Free Meditation Courses 2026
March – April Courses
March 31st; April 7, 14. 7pm – 8:30pm
An Introduction to the Essentials
Discovering Meditation
A 3-part evening introduction covering the ABC’s and fundamentals of learning meditation.
These evenings cover a wide canvas of meditation skills, particularly suitable for those starting out or interested in exploring new methods of calming the mind, deepening access to their spiritual lives and keen on establishing a successful home practice.
This is a structured, progressive course, so please try to attend all three sessions to gain the most benefit. Further free evenings will offer ongoing group practice sessions to help deepen everyone’s meditation experience. Registration is encouraged to ensure seating.
Venue: The Sri Chinmoy Centre community space, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Inquiries/registration: 0221887432
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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
