About this Event
Dates and times
Saturday, April 18th, 3pm-6pm
Sunday, April 19th, 10am-6pm (break from 1pm-3pm)
Attendees are encouraged to attend the full weekend, but are also welcome to drop in at any time during the weekend. Please RSVP for the day that you will be attending.
Event Details
Christopher Murphy, author, teacher, and founder of Three Awakenings, returns to NYC as part of his 2026 Northeast teaching tour. This free weekend workshop will include lectures, guided instruction, and Q&A, exploring inner alchemy, prayer, and meditation—three core paths found across many spiritual traditions. Drawing on teachings from around the world, this weekend offers practical and profound guidance for serious householder aspirants seeking depth in their spiritual practice.
Christopher is a knowledgeable and dedicated teacher with over two decades of training under the guidance of authentic Yogic, Taoist, Sufi, and Buddhist masters. Supported by strong and living lineages, he has offered hundreds of students clear and grounded instruction for developing their spiritual path. In 2024, he privately published the book Three Awakenings: Mind, Energy & Deity, which details practices for core spiritual development. He is currently working on another book, The Consensus of the Sages.
Anyone is welcome to this workshop. Attending this event is a prerequisite for new students to attend the schoolwide Three Awakenings Annual Retreat in October 2026.
Location
This year, the workshop will take place at the (formerly known as Serenity Retreat Center), at 243 West 30th St., 10th Floor, between 7th and 8th Ave. The center is a peaceful refuge in the heart of the city, close to Penn Station and Herald Square, and only a few blocks from the A, C, E, B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W, and 1 trains.
Free Admission
Our aim is, as always, that as many students as possible can access these spiritual teachings without being limited by financial obstacles. Therefore, we are happy to offer this event entirely free of charge. Donations to support these efforts are deeply appreciated, and can be offered in person or ahead of the event by .
RSVPs are required as early as possible, since space is limited. Please reserve a spot here to let us know whether you'll be coming.
Testimonials from previous NYC retreats
“As a life long practitioner of meditation and student of metaphysics, I found the experience of being with Christopher Murphy for a weekend in New York City inspiring, informative and dynamic. Although only half my age, Christopher has clearly attained a rarified level of awareness, seemingly honed through years of dedicated practice. He spoke extemporaneously about the unifying wisdom of humanity’s classical spiritual traditions, drawing upon (among others) Buddhist, Hindu, and Platonic teachings, and went on to introduce the groundwork for our own attainment of this wisdom and knowledge in a way particularly suitable to the daily life of a 21st-century Westerner. His approach is both humorous and practical. Meditating with him is beyond transformative. I have been a student of just one spiritual path for more than fifty years. After experiencing Christopher’s lectures in New York City, I feel that working with him can reinforce and revitalize my current spiritual practice without contradicting it.”
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"It was a truly beautiful experience to come together as a group of spiritual seekers and receive such profound teachings. Somehow, simply being near Chris for even a short time seemed to awaken something within me, prompting me to take my practice much more seriously. I encourage anyone who feels called to attend these deeply transformative teachings to do so if given the opportunity. I’m incredibly grateful for the experience, and I know it’s only the beginning."
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“I recently participated in the NYC workshop, and it was a truly enriching experience. The event was well organized, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere where I met kind and intelligent people. The teachings were both profound and accessible, thoughtfully tailored to accommodate participants with a wide range of backgrounds and levels of knowledge. Christopher skillfully addressed a diverse array of questions with clarity and insight. I left the workshop feeling deeply informed, supported, and genuinely cared for by Christopher and the Three Awakenings team.”
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“I feel lucky to have spent a day plus in a program with Christopher Murphy. It was a banquet of spiritual truths and wisdom. He can speak on a wide variety of spiritual paths and I appreciate his deep rooting in Platonic philosophy. In addition he is approachable, down to earth, has a great sense of humor, and able to answer questions from students from many different paths. I am a serious student of philosophy and meditation and have been practicing and studying with one particular teacher for over 50 years. Even though I know there are other incredible spiritual teachers on our planet, this is the first one, other than my teacher, that I have had the privilege to come across and interact with. He shares his wisdom and speaks such truth in an understandable way. I do think he is for serious seekers only, those who are ready to devote time to their spiritual practices.”
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“The NYC events were attended by a group of sincere and attentive spiritual seekers, some who have been practitioners for a long time, and some curious newcomers. I was floored by the scope of Christopher’s knowledge and his generosity in sharing his profound teachings freely with many people. I strongly encourage anyone who can make it to attend these transformative teachings by a genuine teacher who is an expert on the spiritual sciences and philosophies of many traditions. It is a rare gift to encounter this sort of wisdom in this day and age.”
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“I feel so grateful for Chris Murphy's generosity of spirit to come to NYC to share his Samadhi and teachings with us."
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bhakti Marga NYC temple, 243 West 30th Street, New York, United States
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