Hilda Charlton

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Hilda Charlton
Born	1906 London, England
Died	January 29, 1988 New York City, NY, USA
Occupation	Dancer, Spiritual Teacher

Hilda Charlton was a spiritual teacher, author, dancer, and healer who taught classes in meditation and prayer in New York City for 23 years.^[1]

1 Biography
2 Books
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Hilda was born in London in 1906, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was 4 years old. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Los Angeles, California. At the age of 18, she began performing as a modern dancer. For the next 20 years, she danced and taught in the San Francisco area.^[1]

Hilda toured India as a dancer from 1947 to 1950, and stayed in India for fifteen more years, studying eastern mysticism and meditation. She met and was guided by great spiritual masters, including Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, Sri Mahadevananda of Bombay, and Sri Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi.^[1]

Hilda settled in New York City upon returning to America. She became a spiritual teacher at the request of people she met, and over the years her classes grew in size from two people to more than a thousand. The location was moved from a students apartment to the basement of St. Luke's Church. In 1976, the location was moved to the nave and later to the Synod House of the cathedral of St. John the Divine.^[1]

Hilda was a friend of Rudi (Swami Rudrananda), and was an invited guest at his meditation sessions held in New York City in the 1960s and early 1970s.^[2]

Her teachings incorporated the fundamental principles of the world's religions and she spoke of the importance of a life of giving and forgiving, unconditional love, and remembrance of God.^[1]

She died in New York City on January 29, 1988.^[1]