Building a Future - creating a new world. Autumn 2019 witnessed the start of a construction project quite unique in its qualities and purpose. The dedicated intentions behind this project will ensure that the vibrational quality of this building, and the whole estate i...

WEEK 7 - 16-20 December - The weather was mostly dry this week, which meant that the bricklayers could complete the blockwork substructure and form the supporting walls for the special underground Chamber. Keep up to date with Project ‘Build a future’...

WEEK 6 - 9-15 December - an important addition of the construction phase is a special underground Chamber being constructed directly below the plinth and Murti. You can see in the pictures that the chamber has been excavated ready to receive the concrete base. Keep up...

WEEK 5 - 2-8 December - This week the team was shuttering and re-concreting the strip foundations to level the site ready for blockwork. Keep up to date with Project 'Build a Future'...

WEEK 4 – 25 November - 1 December. More rain, more mud, but good progress on creating pad foundations for the glulam beam super-structure to sit on. Plus research, design and cost the installation of the special underground chamber...Keep up to date with Project ‘Build...

WEEK 3 –18-24 November - A unique factor in the design of the building was the need to avoid using metal as much as possible, which would interfere with the flow of vibrations with the Hall and surroundings. A structure made from Glulam beams was chosen for the main su...

WEEK 2 – 11-17 November - Our construction work for the meditation hall and public facilities continues this week and the foundation is being prepared as well as the structural support system for the Glulam timber framework. This is being built in preparation for insta...

WEEK 1 – 11-17 November - So the building work finally begins on our long awaited and long prepared for Guru Shakti Dham – this special Meditation Hall - a sacred space to experience the inner journey. Keep up to date with all our Project 'Build a Future' posts...

Our Fire Ceremony at the Ashram this month marked the 11th Anniversary of the arrival of the Murti (Energised statue) in the UK and initiated a year of concentrated effort towards the build and inauguration of the Guru Shakti Dham by Swamiji in October 2020. Read more...

Read an update from the UK Ashram Building Team on the significant work continuing in the background to allow us to build the Guru Shakti Dham and the way the design work is developing, following Swamiji’s direction, which is creating a beautiful internal space. Chris...