2026 SRF World Convocation
Aug 2-8, 2026
Join us for a transformative weeklong program on the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, offered free of charge.
Explore the timeless teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and reclaim your oneness with God — ever new joy, love, and peace.
We warmly welcome you to our website. The Christchurch Meditation Circle of Self-Realization Fellowship is a branch of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda to disseminate the scientific method of Kriya Yoga Meditation.
If you want to know more about SRF and the Kriya Yoga teachings, we suggest reading Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. This spiritual classic is available for sale at SRF’s online Bookstore. You may also like to read the Aims and Ideals of Self-Realization Fellowship or SRF's Frequently Asked Questions.
We warmly invite you to join our Meditation Services at the Christchurch Centre at Risingholme Homestead (22 Cholmondeley Ave, Opawa, Christchurch, NZ). For our upcoming dates and times, visit our Services Calendar. We look forward to meeting you.
Paramahansa Yogananda often referred to the Kriya Yoga path as “the highway to the Infinite” and the means for attaining direct personal experience of God.


The pioneering father of Yoga in the West, Yogananda has uplifted the lives of millions through his Self-Realization Fellowship teachings.
The universal teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda offer a science of spiritual exploration – one that enables us to create for ourselves spiritually harmonious lives, and to contribute to a more compassionate and peaceful world.

Aug 2-8, 2026
Join us for a transformative weeklong program on the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, offered free of charge.
May 10 , 2026
Join us in conmemorating the birth of our beloved Sri Yukteswar. Please bring a flower and a donation.