At Ma’s Feet
A Monthly Community Prayer Circle
Come as you are. Bring what is on your heart. Be witnessed, be heard, and be held in prayer.
There are moments in life when we don't need advice, answers, or someone to tell us what to do. Sometimes, we simply need a space to speak what is on our hearts and know that someone is listening.
At Ma’s Feet is a free monthly online prayer circle offered through The Joyful Shelter, rooted in love and devotion to Sri Anandamayi Ma. This gathering is an invitation to come together in compassionate community, bringing our joys, worries, struggles, gratitude, and prayers into a shared space of loving presence.
Perhaps you are navigating a personal challenge, worrying about someone you love, struggling in your spiritual practice, or feeling overwhelmed by events unfolding in the world. Perhaps you wish to offer prayers for humanity, the Earth, your community, or someone whose name you carry quietly within you. Whatever brings you here, nothing is too small, too ordinary, or too great to bring into prayer.
All Faiths, All Hearts Welcome
At Ma’s Feet is rooted in devotion to Sri Anandamayi Ma, whom we recognize as a manifestation of the Divine. Our gatherings will naturally reflect this devotion through mantras, prayers, sacred readings, and the offering of our intentions at Her feet.
Yet this circle is open to everyone, regardless of faith, spiritual tradition, or belief. Whether your heart turns toward Krishna, Christ, Allah, Divine Mother, another expression of the Sacred, or you simply feel called to sit in a space of prayer and compassionate community, you are welcome here.
You do not need to know Sri Anandamayi Ma, share our devotional practices, or believe as we do. We ask only that each person come with an open heart and a willingness to honor the spiritual paths of others. We gather not to debate beliefs or persuade one another, but to listen, witness, and hold each other in prayer.
What to Expect
We will begin with opening mantras, words of assurance from Sri Anandamayi Ma, and a gentle invitation to settle into presence together. Each person who wishes to share will then be offered time to speak while the rest of us practice the sacred art of witnessing.
Rather than offering advice, commentary, or responses to one another's sharing, we will listen with compassion, allowing each person to be heard without judgment or the need to fix or change anything. There is no obligation to speak; you are equally welcome to join in silence, listen, and hold others in prayer.
Once everyone who wishes to share has been heard, we will gather our intentions together in collective prayer. Our closing may include sacred readings, reflections, and mantras, offering all that has been shared into Ma's loving presence.
A Prayer That Continues
For those who wish, names and prayer intentions may be placed into a special prayer jar kept on my personal altar. These names and intentions will remain there, held in continued prayer beyond our time together. In this way, our gathering becomes more than a monthly meeting; it becomes an ongoing offering of love, remembrance, and devotion.
Come Just as You Are
There is nothing you need to prepare or bring. Make yourself comfortable, perhaps with a warm cup of tea, your favorite beverage, or a little snack.
All that is asked is that we approach one another with kindness, compassion, respect, and a willingness to listen. To honor the trust of those gathered, we ask that personal stories shared within the circle be treated with care and not repeated or recorded.
Gathering Details
First Gathering: Saturday, December 12, 2026
When: Second Saturday of each month
Time: 4:00–5:30 PM Eastern Time
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Completely free
Duration: Approximately 60–90 minutes, depending on attendance
May we gather at Ma's feet, bringing all that we carry into Her presence, remembering that we need not carry it alone.
All hearts are welcome.