Daily Routine of Novices

• Morning shrine communal bhakti

• Morning ablutions and living quarter maintenance.

• Morning meditation, yoga and jnana

• Community meal preparation and breakfast

• Gardens and exterior maintenance and cultivation, community work, etc.

• Midday meal preparation and lunch

• Culture & secular skills, life skills, soft skills, social advocating

• Evening spirituality sessions (yoga/dance/ritual/prayers for the community at large/etc.)

• Evening snack/meal

• Night time shrine communal bhakti

There are always designated wash days, town days, excursion days, commerce days, etc. but differ from one satsang to another. In SE Asia and other warm countries the day starts very early in the morning, with a break when the heat is at its worst, and life gets busy in the evening.