Announcements and reports about recent retreats, knowledge series, events, and more.
By Vignesh Sadras From Rāma Jayanti (April 9th) to Vijaya Dashami (October 5th, 2022), 206 seekers of all ages, across the world, engaged in Chinmaya Mission Niagara’s Contentment Challenge – a commitment to engage in contemplation (dhyāna), conversation (japa/dama –…
By Theos Stamoulis 108 seekers from around the globe participated in the sixth annual Running from the Mind Challenge, organized by Chinmaya Mission Niagara. Like in years past, the challenge invited diverse seekers to run/walk without any media inputs. The…
By: CM Niagara All offerings to the 2021 Elevate HERstory Fund supported the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD) Sidhbari, an extraordinary non-profit centered in Himachal Pradesh, India. For over twenty years, CORD, the secular service wing of Chinmaya Mission,…
By Sapna Rao From August 12 – 14, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (CHYK) and Chinmaya Setukaris (CSK) gathered for a Retreat hosted by Chinmaya Mission Boston. Over 30 participants communed, traveling from the local region and out of town, to spend…
by Shreehari Srinivasan From August 10th to August 12th, 2022, at Chinmaya Boston in Andover, MA, campers from across the United States engaged in several activities ranging from discourse to dodgeball from 9 am to 5 pm. The camp’s focus…
From July 8-10 2022, 50 CHYKs and CHSKs gathered at Chinmayam (Silver Spring, MD) to reconnect with the Chinmaya Community, guided by Vivekji and Shankarji. The Sanga: Gather, Give, Grow! Retreat was one of the first in-person retreat since the…
by Anuradha Pajjur The Youth Camp in 2022 was back in person in all its glory! It was held at Chinmaya Somnath in Chantilly VA, from July 18th – 21st, 2022, 9am to 5pm each day. The largest high school…
Under the guidance of Vivekji, 18 months have been completed in the Chinmaya Mentorship Program. Currently, there are 126 participants across 85 cities in 4 countries. Participants comprise JCHYKs / CHYKs (mentees) aged 15-28 who are individually matched with CSKs…
by Rasshmi Shankar, Washington D.C. We have now completed one year of the Wellness Mentorship Program launched by Shri Vivek, the resident guide of Chinmaya Niagara and a team of Chinmaya Setu Karis in North America. The program connected approximately…
By Ramya Kailas Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s grand vision was the revival of Indian culture. The cornerstone of this vision was a higher learning institution that would revive Indian knowledge coupled with modern technology and educational approaches. With this in…
