Body
As a part of Embracing the World the North American Amma Centers and local Satsangs drive vital outreach initiatives, including Mother’s Kitchen, Green Friends, and youth programs.
Focus Areas
Mother's Kitchen
Mother’s Kitchen groups in North America prepare, cook and serve 150,000 meals for the homeless and hungry each year.
Green Friends
For more than three decades, volunteers inspired by Amma have transformed barren hillsides into thriving orchards, creating a vibrant ecosystem rich with fruit trees and pollinators.
AYUDH
AYUDH America brings together young people who seek to deepen their spirituality through universal human values, as taught by Amma.
IAM Meditation Technique
IAM Meditation is a core wellness initiative. Through accessible online and in-person classes, we guide participants toward stress relief and a deeply balanced lifestyle.
Amrita Yoga
Accessible to all and inspired by Amma, Amrita Yoga blends physical health with mental agility. Our online and in-person classes offer a scientific approach to increasing bodily efficiency and inner balance.
Local Service Projects
Beyond our flagship programs, we regularly engage in various local service projects to support those in need
Circle of Love Letters
Write to someone going through something hard, and keep writing. Weekly letters for the long haul, or a shower of cards for a particular moment — seva you can do from your own kitchen table.
Karma Yoga — San Ramon
Live at the ashram on 140 acres of hillside east of San Francisco. Farm and orchard, maintenance and construction, and the shared rhythm of the day.
Karma Yoga — Chicago
Ashram life on 142 acres of farmland west of Chicago, home to more than sixty residents. Seva in the farm, on the grounds, and around Amma’s summer tour.
Amma presents the kind of leadership we need for our planet to survive. This is the most heroic person I’ve probably ever met.
Alice Walker
Pulitzer Prize Winner