Welcome to our Events Page! Scroll all the way down to see a selection of upcoming Living Meditation events!




April 23-25

Spring Into Ecstasy Meditation Weekend

Meditation, Yoga, and Indian Classical Music with Harshada Wagner and friends.

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Join us in the Catskills for a weekend of heart opening, pleasure, and deep healing.

Our Spring retreat is shaping up to be spectacular. From Friday night until Sunday afternoon, treat yourself to a full immersion in the Banyan retreat experience. Harshada will be leading us in meditations and interactive discussions designed to help us shift into a new and steady relationship with our own deepest Self. The retreat will be taking place at the exquisite Menla Mountain Retreat. The accommodations and food are first class. Menla is situated its own mountain valley surrounded by mountians and gorgeous Catskill wilderness. The Springtime will be in the air - perfect for your inner spring cleaning and transformation.

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Joining Harshada for this retreat will be Yoga teacher Ruthie Strieter and classical Indian Flute Player Eric Fraser. Ruthie is an amazing Yoga teacher and bodyworker. She will be leading yoga and pranayama sessions and Eric will be filling our retreat with the divine sounds of the bansuri flute. On Saturday night, we'll be treated to an evening Raga concert and kirtan featuring Eric along with Tabla player Naren Budhakar.

If you've been waiting to sign up for one of our retreats, wait no longer! This is one event you don't want to miss. Ecstasy in Meditation, Ecstasy in Nature, Ecstasy in the Body, Ecstasy in the Senses... spaces are limited in this retreat.

Fee: $597 per person

Register with a friend for only $994 ($200 savings)


Retreat Fee includes all accommodation, gourmet vegetarian meals and all retreat activities.


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Click here to register One Person $597

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June 20-27 (exact dates tbd)

Meditate in Africa!

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Join Harshada for a 7 day retreat in the wilderness of Mozambique

This June, Harshada will be leading a small group retreat in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. Spend 7 days meditating with Harshada and exploring the African savanna with the folks from Explore Gorongosa. We will stay in luxury tents pitched on the savanna itself and be treated to the finest of everything. This isn't camping- this is a five star experience in every way. Fine food and wine, luxurious beds with organic cotton sheets. The entire facility is also "green" taking the utmost care to create a minimal environmental impact on the wilderness.

Take this incredible opportunity to experience your own inner power amidst the awe-inspiring beauty of African nature. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience.

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Just imagine waking up here!

Basic package fees start at only

$2497

Spaces in this retreat are severely limited. Click here to email us with any questions.


August 21 -31,

Banyan Pilgrimage to Sacred India!

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Journey to the heart of India with Harshada Wagner

Give yourself the unforgettable experience of India. Banyan Director Harshada Wagner is leading a small "meditation pilgrimage" to several ancient holy places to walk in the footsteps of ancient Indian masters. Every day will feature a retreat schedule with yoga and meditation. Harshada considers India to be his second home and has a tremendous amount of knowledge about India and incredible connections there. This is not a tourist-trip. Participants experience the Heart of India. Click here for more pictures and detailed information.

As a group we will visit and practice in several off-the-beaten-path locations in the heart of Maharashtra including:

Mumbai (Bombay) Fun, food, shopping and Indian culture at it's best

Nasik Ancient city on the banks of the sacred Godavari river, ancient Hindu temples

Trymbakeshwar Treasured place of pilgrimage for Hindus featuring an ancient Shiva temple and burial shrine of Meditation Master Nrivrittinath Maharaj

Gangapur Dam Area Picturesque retreat site known for its natural beauty. In Gangapur, we stay at a beautific Ayurvedic Plant Nursery

Alandi Holy site on the Indriani river and burial place of 13th century master Jnaneshwar Maharaj

Retreat Package Includes:

-Airport pickup and all transportation (not including flight to India)

-All accommodation and food (the best Indian Food you can Imagine!)

-Daily Guided Meditation

-Temple visits

-Daily Satsang With Harshada

-Cultural and Health orientation

-Vedic fire ceremony

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Basic package fees start at only

$2997

Spaces in this retreat are severely limited and subject to application. Click here for more information.

Or you can click here to email us with any questions.


Ongoing in NYC

The Meditation and Awakened Living Satsang

Wednesdays 8pm

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Come experience "Living Meditation" with Harshada every Wednesday at Vira Yoga in Soho.

Every week, Harshada leads a community of students into deep meditation and lasting experiences of transformation and awakening. In each gathering, Harshada creates an atmosphere of true togetherness and leads the group in an inspired and joy-filled satsang. Ample time for questions and answers and sessions of guided meditation help each student find their own unique path into the heart.

Harshada has a way of making meditation easy, pleasurable, and even fun. He sees meditation as a means to an end - the end being a happier, more connected, heart-centered life.

He has shown thousands of students throughout the world how meditation can be an essential part of their life and sees these weekly classes as a way for new and old students to come together and encounter the inner living energy that pulsates within all hearts. No two classes will ever be the same and each promises to be a profound experience.

Location: Virayoga 580 Broadway [betw Prince & Houston]

Suite 205

New York, NY 10012

Fee: $18 drop in

Discounts available with purchase of multi-session card.

Our group sessions are very popular, so RSVP and book your space today. Click here to email us to RSVP or if you have any questions.



We will have more Public Events

Coming Soon-

So Stay Tuned!


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