​People come to Peace Village looking for a residential retreat experience, an opportunity to unplug from the world and turn their attention to inner reflection and practice.  When they arrive, they are welcomed by those who live and serve at Peace Village.  The Peace Village campus is housed in six buildings on 300 acres of woods and streams in the Catskill Mountains.   The facilities and the spiritual atmosphere of Peace Village are sustained by the residents and by the volunteer servers, experienced yogis, who come in from all over the world to support retreat guests.

Mohini Didi

ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD FOR THE BRAHMA KUMARIS

BK Mohini Panjabi is the Administrative and Spiritual Head of the Brahma Kumaris, the sixth female elder to lead this global movement since its founding in 1936. Journeying from post-Partition India to leading The Brahma Kumaris, BK Mohini Didi’s visionary leadership continues to make spirituality tangible, accessible, and deeply relevant. Before accepting this position, she spent more than six decades channeling silent strength, spiritual knowledge, and universal love as Regional head of the Americas region of the Brahma Kumaris, transforming countless lives, through her love of truth, natural dignity, and light.

Kala Iyengar

DIRECTOR OF PEACE VILLAGE

​The director of Peace Village is Kala Iyengar, a board certified pediatrician who chose in the middle of her career as a doctor to turn her attention from caring for the physical needs of her patients to attending to the spiritual needs of those in her connection.  Shortly after Peace Village opened in 1999, she moved from New York City to take up residency at Peace Village, where she serves as a spiritual and administrative guide and resource. Sister Kala has over thirty-five years of experience as a spiritual teacher.

Dorothy Steinfeld

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

​The director of programs for Peace Village is Dorothy Steinfeld, who moved to Peace Village when it first opened. Over thirty years ago she became a teacher of raj yoga and a spiritual resource with the Brahma Kumaris, putting her early career skills as a teacher and business entrepreneur to work in service of humanity. Over the years she has helped to assemble an experienced faculty of spiritual educators for spiritual seekers at all levels at Peace Village.