Self Realization Fellowship Santa Fe Circle

04/06/2026

Santa Fe Meditaton Circle April 2026 Newsletter

April 5: 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Easter Service

April 12: 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Regular Sunday Service

April 19: 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Regular Sunday Service

April 26: 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Regular Sunday Service


The Santa Fe Meditation Circle's Sunday services are located at the Yoga Shift Studio, at 933 Baca Street. There is parking in the upper lot along Flagman Way, in the front of the building, and in the area to the side and back of the Yoga Studio. Doors close 10:05 am.

Santa Fe Meditation Circle members attend
Kriya Yoga Event


"Group Meditation is a castle that protects the new spiritual aspirants as well as the veteran meditators. Meditating together increases the degree of Self-realization of each member of the group by the law of invisible vibratory exchange of group magnetism." —Paramahansa Yogananda

A number of SFMC members attended the first ever Self-Realization Kriya Yoga Tour sponsored by the Albuquerque SRF Meditation Group March 19-22, 2026 at the Marriott Hotel in Albuquerque. The gathering was led by SRF Brother Saralananda and Brother Dhyanananda and included a public lecture attended by nearly 300 people. Meditation technique review, a special Kriya Yoga Initiation ceremony, guided meditations and Kriya technique review were part of the event.

Special Kirtan Service

Sunday, May 3, 10:00 - 11:15 AM
933 Baca St. Santa Fe

Join us at our Kirtan Service for live music and group chanting, interspersed with short periods of meditation. This will replace our regular Sunday meditation service. Chai and Samosas to follow. All are welcome!

"One who sings these spiritualized songs, Cosmic Chants, with true devotion will find God-communion and ecstatic joy, and through them the healing of body, mind and soul…”
—Paramahansa Yogananda, Chanting for Deep Meditation

Worldwide Prayer Circle

On Wednesdays from 7:30-8 p.m., members of the SFMC gather by conference call to participate in the SRF Worldwide Prayer Circle. All devotees are welcome to request prayers for family, friends and world conditions.

Please send email prayer requests to Patricia- patdobrin@gmail.com

Everyone is invited to join in this healing service. Call “Free Conference Calling” (701-802-5207). Then enter the code: 6203499 #.
For more information, contact Patricia (505-699-0368).

SRF Home-Study Lessons

If you have read Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi and would like to explore his life and teachings further, we encourage you to sign up for the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons. You can enroll in these home-study lessons online at HERE or by calling SRF Headquarters at (323) 225-2471.

Self-Realization Fellowship Online Offerings

SRF continues to offer ways to stay connected online with fellow devotees and to remain engaged with the SRF teachings through meditation services and scriptural studies through the week. Visit the Calendar of Services, click the link "Join a Meditation Service" at https://onlinemeditation.yogananda.org/

Thank You For Your Continuing Support

Santa Fe Meditation Circle
PO Box 22042
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Please make checks payable to the Santa Fe Meditation Circle (SFMC). Donations may also be made by electronic transfer to the SFMC's bank account. Please contact Laura for details. (orchard.laura@gmail.com)

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SFMC WEBSITE
http://www.santafemeditationcircle.org/

03/06/2026

Sunday, March 8, 2026🙏 (don't forget time change!) Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Commemorative service, 10-11 a.m. At our current location: 933 Baca St. (Yoga Shift studio) in Santa Fe.

02/13/2026

February & March 2026 Newsletter

Special Kirtan & Meditation Service
Sunday, February 15th, 10:00 - 11:15 AM
933 Baca St. Santa Fe
Join us at our Kirtan Service for uplifting chants interspersed with periods of meditation.

"One who sings these spiritualized songs, Cosmic Chants, with true devotion will find God-communion and ecstatic joy, and through them the healing of body, mind and soul…”

—Paramahansa Yogananda, Chanting for Deep Meditation


Commemoration Services
Sunday, March 1 a special Commemoration Service will be held during our regular meditation service 10:00 am to 11:00 am in honor of our Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi.

Sunday, March 8 a special Commemoration Service will be held during our regular meditation service from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in honor of Swami Sri Yukteswar's Mahasamadhi. Please join us for these special services. You are invited to bring a flower to be offered as a symbol of devotion to God and guru and a free will donation in an envelope as a symbol of loyalty to the work of Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.

*Sunday, March 22 NO SFMC Sunday Service
Due to the important Kriya Yoga and SRF Monastic event in Albuquerque March 20-22 there will be no Santa Fe Meditation Circle service on this day. All are encouraged to attend the event. (See information and registration below.)

Search for a New Location

Santa Fe Meditation Circle is continuing its search for a more permanent location, one in which we will not have to set up chairs and the altar each week. You are invited to help by investigating possible leads for rental spaces in the community.
For suggestions or information, please contact Viola Montoya at vmartappraisals@gmail.com

Monastic-led Lecture & Kriya Tour in Albuquerque

March 20-22 SRF monastics will be in Albuquerque. They will give a public lecture, Kriya Yoga initiation and a meditation service followed by a reception. Free Talk and Guided Meditation on March 20. https://yogananda.org/albuquerque-tour

Worldwide Prayer Circle

On Wednesdays from 7:30-8 p.m., members of the SFMC gather by conference call to participate in the SRF Worldwide Prayer Circle. All devotees are welcome to request prayers for family, friends and world conditions. Please send email prayer requests to Patricia- patdobrin@gmail.com For more information, contact Patricia (505-699-0368).

SFMC Lessons Review

SFMC members meet online for Lessons Review on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. Call Patricia (505-699-0368) for more information.

02/05/2026

We invite you to attend a special weekend on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda this March, 2026. This spiritual gathering will be conducted by Self-Realization Fellowship monastics and will include inspirational programs, meditation classes and Kriya Yoga initiation for eligible students. You are welcome to bring family and friends. For more information please go to: :

Learn how SRF has been dedicated to carrying on the spiritual and humanitarian work of our founder, Paramahansa Yogananda, since 1920.

01/27/2026

Due to weather the Annual Meeting and potluck has been moved to Sunday, February 1. following the regular meditation service at our current location from 10-11 a.m. The meeting will be held at a different location nearby: 1843 Puye Rd. All are warmly welcome and encouraged to attend in person or online. (Directions for connecting online will be sent.) The meeting is always important as it sets the direction of our Circle for the coming year and is a wonderful opportunity for spiritual fellowship. There will be a review of financial and other aspects of the group. The agenda includes:
• Opening prayer and brief meditation
• Initial remarks by the current Managing Council
• Treasurer’s report
• Update on search for new meditation chapel
• Selection of Managing Council for 2026
• Closing prayer

For more information contact:
santafe.srf@gmail.com

01/21/2026

The Santa Fe Meditation Circle Annual Meeting and Potluck will be held on Sunday, January 25th after the 10:00 AM service. All are warmly welcome and encouraged to attend in person or online. We will meet immediately after the service at 11:30 at 1843 Puye Rd. Santa Fe, several blocks from the Yoga studio. A link will be sent for online attendees a week before the event. If you need that link or any other information, please contact: santafe.srf@gmail.com

The meeting is always important as it sets the direction of our Circle for the coming year. We will elect members to the Managing Council, review the financial status of the Circle and other aspects of the group.

The agenda:

• Opening prayer and brief meditation

• Initial remarks by the current Managing Council

• Treasurer’s report

• Members Agenda Items

• Update on search for new meditation chapel

• Selection of Managing Council for 2025

• Photo of SFMC members for social media pages

• Closing prayer

01/07/2026

2026 January Newsletter

Master's All Day Meditation

Saturday, January 10, from 9:30-3:00

1843 Puye Rd. Santa Fe (Note change from our regular location for this particular service.)

You are warmly welcome to attend this inspiring day of meditation, readings and chants. The day will consist of two periods of meditation and an intermission at 1 p.m. If you can only attend for part of the day, please come in the morning. No one will be admitted for only the afternoon portion. There will be a mid-day intermission. Feel free to bring personal shawls, meditation mats, cushions, arm rests for practice of the Aum Meditation Technique etc.

Annual Meeting & Potluck - 2026

The Santa Fe Meditation Circle Annual Meeting and Potluck will be held on Sunday, January 25th after the 10:00 AM service. All are warmly welcome and encouraged to attend in person or online. We will meet immediately after the service at 11:30 at 1843 Puye Rd. Santa Fe (Note change from our regular location for this particular service.)

The meeting is always important as it sets the direction of our Circle for the coming year. We will elect members to the Managing Council, review the financial status of the Circle and other aspects of the group.

The agenda:
• Opening prayer and brief meditation
• Initial remarks by the current Managing Council
• Treasurer’s report
• Members Agenda Items
• Update on search for new meditation chapel
• Selection of Managing Council for 2025
• Photo of SFMC members for social media pages
• Closing prayer

Search for a New Location

Santa Fe Meditation Circle is continuing its search for a more permanent location, one in which we will not have to set up chairs and the altar each week. You are invited to help by investigating possible leads for rental spaces in the community.

If you see a “for lease” sign, feel free to call the number listed and inquire. If they do not have a location that fits the following parameters, you can ask the agent to keep us in mind and to call you if something possible does emerge.

We are looking for the following:

-Minimum 700-800 square feet, central location preferred
-Bathroom
-Sink and counter area with room for small refrigerator if one does not exist (will consider the space if it does not have this)
-Ample parking for 10-15 cars (more if possible)
-Easy access for persons with limited mobility (ground level preferred)
-1000-$1200. We would prefer that utilities be included but will consider paying them
-Temperature control (heating/air conditioning)
-Some amount of storage space/closet

Please keep SFMC and its search for a new home in your prayers.

Lessons Group Study

"When I am gone, the teachings will be the Guru. Through the teachings you will be in tune with me and the great Gurus who sent me."
–Paramahansa Yogananda

At least 10 years ago, a group of Santa Fe devotees began a weekly study of Guruji’s Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, which has been an incredibly enriching experience. The group has now completed them all and has decided to begin a dedicated review again.

All those who are currently or who have been enrolled with the revised Lessons are warmly welcome to join. It will be online via Zoom with the hope that it might be in person once a location is determined. Each person reads a short passage from the Lesson followed by time for meditative reflection with no discussion.

Meeting together with people we know from our Circle and friends does much to support and strengthen our local spiritual fellowship—we hope you will consider joining the study group.

*For the first time they are available in digital format as well as print

*Each Lesson has a study and introspection guide with helpful videos

*They offer an opportunity for lifelong deepening of our understanding of Master's instruction to his disciples. We are sitting at his feet when we read these Lessons.

For information about enrolling in the Lessons as well as conference call details, please contact SFMC devotee Patricia at 505-690-0368 or patdobrin@gmail.com

Monastic-led Lecture & Kriya Tour in Albuquerque

SRF monastics will be in Albuquerque March 20-22. They will give a public lecture, Kriya Yoga initiation and a meditation service followed by a reception. Free Talk and Guided Meditation on March 20.

Join Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Saralananda in exploring how meditation can lead to the natural development of deep calmness and the awakening of spiritual consciousness that can transform all aspects of life. This talk will include a guided meditation suitable for both newcomers and veteran meditators.

*There are opportunities to serve as an Usher for these events in Albuquerque. Contact Judy Mace at judithlynnmace@gmail.com if you wish to serve at any of these events.

Worldwide Prayer Circle

On Wednesdays from 7:30-8 p.m., members of the SFMC gather by conference call to participate in the SRF Worldwide Prayer Circle. All devotees are welcome to request prayers for family, friends and world conditions.

Please send email prayer requests to Patricia- patdobrin@gmail.com

Everyone is invited to join in this healing service. Call “Free Conference Calling” (701-802-5207). Then enter the code: 6203499 #.
For more information, contact Patricia (505-699-0368).

Thank You For Your Continuing Support

Santa Fe Meditation Circle
PO Box 22042
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Please make checks payable to the Santa Fe Meditation Circle (SFMC).

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Contact SFMC
santafe.srf@gmail.com

12/05/2025

All are welcome!

All-Day Christmas Meditation

The all-day Christmas Meditation will be held December 13, 2025 beginning at 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at our current location, 933 Baca St. You are warmly welcome to attend this inspiring day of meditation, readings and chants. The day will consist of two periods of meditation and an intermission at 1 p.m. If you can only attend for part of the day, please come in the morning. No one will be admitted for only the afternoon portion. There will be a mid-day intermission. Feel free to bring personal shawls, meditation mats, cushions, arm rests for practice of the Aum Meditation Technique etc.
Guruji established the custom of commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ by dedicating a day of divine communion prior to December 25, which is traditionally observed as the social Christmas with festivities among relatives and friends.
How to prepare:
• Eat lightly (or not at all, if you prefer) before coming to the meditation. Do not bring food of any kind to the meditation (except an offering of fruit which will be shared as prasad at the conclusion of the day).

• Come in a silent, devotional mood. Make a special effort to put aside all thoughts of the outside world for this one day, and strive to keep your whole heart and mind occupied with God alone.

• Anyone with a cough or a cold or is sneezing should not attend the meditation.
• You may bring a monetary donation as an offering at the altar and a flower symbolizing our love and devotion to God and the Guru.
• Members should arrive a little early so they will have time to become comfortably settled and calm before the meditation begins. Devotees should dress warmly and comfortably, so you will be able to forget about the body. Wear loose clothing that is not restrictive and avoid any noise clothing such as nylon. You may practice the Energization Exercises if you come early as well as during the intermission.
• For more information, contact santafe.srf@gmail.com

12/05/2025

All-Day Christmas Meditation

The all-day Christmas Meditation will be held December 13, 2025 beginning at 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at our current location, 933 Baca St. You are warmly welcome to attend this inspiring day of meditation, readings and chants. The day will consist of two periods of meditation and an intermission at 1 p.m. If you can only attend for part of the day, please come in the morning. No one will be admitted for only the afternoon portion. There will be a mid-day intermission. Feel free to bring personal shawls, meditation mats, cushions, arm rests for practice of the Aum Meditation Technique etc.
Guruji established the custom of commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ by dedicating a day of divine communion prior to December 25, which is traditionally observed as the social Christmas with festivities among relatives and friends.
How to prepare:
• Eat lightly (or not at all, if you prefer) before coming to the meditation. Do not bring food of any kind to the meditation (except an offering of fruit which will be shared as prasad at the conclusion of the day).

• Come in a silent, devotional mood. Make a special effort to put aside all thoughts of the outside world for this one day, and strive to keep your whole heart and mind occupied with God alone.

• Anyone with a cough or a cold or is sneezing should not attend the meditation.
• You may bring a monetary donation as an offering at the altar and a flower symbolizing our love and devotion to God and the Guru.
• Members should arrive a little early so they will have time to become comfortably settled and calm before the meditation begins. Devotees should dress warmly and comfortably, so you will be able to forget about the body. Wear loose clothing that is not restrictive and avoid any noise clothing such as nylon. You may practice the Energization Exercises if you come early as well as during the intermission.
• For more information, contact santafe.srf@gmail.com

11/17/2025

Santa Fe Meditation Circle held it's first kirtan recently, with 22 people attending. A coffee and tea social followed the joyous event. On Saturday, December 13 the All-Day Christmas meditation will be held. Persons who cannot stay for the entire day are welcome to attend the morning (rather than afternoon).

New Meditation Location:
Santa Fe Meditation Circle has a new meditation location, at 933 Baca Street across from Counter Culture Café. There is ample parking available in front and on the side of the building. Services are from 10-11 a.m. Your help before and after the service in setting up chairs and the altar are much appreciated.

Happy Thanksgiving and Jai Guru!

10/23/2025

SRF Newly Revised Lessons Group Study

“When I am gone, the teachings will be the Guru. Through the teachings you will be in tune with me and the great Gurus who sent me.”—Paramahansa Yogananda

At least 10 years ago, a group of Santa Fe devotees began a weekly study of Guruji’s Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, which has been an incredibly enriching experience. The group has now completed them all and has decided to begin a dedicated weekly review again. All those who are currently or who have been enrolled with the newly revised Lessons are warmly welcome to join. It will be online with the hope that it might be in person once a location is determined. Each person reads a short passage from the Lesson followed by time for meditative reflection with no discussion. Meeting together with people we know from our Circle and friends does much to support and strengthen our local spiritual fellowship—we hope you will consider joining the study group.
SRF President Brother Chidananda has said this about the New Lessons: https://youtu.be/SRRgX91jDZ4
• For the first time they are available in digital format
• Each Lesson has a study and introspection guide with helpful videos
• They are a lifelong unfoldment and deepening of our understanding
and are the strongest expression of truth for dedicated disciples and followers of this Path.

For information about enrolling in the Lessons as well as conference call details, please contact SFMC at santafe.srf@gmail.com

08/26/2025

Dear Devotees and Friends,

As you may know, Santa Fe Meditation Circle is in transition and needs to find a new location for our services. This could mean an affordable rental space, someone's home, a shared space or another location. If you know of a possible place, please let us know by contacting: santafe.srf@gmail.com

Also, we need volunteers to help search for a new location. Please consider if you could help serve Master's work in Santa Fe by serving on a search committee.

In Divine Friendship,
Santa Fe Meditation Circle