Join us on Wednesday, 14th August for our Full Moon beach peace walk followed by spiritual fellowship with His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda. We will offer our twilight contemplative peace walk at the beach for our community well-being during the interlude of sunset (7:47pm) and moonrise (7:41pm) just hours before the night leading to the peak full moon on Thursday morning at 5:29am.
We will meet at 7:15pm at East Beach in Santa Barbara (East of the volleyball courts). You will be greeted by volunteers. After the peace walk at the beach and moonrise, weather permitting we will practice open eye meditation on the full moon sitting on the beach (please bring your own blanket and warm clothing). If the weather is foggy and the moon is not visible, we will skip the part of seated meditation.
Following this beach peace contemplation, we will gather at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre for herbal tea/prasāda and fellowship. Our Centre is located at 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Suite D, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (NE corner of the Las Aves Complex; entrance from Los Patos drive). His Holiness will share words of wisdom and offer chanting.
Full Moon Fellowship
7:15pm — meet for contemplative beach walk
8:00 pm – open eye meditation on the rising moon
8:45pm — drive or walk to Hansavedas Meditation Centre
9:00pm — fellowship with His Holiness (light snack and tea served)
10:15pm — closure of fellowship
Full Moon Meditation Handout: Click here
This peace walk at the beach is only open to your friends or acquaintances who have previously met His Holiness at a fellowship. Please run it by us if you would like to bring a new spiritual seeker.
Entrance is free with registration, but love donations are deeply appreciated and will help to cover the costs, including snacks.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for our planning. If necessary, guests will be able to register at the Hansavedas Meditation Centre after arriving back from the beach.
Please register early as space is limited at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre.
Important – Directions & Parking Info for East Beach: take the 101 North and take exit 94C on the left to Cabrillo Blvd. Turn left onto Cabrillo. Proceed for about a mile and East Beach will be on your left when you see beach volleyball courts. There is parking on the street along Cabrillo or in the public beach parking lot. Please note that parking along the Cabrillo Blvd by the East beach is back-end in only and therefore you will need to be driving East bound on Cabrillo in order to back in. We recommend turning around your vehicle at the parking lot just South of intersection of Ninos Drive with Cabrillo Blvd. You may also wish to use the parking lot at our Hansavedas Meditation Centre parking lot. From there you can walk over to East Beach to meet the group. We will meet on the grassy area just above the volleyball courts. If you arrive late please walk eastward on the beach to find the group.
