Many people look forward to the annual Feast for the Soul - an annual 40-day spiritual practice journey for self-discovery via mindfulness, meditation, and creating community. You can think of it as a personal retreat whereby you commit and immerse yourself in 40 days of spiritual practice from January 15 through February 23. Whether you meditate, dance, paint, practice yoga, or observe another spiritual practice, the Feast is a beautiful way to begin the new year with a more mindful and compassionate way of living. You are invited to join us in whatever way you can.

The Feast provides free resources, support, and teachings year round that you can access anytime, including the master meditation index which provides you with meditations, inspiration, and guidance from an array of teachers from many spiritual traditions around the globe. You are invited to participate in the Feast no matter where you are, what your spiritual practice is, or how experienced you feel.

When you do, you'll join the tens of thousands of people who join the Feast for 40 days, and be part of a community committed to creating more peace on this planet. Who you are and how you live creates a ripple effect. A smile, a compassionate act, a kind word, and a moment of connecting and truly being present with someone is often born from spiritual practice. You and your peacefulness are essential to creating more peace in the world. Now that's a good reason to join the Feast!

Establishing a daily spiritual practice

The Feast for the Soul exists to create and support a global community of individuals committed to sustaining a personal daily spiritual practice. People around the world are invited to observe the Feast, a 40-day spiritual practice period from January 15 to February 23, during which a faculty of spiritual guides and teachers from a variety of religious traditions and lineages offer guided meditations and discourses, and lend encouragement to Feast participants. It makes guided meditations and discourses available online free of charge year-round. The Feast is a cost-free intensive that everyone—regardless of spiritual tradition, path, or practice—is encouraged to observe in order to create more personal peace and world peace.

The Feast embraces all peaceful spiritual traditions and organizations, regardless of the imagined boundaries of creed, culture, and philosophical beliefs. It is observed annually by individuals committed to personal daily spiritual practice, with the aim of creating more peace on this planet. We each hold a vision of a world at peace and recognize that to have peace in the world, it is first essential to have peace in the heart.