New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Programs with Swamiji

Dates: 12/31/2025 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM, 1/1/2026 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: In Person @ Amrita Hall & Online (Public Livestream option for both days).

Pre-Registration Required for In person attendance. Please Register HERE by Monday, December 29th at 10 PM.

This year, we are blessed to offer two special programs with Swamiji—one on New Year’s Eve and one on New Year’s Day.   Each program will have its own beautiful focus to help us ring in the New Year with intention.

In-person Program Capacity

• Offering two programs will allow us to stay within the county’s capacity guidelines for in-person programs at MA Center, we kindly ask for your cooperation with the following:
• Register for only one of the two days. Please register  for either New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. We want to ensure as many community members as possible have the opportunity to participate in person.
• Pre-Registration is required to attend in person - please register by Monday, December 29th at 10 PM : Please use the Google Form linked below to reserve your spot for either the New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day program. You must register to attend. We will not be able to accommodate walk-ins.
• There is no cost to register. If you are joining us for dinner on New Year’s Eve or lunch on New Year’s Day, your meal can be purchased at the program. More details below.
• Please Carpool: We strongly encourage sharing a ride with friends, family or other Satsang members. More details below on carpooling and offsite parking to park and ride together.

The Livestream Option
If you cannot attend in person, or if you wish to enjoy both programs, we invite you to join the Livestream. Both sessions will be broadcast live for everyone to join from home on the MA Center YouTube channel.

Register HERE for In-Person Attendance. Please Register by Monday, December 29th at 10 PM.

Food/Meals:

• When you register using the link above, you’ll also be asked to RSVP for meals as part of your submission. Your RSVP helps us plan mindfully and reduce waste.
• Dinner on New Year’s Eve will be served at 7:30 PM. Purchase price is $13
• Lunch on New Year’s Day will be served at 1 PM. Purchase price is $10.

BART Pickup:
If you are taking BART, we will have a designated pickup time to pick you up from the Castro Valley BART station for both programs. Please indicate that you will need to be picked up from BART on your registration form.

• New Year’s Eve: 7:00 PM
• New Year’s Day: 9:30 AM
• Carpooling & Offsite Parking option

We kindly ask all attendees to carpool to the New Year’s programs whenever possible to reduce the traffic coming into the ashram.
On New Year’s Eve, once we reach 100 cars onsite, vehicles with fewer than two passengers will be directed to our designated offsite parking lot, where a shuttle will bring you to the MA Center.
You’re also welcome to meet fellow community members at the offsite lot and carpool from there before heading up to the Center.

Offsite Parking Address:
2333 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon, CA 94583

Program Schedules:

New Year’s Eve with Swamiji — December 31, 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM, Dinner option @ 7:30 PM

• 7:30 PM — Dinner (optional paid meal)
• 8:30 PM — Swamiji’s New Year’s talk
• 9:15 PM — Bhajans
• 10:15 PM — Stretch break + chai
• 10:45 PM — 108 Names, 1000 Names with Lemon Lamps
• 11:45 PM — Lokaha chanting until midnight
• 12:00 AM — Closing bhajans, arati & prasad

New Year’s Day Sadhana Program with Swamiji — January 1, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Lunch option @ 1:00 PM
On the first morning of 2026, we gather for a quieter, more contemplative program focused on archana, meditation, and gratitude as we set our intentions for the year ahead.

• 10:00 AM — Archana (108 Names + 1000 Names) with Lemon Lamps
• 11:00 AM — Stretch Break + Chai
• 11:15 AM — Guided meditation
• 12:00 PM — Bhajans, arati & closing prayers
• 1:00 PM —   Lunch 

Questions? Please email us at macsrevents@ammagroups.org