Vedic Meditation Instruction Course
with Tim Mitchell
17-20 July 2025 (4 x 2 hr sessions over consecutive days)
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Only rest dissolves Stress...and Vedic Meditation gives Reliable Access to Profound Rest. |
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WHO IS IT FOR?
Vedic Meditation is specifically designed for “householders” – that is, for people who do not live monastic lives, who are engaged in the challenges and joys of living. This is an important point. There are many practices ‘in the market place’ that are in fact designed for reclusives, and so are not suited to us and our lifestyle. This distinction is not well understood. People from all walks of life and all ages enjoy the immediate and long ranging benefits. Anyone who learns properly can do it! WHY DO I NEED IT? Because stress is the ‘thief in the night’. The unseen effect that robs us of our energy, our enthusiasm and our ability to fulfill our desires. And only REST dissolves the effects of STRESS. Not that extra drink, not the action movie, not strong physical exercise. They make us feel good in the short term, but do not neutralize its effects. Do you remember the effect of really good night sleep? Was not the next day better even though the demands were the same? Vedic Meditation will spontaneously calm the mind and body from the agitation of stress and fatigue. WHAT WILL IT DO FOR ME? * Reduce tension and anxiety * Increase resistance to stress * Improve memory and concentration * Improve your learning ability * Increase energy * Improve health * Reduce insomnia * Improve your ability to enjoy life * Increase self esteem * Improve relationships * Reduce biological ageing Mary's Vedic Meditation Journey
I began meditating in 1996. it was the very first step on my 'journey' of understanding that there is 'more to this life than just doing it'. Since then I have studied and practiced many different meditation techniques as part of both my Ayurveda and Yoga teacher training, and a variety of other traditions. In mid 2022, following a particularly challenging time when I lost my Mum I contacted my friend and colleague, Tim Mitchell, and said I'm ready. Tim had been waiting in the wings to teach me Vedic Meditation for over 15 years and I just knew it was the time. Having now experienced the sheer simplicity and benefit of this simple technique there is no longer any sense of searching for anything else. It's all I need. Since then many members of my own community in Newcastle have learnt Vedic Meditation with Tim and I am now excited to be welcoming him to my new home 'Heartland' in Wauchope. 
More information: To talk to Tim about undertaking the Foundational Course you can contact him directly on 0407 275 712 or at [email protected]. |
About Tim
Tim Mitchell has been immersed in Vedic Wisdom for over 50 years, first learning Vedic Meditation in 1972. Since 1990 he has had a close involvement with his friend and mentor Thom Knoles, the most experienced teacher of this technique, and recognised both in India and the world as a Vedic Master of the Shankarchraya Tradition. Thom encouraged Tim to explore all aspects of this wisdom base including Ayurveda, Yoga, Astrology and graduated him to teach Vedic Meditation in 2005. Since that time Tim has travelled Australia and the world teaching personally more than 1000 people. Venue - Heartland, Wauchope
Heartland is a developing Conscious Community located on a 100 acre farm just outside the township of Wauchope.
If you are attending from outside the area Mary may be able to assist you with accommodation options. 0400494166 Course Details Watch an Introductory talk. Fee - The offering for this instruction is according to the individual means and capacity of the student. The Traditional, and suggested, guidelines are that Initiation to this lifelong supported practice is ‘worth a week of your life’. The stories within the tradition speak of working in the teacher's kitchen or fields, or sitting outside the ashram doors in the snow for a week. In the modern context this would be a week's income. In the end it is up to the student to contribute what is within their means and expresses the worth of the practice to them. As a guideline, between $500-$800 supports Tim's availability to continue to support your practice (Course Instruction and ongoing support), and to be able available for future students. A percentage of the contribution goes to support a school educating girls of the poorest families on India, www.fflv.org. It is Tim's way to give back to the land that brought and preserved this wisdom throughout the ages. The cash payment is made in a sealed envelope on the first day of the course. Structure - four sessions on four consecutive days. Each session approx. 2 hours in length. The first session includes private instruction in your personal mantra. The subsequent sessions refine the technique and understanding of Vedic Meditation. Sessions times have some flexibility and will be set to suit the group. The course will be preceded by an online Introductory Talk by Tim approx 2 weeks before the course dates. |