ON THE COFFS COAST & BEYOND
Alya Hopkins
Vedic Meditation
expansion of your human potential
A simple practice. A lifelong tool. A profound transformation.
Vedic Meditation is practice of effortless simplicity.
Backed by scientific research, regular practice of Vedic meditation allows the body to release accumulated stress - easing anxiety and fatigue, while bringing greater calm, clarity, and profound transformation.
In the in a in-person course, you'll receive a personalised mantra and learn how to meditate with ease. By the end of the course, you'll feel confident and become a self-sufficient meditator, able to enjoy this practice for life.
The first step is to attend a FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK - a relaxed, no-obligation session where you can meet your teacher, learn more about Vedic mediation itself, how the course works, and how the course investment is structured.
You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have.
Attending an INTRO is a prerequisite for learning the technique.
Gifting yourself - or someone you love - The practice of vedic Meditation?
This is a place to begin. Come & say hello !
This is your invitation to return to stillness, to calm, and to a sustainable practice for life. Step beyond the endless stream of thoughts, worries and endless loop of the noise and pace of life.
A gentle pause from the busyness of daily living and revelation of that which has always been within you - a quiet, steady source of contentment.
I look forward to meeting you
Gifting Vedic meditation?
If you'd like to offer the beginners course as a gift, the recipient will first be invited to attend an introductory talk, so they can ensure it's the right time for them to begin.
Learning Vedic meditation is a unique and deeply personal experience.
Alya teaches in the same way she was taught - in its purest form, through an unbroken Vedic tradition. Her teaching comes from her teacher Thom Knoles (Maharishi Vyasanand Giri), who learned to teach directly from his teacher, maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose teacher was Swami Brahmananada Saraswati.
Upon completing the beginners course, you will become a self-sufficient meditator. Ongoing support is always available through your teacher, and you will also gain access to the global Vedic meditation community.
For existing Vedic meditators:
You are warmly welcome to join our regular group meditations.
Advance Vedic knowledge courses and techniques are also available - please see the "SERVICES FOR VEDIC MEDITATORS" section on this website.
other offerings:
therapeutic & supervision services
For health professionals and those from related field:
Alya provides clinical supervision and mentoring based on her extensive clinical experience in the frontline field (including frontline acute stress and trauma responses), as well as Evidence Based Emotional Freedom Techniques mentoring and and clinical supervision to health professionals.
Alya also offers:
- Gold Standard and Optimal Emotional Freedom Techniques as taught by founder of EFT, Gary Craig -
You can book here: https://ahopkins.as.me/TS
- trauma relief sessions to individuals
DISCLAIMER
Alya Hopkins is an Independent Teacher of Vedic Meditation, and is not affiliated with any proprietary corporation, including the Maharishi Foundation, or owners or licensees of the 'Transcendental Meditation' trademark. Alya teaches Vedic Meditation and was trained to teach by Thom Knoles. Thom was trained as a Teacher of Transcendental Meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and taught it for over twenty-five years with organisation affiliated with Maharishi. Since 1997, Thom has continued to teach meditation as he has learnt from Maharishi, and has done so independently and separately from Transcendental Meditation ('TM') organisation. Thom Knoles trained Alya to teach meditation as he was trained to teach meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The form of meditation that Thom Knoles taught for over 25 years with the TM organisation has been the subject of hundreds of scientific studies showing a wide range of benefits from regular practice, These studies, which refer to this form of meditation using the name "Transcendental Meditation" or "TM', support the benefits obtainable from regular practice of Vedic
Meditation, which are referenced on this website.
