To register for the yoga retreat, please fill out the online registration form at: http://www.srimcenter.org/main/registration/amma.html   
If you prefer paper form then simply download the form at the following URL, print, and fill out the form and send it to the postal address therein: http://srimcenter.org/main/registration/2009AtlantaYogaRetreat.pdf  
If you are a senior citizen or a student, please pay $75 per day.

Sri Karunamayi Yoga Retreat, July 3-5, 2009 and Saraswati Mantra Diksha, July 6, 2009 STUDENTS OF YOGA!!!!! A RARE OPPORTUNITY COMES YOUR WAY THIS INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND--COME CELEBRATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE IN A VERY SPECIAL 3 DAY YOGA RETREAT IN THE DIVINE PRESENCE OF THE DIVINE MOTHER....

Divine Mother will be teaching and guiding us to do Yogasanas and breathing exercises to help us attain internal balance in our system and good health. Mother will also show us the way to attain inner peace and strength to meet our physiological, mental and spiritual needs. People of all faiths are invited. Come and experience this rare opportunity of being in Divine Mother's Grace in an intimate setting for 3 whole days. No prior knowledge of yoga is assumed.  On July 6, Amma will be giving Saraswati Mantra Diksha for children ages 4-24. This is a special blessing from Amma that initiates the young minds to become knowledge seekers and blossom intellectually.   Where: The Hindu Temple of Atlanta, 5851 GA Hwy. 85, Riverdale, GA 30274 When: 8 AM - 6 PM on July 3, 4, and 5 (registration required)             Saraswati Mantra Diksha 10 AM on July 6 (no registration required) Registration Fee: This special program by Amma is to help Her children raise funds to establish the first U.S. Ashram - ***your*** SRIM center. The proceeds of the registration will go toward SRIM center development. Suggested donation for attending the retreat all 3 days (which is recommended for continuity) is $300. You can also choose to attend 2 days (suggested donation $200), or 1 day (suggested donation $100). Meals are included in the registration fee but **NOT** accommodation. If you are coming from out of town, please make your own accommodation (see suggested area hotels by clicking the link below). CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT ONLINE For Retreat Registration Contact: Kishore Ramachandran 678-380-5477 or 404-580-8421; Vidya Patel 770-712-3139 Email: Atlanta@karunamayi.org

Dear Amma's children,
 
Jai Karunamayi!
 
We will have our monthly Satsang this Saturday June 13th at 11 AM
            IN THE SRIM CENTER (http://srimcenter.org/main/)
            (285 JULIE LANE, FORSYTH, GA 31029)
 
Program:
     11:00 - 12:45:   Group Chanting of Ganesha mantra, Saraswati mantra, Gayatri mantra, Durga mantra,
                              Mrityunjaya mantra; Sri Karunamayi Ashtotram;
                              Group Chanting of Khadgamala and Samputita SriSuktam; 
                              Group chanting of Lalita Sahasranamam;
                              Bhajans, Meditation
                              (PLEASE BRING YOUR COPY OF LALITA SAHASRANAMAM)
     12:45:   Arati &  Prasadam
 
Devotees born this month are welcome to do pada puja with flower petals to Amma's Lotus feet (picture) during the chanting of Amma's ashtotram. IF YOU ARE DOING PADA PUJA, PLEASE BRING SOME FLOWERS/ FLOWER PETALS TO OFFER TO AMMA'S LOTUS FEET.
 
We suggest a voluntary contribution of $21 per devotee for the honor of doing pada puja to Amma's Lotus feet, which will be used towards the development of SRIM center.
 
Devotees are welcome to bring prasadam (can be any food item) to share.
 
Directions:
       I-75 South to Exit 193
       (Johnstonville Road)
       Take a right off of exit
       Go about 2 miles
       Left turn onto Julie Lane

You can download by clicking on the images and save picture as to desktop.

The form and flyer don't look clear on the browser window. But after you download just double click on the file. It will be fine to print.

Dear Amma's children,

Jai Karunamayi!

It's getting close...Amma will be here in the US shortly, and before we know it Amma will be here in Atlanta!

I need all your help to spread the word.  I have Amma's program flyer in the body of this message and as a JPG attachment. 
Send it to your friends and relatives in and around Atlanta and the southeast.  Say something personal about your own experiences with Amma and why your friends will benefit from meeting Amma.  Almost always, first time attendees to Amma's programs are there only because they heard first hand how someone they know directly benefited from meeting Amma.  Try to customize the message depending on the group or individual you are sending the message highlighting what would draw them to Amma (enlightening discourse, beautiful bhajans, meditation, Saraswati Diksha for children, etc.)

Try to hit as many mailing lists that you have access to with this message.

Ask your friends who may have access to mailing lists to send this message on those lists.
Next week when we have Satsang in SRIM center, I will bring hard copies of the flyer.  Feel free to take as many as you want to distribute them in all the right places (temples, churches, health food stores, restaurants, ...).  If possible, ask permission to introduce Amma in a few words before placing the flyers in congregations such as Unitary churches and temples.  They will often let you do that during the social gathering after their religious practice is complete.
If you are out of town, please make copies of the flyer on your own and distribute them in places close to where you live.
Amma says the biggest seva (service) we can do is to bring new devotees to the programs so that Amma can heal their pain.
This year more than ever, I need your help to spread the word since we are short on funds and are not doing as much advertizing on print media (which costs money) as we used to in years past.

 

Thank you,

Jai Karunamayi!

Dear Amma's children,

Jai Karunamayi!

We have a 6-day program in Atlanta, May 12-17 for Amma.  All the program expenses have to be borne by the devotees.

Please note that SMVA does not pay anything towards organizing the programs.

We welcome all contributions small and large...

In the table below, please indicate the contribution amount you would like to make towards the program expenses (these are last year's expenses
which we have reproduced below for this year to serve as a baseline).

You can choose to underwrite any specific category and the Atlanta devotees will thank you for your generosity.

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Category                                     Expense                Contribution
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Advertisement                                $1600
 (Khabar, Aquarius,
  India Tribune)
HTA hall booking                              $600
 (2 events:
  evening program and
  individual blessings)
Crew hotel stay                               $1250
 (3 rooms for 6 nights)
Crew food expenses                         $750
  (5 crew members
   5 days at $30 a day)
Stage Floral arrangements                 $350
Stationery for                                   $100
  Individual Blessing                           $50
Miscellaneous (copying,
  puja materials)
Per-city required contribution
  for Amma's tour                            $1000
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Total estimated Expenditures            $5700
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE ITEMIZED LIST ***DOES NOT INCLUDE***
1) THE GLOBAL MALL PROGRAM EXPENSES (ROUGHLY $700 TO BE BORNE BY SHIV AGGARWAL)
2) HOMA EXPENSES (ROUGHLY $3000 TO BE BORNE BY Dr. and Mrs. Dronavalli)
3) MEDITATION RETREAT EXPENSES COVERED BY REGISTRATION FEES
4) HOSTING EXPENSES FOR AMMA, AKKAYA, AND SWAMIJI (ROUGHLY $3000 TOWARDS
  HOME, GROCERIES, AMENITIES AND TRANSPORTATION TO BE BORNE ENTIRELY BY
  JAYASHREE MOPARTHY)

Please write a check payable to:
  SMVA Trust
    (mark the check "For Atlanta Program Expenses")

Mail the Check to:
  Kishore Ramachandran
  285 Blue Spruce Trail
  Lilburn, GA 30047

 

ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.  If your contribution is over $250,
you will receive a letter from SMVA Trust.

Always in Amma's seva