Guided Retreat Application

Before applying, please review these important details about leading a guided retreat at Song of the Morning.

Your retreat will be placed in one of two categories of our Song of the Morning Retreats:

1. Golden Lotus Retreats:  These focus on Paramahansa Yogananda’s spiritual teachings, along with Yogacharya’s legacy, and delve deeper into the practice and devotion of this path. Source materials and teachings are from SRF publications.

2. Spiritual Living Retreats: This retreat series focuses on practical “How-to-Live” subjects that are supplemental to Paramahansa Yogananda’s expanded teachings, offering the expertise and experience shared by the presenter(s) who are devotees of Master.

Financial Sustainability
Helping facilitate a retreat at Song of the Morning is a form of service. All proceeds and income will support Song of the Morning’s mission, vision and growth. The Retreat will assume the costs of promoting and running this retreat. The Retreat will help choose the Retreat Fee which is in addition to the accommodation costs of lodging and meals. You and other presenters will receive free meals. Please specify any lodging needs in the application.

We Appreciate You!
We are not expecting you to take a financial loss for this retreat. Let us know here if you are incurring any expenses that you wish to have reimbursed. We would also like to explore the possibility of giving you, or other presenters, an honorarium or some gift for your services. You are welcome to decline this offer and have all donations go to the Retreat, but we also want to support you and make sure this retreat is an all-around success!

Participant Registration and Minimums

Participants are required to register for the retreat and book accommodations 3 days in advance. If our minimum number of participants is not confirmed 7 days before the retreat, our Office may contact you to discuss the possibility of cancellation.

Meals

Song of the Morning Retreat will choose the menu and service nutritious vegetarian meals.  Upon your request, and subject to additional charges, diet restrictions can be accommodated such as Gluten-Free and Vegan.

Sample Schedule - Download Here

Use this schedule to get an idea of how you can structure your program. It includes meals and the retreat center activities that we encourage your group to join us for.

Yoga Classes

Song of the Morning offers a hatha yoga class to all of our guests every Saturday at 2:00 pm. We are also happy to offer additional yoga classes during your retreat.