Namaste,

Happy New Year! 2018 is upon us with new hope and plans! We embark on our first Balvihar class this Sunday Jan 7th. Fortunately the weather has been merciful on us so far. We are looking at frigid temperatures and blistery winds, but this is normal for Lehigh Valley at this time of the year.

Please start early and drive safe on Sunday morning. Our mantrochaar will start at 9:45 am and Aarti will be at 10:00. Classes begin immediately after that.

Satsangh : We are gearing up for Uttarayan festival and in relevance to that, we will be learning the benefits of Surya Namaskara Yoga asana.  Surya Namaskar is the best early morning exercise that we can do for a fantastic start of the day! Hopefully Balvihar students will incorporate this helpful tool in their lives the same way they were impressed by  Brain Yoga.
 We welcome Shri. Rajesh Chinnawar to show us the asanas. Sumedhaji and Rajeshji represent Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh and serve towards making Indian American communities understand more about our culture.

Balvihar Cafe Menu : Idli, Vada, Plain, Cheese and Masala Dosa. 
 

Namaste,

Its that time of the year when we collectively gather our blessings and share our love with the community. HTS Balvihar will have Toy Drive drop off at Lehigh Valley Hospital on Dec 22nd 2 pm. 

If your donations have not reached us yet, please bring your gift wrapped toys to the LVH Cedar Crest Blvd lobby tomorrow. Just like last year, we will gather together and chant AUM mantra five times. We pray for the healing and sick, their families and the staff who help them through this process.
 

Our visit will be under 15 minutes, so please be punctual.  We will be all dressed in our HTS Balvihar Hoodies. Thank you for your generosity. HTS Balvihar "Diwali to Christmas" Toy drive is always a happy joyful way to kick off the winter break!  Happy Holidays! 

Namaste,

Good luck to all Balvihar students for their midterms. Please make sure kids have at least two sharpened pencils, erasers and sharpener in their pencil case. A clipboard is sometimes a helpful item for the students when the teachers expect the papers to be returned for grading.


Parents are requested to attend the Parent Teacher meeting on Dec 17th from 11:30 - 11:45 am in the basement. If you have any concern, questions or suggestions this would be the perfect time to bring the points out for the community to share and we can all find the solutions. Please refer to the FAQ page on our HTS Balvihar website so that we can focus on new queries.
http://www.balviharallentown.org/faq.html
While you are in the meeting, students will be in the temple area interacting with Religion 5 students. A religion quiz with prizes!
Please note, a few teachers might not be available for P&T due to family commitments, you may email them directly.


From 2018, we will be focusing on learning about a Bhagwan every Satsangh session. We invite the Balvihar students to volunteer to research upon a  topic from the list provided at request and share their presentation skills with the rest of the assembly during Satsangh. Presentation can be up to 10 minutes long. Use of a slide presentation is optional.


We also invite parents to share their area of expertise, service or interest with the community. This networking not only creates awareness of each other's talents it brings forth a possibility to lean on each other for guidance. 


This Sunday will be our last day of " Diwali to Christmas "  Toy Drive. Thank you for your generosity. Happy Holidays!


Balvihar Cafe Menu : Vada, Idli, Cheese Dosa, Masala Dosa, Plain Dosa.

Namaste,

Namaste,


We have Balvihar Class on Sunday December 3rd. This will be the last class before the midterms. So please make a point to bring your kids on time and encourage them to take notes.

We are looking forward to donations for Diwali to Christmas. Please remind your children to consider being involved for this initiative.

Satsangh : 

Our second session for Mental  health awareness will be during Satsangh. Last class conducted by Sapan Shah was a great success. This is a helpful tool for our children as well as parents to take a self check as we stay in the busy routine of schedule driven lives.

Menu : Idli, Vada, Plain Dosa, Cheese Dosa.