Kula Kamala Foundation & Yoga Ashram

07/31/2026

In Sanatana Dharma, puja serves as a reminder that spirituality is not only something we think about, it is something we actively express through loving service, ritual, and reverence. 🕊

The word puja is often translated as "worship," but could perhaps be better understood as an act of loving connection, an honoring, or devotion.

A simple way to understand puja is: "an outward expression of inward devotion."

During puja we make offerings that represent the offering of ourselves: our thoughts, actions, and intentions.

Offerings may include:
🌹 Flowers
💨 Incense
🕯 Light (lamps or candles)
💦 Water
🍓 Food
📿 Mantras and prayers
🎶 Music or chanting

The purpose of puja is not to ask for something, but to cultivate:
🙏 Devotion (Bhakti)
😍 Gratitude
🧘‍♀️ Presence and mindfulness
🕉️ A deeper relationship with the Divine
💚 Purification of the heart and mind

Puja can be elaborate, such as a temple ceremony performed by a priest, or very simple, such as lighting a candle, offering a flower, and sitting in prayer at a home altar.

What is your favorite way to celebrate the divine?

07/30/2026

🚨 First Saturday Alert!!! 🚨

The First Saturday offering at Kula Kamala Foundation are a day of connection, community, and mindful practices. 🕉

🕊 First Saturdays are an opportunity to gather together through yoga, meditation, service, learning, and meaningful conversations that support our shared journey toward greater awareness and compassion.

Whether you are new to our community or a familiar face, you are welcome to join us as we create space for connection, growth, and belonging. 💜

🪷 Come spend the day with your kula - your community.

✨ All offerings are by donation!

Don't forget our farm stand will be open from 10am - 2pm! Make sure to grab your veggies for the week! 🍆🍅🥕

Register here: https://www.kulakamalafoundation.org/pa-schedule.html

Questions about the ashram? Call or email Casey - (484) 509 - 5073 ext 1 or [email protected]

07/30/2026

Thank you to all everyone that came out to celebrate Guru Purnima with us! A beautiful night filled with love, laughter, devotion and appreciation to those that came before us. Jai Ma!

07/29/2026

Feeling a little overheated? Irritable or agitated? 🥵

That's your pitta dosha talking to you - the fire element within our bodies that tends to increase during the summer.

That agitation you’re feeling is your body asking to slow down, cool down and practice some grounding. Balasana - wide kneed child’s pose is perfect for this! 👶

This pose practiced during the heat of the summer can:
✨Calms the nervous system and reduces irritability
✨Gently cools excess heat and agitation
✨Promotes deep, relaxed breathing
✨Encourage the body to slow down and rest
✨Grounds scattered energy and helps conserve vitality

Spend about 3 - 5 minutes practicing this restoring pose, in a nice cool place, breathing slowly. Imagine each inhale bringing nourishing cool air into the body and each exhale releasing excess heat. 🌬

Make this pose work for you! Too much pressure on the knees? Try a blanket in between the legs and buttocks!

Can't get your head all the way down to the mat? Support under the head!

Allow your body to get acquainted with the pose and try different variations until it feels right for you!

Summer is a time to practice less intensely and more intentionally, focusing on nourishing the energy instead of expending it. 🌻

07/28/2026

🧐 Looking for ways to fill your cup this weekend?

Join us for our Personal Retreat Weekends and First Saturday offerings! 🤩

With plenty of opportunities to reconnect with yourself through yoga, wisdom teachings, sacred homa, drum circles, chanting, and community - you’ll leave feeling light and bright, happy and peaceful! 🎶🔥

Whether you come for a day or a weekend, these experiences are designed to help you slow down, restore your energy, and return to life feeling grounded and inspired.

📞 Reach out to Casey - (484) 509 - 5073 ext 1 or email [email protected] to make your arrangements today!

07/26/2026

📚 Ahimsa - the practice of non-violence 🕊

This practice of non-violence isn’t only toward all beings but also toward ourselves.

It is more than not hurting others. It’s a way of cultivating kindness and compassion through our thoughts, words AND actions for ALL beings big and small. 🐜

In daily life, ahimsa can look like speaking gently, choosing compassion over judgment, and honoring the needs of your own body, mind and heart.

It invites us to soften our reactions and meet each moment with greater care.

When we live with ahimsa, we begin to see that peace is not something outside of us, it is something we actively practice, moment by moment. ⏱

How do you practice ahimsa?

07/25/2026

✨ Join SwaminiJi every Sunday for an experience in listening, chanting, and singing along to some of the most profound phrases extolling the sacredness of the Mother. ✨

🎶 This session is formatted as both Bhajan (lyrical, structured, song-like meditations presented to the listener for their contemplation) and Kirtan (participatory, call-and-response chanting of mantras.)

Students will be introduced to several important Devi mantram including Ayi Giri, Devi Suktam, Durga Suktam, Durga Chalisa, and more.

There is also a spiritual discussion of the qualities that make life not only liveable, but also meaningful and enjoyable, during this session. 🕊

Don’t worry about not knowing or not having experience - that’s what kirtan is for! Together, through sacred sound, we uplift hearts and minds into a collective, communal, conscious energy of devotion.

📞 Questions? Call Casey at (484) 509 - 5073 ext 1 or email [email protected]

07/24/2026

🤩 Spend your Sunday nourishing body, mind, and spirit with our community offerings:
✨ Yin Yoga Practice
✨ Vegan and Gluten Free Brunch
✨ Practicing the Devi Mantras

All Sunday classes and brunch are offered by donation, making them accessible to everyone!

Before or after class, take time to stroll the meditation path, connect with nature, and explore the grounds. 🍃

🍅🥕 You can also stop by our farm stand to pick up fresh vegetables grown in the Sacred Threads Farm dome and ashram gardens.

Whether you're looking for movement, connection, spiritual practice, or simply a peaceful way to spend your Sunday, we'd love to welcome you. 🕊

Come as you are and stay as long as you'd like. 🙏

📞 Questions about the ashram? Call Casey at (484) 509 - 5073 ext 1 or email [email protected]

07/23/2026

🔎 Looking for a meaningful way to give back?

Join the volunteer community at Kula Kamala Foundation! 🤩

🌱 From helping in our gardens and greenhouse domes to the cafe or supporting events, community programs, and ashram projects, there are many ways to serve.

Volunteering is an opportunity to connect with nature, make new friends, learn new skills, and contribute to a mission dedicated to health, wellness, and compassionate service.

We'd love to have you join us! 🫶

Contact Chandika for more information! (484) 509 - 5073 ext 7

07/23/2026

Save the dates!

✨ EXPO SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ✨
We are honored to welcome Kula Kamala Foundation & Yoga Ashram as an official sponsor of the End of Summer Holistic Expo!
Kula Kamala Foundation & Yoga Ashram is a beautiful nonprofit community rooted in yoga, meditation, spiritual education, healing, and service. Their work creates space for people to reconnect with themselves, deepen their practice, and experience peace through mindful living and community connection.
We’re especially excited to share that Kula Kamala will be joining us throughout the weekend to lead yoga classes at the expo, giving guests the opportunity to slow down, breathe, stretch, and reset right inside the experience.
🗓 August 22 & 23, 2026�📍 Morgantown Event Center | Morgantown, PA
Please join us in welcoming and thanking Kula Kamala Foundation & Yoga Ashram for supporting this year’s expo and helping us bring even more healing, movement, and intentional connection to our community.

Come join us on the mat this August 🌿