Retreats
Jivamukti Yoga & Bhakti Retreat at New Vrindaban
June 13–19, 2026 | Moundsville, West Virginia
with Sharada Devi & Kanhaiya Das
Optional Add-On: Stay through June 21 for the 24-Hour Maha Mantra Kirtan Festival
Awaken Your Heart through Yoga and Devotion
Nestled among hundreds of acres of wooded hills, New Vrindaban is a sacred spiritual community in the mountains of West Virginia — just a 3¼-hour drive from Cleveland. Founded in 1968 by Srila Prabhupada, the visionary teacher of Bhakti Yoga, New Vrindaban was created as a “sacred village” dedicated to simple living, spiritual education, cow protection, and above all, love for Krishna.
Today, it welcomes retreat groups from around the world — and we are delighted to invite you to join us for a week of movement, stillness, chanting, and connection at this remarkable place of beauty and devotion.
About the Retreat
This retreat is a heart-opening journey into the practices of Jivamukti Yoga and Bhakti Yoga, blending physical practice with spiritual inspiration. Together we’ll explore how yoga and devotion can guide us toward inner peace, clarity, and joy. Enjoy:
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Jivamukti Yoga classes with Sharada Devi
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Kirtan & mantra chanting with Kanhaiya Das
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Meditation, pranayama, and mindfulness practices
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Dharma talks and group discussions
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Temple visits & daily Aarti ceremonies
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Tour of Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold
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Bonfire and satsang under the stars
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Nature walks, rose gardens, cow sanctuary, and peacocks
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Time for rest, reflection, and personal sadhana
The week offers a rare chance to immerse yourself in a yogic lifestyle — surrounded by nature, nourished by community, and supported by sacred vibration.
Optional Add-On:
24-Hour Maha Mantra Kirtan Festival
Extend your stay two extra nights (June 19–21) and experience the 24-Hour Maha Mantra Kirtan Festival at the temple — an unforgettable celebration of devotion through continuous chanting, music, and community.
Accommodations & Meals
A variety of accommodations are available at New Vrindaban, all including three freshly prepared vegetarian/vegan meals daily.
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Room Options: Rates are per person, per night.
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Shared room (2 queen beds, in-room bath): $80/night (2–4 people)
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Shared cabin (in-room bath): $80/night (3–6 people)
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Single room (1 queen bed, hall bath): $70/night (1–2 people)
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Shared room (2 queen beds, hall bath): $70/night (2–4 people)
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Shared room (2 twin beds + trundles, in-room bath): $80/night (2–4 people)
Choose your room type, then multiply by 6 nights (retreat only) or 8 nights (with festival add-on).
A 10% deposit holds your space; remaining balance is due by May 15, 2026.
Tuition
Sliding scale: $500–$800
Your tuition supports the teachers, retreat supplies, and shared expenses.Please contribute within your means — all heartfelt offerings are appreciated.
Registration
Ready to join us?
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Spaces are limited and expected to fill quickly. Early registration ensures your preferred accommodation and participation in this sacred week of yoga and devotion.
About the Teachers
Sharada Devi (Jennifer Lenhart) is a Bhakti yogi, a certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher, and the founder of Satsang Yoga in Berea, Ohio. Known for her soulful approach to practice and teaching, she integrates classical yoga philosophy, chanting, and devotion into all she offers. Kanhaiya Das (Kyler Kuntz) is a practitioner of Bhakti Yoga, a talented musician, and a devoted kirtan leader. His heartfelt chanting creates an atmosphere of connection, joy, and surrender. Together, Sharada and Kanhaiya guide students into the essence of yoga as union — a return to the heart.
Come Home to Your Heart
Through yoga, chanting, and sacred community, this retreat invites you to slow down, reconnect, and rediscover your natural state of peace and devotion.We can’t wait to share this beautiful experience with you.💛
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Varanasi, India Touring Yatra | February 11-22, 2026
Led by Dr. Saraswati Robin, joined by Sharada Devi and Kanhaiya Das
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Varanasi, also known as Kashi or Banaras, is considered one of the holiest cities, a place where the veils between the spiritual and physical realms are believed to converge. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In 1897, Mark Twain, who also loved India, said of Varanasi, “Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.”
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Varanasi is the sacred city of Shiva, the god of transformation. Hindus believe that bathing in the Ganges River there remits sins and that dying there ensures release of a person’s soul from the cycle of its transmigrations: you will not be reborn again into this world of impermanence and suffering. Many Hindus go there to die.
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Ram Dass has often said that the time he spent in India, especially Varanasi, changed his understanding of death and helped to rid him of his fear.”You have to get close to the root of fear, which is ego identification, because as long as you think you are vulnerable, you are going to be afraid. We often think that vulnerability is a kind of weakness, but there’s a kind of vulnerability that is actually strength and presence.”
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Ram Dass says, “The first time I went to India, with David Padua, we stopped in Benares, and I walked the streets and saw people with sickness and disease, lepers, emaciated people with only one cloth wrapped around them squatting or lying in the street. It was shocking. I felt superiority, Western pity. ‘Why don’t they have hospitals? Why don’t they help these people?’ I couldn’t stand it. It was overwhelming. When I got back to the hotel, I actually hid under the bed. Then I met Maharaj-ji, and I began to understand differently. I returned to Benares alone, and I found that I was no longer the Westerner who had been so afraid. I understood that Hindus went to Benares to die, to release their souls. It was a great blessing for them to be there. I walked the streets, and I looked in people’s eyes and saw that they pitied me! They were secure in being in the right place at the right time, and I was a wandering ghost, not knowing where to go.”
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Tuition $3100
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The Varanasi Touring Yatra is an all-inclusive 12-day yatra experience including transportation within India, food, chai, room, entrance fees, and all tips and donations.
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Varanasi Touring Yatra Itinerary:
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Varanasi- Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Shiva Temple, Assi ghat Ganga shore, Sunrise Ganga boat ride
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Sarnath- the location where the Buddha gave his first speech after attaining enlightenment, the first turning of the wheel of dharma.
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Allahabad- to visit Dada Mukerjee’s home where Maharajji spent time, to the Kumba Mela grounds and the Triveni sangam confulence of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. Reclining Hanuman temple.
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Chitrikoot- the location of Sri Rama, Lakshamn, and SIta’s leela in the forest with Hanuman.
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Ayodhya- the kingdom of Sri Rama
Please join us on the 12-day exciting traveling tour where we move through these different locations having deep spiritual experiences safely shared together with satsang.
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