New Year’s Eve represents a special moment in the year, when large groups of people become synchronized in their awareness, creating strong energetic environments. Such moments offer great opportunities for meditative insights and to positively influence the future of the world.

Sometimes there are especially privileged moments for meditation when cosmic forces or the energetic environment create an exceptional atmosphere and profound effects or insights are possible. For Yogis, spiritual practice in those moments not only propels one’s personal evolution but also can be dedicated to benefiting others.

The week of Christmas and New Year’s – and especially New Year’s Eve – represents such a period of privileged moments, when the synchronized collective energies of large groups of the population set into action forces of a cosmic scope at precisely determined instants. We should never lose the opportunity to meditate in such situations. This year, as every year according to an Agama Yoga tradition established in 2001, we wish to offer students serious about their spiritual evolution the opportunity to choose meditation instead of social hoopla.

This retreat is inspired by the classical Buddhist-style Vipassana retreat yet with fundamental differences such that, actually, it forms the Yogic and Tantric reply to that style. It is meant to offer a powerful, creative, and flexible alternative to the more staid approach of the Buddhist system of practice.

What you will practice:

Among the forms of practice, we will integrate into our retreat: Laya Yoga meditation, Kashmir Shaivism techniques, practice, music and sound meditation, rare Vijnana Bhairava Tantra treasures and guided meditation, plus Hatha Yoga practice for a 10-day marathon of spiritual awakening.

The retreat, held annually from 23 December-2 January, is divided into two sessions. One hour of Hatha Yoga practice is incorporated in the morning session. 

We are very happy to provide video recordings for most of our workshops, but we strongly recommend attending them LIVE and using the videos as support. As the method used for the recordings is Zoom, we don’t guarantee high-quality performance. Recordings are available for one week after the workshop has finished.

We recommend to listen following lecture before the retreat:

Testimonials

I was just partly in the retreat, and listened by recording many lectures. It was a beautiful and in depth experience. It’s the 2nd time I join (online). And to meditate in this period of the year, especially in the New Year midnight felt just so right and the best thing to do and to start the New Year. Grateful for Swami’s lectures, knowledge and aspiration. And everything he shares from his experience. Thank you Agama for making this retreat possible 

Katleen

I was traveling for Christmas this year, so I did not get to join the first half of the retreat as much as I would of liked. But I absolutely loved being able to login when timing permitted to connect to, and meditate with, the Agama family. And then I was home for the New Year’s Meditation and thought this was one of the most powerful meditations that I have ever experienced. I loved the energy and the feeling of elation that I tapped into when midnight struck in the different time zones… Only downside was that I participated in the whole event and when midnight struck here in Canada, I was so tired and passed out almost immediately afterwards. Lol. This event is such a gift and I would highly recommend it to my friends and am already looking forward to joining next year! Thank you so much for all your efforts.

Sylvie

For me the retreat was a most meaningful, important, wonderful way of spending and celebrating Christmas. The way Swamiji talks about Jesus Christ is the most inspiring, and it touches my heart. And spending New Year the way we did in the retreat – meditating for the future each one of us, our countries and the world seems to be most important those days! I’m gratefull and happy having this opportunity together with wonderful other people having similar wishes, hopes and goals. The “magnetism” Swamiji talked about was very perceptible for me. Being surrounded and supported by Agama Yogis, (senior) teachers and Swamiji while meditating for longer periods of time than I did before was very helpful – I’m grateful!

Hannah

Hola, para mí poder ver a mi hija tan feliz, haciendo lo que le gusta y a tantos kilómetros de distancia me pone muy contento y gracias a este evento estuvimos muy cerca de ella, gracias por el esfuerzo de hacerlo, además estuvo muy bonito !!!

Osvaldo

 I would recommend this retreat because there are great lectures and meditations. It’s something very special to meditate together for such a long time on New Years Eve.

Laura

It’s a wonderful way to spend NY in a spiritual setting and the effects afterwards are a blessing.

Nella