Solstice Full Moon Beach Walk and Meditation
2018-12-22 16:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Beach & Hansavedas Meditation Centre, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Join us on Saturday, 22nd December for the winter solstice full moon peace walk and meditation. We will meet at 4:30pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (east of the volleyball courts). After the peace walk at the beach and moonrise, we will practice open eye meditation on the full moon sitting on the beach (please bring your own blanket and warm clothing). Sunset is at 4:53pm and moonrise is at 5:14pm.
After the beach gathering we will gather at our Cabrillo Meditation Centre for tea and fellowship at 1807 East Cabrillo Blvd, Suite D, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (NE corner of the Las Aves Complex; entrance from Los Patos drive). His Holiness will share a few words of wisdom and offer full moon chanting.
Full Moon Fellowship
4:30pm — meet for beach walk followed by open-eye meditation
6:15pm — drive or walk to Cabrillo Meditation Centre
6:30pm — fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
8:30pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs of hosting, including tea and snacks.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Cabrillo Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach. Please register early as space is limited at our Cabrillo Meditation Centre.
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. You may also wish to use the parking lot at our meditation centre on Cabrillo. 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.

Full Moon Beach Walk and Meditation
2019-02-19 17:30 - 21:30
Join us on Tuesday, 19th February for the a full moon peace walk and meditation. We will meet at 5:30pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (east of the volleyball courts). After the peace walk at the beach and moonrise, we will practice open eye meditation on the full moon sitting on the beach (please bring your own blanket and warm clothing). Sunset is at 5:45pm and moonrise is at 6:08pm.
Weather permitting we will be seated for open eye meditation from 6:30pm onward when the full moon is visible on the Eastern horizon. If foggy or rainy, we will gather at the Meditation Centre and proceed with the fellowship at the Centre (see below).
After the beach gathering we will gather at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre for herbal tea and fellowship at 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Suite 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 full moon chanting.
Full Moon Fellowship
5:30pm — meet for beach walk followed by open-eye meditation
7:30pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
7:45pm — fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
9:30pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs of hosting, including tea and snacks.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach.
Please register early as space is limited at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre.

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. You may also wish to use the parking lot at our meditation centre on Cabrillo. 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.

Full Moon Beach Walk and Meditation
2019-03-20 18:45 - 22:00
[distance] [distance] Join us on Wednesday, 20th March for the a full moon peace walk and meditation. We will meet at 6:45pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (east of the volleyball courts). After the peace walk at the beach and moonrise, we will practice open eye meditation on the full moon sitting on the beach (please bring your own blanket and warm clothing). Sunset is at 7:10pm and moonrise is at 7:09pm.
Weather permitting we will be seated for open eye meditation from 6:30pm onward when the full moon is visible on the Eastern horizon. If foggy or rainy, we will gather at the Meditation Centre and proceed with the fellowship at the Centre (see below).
After the beach gathering we will gather at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre for herbal tea and fellowship at 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Suite 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 full moon chanting.
Full Moon Fellowship
6:45pm — meet for beach walk followed by open-eye meditation
8:45pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
9:00pm — fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
10:00pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs of hosting, including tea and snacks.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach.
Please register early as space is limited at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre.

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. You may also wish to use the parking lot at our meditation centre on Cabrillo. 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.

Full Moon Beach Walk and Meditation
2019-08-14 19:15 - 22:15
Join us on Wednesday, 14th August 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 (7:47pm) and moonrise (7:41pm) just hours before the night leading to the peak full moon on Thursday morning at 5:29am.
We will meet at 7:15pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (East of the volleyball courts). You will be greeted by volunteers. 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 part of seated meditation.
Following this beach peace contemplation, we will gather at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre for herbal tea/prasāda and fellowship. Our Centre is located at 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Suite 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
7:15pm — meet for contemplative beach walk
8:00 pm – open eye meditation on the rising moon
8:45pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
9:00pm — fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
10:15pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends or acquaintances who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs, including snacks.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach.
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 the Cabrillo Blvd by the East beach is back-end in only and therefore you will need to be driving East bound on Cabrillo in order to back in. We recommend turning around your vehicle at the parking lot just South of intersection of Ninos Drive with 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.

Full Moon Beach Walk and Meditation
2019-12-11 16:30 - 21:30
Join us on Wednesday, 11th December 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 (4:48pm) and moonrise (4:42pm) just hours before the the peak full moon at 9:12pm.
We will meet at 4:30pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (East of the volleyball courts). You will be greeted by volunteers. 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 herbal tea/prasāda and fellowship.
We will be celebrating the full moon birth anniversary of one of the greatest mystics of Vedic times, Lord Dattatreya whose esoteric spiritual teachings form the core of mystical lineages in India. This evening fellowship will be dedicated to the holy remembrance and the legacy of Datta-marga (the Dattatreya tradition of mysticism) meditative penance and spiritual practices.
Our Centre is located at 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Suite 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
4:30pm — meet for contemplative beach walk
5:15 pm – open eye meditation on the rising moon
6:00pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
6:15pm — commemorative fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
8:30pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends or acquaintances who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs, including snacks.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach.
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.

Full Moon Beach Meditation & Workshop
2020-02-08 17:00 - 21:00
[distance] [distance] 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.

Full Moon Beach Walk and Meditation
2020-03-09 18:45 - 22:15
Join us on Monday, 9th March 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 (7:02pm) and moonrise (7:18pm). Note this is the first weekday after daylight saving time begins in 2020.
We will meet at 6:45pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (East of the volleyball courts). You will be greeted by volunteers. 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 herbal tea/prasāda and fellowship.
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
6:45pm — meet for beach peace walk
7:45 pm – open eye meditation on the rising moon
8:30pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
8:45pm — fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
10:15pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends or acquaintances who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs, including snacks.
Registration is strongly recommended for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach.
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.
