July Courses – Meditation: Toolkit For Calm

When: July 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31.  7pm – 8:30pm nightly.

Venue: Sri Chinmoy Centre, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.

Inner peace, simplicity and happiness have always been there inside us, qualities of our heart and soul that are often hidden and lost beneath the busy
complexities of our mind. This free six-evening course covers the essential
techniques in learning and mastering meditation, rediscovering the inner life and restoring clarity and calm. Our guest presenter is Jogyata Dallas, who has taught workshops on meditation in many countries and authored several books about the subject and his own personal experiences.
Each evening introduces new material and meditation exercises that encourage stillness in the mind, body and breath; mantras and chants; the principle branches of yoga; and examines the seven essential steps in developing a more spiritual lifestyle. It is recommended that you start on the first or second evening rather than joining after this.
No need to bring anything; there is ample local street parking as well. Entry is just around the corner from 89 Dominion Rd, through the first entrance in Tawari Street. Admission is free, however registration is encouraged to ensure seating.
Please use the contact page below to register, or whatsapp to:
Ailsa 021 892 153.
All welcome!

November Weekend Retreat

You’re invited to a very popular weekend out in the nearby Waitakere Ranges, a gravel road off Bethells Road taking you away from cellphones (no reception!), mental clutter, work and life’s usual dramas. Starting Friday evening, this two night retreat is an immersion in activities, meditations, trail hikes and local beaches, music, vegetarian food and new friendships that offers nothing less than an evolutionary jump in your spiritual life. This is a stage 2 w/shop – a requirement for participants is to have first attended one of our introductory meditation courses so you have some familiarity with our meditation guidelines.

When: November 14-16th, Friday to Sunday afternoon.

Venue: Held at the beautiful Aio Wira Retreat Centre in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges.

Aio Wira offers a variety of accommodation options – single rooms, twin share rooms, bunkrooms, and we try to accommodate everyone’s specific requests. We can accommodate 24 participants.

Our organisers are offering their services freely – the costs are only those charged by the Aio Wira Centre for two nights accommodation and full use of all facilities, which include spa and sauna. We don’t have a one-night only option at this stage. Costs can be advised a little later once confirmed, and will include all vegetarian meals. Own transport preferable, though ride sharing to and fro may be possible.

For further information and cost updates, please message Jogyata. Email: jogyata@slingshot.co.nz or text/call: 0221887432

 

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:

View classes FAQ

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 Williams

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 life

Sri Chinmoy