Tool Kit for Calm
A three-evening meditation introduction. Free admission.
When: October 14, 21, 28. 7:00pm-8:30pm nightly.
Where: Sri Chinmoy Centre Community Space, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden
This free intensive course provides an excellent package of skills and guided meditations designed to help you regain control of the mind and find the peaceful stillness that we all have within. The three evenings form a structured, progressive workshop, so no admission after the second evening please. Toolkit for Calm will cover a wide canvas of meditation skills; the four main branches of yoga and their teachings; the essentials of establishing a successful home practice; and offer lots of question & answer opportunities to help with the challenges of developing inner peace.
Our guest teacher has authored several books on meditation and spiritual topics and taught meditation in many countries – he is always enthusiastic in sharing his own insights and love of meditation during these popular evening workshops.
All welcome, registration is encouraged to ensure seating. No admission after the second session as this is a structured course. To register, use the contact page below, or call / text via whatsapp to: 021 892 153.
Renewal
A Meditation Experience
A free Sunday workshop, November 9 th , 10:00am – 1:30pm
Human beings are always evolving, learning – our life is already our spiritual path. We go from a little happiness to a widening happiness, a little peace to a deepening peace, from a little love to a greater capacity for love, compassion, kindness. Meditation is the fast track in this evolution.
Our Sunday half-day course will share a fresh understanding of meditation and feature a wide range of practices and methods – including breathwork, mantras and music, heart centre techniques, the four principle paths of yoga, the essential ABC’s for successful practice.
Renewal will get you re-inspired about your life – your only requirement is a wish for happiness, inner peace, newness, a belief in your ability to reimagine your life.
Speakers include: Dr Toshala Elliot (music/mantras); Dan Rubin (health/fitness); Jogyata Dallas (meditation skills); Simahin Pierce (stories, Q&A session).
Venue: 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Registration: Free admission, but registration is required to monitor numbers. Please register on the contact form below or call / text to: 0221887432.
We will contact you about an optional snack lunch offer. There will be ongoing free continuation evenings for those wishing to proceed further and wanting regular group practice sessions.Beginner’s Meditation
Our end of year four evening workshop
Four evenings, Nov. 17, 20, 24, 27; 6:30pm – 8:00pm
For those starting out, this free evening course introduces the techniques and essential steps in learning meditation, quietening the chatter in the mind, finding the still space within where we can find peacefulness. Admission free, no prior experience needed.
The venue is a lovely upstairs room on Dominion Rd, Mt Eden – no need to bring anything as seating options are all provided. No admission after the second evening please, as this is a 4-part structured course, consecutive Mondays and Thursdays.
Venue: 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Registration: Free admission, but registration is required to monitor numbers. Please register on the contact form below or call / text to:
0221887432.
There will be ongoing free continuation evenings for those wishing to proceed further and seeking regular group practice sessions.
Get in touch!
If you are interested in any of the above classes, you can send us a message below
Meditation FAQ
This Q&A comes from a very nice recent meditation interview with course instructor Jogyata Dallas, shared with Verve magazine:
Our class instructors
Meet a few of our regular class-giving team here in Auckland (We also frequently invite guests from abroad, so do keep an eye out for them!)
Jogyata Dallas
Jogyata has taught meditation for over 30 years and is the author of several books about the subject and his encounters and experiences with Sri Chinmoy. He lives in Auckland but teaches in many other countries. His workshops combine humor, personal anecdotes and guided meditations and reflect his sincere love of his subject.
More articles and videos by Jogyata:
- On this site: What is Meditation, Experiences of Meditation
- On other sites: Jogyata’s online Meditation Course at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
- NZ Herald article: Twelve Questions
Preetidutta Thorpe
Preetidutta has been a national level sailor and still loves the ocean as a place for meditation and happiness. She’s an adventurer, marathoner, trail runner and longtime meditator, and a member of a relay team that carries a peace torch around New Zealand and the Pacific islands every year to promote world peace. She runs free introductory courses in Auckland every year.
Hridayinee has studied and practised meditation for many years and shared her love of meditation in workshops offered throughout several countries.
She brings mantras and music to her courses and belongs to several Auckland a capella performing music groups. “Emptying the mind and finding stillness is difficult for most people – music fills the mind, displaces thought and replaces it with beauty…”
Daniel Rubin
A trail runner and fitness enthusiast, Daniel shares his love of nature with guided meditations that draw on images from nature and landscape.
He covers a wide range of meditation techniques with a focus on practice.
Some of spiritual master Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy can be explored here: www.srichinmoy.org
I meditate
So that my mind
Cannot complicate
My lifeSri Chinmoy
Preetidutta Thorpe
Hridayinee Williams
