We’re moving!

Today we took possession of our new facility here in Brisbane. It is at 231 Albert St, 3rd floor. It is 220 square meters, an entire floor - with air conditioning throughout.

We’ve outgrown the existing Loft facility, and the lack of facilities there have been very hard for the past year - no discussion room, no dining room, no kitchen (we’ve been sharing with Govinda’s restaurant - thanks guys!), no storage facility. In spite of these obstacles we were still getting 20 - 30 people a night!

With the new place we’ll be able to take it to the next level. Big ups to Param Satya and Acyuta Bhava for scouting the place, and props to everyone who weighed in to help us grab it before someone else could snatch it up - you know who you are.

Along with the move we’re changing the name - “the Loft” is soooo yesterday (as I joked the day we decided to change it). It was good in 1996 when it was a small place upstairs in Newmarket with Celestine Prophecy discussions. Now we need something that more powerfully encapsulates our brand. Right now we’re in negotiations for the Australian rights for a particular name, so I’ll unveil that once we get confirmation.

It feels like 1998 all over again in many senses, when we first opened what is now Gaura Yoga in Wellington. The same challenges - Param Satya will probably come in at the last minute on our opening night with the plates again…

Anyway, Krishna consciousness is ever fresh.

Of course any move means change and uncertainty. There have been some rumours that we will be dropping the Sunday Feast, or moving the Sunday Feast somewhere else, and probably a whole lot of other ideas. Let me clear up any confusion on that right now:

The Sunday Feast continues at Govinda’s, and we’ll continue to contribute as we have been doing, and to move things ahead as they have been moving. There are no plans to drop the Sunday Feast or move it elsewhere. This is not division, it’s multiplication. We are expanding the preaching facility in the city.

So now you’ve heard it from the horse’s mouth. Hey, I’m always ready to tell people about what we’re doing. That’s what I do best. If anyone ever has any queries or inquiries, just get in touch with me.

OK, so check out the photos of the new place.