Free Meditation Courses 2026
May, June Courses
Meditation: Getting Started
A four evening introductory intensive
You’re invited to a free evening course covering the essentials steps in establishing your own successful, personal meditation program. This is a structured, progressive course, so no admission after the second evening please.
The four sessions will be led by longtime meditation practitioner Jogyata Dallas, who spent many years under the guidance of the late Indian spiritual master Sri Chinmoy. ‘Getting Started’ is a program specifically for people with a sincere interest in exploring the many pathways of meditation and cultivating a home practice.
When: Tuesdays, May 19, 26; June 2, 9. 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Venue: The Sri Chinmoy Centre community space, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Inquiries/Registration: text to: 0221887432 or use the contact page below. For further June-July courses, use the contact form below and we will forward you details of our next course options
Other Upcoming Events
Monday May 11th 7:30pm: A free concert – Journey. Held on the waterfront on Tamaki Drive – Fergs Kayaks loft, 12 Tamaki Drive, Orakei, Auckland.
You’re invited! Come along to another of our free admission local concerts, which have the simple purpose of bringing us all together in a spirit of oneness and peace. Music and meditation together brighten our lives and our world, and our songs at this Monday night concert are drawn from the vast musical legacy of the late musician/composer Sri Chinmoy. One of India’s luminaries and a tireless worker for world peace, Sri Chinmoy saw spiritual music as a powerful way of uplifting, uniting and inspiring humanity – he was a great believer in the inner beauty and goodness of the human heart, and saw the deepening peace in each individual as a necessary pre-condition for any real and lasting peace in the outer world. ‘Journey’ shares songs that describe aspects of our inner path towards happiness, freedom, kindness, peace – universals that lie at the heart of every human life.
We will have hot chai at the end of tonight’s program.
Reserve seating by text to: 0221887432, or simply turn up on the evening.
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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 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 lifeSri Chinmoy
