Sunday Satsang

Nourish your heart and begin your week in peace.

Sunday Satsang is a gentle gathering featuring guided meditation, nourishing silence, short uplifting readings, and simple soulful song or mantra. It’s an oasis of calm in the city—simple, sincere, and welcoming to all. No experience is needed.

Satsang is primarily “being in the company of truth” gathering for silence, contemplation, readings/teachings, and heartfelt sharing.

Why come

• Settle your mind and soften your heart in a calm, friendly space
• Experience guided meditation and restorative silence
• Enjoy short, uplifting poems and aphorisms by Sri Chinmoy
• Leave feeling centred, refreshed, and quietly happy

Key Details

When: Sundays, 1.30–2.30pm (doors open 1.20pm)

Where: 363 St Asaph Street, Christchurch

Cost: Free admission. All welcome.

Accessibility: Chair seating available. Gentle pacing. Quiet, low‑stimulus environment.

What to expect (approximate flow — varies weekly)

• Welcome and quiet settling
• Heart‑centred meditation (guided, then silent)
• Short poems and aphorisms with a moment of silence for reflection
• Soulful song or mantra (no experience needed)
• Spacious sound meditation (bowls, harmonium, mantra, handpan, gongs, koshi chimes, rainstick)—offered for inner experience, not as a performance
• Optional brief sharing
• Closing silence and blessing

The atmosphere

• Simple, sincere, and non‑dogmatic
• Spacious pacing with restorative silence
• Vegetarian and natural‑health‑friendly environment
• Respectful of diverse backgrounds and traditions

A line to carry home

“Peace is not the absence of power. Peace is the presence of love.” — Sri Chinmoy

Optional lunch or refreshments

If you would like to have lunch or refreshments at The Lotus‑Heart beforehand, please make a reservation at https://thelotusheart.co.nz/reservations

The restaurant kitchen is open until 3.00pm, and the restaurant is open until 3.30pm for beverages if you would like to visit afterwards.

Practical notes

• Come as you are—no prior experience needed
• You’re welcome to sit on a chair; cushions and tatami seats available
• Arriving a few minutes early helps us begin in quiet