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
