New Year's Eve Meditation

The New Year's Eve Meditation at the Self-Realization Fellowship Hollywood Temple in Los Angeles, California, is a late-night group meditation that carries those who sit into the new year. It begins at 11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve and closes just after midnight, at 12:15 a.m. The Temple holds it every year, and all are invited, whether you meditate daily or are new to sitting with a group.

The gathering is rooted in the Kriya Yoga tradition of Self-Realization Fellowship, and it takes place in the Temple itself. The Temple extends its wishes for a happy, joyous and blessed New Year to everyone who comes.

What to Expect

This is a single sitting shaped around the turn of the year. Meditation begins in the Temple at 11:30 p.m. and concludes in the New Year at 12:15 a.m. There are no speakers or performances on the schedule, so the evening stays simple: a quiet room, a shared practice, and the passing of midnight in stillness rather than in noise.

Attendees may enter or leave the room during the sitting. That makes it easy to arrive when you can and to step out if you need to, without disturbing others.

The Setting

The meditation is held in the Temple at Self-Realization Fellowship's Hollywood location in Los Angeles. The Temple is also where the community gathers for its regular group meditations, which are held on Friday and Sunday evenings throughout the year, so the room is a familiar one for many who attend on New Year's Eve.

Before You Go

The meditation is open to all levels. No prior experience with meditation is required, and anyone is welcome to attend. The event is held in English.

The sitting is a group meditation in the Kriya Yoga tradition of Self-Realization Fellowship, and it includes only what is described above: group meditation in the Temple from 11:30 p.m. until 12:15 a.m. If this would be your first group meditation at the Temple, the Temple's Group Meditation Guidelines are a helpful place to start before you arrive.