Vedic Meditation
A simple, effortless practice that allows the mind to settle beyond thought into deeper states of rest and awareness.
What is Vedic Meditation?
Vedic Meditation is a practice that originates from the extensive wisdom found in the Vedas, which are over 5000 years old. This technique encourages profound relaxation and enhances mental clarity by utilising a particular mantra.
This is a 20-minute practice that anyone can pick up, done twice a day, and taught by a qualified Vedic teacher using a straightforward approach. It involves a silent internal mantra, which is a vibrational sound. The mantra is called a Bija mantra, with “Bija” meaning “seed” in Sanskrit. This means you’re planting a seed within yourself and allowing it to develop. By bringing your mantra into your awareness, you can effortlessly use it to help you transcend into a more profound state.
Vedic practice encourages personal growth without any judgment or control. There’s no need for intense focus or strain on the mantra, mind, or body. You just gently bring the mantra to your awareness and allow it to guide you effortlessly. As you do this, your body and mind naturally relax, much like an anchor sinking into the deep ocean. acknowledges that thoughts are an inherent and automatic aspect of our minds, encouraging you to connect with the calming power of your mantra. This helps to relax the mind, letting you glide effortlessly between mantra, thoughts, and a tranquil state of thoughtlessness, leading you to your deepest essence. It feels like returning to a cherished home, a space that resonates deeply within you, almost like a piece of yourself that you thought was gone. It’s not quite a dream, nor is it fully awake or asleep. It’s that sweet spot where you’re aware yet profoundly relaxed, drifting into a different level of consciousness. In this realm, time and space lose their grip, allowing you to transcend thought and discover a sanctuary of inner calm, reflection, and limitless growth.
This approach is designed to be natural and uncomplicated, so you won’t feel like you’re trying too hard to meditate. There’s no need to push thoughts away or focus on images. You can enjoy deep states of awareness without the need for apps, headphones, or any other technology..
Vedic Meditation effortlessly settles the mind and body in the most natural and immediate way. If you often feel like your thoughts are running wild or your body is too jittery to relax, this technique is perfect for you. And if you’ve ever wondered why you can’t stop thinking during meditation, you might enjoy our article exploring why thoughts are a completely normal part of the meditation experience.
LEARN VEDIC MEDITATION
Learning Vedic Meditation
Vedic Meditation is traditionally learned directly from a qualified teacher, so you understand the technique and can practise confidently on your own.
1. Begin with an introductory session
We meet first to talk about Vedic Meditation, how the technique works and what you can expect from the course. It is also an opportunity to ask questions and decide whether the practice feels right for you.
2. Learn your personalised mantra
Your first teaching session is one-to-one. You are given your mantra and taught how to use it effortlessly in meditation.
3. Complete the course
Over the remaining sessions, we explore the practice in greater depth, including what happens during meditation, why thoughts can arise, and how to establish a regular practice in everyday life.
4. Continue with ongoing support
After the course, you have a meditation practice you can use independently, together with opportunities for ongoing guidance and group meditation through DharmiCalm.
BEYOND THE MEDITATION
The benefits extend far beyond meditation
Vedic Meditation is more than twenty minutes of quiet. With regular practice, the benefits can begin to extend into everyday life: how we respond to stress, relate to others, think, work and move through periods of change.
By giving the mind and body a regular opportunity for deep rest, meditation can support a greater sense of clarity, steadiness and adaptability. Rather than trying to create calm throughout the day, the practice gives us an opportunity to experience it regularly and allow its effects to carry naturally into daily life.
Clarity & Awareness
Greater mental clarity and awareness can help us respond to life with more perspective rather than simply reacting.
Resilience & Adaptability
A regular meditation practice can provide a steady point of rest, supporting our capacity to navigate stress, change and the demands of everyday life.
Relationships & Everyday Life
Feeling less overwhelmed and more present can influence how we communicate, connect with others and experience the world around us.
As the benefits of meditation extend into daily life, we can become increasingly adaptable to whatever life brings.
OUR NEXT COURSE
Learn Vedic Meditation in Adelaide
Our upcoming Vedic Meditation courses will be held on the dates below at Urban Wellness Studio, Port Adelaide. If you’d like to book directly with us, please get in touch.
Our next Vedic Meditation course will be held on the dates listed below at a location close to Adelaide. If you’d like to book directly with us, contact us to get in touch.
- Saturday 17th October – Sunday 18th October, times to be confirmed (3 places left).
- Saturday 14th November – Sunday 15th November, times to be confirmed (4 places left).
- Additional course dates are offered throughout the year.
Format: 4 sessions over 2 days.
The course begins with an individual session of approximately one hour, where you will receive your personalised mantra and learn how to begin your practice.
The following three sessions are approximately 1.5 hours each and are held in a small group. These sessions allow us to deepen your understanding of the technique, explore your experiences in meditation and establish a confident, independent practice.
Private Vedic Meditation courses can also be arranged for individuals, couples, friends or small groups.
COURSE INVESTMENT
An investment in a lifelong practice
The investment for the complete Vedic Meditation course is $480 per person.
This includes your individual mantra and personal teaching session, the complete four-session course, and ongoing support once you have learned the technique.
Vedic Meditation is designed to become a self-sufficient practice that you can continue throughout your life. Once you have completed the course, there are no ongoing fees required to maintain your daily practice.
Payment plans are available for eligible participants. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this.
Learning together? A small discount is available for couples, friends or family members who book the course together.
Profound Rest
Give your body and mind the opportunity to recover from the effects of daily stress through a simple, effortless practice.
Mental Clarity
Develop greater focus, clearer thinking and a quieter mind, allowing you to meet each day with renewed energy.
Calm Resilience
Cultivate lasting inner calm and emotional balance, helping you navigate both everyday pressures and life’s bigger challenges.
THE FOUR SESSIONS
Inside the Vedic Meditation Course
Each session builds on the one before it, giving you time to experience the practice for yourself and gradually deepen your understanding. Between sessions, you’ll meditate independently so that questions and experiences from your own practice can become part of the learning.
Session 1 — Learning your practice
Your first session is taught individually. You will receive your personalised mantra and learn how to use it effortlessly, before experiencing the technique for yourself.
Session 2 — Understanding effortless meditation
We explore how the mantra works, the effortless nature of Vedic Meditation, and some of the experiences that can arise during meditation. We also look at how to establish the practice naturally within everyday life.
Session 3 — Meditation, thoughts and stress
We explore why thoughts arise during meditation, what happens when the mind wanders, and why thoughts aren’t an indication that you’re meditating incorrectly. We’ll also look at stress and the relationship between meditation, rest and the nervous system.
Session 4 — Taking the practice into everyday life
Our final session looks beyond the meditation itself: how regular practice can influence the way we experience and respond to everyday life. We’ll also explore some of the deeper principles behind Vedic Meditation and what the Vedic tradition says about consciousness and our experience of the mind. We look at how to continue developing your practice independently.
AFTER THE COURSE
Ongoing support for your practice
Learning the technique is only the beginning. Once you’ve completed the course, DharmiCalm continues to provide opportunities to meditate, ask questions and deepen your understanding of the practice.
This includes complimentary group meditations, opportunities to revisit future Vedic Meditation courses, and ongoing guidance when questions arise in your practice.
You are always welcome to revisit a future DharmiCalm Vedic Meditation course, at no additional cost, to refresh your understanding or reconnect with the teachings.
Assistance Following the Course
When you join us to learn meditation, we provide ongoing support for your daily practice throughout your life. We do this through:
Complimentary monthly meditations (held in person and via Zoom).
Free access to any future Vedic Meditation courses we run (yes, you can resit the course at anytime).
Follow up email support that gives inspiration on the practice of meditation and intellectual understanding of the principles of meditaiton.
“There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond us all, beyond the heaven, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the Light that shines in our Heart.”
Chandogya Upanishad
I was personally trained by Vedic Meditation teacher Charlie Knoles, who was taught by his father, Thom Knoles. Thom learned meditation directly from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, bringing this teaching into a lineage that continues today.
Thom and Charlie now teach Vedic Meditation independently, and my own teaching follows this same tradition.
DharmiCalm’s Vedic Meditation teaching is offered independently of Transcendental Meditation (TM) organisations.