You enter into a beautiful garden with the rich smells of incents and flowers. Pacific Cultural Center is a relaxing and comfortable place to be. It doubles as a yoga studio based on the teachings of yogi Baba Hari Dass, who has been silent for the last 50 years. The Ashtanga yoga system is taught here.
There's a large space for rentals and events, but the calendar is generally booked. The events include Congolese dance, Indian temple dance, Afro-Brasilian dance, Guinean West African dance, lectures and classes.
Dzogchen Community West Coast is the western United States’ center of the international Dzogchen Community. The organization’s goal is to preserve and advance the teachings of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, who is a Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist master.
At the Dondrub Ling Center a few blocks north of the Ashby BART station on Adeline Street, there are events, workshops, yoga and dancing. For more information about Dzogchen or to see the schedule of events, order materials, donate or rent the Dondrub Ling Center, refer to the Web site.
Sukyo Mahikari of America in Altadena is a local center for spiritual development and personal growth. It is a place where spiritual teachers impart the universal principles of light energy, which is used for purifying and revitalising the spirit, mind and body. The center offers a variety of courses and all are welcome.
The Aetherius Society was founded in England in 1955 by Dr. George King and was incorporated in the U.S. in 1960. The Los Angeles church was founded in 1965 and is the American headquarters of the Aetherius Society. The church grounds are a series of bungalows surrounded by a gated four-foot wall forming a compound. A full schedule of services and activities is only available on request. To become a friend of the Aetherius Society you must purchase an annual subscription that costs $10, which includes a monthly email newsletter.
