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Free Introductory Meditation Courses

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Free Meditation Courses 2026

March – April Courses

March 31st; April 7, 14. 7pm – 8:30pm

Discovering Meditation

An Introduction to the Essentials

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
Or use the contact page below.

Late April Courses

Held from 6:00pm – 7:30pm each night, free admission.

Meditation: Four Popular Topics

Monday April 20: The four pillars and paths of yoga
Thursday April 23: Discovering the spiritual heart
Monday April 27 (Anzac Monday): Reincarnation
Thursday April 30: The 7 secrets of meditation

Down through the ages the wisdom-teachings of humanity’s great spiritual teachers runs like a river of knowledge, inspirational and timeless, reminding us of our deeper quest for happiness and peace and the methods of achieving these goals.
The four evenings above share some of these essentials, with guest speakers introducing meditation practices, a wide canvas of spiritual paths, and sharing insights and personal experiences about the soul’s journey. While each evening is a stand alone topic, we recommend you view these sessions as a four part single course, each evening building on previous sessions. Free admission.

Venue: The Sri Chinmoy Centre community space, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Inquiries/Registration: 0221887432
Or use the contact page below.

Other Upcoming Events

March 21-22: Our Annual Ultra Race organized by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.  Featuring a 6/12/24 hour track race options at the AUT Millennium stadium, North shore.
Visit: https://nz.srichinmoyraces.org/races/auck/24hr

Sunday March 29th : Karekare Beach fun run, 11km distance. A unique dune and trail run bordering the coastal western edge of the Waitakere Ranges and featuring some of Auckland’s scenic and lesser known beautiful wilderness. Visit: https://trailruns.org/karekare

Monday May 4th : A free 7pm Peace Concert – ‘Songs of the Soul’. Held on the waterfront on Tamaki Drive – venue details to be posted here shortly. Featuring mantric type songs drawn from the vast musical legacy of composer-musician Sri Chinmoy.

April – May Meditation New Courses: updated regularly on this site.

 

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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:

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:

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