55. Best L.A. Site for Meditating in a Dutch Windmill

It's currently award season in L.A.  In honor of the season I've created Bjork's Best Sights L.A. Award for "Best Site L.A. for Meditating in a Dutch Windmill".  Okay, you may imagine there were very few nominees in the running for this award.  Regardless, the winner is the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) Lake Shrine located at 17300 West Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, California.  

Not only is the SRF Lake Shrine the best place to meditate in a dutch windmill in Los Angeles, but if you have been following my award winners series to date you might first decide to experience my winner for "Best Beach Reveal".  Then you may consider traveling north on the PCH to experience my winner for "Coke, Smile, Taco and Million Dollar View".  Then as fortune would have it you would simply follow Sunset Boulevard east less than a mile.  Ta Da!  You are at the SRF Lake Shrine.

The entrance is on the south side of Sunset Boulevard, which means it is to your right.  Due to all the wonderful trees that line the street and always seem to be full and green, the sign and entrance to the Lake Shrine is a little hard to see from the road.

Parking is free.  The Windmill Chapel and grounds are open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  The grounds are closed on Mondays and holidays, and are usually closed during rainy weather.  Please call in advance if there is rain.  310.454.4114

The approximately 10-acre sanctuary is non-denominational.  In addition to meditation in the Windmill Chapel, there is flora, fauna, fish, foliage and more.  On some visits I've also seen hummingbirds and kissing turtles or should I say turtles kissing.  At least it appeared as if they were kissing.

The SRF Lake Shrine includes the only natural spring-fed lake within the city of Los Angeles.  The history of SRF Lake Shrine is interesting, as is the small museum included on the property with houses some of Paramahansa Yogananda's, founder of SRF and author of "Autobiography of a Yogi", keepsakes.

Personally my favorite time to visit is Saturday morning.  This is the only time you may find the House Boat on the property open meditation and/or perusing.

I love this place.  Not only does it feel good to celebrate this L.A. site, in my mind it is an honor.