Sri Ramana Maharshi Center of Sonoma

Schedule of Programs

Call or email for more details about these events and services:
703.622.0449 or info@maharshicentersonoma.org

Upcoming events – March 2026

  • Open house
    Sunday, March 1 @ noon – 2 pm
  • Sri Ramana Maharshi film night
    Wednesday, March 4 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Virtual satsang with the Bay Area Sri Ramana Maharshi community
    Saturday, March 7 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Introduction to Advaita Vedanta (Non-dual Wisdom)
    Monday, March 9 @ 7:00 – 8:30 pm
  • In person satsang at the Sonoma Center
    Wednesday, March 11 @ 7:00 – 8:30 pm
  • Virtual satsang with the Bay Area Sri Ramana Maharshi community
    Saturday, March 14 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Introduction to Sri Arunachala
    Wednesday, March 18 @ 7:00 – 8:00 pm
  • Introduction to Sri Ramana Maharshi
    Thursday, March 19 @ 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
  • Virtual satsang with the Bay Area Sri Ramana Maharshi community
    Saturday, March 21 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm
  • Bhajan singing night
    Wednesday, March 25 @ 7:00 – 8:00 pm
  • Virtual satsang with the Bay Area Sri Ramana Maharshi community
    NOTE: This satsang meeting will be hosted at the Sonoma Center.
    Saturday, March 28 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Introduction to Sri Ramana Maharshi

Third Thursday of each month
7:00pm – 8:30pm

  • For relative newcomers to Sri Ramana Maharshi, or for those who already know about his life and teaching but would like to reinforce/renew their inspiration through hearing details of how he lived.
  • Schedule
    • Slide presentation 30 minutes
    • Q&A/discussion 30 minutes

Virtual satsang with the SF Bay Area Sri Ramana Maharshi community

Every Saturday evening
5:00pm – 7:00pm

(“satsang” means “spiritual meeting”)

  • Meet at the Sonoma Center and participate via Zoom link with community members located in the entire Bay Area and beyond. Periodically these meetings will be hosted and broadcast from the Sonoma Center (the first is June 14, 2025).
  • Includes singing, lecture, readings, meditation (timings vary)

In-person satsang at the Sonoma Center

Second Wednesday of each month
7:00pm – 8:30pm

  • Meetings are onsite but Zoom link is also offered for visitors who cannot physically attend. Send request to peter.berking@gmail.com.
  • Schedule:
    • Singing 30 minutes
    • Readings and/or video of talk by Sri Ramana expert 30 minutes
    • Meditation 20 minutes
    • Q&A 10 minutes

Open meditation hours

Every day
7:30am – 7:30pm
(except times when other programs are scheduled)

  • The satsang hall is open for drop in, independent meditation or study
  • Access to hall is via door code provided upon request

Sri Ramana Maharshi film night

First Wednesday of each month
7:00pm – 8:30pm

  • Watch a video of a film related to the life and teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
  • Film will be different each month

Retreats

  • The next retreat is TBD
  • Immerse yourself in Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teachings with minimal distractions
  • Weekend-long formal events held periodically (to be announced on this site)
  • Contact us to arrange an ad hoc overnight retreat of up to 3 nights. Currently the center has 3 bedrooms available for 3 people or couples, plus a bunkhouse with separate quarters for men and women, housing a total of 7 people. More can be accommodated if needed.

Open house

First Sunday of each month
12:00pm – 2:00pm

  • Get a tour of the Center.
  • Meet and greet other Center visitors.
  • Meet the founder and learn the history and mission of the Center.
  • Snacks and beverages will be served. You are welcome to bring something to add to these.
  • Please let us know in advance if you are planning to come: info@maharshisonomacenter.org or 703.622.0449. Thanks.

Lending library

Anytime the Center is open

  • Visitors who wish to borrow a book about Sri Ramana Maharshi can check it out from the Center’s extensive in-house library

Introduction to Arunachala –
The holy mountain that was Sri Ramana’s guru

Third Wednesday of each month
7:00pm – 8:00pm

  • Learn about the Arunachala mountain and its sacred connection to Sri Ramana. Sri Ramana ran away from home to it at age 16. He never traveled more than a mile from its base, and claimed he set foot on every square inch of it over his lifetime. 
  • Schedule
    • Side presentation 30 minutes
    • Q&A/discussion 30 minutes

Bhajan singing night

4th Wednesday of each month
7:00pm – 8:00pm

  • Call and response singing
  • Lyrics are in Tamil and Sanskrit
  • Hymn books with transliterations and translations are provided

Introduction to Advaita Vedanta (Non-dual Wisdom): The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

2nd Monday of each month
7:00pm – 8:30pm

  • For relative newcomers to the Non-dual Wisdom taught and lived by Sri Ramana Maharshi
  • Lecture/ discussion with slides
  • Short videos

TBD