September Courses – Meditation: An Introduction to the Essentials
Finding stillness within….a 4 evening free course.
When: Mondays, Thursdays, Sept. 22, 25, 29; October 2. 7:30-9pm nightly.
Where: Sri Chinmoy Centre, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden
*Night one, Sept.22: still breath, still mind – three breath techniques and guided meditations.
*Night two, Sept.25: mantras and connecting with the heart centre.
*Night three, Sept.29: overview – the four pathways of yoga.
*Night four, Oct.2: seven secrets of meditation- a summary of the essentials.
This free admission intensive provides an excellent package of skills and guided meditations designed to help you regain control of the mind and find the peaceful stillness that we all have within. Our guest teacher has taught meditation in many countries and will share his own insights and love of meditation during these consecutive evening w/shops.
All welcome, registration is encouraged to ensure seating. No admission after the second session please, as this is a structured course. To register, use the contact page below, or call / text via whatsapp to: 021 892 153.
Learn to Meditate – North Shore Location
Find inner peace….a free introductory course.
When: Saturday 4 Oct 2025 1:30pm – 3:00pm.
Where: The Barracks, Room 2 – A12 Barracks, 170 Vauxhall Road, Narrow Neck
Learn basic meditation techniques to bring calm in to your life. This free introductory course will introduce you to simple and effective exercises to still the mind, including breathing techniques, mantras, creative visualisations, concentration and meditation techniques.
All welcome, registration is encouraged to ensure seating. To register, call / text via whatsapp to: 021 892 153.
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
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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
