Please join us for five blissful days of Japa Retreat where you will increase your taste for chanting, deepen your relationship with the Holy Name, and transform your japa practice. You can also look forward to developing deep and lasting relationships with the other devotees present.


Dates & Locations

August 8-12 at the Wellspring Retreat Center in Germantown, Maryland. This is a beautiful, forested property spanning 200 acres just outside of Washington, DC.


Facilitators & Content

Our facilitators - Narayani Dasi, Mahatma Das and Yajna Purusha Das - will assist you in exploring and improving your japa in profound ways.  Bada Haridas will melt your heart with his wonderful kirtans and bhajans.

 

During the Retreat you will have the opportunity to:

· Discover where your chanting most needs improvement;

· Develop positive japa habits that will stay with you for life; 

· Transform your japa by applying the "Four Keys to Better Chanting;"

· Gain greater insights into Lord Caitanya's Siksastaka prayers, and see how to apply them in your life;

· Increase your faith in the Holy Name;

· Taste the nectar of the Holy Name in new ways;

· Enter deeply into Krishna's presence through His Holy Names;

· Become inspired to make japa a top priority in your life;

· And much more.

The retreat will be hosted by Vrajalila Dasi and Yajna Purusha Das. The organizers, Purusha-sukta Das and Divyambara Dasi, are committed to providing you with a "higher taste" in chanting, and in prasada.  Healthy and delicious Krishna prasada will be prepared by expert devotee cooks--a team of brahmacaris from the Bhaktivedanta Ashram in New York City.


Pricing & Registration

Prices include all classes and workshops, accommodations for 4 nights and 5 days, and three tasty and nutritious meals a day.

SAVE $45 IF YOU REGISTER EARLY!

Register

Early Bird Special: $450 per person through July 13

Standard Registration: $495 per person from July 4th through July 25th



 

Japa Retreat in the Catskill Forest, NY, March 2007


The Japa Retreat is a special opportunity to connect with the Holy Name in new and profound ways by taking your chanting to another level.  The retreat offers an ideal environment for introspection, self-evaluation, and support from other devotees. Most devotees find the Japa Retreat to be one of the most memorable and transformational experiences of their lives.


I encourage you to set aside time from your busy schedule to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity, and I look forward to serving you at the Retreat.



Please contact us if you need more information:

www.bhagavatlife.com

info@bhagavatlife.com

301 299 0134



Your Servant,
Divyambara Dasi
Bhagavat Life


Japa Retreat Experiences


Hari-kirtana Das describes his experience from the Japa Retreat in the Catskill Forest, March 2007. Read Full Text



I can honestly say that the Japa Retreat in Ojai was one of the most profound experiences of my life. Giriraja Swami

 Every soul even remotely interested in advancing in Krishna consciousness should attend at least one of these Japa Retreats. Yamuna Devi (ACBSP)

One of the best experiences of my devotional life!   Romapada Swami


The Japa Retreat was the most powerful and important event in my spiritual life since my initiation almost 30 years ago. It is a great example of ISKCON at its best. Hari-kirtana Das

 

I have been chanting the maha-mantra for over thirty years, but this retreat has finally shown me how to chant. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Das

 This was an incredible experience for me, un-matched in this lifetime.   Jaya Radhe Shyam Dasi

 

I went to this retreat feeling like one big mind, but left feeling all heart. Jivanausadhi Dasi

 

It was a truly transformational experience. I'm feeling very inspired and sharing the feeling with all my friends. Gauravani 

 

Being a second generation Gurukuli, I was surprised how much I learned about chanting and how fulfilling it is to really hear the mantras.   Rasa Acharya

 

I feel that attending the Japa Retreat was probably the kindest thing that I have ever done for myself.  Gopalasya Priya Dasi

 

I truly believe that this work, if carried on, can revolutionize and revitalize our movement.        Yadunath Das

 

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