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Silicon Valley's Monthly Thrive Series "Living with God's Presence"

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Milpitas, California

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Silicon Valley's  Nurturing Values – Classes for Kids (8-14 years) -Fall 2026

Moringen Retreat Centre

Eco Shanti Retreat

Germany

Seminarhaus Moringen Brahma Kumaris

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Nationale BK Retreats

Einstieg in die RajaYoga Meditation- ein Wochenende für die Seele

Towards the Light - August 5-9 International Call-of-the-Time Retreat at Peace Village

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">Dear Centre Coordinators,<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;"> Please share this with those BK Teachers who meet the following criteria:<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;"> All participants should be regular BK students who have been studying Baba’s knowledge for a&nbsp;minimum&nbsp;of&nbsp;five years, have been to Madhuban at least once, and&nbsp;are listening&nbsp;to daily Murli. Those attending the Teacher Training need to be following all the Maryadas. All participants need to obtain permission from their Centre Coordinator to attend this training.<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;">Diary&nbsp;Date Notice<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;">International Raja Yoga Teacher Training<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;">Friday 4&nbsp;– Saturday 12&nbsp;December 2026<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;">Mansarovar Complex, Madhuban, India<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">We are delighted to announce that the next&nbsp;International Raja Yoga Teacher Training&nbsp;will be&nbsp;taking place&nbsp;Friday 4&nbsp;– Saturday 12&nbsp;December 2026&nbsp;in Mansarovar Complex, Madhuban, India (close to Shantivan).<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">Arrivals for the Teacher Training will be on either&nbsp;Thursday 3&nbsp;or Friday 4 December&nbsp;(arriving by noon)&nbsp;with the setting the scene&nbsp;Welcome and Introduction Programme early evening&nbsp;on 4&nbsp;December. The Teacher Training will finish&nbsp;at lunchtime on Friday 12&nbsp;December. The Teacher Training will be separate from the Madhuban experience. As places are limited, we encourage only those who are able to fully commit&nbsp;to the Teacher Training for its entire duration to register. It is a full programme and requires participants' full attention, focus, and willingness to learn throughout the training.&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> This would give participants two options:<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">Option A:<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">Join&nbsp;Group 3, enjoy your Madhuban experience, and attend BapDada’s Meeting on 30&nbsp;November. You would then join the Teacher Training on&nbsp;Thursday 3&nbsp;or Friday&nbsp;4&nbsp;December&nbsp;(arriving by noon)&nbsp;and return to your home countries immediately after the training on&nbsp;12&nbsp;or 13&nbsp;December.&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> Option B:&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">Travel from your home countries on&nbsp;Thursday 3&nbsp;or Friday&nbsp;4&nbsp;December (arriving by noon) to attend the Teacher Training. After the training finishes on on&nbsp;12&nbsp;December, you would join Group 4,&nbsp;attend&nbsp;BapDada’s Meeting on 15&nbsp;December, and depart for your home countries on 19&nbsp;or 20&nbsp;December.&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">The criteria for joining the Teacher Training is that all participants should be regular BK students who have been studying Baba’s knowledge for a&nbsp;minimum&nbsp;of&nbsp;five years, have been to Madhuban at least once, and&nbsp;are listening&nbsp;to daily Murli. Those attending need to be following all the Maryadas. All participants need to obtain permission from their Centre Coordinator to attend this training. This training is open to:<ul><li>Those who would like to start the journey of preparing to teach.</li><li>Those already teaching the Raja Yoga Course who would like a refresher to upgrade their teaching skills.</li><li>Experienced teachers are also welcome to attend and be part of the training to help support a learning atmosphere with their knowledge and experience.</li><li>A couple of additional support helpers are needed who have good office and people skills to help with various tasks including administration, registration and valuables, accommodation, dining services and special diets etc. Once these tasks are completed such helpers are welcome to join any of the sessions except the practicums; however, their first responsibility is to fulfil their support duties. It would be very helpful if any of these participants are conversant in both written and spoken Hindi.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">The training covers the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of the Raja Yoga course as well as sessions on meditation, experiential facilitation, and learning skills. It also includes mini-sessions in which participants develop their presentation skills by practice-teaching a segment of a lesson and are given constructive feedback by their peers.<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;"> The training will be conducted in English by experienced teachers: Sisters Margaret Barron (UK), Mary-Jeanne (Canada),&nbsp;Rekha Vallishayee and Dipti Khatry (UK).&nbsp; If there are any language groups that would like to take the Teacher Training they would need to bring their own complete translation kit and FM’s for simultaneous translation. There would need to be a minimum of two translators for the length of the programme.<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;">This summary note is so that those interested in attending the International Teacher Training can put these dates in their diary and start to plan for their Madhuban experience as well as attending the Teacher Training. Further information will follow soon with more detailed information and a registration link will be provided. We request that you&nbsp;please wait to book your travel&nbsp;until you receive a confirmation email from the administrator verifying that your space in the training has been confirmed. If you have any queries please email us at:<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;vertical-align:bottom;"><a href="mailto:teachertraining@brahmakumaris.org" target="_blank">teachertraining@brahmakumaris.</a><a href="mailto:teachertraining@brahmakumaris.org" target="_blank">org</a> In Baba's remembrance Sisters Margaret Barron (UK), Mary-Jeanne (Canada),&nbsp;Rekha Vallishayee and Dipti Khatry (UK) Members of the International Teacher Training Team<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;vertical-align:bottom;">&nbsp;

Diary Date for International Teacher Training 4-12 December 2026 in Mansarovar, Madhuban

Om Shanti.Please see below the first page of the report for the Overcoming Overthinking UK Tour with Sister Jayanti in June 2026. The full pdf can be downloaded <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/182pgw-yZXmQVXj2fvqmBe0Fp-XQy8di1/view">here</a>.Recordings of the events are being edited and will be uploaded to the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BrahmaKumarisUK">Brahma Kumaris UK YouTube</a> channel soon.Om Shanti.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Overcoming_Overthinking_Report_images_0_56f122a9ad.jpg" alt="Overcoming Overthinking Report-images-0.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Overcoming_Overthinking_Report_images_0_56f122a9ad.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Overcoming_Overthinking_Report_images_0_56f122a9ad.jpg 353w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_Overcoming_Overthinking_Report_images_0_56f122a9ad.jpg 530w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_Overcoming_Overthinking_Report_images_0_56f122a9ad.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure>

Overcoming Overthinking  - Events Around the UK with Sister Jayanti

Dear BK Family,Loving greetings from Madrid, Spain. As you may have seen in the news, there are big fires in Spain, especially around Madrid, that are destroying big areas of woods and villages.Just to inform you that the BK family is fine, the fires don't reach the main city, but a couple of BKs that live around the areas affected by the fires have had to leave the place, but all are fine.Thanks for all the good wishes that you are sending, and specially are needed for those who have lost their homes and properties and are in a state of sorrow.In Baba's sweet yaad, The Brahmin Family of Madrid, Spain

Regarding the Situation with fires in Spain

<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Sr_Jayanti_Myanmar_July01_ac6f0c1f23.jpg" alt="Sr Jayanti_Myanmar_July01.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Sr_Jayanti_Myanmar_July01_ac6f0c1f23.jpg 156w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Sr_Jayanti_Myanmar_July01_ac6f0c1f23.jpg 500w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_Sr_Jayanti_Myanmar_July01_ac6f0c1f23.jpg 750w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_Sr_Jayanti_Myanmar_July01_ac6f0c1f23.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></figure>Om Shanti.By Baba's blessings, our respected Sister Jayanti, accompanied by Sister Hansa and Sister Devi from Madhuban, visited Myanmar from 8 to 15 July 2026.On 8 July, Didi arrived in Yangon and was warmly welcomed by the BK family. She met with the BK family and inspired everyone through her beautiful classes.On 9 July, Didi met Mr. Ashish Sharma, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of India. In the evening, a VIP program was organized at the Yangon Centre.On 10 July, a public program on the theme "When I Change, My World Changes" was held at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, attended by officers from the Embassy of India, members of the Hindu Central Council, business leaders, doctors, and senior members of the women's association.On 11 July, Sister Jayanti, Sister Hansa, and Sister Devi were grandly welcomed at the Retreat Centre, where a three-day retreat was organized for the BK family. During the retreat, Didi shared inspiring Yagya history and experiences and emphasized the importance of Amritvela Yog, making steady spiritual progress, and becoming constant yogis.On 12 July, around 400 participants attended a public program at the Retreat Centre and received Baba's message. On 13 July, Didi inaugurated the new Kyauktaga Centre in Bago Region. On 14 July, she conducted a special dharna class for the Kumaris.Didi's visit deeply inspired the BK family and strengthened everyone's enthusiasm for Baba's service. The public programs and retreat were well received, and many souls benefited from Baba's message.We are truly grateful to Didi for giving us her valuable time and filling us with so much love and sustenance. Heartfelt thanks to Baba and the whole Brahmin family.Please find attached a few photographs of the visit.In Baba's Yaad, BK Shakuntala&nbsp; Myanmar

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Silicon Valley's Monthly Thrive Series "Living with God's Presence"

Silicon Valley's Nurturing Values – Classes for Kids (8-14 years) -Fall 2026

Eco Shanti Retreat

Silicon Valley's Nurturing Values – Classes for Kids (8-14 years) -Fall 2026

Einstieg in die RajaYoga Meditation- ein Wochenende für die Seele

Towards the Light - August 5-9 International Call-of-the-Time Retreat at Peace Village

Overcoming Overthinking - Events Around the UK with Sister Jayanti

Regarding the Situation with fires in Spain

Sister Jayanti's Visit to Myanmar (8–15 July 2026)

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