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Vedic Meditation – sometimes referred to as Transcendental Meditation – is often mistakenly defined as Hindu Meditation. In fact, Vedic Meditation comes from the Veda - the body of knowledge from ancient India that is the source of Yoga, Meditation, and Ayurvedic medicine - and predates modern Hinduism.

Vedic meditation is over 5,000 years old; its origins are in India. Learning Vedic Meditation is relatively simple, according to the proponents of the religion. The initiate is given a mantra by a teacher or guru based on where she/he is in their life cycle. The mantra has no inherent meaning but is only a sound used silently (not spoken or chanted) in the mind to induce a relaxed, non-thinking state. The mantra is repeated until it becomes more and more "subtle". The meditator practices twice a day - once in the morning and once in the evening - for 20 minutes in a comfortable upright position. There is no demand on the meditator to change his/her lifestyle in any way save that nothing interferes with his/her daily practice.

Learning Vedic Meditation is easy. The course is run over four consecutive days with each session lasting approximately two hours.

In session one you learn the basic mechanics of how to meditate. By the end of the session you know the fundamentals of the technique and are able to practise on your own at home. Right from this first session the mind and body experience profound levels of rest and benefits are gained immediately.

Over the following three days the technique is refined and experiences are verified and validated. At the end of the course you have practical experience combined with theoretical understanding that allows you to practise entirely on your own.

Follow-up sessions are scheduled in the following weeks to fine-tune the practice and continue to build knowledge.