking lot just South of the intersection of Ninos Drive and Cabrillo Blvd. You may also wish to use the parking lot at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre parking lot. From there you can walk over to East Beach to meet the group. We will meet on the grassy area just above the volleyball courts. If you arrive late please walk eastward on the beach to find the group.
