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Febuary Hanuman Tuesdays
Feb
10

Febuary Hanuman Tuesdays

Hanuman Tuesdays

A weekly devotional day for gathering and practicing independently in nature

February Dates: 10th, 17th, 24th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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February meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Feb
13
to Feb 14

February meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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MARCH Hanuman Tuesdays
Mar
3

MARCH Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

march Dates: 3rd, 10th, 24th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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april meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Apr
3
to Apr 4

april meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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april Hanuman Tuesdays
Apr
7

april Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

APRIL Dates: 7TH, 21ST, 28th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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MAY Hanuman Tuesdays
May
19

MAY Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

MAY Dates: 19TH, 26th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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May meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
May
22
to May 23

May meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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JUNE Hanuman Tuesdays
Jun
2

JUNE Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

june Dates: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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June meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Jun
19
to Jun 20

June meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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AUGUST Hanuman Tuesdays
Aug
4

AUGUST Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

august Dates: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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August meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Aug
28
to Aug 29

August meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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SEPTEMBER Hanuman Tuesdays
Sep
1

SEPTEMBER Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

SEPTEMBER Dates: 1ST, 8TH, 15th, 22ND, 29th

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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September meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Sep
18
to Sep 19

September meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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OCTOBER Hanuman Tuesdays
Oct
6

OCTOBER Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURe

OCTOBER Dates: 6TH, 13TH, 20th, 27TH

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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october meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Oct
16
to Oct 17

october meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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NOVEMBER Hanuman Tuesdays
Nov
3

NOVEMBER Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

NOVEMBER Dates: 3RD, 10TH, 17TH

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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november meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Nov
20
to Nov 21

november meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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DECEMBER Hanuman Tuesdays
Dec
1

DECEMBER Hanuman Tuesdays

HANUMAN TUESDAYS

A WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL DAY FOR GATHERING AND PRACTICING INDEPENDENTLY IN NATURE

DECEMBER Dates: 1ST, 8TH,15TH

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED DAY OF INTENTION & DEVOTION AT JUST LOVE FOREST 🧡

Arrival by 10:00 AM

Day practice · Optional evening puja · Optional overnight stay

Hanuman Tuesdays are held as a quiet, devotional day for spiritual practice at Just Love Forest, a forest ashram rooted in the living traditions and lineage of Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass, and guided by the path of Bhakti Yoga the yoga of love, service, and devotion.

Tuesdays are traditionally dedicated to Hanuman, the embodiment of courage, humility, strength, and selfless service. We honor this through intentional conversation, simplicity, and time for personal spiritual practice on the land.

The Day

We gather at 10:00 a.m. for a brief welcome and orientation.

After introductions, we enter quiet for the remainder of the day.

Participants are invited to hike to Bhakti Mountain, a sacred 40-minute walk through the forest. At the top, you’re welcome to sit in quiet practice, read spiritual texts, reflect, pray, or simply rest in the beauty of the land.

If the walk does not feel right for you, you’re welcome to remain at Basecamp in our meditation yurt.

Independent personal practice is held from approximately 1:00–5:00 p.m.

There is no group facilitation during the silent hours; this time is yours.

Meals & Evening Options

Please bring your own lunch to enjoy quietly during the day.

You’re welcome to:

  • Depart quietly at 6:00 p.m., or

  • Stay for a simple plant-based dinner that we provide at 6:30 p.m., followed by

  • Puja & Aarti from 7:30–8:30 p.m., departing before the gates close at 9:00 p.m.

For those staying overnight:

  • Quiet hours begin at 9:00 p.m.

  • Morning Puja & Aarti at 6:30 a.m.

  • A light, plant-based breakfast that we will provide around 9:00 a.m.

  • Departure by 10:00 a.m.

Shared Agreements

Phones are turned off or fully silenced upon arrival to support presence and inward listening.

To preserve the peace of the land and the shared container:

  • No pets (unless previously discussed)

  • No alcohol

  • No smoking

  • Food brought onto the land must be vegan or vegetarian

This space is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who are rooted in compassion. If devotional practices are new to you, you’re warmly welcome. Come with curiosity, humility, and an open heart.

What to Bring

  • Your own vegan or vegetarian lunch

  • A personal water bottle

  • Comfortable shoes with good traction

  • An optional small offering for the forest or Bhakti Mountain (flower, fruit, or poem)

  • Journal or spiritual texts (optional)

  • Sunscreen or rain layer if needed

  • Flashlight if staying past dark

  • Personal spiritual musical instrument (non-electronic)

If staying overnight:

  • Queen-size top & bottom sheets

  • Pillow & case

  • Blankets

  • Toiletries

  • Season and weather-appropriate clothing

Offering (Dāna)

Everything for this practice is offered on a donation basis to help care for the land and sustain the Ashram.

Suggested offerings:

  • Day pilgrimage & silent practice: Dāna any amount (optional)

  • Dinner & overnight stay: $30–50 suggested donation

Give what you’re able. No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join us in the Ashram.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Just Love, always,

Bala & Nivay

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December meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION
Dec
18
to Dec 19

December meditation: Guided FRIDAY NIGHT Meditation & SATURDAY MORNING SILENT MEDITATION

🌟 Friday – Meditation Overnight

JOIN US FOR A DONATION-BASED Meditation Overnight AT THE JUST LOVE FOREST ASHRAM 🧡

4:30 PM Arrival

Just Love Forest is held as a Forest Ashram, open to all, but rooted in the living traditions and lineage of the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, and following the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love.

Our Friday Evening Meditation Retreats are donation-based. Everyone is welcome. Simply offer what you can to help us offset food costs and maintain the space.

Each evening will include:

Guided Meditation with Mitch – open to all paths, lineages, and traditions.

Pooja & Aarti Ceremony – an ancient Hindu Vedic practice honoring the elements and the four directions.

This sacred space is open to people of all faiths. If you feel called, you may bring a sacred object from your own tradition with a spiritualist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise to place on the altar and receive blessings.

If these practices are new to you, don’t be afraid. Come with curiosity, come to learn, come to share in community. Our invitation is simple: all hearts are welcome.

As part of this we will offer an Indian food dinner before our meditation. You're welcome to come for the evening and depart around 8pm or stay overnight in one of our canvas bell tents, all donation based.

Saturday morning we will wake up and offer a silent meditation from 7:00am - 8:00am and then Pooja & Aarti Ceremony again from 8:00-8:30am, followed by breakfast.

Join us in the forest. Breathe. Sit. Pray. Share the sacred.

Everything for this event is donation-based. We appreciate your support of our efforts.

Bala and Mitch are all certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers, graduated from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach's 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program through the Awareness Training Institute and the University of Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. As part of this 2-year program, they completed a 6-month DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accountability) training.

Learn more about the teachers

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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