WELCOME Om
An Intermystical Temple and Interspiritual Community in the Heart of Upstate NY where sacred traditions meet, and hearts unite in devotion, creativity, and connection.
Welcome
Welcome Om is more than a place; it’s a vibration, a call to return to your sacred essence. Our sanctuary is a living mandala where devotion, creativity, and spiritual exploration meet.
Here, we gather to honor the many paths to the Divine, weaving together the sacred threads of mantra, movement, meditation, art, and play. This is a space to come home to yourself, to remember, and to share in the beautiful unfolding of our shared journey.
PRACTICE WITH US
Join us each week for movement, devotion, and community.
Come for one practice or stay for the morning.
Paths of Practice
Integral Hatha Yoga with Michele
Come Home to Your Body
Experience the wisdom of a living yoga practice in a class designed to nourish body, mind, and heart. Michele blends Integral Hatha Yoga with pranayama, mindful movement, chanting, Yoga Nidra, yin yoga, meditation, and moments of joyful play – including occasional Doga (Dog Yoga), where our (well-behaved) four-legged friends are welcome to join the practice.
Each class is accessible to all ages and experience levels, offering modifications and guidance so everyone can practice safely and confidently. Whether you’re seeking strength, flexibility, relaxation, healing, or a deeper spiritual connection, you’ll find a welcoming community and a practice that supports your unique journey.
Weekly Schedule
Monday, Wednesday & Saturday
9:00–10:15 AM
Drop-In • $20
First Class Free
Qi Gong with Dancing Leaf
Cultivate Your Life Force
Qi Gong is the practice of remembering that healing begins from within.
Through gentle movement, conscious breathing, meditation, and the cultivation of life-force energy, we awaken the body’s natural intelligence and restore harmony to the mind, body, and spirit. Each class offers a peaceful space to slow down, quiet the nervous system, release stagnant energy, and reconnect with the wisdom that already lives within you.
Rooted in the timeless principles of Chinese medicine, this practice supports greater vitality, resilience, emotional balance, and ease. More than exercise, Qi Gong is a moving meditation—a way of cultivating presence and learning to live in relationship with your own energy.
Whether you are new to Qi Gong or have practiced for years, you are warmly welcomed. Come as you are and leave feeling more grounded, open, and alive.
Weekly Schedule
Tuesday, Friday & Sunday
9:00–10:15 AM
Drop-In • $20
First Class Free
Resounding Devotion with Tara Samadhi
Awaken the Voice of the Heart
Resounding Devotion is a living practice of sacred sound, mantra, meditation, silence, and authentic voice. Through chanting, breath, deep listening, and shared presence, we discover that the voice is more than something we use—it is a doorway into prayer, healing, creativity, and connection.
You don’t need to be a singer or have any musical experience. This is not about performing or sounding perfect. It is about remembering that every voice carries something sacred. Together we explore vibration as a pathway to presence, allowing sound to quiet the mind, open the heart, and awaken a deeper relationship with ourselves and one another.
Whether you come to sing, meditate, listen, or simply rest in the vibration, you are welcome exactly as you are.
Monday–Friday
10:45–11:45 AM
Suggested Donation
Morning Practice
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
9:00–10:30 AM
Movement Practice
Yoga or Qi Gong
A different offering each day.
Drop-In: $20
First class free.
10:45-11:45 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Resounding Devotion Sounding Practice
A daily temple practice of mantra, meditation, sacred sound, breath, and silence.
Suggested Donation
Come for one offering, or stay for the full morning.
NO CLASSES ON THURSDAYS
Thursday Evening
6:30–7:45 PM
Resounding Devotion: Community Sing
with Tara Samadhi & Guests
An evening of mantra, sacred song, listening, and shared devotion.
Suggested Donation
Friday Creative Collective
Fridays • Times Vary
Creativity is a form of devotion.
Join us for an ever-evolving evening of art, music, improv, storytelling, movement, film, hands-on workshops, community projects, and creative play.
Every Friday is different. Some evenings are planned, while others emerge organically from the gifts of our community.
Check the Events Calendar to see what’s happening this week.
OUR Vision
At Welcome Om, we hold the vision of a community that breathes unity and radiates love. A space where:
- Devotional practices like chanting, kirtan, and sacred sound create a resonance of healing.
- Creative expression through art and movement opens portals to our deepest truths.
- Teachings from luminous guides—gurus, lamas, philosophers, and mystics—illuminate the way.
- Shared meals, sacred circles, and intentional gatherings weave the fabric of connection.
This is a sanctuary for the soul, where the ancient and the modern meet, and where we walk together toward the infinite.
MONTHLY RhYTHM And Flow
SACRED OFFERINGS
Every event at Welcome Om is an invitation to step into the sacred.
- Kirtans & Chanting Circles: Raise your voice in devotion and awaken the heart’s deepest longing.
- Meditation & Sound Alchemy: Be held in the stillness where transformation begins.
- Wisdom Workshops: Receive the nectar of teachings from world-renowned guides, lamas, and teachers.
- Embodied Creativity: Move, paint, sing, and play as offerings to the Divine.
- Community Gatherings: Break bread, share stories, and create a tapestry of belonging.
Explore the rhythms of our offerings on the Events Calendar.
An Invitation to Serve: Build the Temple
In every sacred endeavor, there is an opportunity to give, to serve, to create something timeless. The temple we are building is both within and around us. And we need your hands, your heart, your gifts.
How You Can Serve:
- Building & Restoration: Help us create a sacred space that inspires awe and belonging.
- Gardening & Stewardship: Tend the earth with us, honoring its sacred rhythms.
- Event Offerings: Support the unfolding of kirtans, workshops, and sacred gatherings.
- Creative Expressions: Share your gifts in art, music, or design to beautify the vision.
When we build together, we weave a tapestry of devotion. If you feel called to offer your energy, email us at [your email] or visit our [Volunteer Portal].
The Founders: Weaving the Dream of Welcome Om
Welcome Om is a creation born from the hearts of Tāra Samādhi and her mother, Michele , two souls deeply connected by their shared devotion to art, spirituality, and community.
Tāra Samādhi walks a mystical path, blending the wisdom of Vajrayāna Buddhism, Bhakti, Śrī Vidyā, and the sacred medicines of the earth. As a spiritual guide, healer, and visionary, Tāra holds the space for Welcome Om to blossom as a sanctuary where seekers can come home to themselves and the Divine.
Michele, a lifelong artist and seeker, has spent decades weaving magic into the worlds of art and play. As the founder of Unframed Artists Gallery, she has nurtured creativity and connection within her community. Her love for theater, storytelling, dolphins, and all things water reflects her deep reverence for life’s beauty and flow. Michele has been a yogi since the 1970s, bringing the wisdom of practice and presence into every aspect of her life.
Together, Tāra and Michele embody the heart of Welcome Om. Their shared vision brings together a community devoted to sacred exploration, artistic expression, and loving connection. Through their leadership, Welcome Om is becoming a living, breathing temple, a place where all who enter are invited to co-create, heal, and awaken.