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Two-Day Tapovan Retreat with Special Guests Pravrajika Preetiprana and Pravrajika Vedaprana

June 15, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 5:45 pm PDT

2025 RETREAT THEME:   Inner Freedom of Spiritual Life

Special guests Pravrajika Preetiprana and Pravrajika Vedaprana, visiting nuns from the San Francisco Convent, are giving a weekend meditation retreat at our Arlington property. Like all of our events, this is free, all are welcome, and no prior meditation experience or knowledge of Vedanta is required.

There is no cost to participate & a daily light lunch will be provided. Donations are appreciated.

This is an in-person event; no livestream is available at this time.

We would like to identify volunteers who can assist with advance set-up and Sunday clean-up. Vedanta Action Team will oversee volunteers and participate in work.

Since space is limited to 75 participants & food will be provided, advanced registration is required.
Deadline:  Monday, June 9th.
Registration: sign up here

 

More About Our Guests Speakers…

Pravrajiika Vedaprana joined the convent in January 1969.  She was initiated by Swami Ashokananda and took brahmacharya and sannyas vows from Swami Aseshananda.  She has given small retreats for the last 6 years in Northern California and Santa Barbara.

Pravrajika Preetiprana joined the convent in February 1987.  She was initiated by Swami Bhaskarananda and took brahmacharya and sannyas vows from Swami Swahananda.  She is one of the Sunday School teachers.

Both nuns work at the New Temple in San Francisco and at the Olema Retreat in Marin County.

 

Tapovan

The Vedanta Society of Western Washington’s retreat center in located in Arlington, WA. Please see the map below.

 

Itinerary

Saturday, June 14
10.00 am: Opening Song
10.15 am: Prayers-Chanting by the 2 Nuns
10.30 am: Introductions of the Nuns and Topic, Swami Satyamayananda.
10.50 am: Talk by Pravrajika Vedaprana.
11.15 am: Guided Meditation by Swami Satyamayananda.
11.45 am: Talk by Pravrajika Preetiprana.
12.15 pm: Silent Meditation.
12.35 pm: Q&A.
01.00 pm: Lunch.
02.00 pm: Walk/Rest.
02.30 pm: Chanting/Devotional Song
02.45 pm: Guided Meditation by Swami Satyamayananda.
03.15 pm: Talk by Pravrajika Vedaprana.
03.45 pm: Talk by Pravrajika Preetiprana.
04.10 pm: Q&A.
04. 40 pm: Silent Meditation.
05.00 pm. Arati led by Swami Brahmatmananda
05.30 pm. Brief Remarks/Announcements before breaking for the day.
Sunday, June 15
09.30 am: Opening Song
09.45 am: Chanting by the Nuns
10.00 am: Silent Meditation.
10.30 am Talk by Vedaprana
11.00 am: Guided Meditation by Swami Satyamayananda.
11.30 am: Talk by Preetiprana.
11.55 am: Q&A
12.25 pm: Silent Meditation.
12. 45 pm: Devotional Songs
01.00 pm: Lunch
02.00 pm: Walk/Rest
02.30 pm: Devotional Songs
02.45 pm: Guided Meditation.
03. 15 pm: Talk by Vedaprana.
03.45 pm: Talk by Preetiprana
04. 15 pm: Q&A
04. 45 pm: Concluding Remarks by Swami Satyamayananda.
05.00 pm: Vote of Thanks by Swami Brahmatmananda.
05.15 pm: Arati and Devotional Songs

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