The anniversary was celebrated over two days with an Abhishekum to Nandi and Kumbum pujas to Lord Somaskanda, Lord Ganesh and various other aspects of the Divine. We held a beautiful and [...]

The Hospice is the main charitable work of our mother ashram Skanda Vale — a free palliative care hospice, founded by the ashram and run largely by volunteers. On 12th September, sixteen people [...]

The perfect summer weather allowed us to keep the temple doors wide open during the retreat. As we sat close together, we listened to the residents share honest, often funny stories about life in the [...]

Supporting Skanda Vale Hospice We Did It – Together! What an adventure! Our target was £10,000 – and thanks to the amazing support of 211 donors, we raised more than that. This was [...]

During our Day of Open Doors, visitors enjoyed insights into the daily life and spiritual background of Somaskanda Ashram. Flowers, music, [...]

During our retreat in March, participants strapped on their snowshoes and set out into the mountains – in search of the Divine in the late-winter landscape.They felt a deep connection to the Divine through the [...]

On a perfect Saturday in September, friends of Skanda Vale Hospice took on the Two Peaks Challenge Switzerland, hiking 11km at altitudes of up to 2450m and climbing the two peaks Glattwang and Mattlishorn. The [...]

View this account of a vel puja at Somaskanda Ashram recorded last summer. The bhajan "Sharavana Shiva Kumara" is sung by Swami Satyananda, the oldest member of our monastic community. All images and music produced [...]