Chinmaya Mission Bala Vihar UK invites your children (5-12 years) to spend the day with us delving into the magic, mysticism and wonder of Shri Krishna in the month of Janmashtami!

A day for children to be immersed in the stories, symbolism and significance of the much-loved blue-boy of Vrindavan. The day will involve sessions to deepen a connection, love for and understanding of Sri Krishna’s symbolism as well as Krishna-themed arts, crafts and games. Devotional dance workshops and yoga will also feature. Some sessions will be led by Chinmaya Mission UK resident Acharya, Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya.

Hot vegetarian lunch is included in the fee. Please contact vishva@chinmayauk.org for more details

Gita in 90 mins for parents

While children enjoy the camp, we invite Bala Vihar parents to stay for a special workshop on "key lessons from the Gita for a fulfilling, purposeful life":

Time: 10.30am - 12pm followed by lunch (please register for catering purposes)
Ages: 28-50 years
Conducted by Milan Samani
Contact mitasamani@me.com for more information

More about Bala Vihar

Bala Vihar classes will resume at Chinmaya Mission UK’s newly renovated Hendon centre ‘Chinmaya Kirti’ from September 2022. Classes are for children from Reception to Year 7 according to their school year.

Children are allocated to age-appropriate classes within this range (for example, children in Reception and Year 1 will form a single class, children in years 2 and 3 will form a separate class, etc).

Our classes provide spiritual and cultural orientation to children and teens of the modern age. Swami Chinmayananda created the Bala Vihar system to enable parents to raise children with a reverence for Indian culture, to create self-confidence and inspire children to serve and act cheerfully. Bala Vihar provides children an atmosphere to grow with noble ideals and fulfil their potential.

Conducted by trained volunteers (sevaks), they conduct interactive and fun value education classes drawing from timeless Indian Scripture (Mahabharata, Bhagavatam, Puranas and the Ramayana), Vedic philosophy and other facets of Hindu culture.

The stories, games, celebration of festivals and creative activities enable children to connect with Indian culture in an engaging way. The Sanskrit prayers, bhajans and chanting give them a solid grounding in Hindu culture and the eternal values presented in story form are drawn from the vast gamut of Indian Scripture. To learn more, visit https://www.chinmayauk.org/bala-vihar/

Chinmaya Mission spreads the eternal and universal philosophy of life contained within the Bhagavad Geeta and the Upanishads, so children are introduced to Vedanta at Bala Vihar classes. In teaching the universal philosophy of Oneness (Advaita Vedanta), children are led to understand that while Hindu culture may appear to have many Gods, the Truth (God) is the one ultimate Reality, and thus it is one God appearing as many forms, as all things, as beings, and as the entire universe.

Chinmaya Mission also offer weekly Sanskrit and Chanting Classes. For details visit https://bit.ly/bvchanting and https://bit.ly/bvsanskrit

Chinmaya Mission exists to provide individuals from any background, the universal wisdom of Vedanta and the practical means for personal growth and development, enabling them to become positive contributors to society. We are registered charity in the UK (charity number: 1077622)