Ashram Balmoral – NSW

Balmoral Ashram

Railway Pde Balmoral Village New South Wales

    Getting to Balmoral   In 1997, while in residence at No 10 Clarence Street in Burwood, HH Shri Mataji suggested finding a property out of the city in a quiet country area for Yogis to come together to enjoy and benefit from the nature, and She led inquiries to  Balmoral located around 1.5 hours’ drive southwest of Sydney, midway to Canberra, in a quiet village of rural homesteads, farming and orchard properties. When the 13.27 Hectare (132,700 m²) site was purchased, it only had a farmhouse, and over the years the NSW and other Collectives have transformed the site with a number of buildings, two water storage dams, and planted hundreds of trees and shrubs creating very pleasant and soothing gardens, gently blending into the native bushland and home to local birds and animals. The property now has a large meditation hall, commercial style kitchen, store and cool rooms, caretakers’ cottages and sheds and a dedicated camping area and sports grounds, children’s play areas and carparks. A caretaker family live on site and work to maintain and upgrade services and keep the property looking beautiful. A cottage is dedicated as HH Shri Mataji’s spiritual home where Her bedroom, bathroom and lounge are all lovingly maintained by dedicated local Yogis, and Her spiritual presence is very pronounced. Balmoral is our major National Country Property and is home to regular celebrations by NSW and ACT Yogis. Yuvas, children and family camps, and large numbers of interstate and international Yogis come together at Easter and other times for multi day celebrations. HH Shri Mataji’s attention and protection of the property was evident when severe bushfires razed the surrounding area and the flames stopped just before reaching any of Her buildings.  Over the years various options have been considered for the property including a Proposed Residential Village, a Sahaja Yoga School and various extensions to the Meditation Hall.