M. A. CENTER
Pacific Northwest
  • PNW Litter Project volunteers with collected bags

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Our Activities

Inspired by Amma’s selfless example, the Pacific Northwest community serves year-round — in shelter kitchens, along park trails and roadsides, with children and youth, and in the quiet of meditation and prayer.

"The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of the earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible."

— Amma

Why it Matters

Seva in the Pacific Northwest takes many shapes: a hot meal cooked for guests of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission and Hope Place shelters; thousands of volunteer hours spent clearing litter from parks and roadsides across Washington, Oregon and British Columbia; a handwritten card reaching someone facing illness or loss. Each hour of seva is an offering — and everyone is welcome to take part.

Our Programs

Mother's Kitchen volunteers serving a meal

Mother's Kitchen

Cooking and serving hot meals for Seattle shelters since 1997.

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GreenFriends volunteers in the garden

GreenFriends

Tree planting, plant sales, gardening classes and the GreenFriends PNW newsletter.

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PNW Litter Project volunteers with collected bags

PNW Litter Project

Volunteers across WA, OR and BC picking up litter since 2011 — thousands of hours logged.

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Handmade Circle of Love greeting cards

Circle of Love

A heartfelt network of support — letters, cards, rides and prayers for members in need.

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Amma with children

Amrita Bala Kendra

Spiritual values for children ages 4+ through stories, games, music, arts and crafts.

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Amrita Yoga

Amrita Yoga

Gentle, heart-centered yoga — weekly classes in Seattle, Snohomish and online.

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Amma meditating

IAM Meditation

The Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique — free courses and group practice sessions.

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Pujarini arranging puja lamps

Pujas & Homas

Traditional ceremonies performed by Pujarini Meera — MahaLakshmi Puja, Bhagavathi Seva, Ganapathi Homa.

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Flower offering at the Karthika lamp

Karthika Puja

A monthly pada puja with chanting and bhajans, celebrating Amma's birth star.

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Our Impact

  • 11,584 volunteer hours logged by the PNW Litter Project (2011–2020)
  • 29 years of Mother’s Kitchen — meals for Seattle’s shelters (since 1997)
  • 108 blueberry bushes planted in one afternoon by Embracing the Trees (2023)
  • 170+ satsang members gathered to inaugurate the new center (May 2024)

Get Involved

Volunteer

Lend a hand in the kitchen, on a litter walk, or at satsang — everyone is welcome.

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Support Amma's charitable work in North America and worldwide.

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Contact Us

Questions about a program or how to help? Reach out anytime.

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Group News

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Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri at the Seattle weekend retreat
Swamiji Tours

Seattle's Amma community welcomes Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri for a weekend retreat.

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July 21, 2026
Devotional offering before Amma's portrait
Amma

Swamiji led a paduka puja, satsang and bhajans for Amma's 72nd birthday.

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October 15, 2025
Swamiji with satsang members on the 2025 PNW tour
Spiritual Practice

Four cities in four days — Swamiji's tour filled PNW hearts and houses.

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July 15, 2025

Life reaches its plenitude when humanity and nature work together, hand in hand, in harmony. When people live in harmony with the laws of nature, life becomes a beautiful song.

Amma