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Centers in United States - Southern
Region
Click on the links below to find information
on the satsang centers or groups from the western states such as
Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee & Virginia.
Satsang meetings include chanting, meditation
& devotional singing, reading or discussion of Amma's teachings
followed by a vegetarian meal or prasad.
Birmingham, Alabama
Contact: Jagadeesh Dev
Address: 149 Glidewell Avenue
Lincoln, Alabama 35096
Telephone: 256.239.6653
E-mail: info@alabamma.org
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang is held every third Saturday at devotees' houses. Please call Jagadeesh for details or visit the satsang calendar at www.alabamma.org/calendar
for locations and times. All are welcome and come as you are. If you
need a ride to or from then please contact Jagadeesh at 256.239.6653 or
info@alabamma.org. We perform pada puja, aarati, sing bhajans, and fellowship over delicious Indian food. Please join us.
Seva:
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The Birmingham, Alabama satsang has adopted Jessie's Place, a homeless
women's and children's shelter in Birmingham, Alabama. We serve dinner
on the first Saturday of every month at 5:00 p.m. beginning February 6,
2010. All are welcome to help gather ingredients, cook, and serve! We
have also adopted a mile to keep clean along Highway 119 in Birmingham,
Alabama, in accordance with Mother's wish to preserve and protect
nature. Clean-up is quarterly with emails to satsang members to confirm
date and times. The last adoption is The Village at Cook Springs, a
nursing home right outside the Birmingham, Alabama area. We will be
going there every third Saturday of each month at 1:00 p.m. to play the
piano and sing with the residents. Please come and spend time and sing
along with these lovely people!
Hotsprings, Arkansas
Contact: Uma Rao
Amrita Yoga Center
1291 Mount Riante Rd
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913
Tel: 501.520.5588
Email: amritayogacenter@prodigy.net
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: We meet on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 2 – 4 pm.
- Study Group: We meet on the 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month from 2 – 4 pm.
- Yoga and Meditation classes, Day Retreats, and vegetarian cooking classes. Go to website for schedule.
- Hot Springs Mother's Kitchen
Project – we cook and serve lunch for approximately 120 homeless on the
3rd Thursday of the month on even months at Jackson House.
- Fund Raising dinner, “Dining For Humanity” - on the 1st Sunday of the month after Satsang
- Hotsprings
Mother's Kitchen Project
Boynton Beach, Florida
Contact: Madelyn
Tel: (561) 740-0375
Email: madelyn@philipdouglass.com
Satsang Activities:
Worship every Sunday from 4PM - 6PM with refreshments 6PM - 7PM. Please call for directions.
Coral Springs, Florida
Contact: Girish and Mamtha Hoogar
11326 NW 49th Dr
Coral Springs, Florida-33076
Tel: 954-655-0605
Email: girish.hoogar@gmail.com
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang:
Held once every month on the the second Sunday from 4:30PM to 6:30PM.
This includes 108 names, Mahasasura Mardini song, reading from Amma's
books, Bhajan, Arathi, Santhi Mantra and is followed by dinner.
Gainesville, Florida
Contact: Amodini (Roniie) and Barry Bell,
Gainesville, Florida
Tel: 352.331.5901 (Amodini)
Email: rnbowomn@aol.com or rachelpurcell@earthlink.net
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: We meet 3rd Saturday of the
month at Amodini and Barry Bell's house. Please call for directions.
East Gainesville and Ocala, Florida
Contact: Ananda Devi,
Gainesville, Florida
Tel: 352.377.1364
Email: anandadevi@bellsouth.net
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang:
We meet in devotees homes monthly and for special occasions at various
times of the year. Locations rotate between East Gainesville and Ocala,
Florida. Please call or email for details or to be added to the email
list.
- Ongoing non
perishable food and necessities drive supports a local project, the
"Home Van", which benefits the homeless and poor families in the East
Gainesville area.
- East
Gainesville Mother's Kitchen Project
Tallahassee, Florida
Contact: Damu and Radhika Menon,
Tallahassee, Florida
Tel: 850.391.0459
Email: ammaflorida@yahoo.com
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: Every Friday starting at 6:30pm.
Program starts with Mothers's Kitchen seva; sandwiches are made
for the local homeless shelter, followed by satsang. Please
call for additional information and directions.
- Tallahassee
Mother's Kitchen
Tampa Bay, Florida
Contact: Ashanka and Vati,
Clearwater, Florida
Tel: 727.424.2304
Email: TampaBayAmmaSatsang@gmail.com
Satsang Activities:
- Karma Kitchen, A Mother's Kitchen Project -
3rd Friday of every month 4-8pm. Dinner preparation, set up and serve
150 - 200 homeless at the UU Church of St. Petersburg, 719 Arlington
Ave. North -downtown. Contact: Vandana Ommommy@yahoo.com
- Satsang,
4th Sunday of every month. 4:00 -7:00 pm Satsang and vegetarian
potluck. Please call for directions and additional information.
Venice, Florida
Contact: Sakshi & Haridas Dinverno
Email: haridas1@comcast.net
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: Held on one Sunday of the month,
date is published at beginning of the month. Satsang is open
to anyone living from Tampa to Naples (we are in between these
2 cities).
- Sarasota
Mother's Kitchen Project
Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Keshav and Ildiko Kumaran
3569 Old Maple Drive,
Johns Creek, GA 30022
Phone: 770-309-6268
ksk259@yahoo.com
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang on 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month at 5.30 p.m.
- Mother's Kitchen on 3rd Saturday morning of each month.
- Please visit www.ammaga.org for more details.
Augusta, Georgia
Contact: Vijay Aranke / Sushma Sethi
452 Creek Ridge (Bakerwood Sub division)
Martinez GA 30907
Tel: Aranke 706.860.2101 or 706.836.2105 and Sethi 706.863.5681
or 706.951.9615
Email: vijayaranke@yahoo.com
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: Every Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
- Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram chanting once a month.
Athens, Georgia
Contact: Meghan Burke
Healing Arts Centre
834 Prince Ave, Athens, GA. 30606
Email: meghan@healingartscentre.net
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: We meet at 5:30pm the first Sunday of every month at the Healing Arts Centre (www.healingartscentre.net).
We do Archana, Bhajans, Arati, and meditate. Sometimes we also watch
Amma videos. We also write letters to inmates in a recently created
Amma Circle of Friends, Athens program.
Asheville, North Carolina
Contact: Vimala
72 Montana Ave.,
Asheville, NC 28806
Tel: Vimala at (828) 251-0270 or
Matthew at (828) 275-5008
Website: http://amma-asheville.org/
Contact: Marek and Uma Sawicki
335 Dula Springs Rd,
Weaverville, NC 28787
Tel: Marek and Uma Sawicki at (828)367-2662
Website: http://amma-asheville.org/
Satsang Activities:
Satsang followed by a delicious vegetarian potluck: Every second Sunday of the Month, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Asheville Mother's Kitchen
Hillsborough/Carrboro/Durham, North
Carolina
Contacts:
Venus and Prashanth, Anne Wheeler, David Cosentino
2107 Becketts Ridge Drive,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Tel Nos:
Venus (919) 241-3418
Anne (919) 225-5861
David (703) 236-9093
Satsang Activities:
- Satsang: We meet the last Sunday of the
month at 4 4 pm - 6pm. We meet and chant Amma's 108 Names, have
a group reading of one of Amma's books or from one of her senior
swamis, sing bhajans for an hour, do arati and have a meditation
time. Generally people can spend as much time in meditation
as they want. We follow this with a vegetarian, mostly vegan,
potluck starting about 6pm. .
Wilmington, North Carolina
Contacts:
Angelika Lacer
Tel.: (910) 398-7683
email: peacefully@earthlink.net
Darcy Prafulla Jones
Tel: (910) 620-5102
email: prafullarose@yahoo.com
Satsang Activities:
We usually meet on the 4th Saturday of each month at 2pm in a devotees home. We chant Amma's 108 Names, have a brief reading from one of Amma's books, sing Bhajans, do Arati, and have a meditation time. Following meditation there is usually tea and light snack and we may watch a short DVD of Amma singing or giving Darshan.
Satsang also presents the opportunity to explore ways in which we can serve our community and help spread Amma's message of love and service. Please verify time and location with Darcy or Angelika.
Johns Island, SC
Contact: Elisabeth L. Ahntholz (Mira Kali)
3905 Heron Marsh Circle
Johns Island, SC 29455
Tel: (843) 991-7937
Email: aurista1008@yahoo.com
Satsang Activities:
We meet on the 4th Sunday of each month for chanting of Amma's 108 Names, bhajans, aarti, and sharing of prasad.
Puryear, Tennessee
The Amma Group of N.W. Tennessee
Contact: Chandra Dhopatkar
35 Perkins Road,
Puryear, TN - 38251
Tel: 1-866-924-2779
Email: chandra108@gmail.com
Website: ammatn.org
Satsang Activities:
Program:
1st Sunday Each Month
6pm-9pm
108 Names / 1000 Names
Inspirational Talk / Reading / Video
Bhajans
Silent Meditation
Arati
Closing Prayers
Prasad
Louisville, Kentucky
Contact: Anand Prithviraj
11724 Oak Bay Drive
Louisville ,KY 40245
Phone: 502-724-0119
Email: anandprithiv@yahoo.com
Satsang Activities:
Ashtotram, Lalitha Sasranamam, Bhajans, Meditation, group prayer, spiritual
discussions, arati and prasad
(potluck)
Venue and Timings:
We meet once every two weeks in devotees homes on Saturday evenings from 7-9 pm.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Contact:: Mark Kantrow
1229 Drehr Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Tel: 225.337.2500 or 225.383.6275
Email: MKantrow@cox.net
Springfield, Virginia
To be announced. Pls check back later.
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