The Meditation Spot

AN Easy Meditation technique that is beneficial for people experiencing high stress and anxiety

Vedic meditation - The Easiest Meditation Technique

ALL MEDITATION IS GOOD BUT NOT ALL MEDITATION IS EQUAL

This is of vital importance for those of us experiencing emotional challenges with life, as most meditation was designed for monks and those techniques require you to calm or control your mind. These techniques have shown to actually increase stress and anxiety for many, as they find it incredibly challenging and hard.

Vedic meditation has been around for over 5,000 years and was designed by householders (like you and I) and has been scientifically been shown to be the easiest meditation while giving us immense benefits. This is due to working with the nature of the mind which is to move, rather than trying to control it.

Stress Less, Live More & Create the Life You Want
Through a daily meditation practice, you will achieve a host of benefits, mentally, physically and spiritually.

“The technique has been my lifeboat. It helps me cope with the daily stress and anxiety. It’s helped me to be more present, mindful, and peaceful when I’m not meditating.” Allie

What you will Learn

Vedic Meditation is taught so you will be 100% confident as a self-sufficient (yet with lifetime support) meditator.

Session 1: Receive your mantra and the technique
Session 2: Understand the mechanics of the meditation technique and mindfulness tools.
Session 3: How stress is removed from your nervous system during meditation
Session 4: Consciousness and science-based tools for cultivating lasting change

“I feel a tangible difference in my contentment. Very calming feeling. Haven’t felt this un-anxious since I cant remember” P Armistead

We Don’t Want To Learn Meditation For The Practice, We Want To Learn Meditation To Help Us Be Better At Life.

VEDIC MEDITATION has been scientifically shown to reduce the impacts and symptoms of Stress, Anxiety and Depression.

Improve the Quality of your mind

Meditation helps us improve our ability to deal with the stressors of life and reduce the triggers for anxiety. And when we alleviate stress from our nervous system we are better at being adaptive, creative, responsive, and effective in our roles in life. As well as being far more able to not trigger the stress response in day to day life.

Upcoming Group courses- Gold COAst

Weekend Course (Sat & Sun, 10.30am -3pm)

Oct 7-8th
Nov 11th- 12th

Weeknight Course (Mon – Thursday 6.30 – 8pm)
Oct 16-19th

DATES Don’t work for you? Rich runs private courses which are available with flexible times to suit your lifestyle.

Course inclusions

When you attend one of our courses you get support for life with your meditation practice. Including:

Lifetime support with your meditation practice, you can schedule calls with Rich and help you with any challenges you have with your meditations.
A one on one follow up check-in session
Attend group meditations with Rich or any Vedic meditation teacher around the world.
Resit courses, you can resit a group course at any time in the future.
Online refresher courses, Rich runs online refresher courses during the year, so you can refresh your practice.

Rich has taught meditation to over 500 people of all walks of life,
here are some kind words from a few of them

“Learning this form of meditation has been life changing for me. Vedic Meditation will reduce the stress you experience and in turn help prevent stress related disease and pain syndromes. I suffer from an autoimmune disease that is exacerbated by stress and this has been a game changer for my health.”

“I wish I could get everyone to do your course. Totally life changing. It’s changed everything. I crave my meditation like coffee. And have been able to do 20 mins in the morning and the 20 mins in the evening really easily. My reaction time to my daughter and my husband is noticeably calmer. Im sleeping better. Had zero anxiety for the last 8 weeks. My husband new catch phrase for me is “You’ve changed” !!! When you talked about searching for something your whole life and to find Vedic meditation and realised you have stop searching – I can totally feel this. No book, motivational speaker will do what this meditation does !

“I recently completed a weekend course of Vedic Meditation with Rich from the Meditation Spot and found it highly useful. Vedic meditation has research and scientific backing, with is highly important to me. Rich is an engaging presenter, who clearly and simply explains the background, principles and practice of Vedic Meditation in a very user friendly manner. I have found that I am calmer, more responsive, less reactive and more considered in my approach in both my personal and professional worlds since beginning to practice Vedic Meditation.”

I have been a Police Officer for 18 years and as a result have PTSD. Since my diagnosis I have tried guided meditations, sound meditations, breath work etc… as much as these methods have helped, I was amazed when I took part in the Vedic Meditation course with Rich at The Meditation Spot. It is the simplicity of the Vedic meditation method, which really helped me, as I had trouble with previous methods to quieten my mind due to my PTSD. I highly recommend giving Vedic meditation a go for whatever reason it is that has caused you to look into mediation, especially for those who have trouble quietening the mind. Rich was an amazing teacher, not only because of his calm nature, but for his knowledge in this method and in mindfulness in general. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Thanks Rich.

“I would like to thank you for your help with the Vedic Meditation Course, I have tried to teach myself a couple of different Meditation practices in the past and found it very difficult, however, I found doing your Course and the follow-up meetings to be very helpful with my depression. I also find the group Meditations to be helpful in fine-tuning my practices. Meditation is now something I look forward to each day, thanks again.”

“my experience of the Vedic meditation course was amazing. It was really peaceful, relaxed, insightful, easy and enjoyable, manageable for a busy mum of 3 to complete the course and a nice spiritual element that was authentic. The technique has been my lifeboat. It helps me cope with the daily stress and anxiety of being a mum. It’s helped me to be more present, mindful and peaceful when I’m not meditating. It’s brought me to a deeper state of being. Rich is an amazing teacher. Very knowledgeable and wise, yet approachable and real, authentic. I like that you combine the spirituality of the teaching with science and psychology. You are a caring and supportive teacher continuing to take interest in your students practice after the course has been completed.”

“I loved the experience of the course, it was a good group of people who were interesting and not too overpowering. It felt very comfortable and it was a great learning experience for me. Exactly what i needed at the time. I definitely feel a lot calmer and relaxed, I haven’t exploded at the kids as much and I seem to have the ability to think with more clarity. On some occasions after meditation I have felt very content and happy, others less so. Sometimes i get frustrated and not sure if its doing anything, But in general i can feel its benefits. I know giving up the booze has had a significant impact on my mood as well. Rich was very friendly and welcoming. It seems like he has a lot more knowledge about related areas (psych etc) which I am interested in and studied a (long) while back. I liked the scientific approach he gave, and discussed the evidence for TM. Also, I liked the fact he is a ‘normal’ bloke teaching the technique, rather than some people you may expect, who are trying to portray an image of a what a meditation teacher might be (bangles, mystic, aloof, worthy)”

Benefits of Vedic Meditation

Reduce stress & anxiety
Reduce depression symptoms
Improved health
Improved focus
Increased creativity
Better relationships
Reduce reactivity
Improve happiness & wellbeing

Rich Muir -
Meditation Teacher

Rich has been meditating for 16 years, teaching fulltime for 5 and has taught over 500 people of all walks of life. Rich is currently completing a bachelor of Psychological Science, so he brings a wonderful combination of the ancient practice of Vedic meditation with the latest science in stress reduction techniques.

Rich came to meditation in his early 30s after experiencing depression and chronic fatigue after burnout. Rich embarked on a long and costly journey to find tools and techniques to cultivate a sense of “psychological freedom” and well-being. Rich pretty much tried everything on the way (from walking on fire, NLP, therapists, and coaches, he did most of it…).

He likens all he has done to breadcrumbs that paved the way to meditation. After eight years of stumbling around in the meditation wilderness, he arrived at Vedic meditation, which he calls the game changer for those of us in the busy world (as most other meditation was designed for monks).

The impact was so powerful for Rich that he sold his business to commit to teaching this practice alongside other science-based stress-release techniques.

As well as his love for helping others and meditation, Rich is a father of 3, a lover of music, the arts, surfing, good health, and family pets (horses, dogs, and chickens).

The Meditation Spot is a registered member of the Meditation Association of Australia. Rich is also the meditation teacher at Eden Health Retreat.

FAQ

Do I have to sit cross legged?

No, with Vedic meditation it is better for you to be able to sit comfortably, if that is cross legged for you that is fine, but most will meditate on a chair. All that is required is that you sit upright with the back supported.

I have a very busy mind, are you sure I will be able to do this form of meditation?

Don’t worry, most of us have the same concerns, and rightly so as we have between 60-80,000 thoughts a day (according to science) and trying to stop those is near impossible and with Vedic meditation, we are not trying to do that. In fact, if you can think effortlessly, you can meditate effortlessly as well.

But so many of us have that same thought, I know I certainly did but it is really a big misconception of meditation (although some forms of meditation are certainly harder than others). But with Vedic meditation you will see just how simple and easy it is for you to sit for 20 minutes. In fact many who have tried before are amazed at the effortlessness of this technique and are shocked that 20 minutes felt like minutes!

Do I need to have had meditation experience to do this course?

No not at all, millions of people who benefit from Vedic meditation were non meditators previously. The simple technique you will learn is easy for anyone no matter what previous experience or lack of they have had.

I currently use an app, will this be better for me?

Any time you sit to give yourself time out is great, and apps are some of the greatest tools to have helped thousands of people discover meditation. But to go deeper into the scientific benefits of meditation it is recommended that you experience a technique like Vedic meditation, through which you can create a strong daily practice. Most app developers are experienced meditators and the goal is to get people to open their minds to the benefits of meditation. Once they experience that they can choose to go to the next stage and learn a technique such as Vedic meditation.

What type of people learn Vedic meditation?

Rich has taught people from all walks of life, from CEO’s, seekers, scientists to artists and all in between. Vedic meditation is a science-based practice that is for all walks of life.

Is it a religious practice?

No, Vedic meditation is a natural practice which brings great benefit to the mind. The origins of the practice are from India, so there is a small flavour of that in the course but the practice itself has no religious or esoteric aspects. Hence why it is a scientific universal practice that anyone from any religious or non religious belief system can benefit from.

What is the difference between this and other meditation practices?

The main difference with Vedic meditation is that it is what is referred to as a automatic self-transcending form of meditation. That basically means you are not concentrating nor contemplating (Which is what all other forms of meditation fall into), Vedic meditation works with the nature of the mind which is to move, and your thoughts are a part of the practice, not something you are trying to control, coherse or stop. Hence why it is known as the easiest form of meditation, your mind is not fighting anything!

Is there any science studies on meditation?

Thankfully meditation has been put extensively under the microscope of science, with thousands upon thousands of peer-reviewed (highest calibre) of studies and shown immense benefit.
Vedic meditation has too been studied through the studies conducted on Transcendental meditation which shares the same technique and lineage as Vedic. If you want any studies please reach out and Rich can share these with you.

Is this Transcendental meditation?

Vedic meditation and Transcendental meditation share the same lineage and technique. Transcendental meditation is an organisation that is doing great work out in the world bringing meditation to many. Rich is an independent teacher and not affiliated to the TM organisation.