Mill Village

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, is a small, remote community nestled along the Medway River, surrounded by dense forests and untouched natural beauty. Despite its remoteness, Mill Village retains a close-knit community spirit, with historic homes and local traditions preserving its character. Mill Village is located in Queens County where many make their living—and have for decades—fishing the Atlantic Ocean. Mill Village is a 12-minute drive to the Sahaja Yoga Centre in Liverpool and is about an hour and a half from the Halifax International Airport

Nova Scotia

Mill Village is located in Atlantic Canada, within the country’s second-smallest province, Nova Scotia (“New Scotland”). The province offers an ideal environment for a Sahaj school, having been blessed by Mother Nature with abundant nature and pure air (75% of the province is covered in forest.) Deemed “Canada’s Ocean Playground,” Nova Scotia is surrounded to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and is decorated with empty beaches and 3,800 coastal islands. Necessarily, it is home to 160 lighthouses.

Captivating night view of Peggy’s Point Lighthouse under a starry sky in Canada.
“We have to be like a beautiful tower of light. Like a lighthouse.”

~Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Picturesque waterfall amidst vibrant autumn foliage on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

Three national parks are located in the province. Kejimkujik National Park is about the size of Vienna, is only an hour from the Mill Village school, and offers hiking, canoeing, seal watching, sky gazing, and camping. Life in rural Nova Scotia, particularly on the South Shore (where Mill Village is located) enjoys a relatively slow and relaxed pace. Things are not rushed.

Nova Scotia is known for its safe, friendly, welcoming culture, a culture which also bears the mark of the Mi’kmaq First Nation, made up of descendants of Nova Scotia’s original indigenous inhabitants.

Canada

Canadian flag waving atop a scenic mountain view with blue skies and lush greenery.
“I would request some of you to go to Canada because it’s a very beautiful place and we have very beautiful Sahaja Yogis”

~Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Guru Puja, 2008

Canada has favorable visa laws for students and volunteers, and the Canadian education system is widely respected around the world and has many qualities that fit well with a Sahaj approach to schooling.

There is also a great benefit in locating a Sahaj school in an English-speaking country (French is also a national language of Canada, but Nova Scotia is primarily an English-speaking province).