Meditation Retreats & Meditation Training

“The best program I have ever taken… I have a feeling it was a life-changing experience.”

“The spirit soars here. If you have ever wondered what it would feel like to fly, come try your wings here...”

Meditation at sunset ridge. Forests abundant with wildlife surround our retreat center and community

True meditation is a way to commune with the divine within yourself. In order to touch this deep, inward place, it’s invaluable to learn in a calm and focused environment.

Over the past 40 years, thousands of people have meditated here, creating a uniquely peaceful atmosphere. We offer you the practical, in-depth approach to meditation brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda. These techniques can take you beyond relaxation to a profound connection with your own higher Self.

5 Minutes of Serenity Experience inner peace with this inspiring meditation movie.

Learn to Meditate and Meditation for Everyone

Guests in any of our introductory meditation programs will learn Yogananda’s Hong-Sau technique of concentration. Yogananda said that one hour of Hong-Sau practice is worth 24 hours of ordinary “sitting in the silence.” The Hong-Sau technique helps to quickly focus and direct the mind for effective meditation. More...

Advanced Practices

These programs are for people who are already practicing the Hong-Sau technique of concentration. More...

Kriya Yoga

Kriya Yoga is the most advanced technique of meditation that Paramhansa Yogananda brought to the West. It is described beautifully in his Autobiography of a Yogi, in which he calls it "the airplane route to God." More...

Meditation Teacher Training

Meditation is becoming well known in today’s world as an invaluable tool for enhancing one’s quality of life – mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Meditation teachers are needed and wanted in yoga studios, churches, businesses, health clubs – the list goes on and on. More...