Free Meditation Courses 2026
April Courses
Held from 6:00pm – 7:30pm each night, free admission.
Meditation: Four Popular Topics
Monday April 20: The four pillars and paths of yoga
Thursday April 23: Discovering the spiritual heart
Monday April 27 (Anzac Monday): Reincarnation
Thursday April 30: The 7 secrets of meditationDown through the ages the wisdom-teachings of humanity’s great spiritual teachers runs like a river of knowledge, inspirational and timeless, reminding us of our deeper quest for happiness and peace and the methods of achieving these goals.
The four evenings above share some of these essentials, with guest speakers introducing meditation practices, a wide canvas of spiritual paths, and sharing insights and personal experiences about the soul’s journey. While each evening is a stand alone topic, we recommend you view these sessions as a four part single course, each evening building on previous sessions. Free admission.Venue: The Sri Chinmoy Centre community space, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Inquiries/Registration: 0221887432
Or use the contact page below.Other Upcoming Events
Monday May 11th 7:30pm: A free Peace Concert – ‘Songs of the Soul’. Held on the waterfront on Tamaki Drive – Fergs Kayaks loft, 12 Tamaki Drive, Orakei, Auckland.
Each life is a journey, both an outer and inner one – music brings us back to the inner journey, reminding us of our deeper purpose, our quest for happiness and peace. Our Monday evening free concert shares spiritual songs, interactive mantras, an opportunity to experience a calm mind and a meditative, peaceful stillness….
All welcome, admission free. Registration encouraged to ensure seating: text/call : 0221887432
Meditation New Courses: updated regularly on this site.
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Get in touch!
If you are interested in any of the above classes, you can send us a message.
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
