Learn to Meditate

Woman smiling in crowd of people learning how to meditate

THE LEARN TO MEDITATE COURSE

Relax into a state of deep inner quietness.

What if you could breeze through situations that would usually create stress and frustration? What if you could access your true potential, and escape the ever-repeating-known? For all other cities, please join our waitlist.

HOW THE LEARN TO MEDITATE COURSE WORKS

Thom has been teaching this meditation technique to beginners and advanced students for almost 50 years. He has personally taught over 40,000 people worldwide to meditate successfully.

This course is the best place for beginners to learn to meditate.

Day 1

INITIATION DAY

Witness a gratitude ceremony

Receive your personalized mantra

Practice meditating with Thom

Day 2

MECHANICS OF EFFORTLESS MEDITATION

How the mantra works

How to meditate effortlessly with your mantra

Integrating a daily meditation practice into your life

Day 3

MEDITATION AND STRESS RELEASE

Review, correct, and fine-tune meditation experiences

Physiology of stress and stress accumulation

How daily practice of Vedic Meditation eliminates stress

Day 4

STAGES OF ENLIGHTENMENT

States of consciousness

Upcoming milestones inside meditation and in daily life

The relevance of meditation in your life and living

Thom Knoles, the creator of The Learn to Meditate Course

THE BENEFITS OF VEDIC MEDITATION

After 4 days of learning Vedic Meditation techniques in our meditation course, you’ll be a self-sufficient meditator:

REDUCED STRESS

Navigate well-known stressors easily

GAIN SELF-MASTERY

Find more freedom to respond to life how you choose.

IMPROVE HEALTH

Sleep better, improve your immune system, and experience less anxiety.

IMPROVE PERFORMANCE

Access more of your mental capacity to get things done.

GAIN ENERGY

You’ll gain clarity and feel refreshed with each meditation.

QUIET MENTAL CHATTER

During meditations, you can enjoy blissful quieted states.

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY

1—Attend a Free
Intro Talk

RSVP for an online or in-person Introductory Talk.

2—Sign Up for
the Course

Enroll in the “Learn to Meditate” course and receive an email with prep instructions.

3—Enjoy Effortless Meditation

Learn your effortless meditation practice with a Vedic Master.

Start with an introductory talk

Meet Thom in person, and ask your questions in a free introductory session.

The Introduction is a free one-hour lecture and question/answer session designed for anyone interested in learning more about Vedic Meditation.

Topics include:

Meeting Thom
The Origins of Vedic Meditation
How the Technique of Vedic Meditation is Practiced
Benefits of Vedic Meditation
Q&A with Thom

This talk is required before taking the full four-day course in Vedic Meditation.

UPCOMING VEDIC MEDITATION COURSE SCHEDULE

SYDNEY
June 2025

NEW YORK CITY
October 2025

LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRAN
TBD

Thom Knoles teaching The Learn to Meditate Course

THE LEARN TO MEDITATE COURSE FEE

Students choose their own “Learn to Meditate” course fee from the sliding scale options below. This type of equitable exchange maintains the purity and consistency of the teaching tradition and subsidizes the course for those with lesser means.

$500 (full-time students working towards an undergraduate degree)

$900 (annual household income < $80,000)

$1,250 (annual household income between $80,000-$125,000)

$1,750 (annual household income between $125,000-$250,000)

$2,500 (annual household income > $250,000)

Private teaching prices are available upon request.

“Nothing should stand in the way of your true purpose and unique contribution to humanity.”

THOM KNOLES

WITH A VEDIC MEDITATION PRACTICE, YOU CAN BEGIN TO TURN INWARD, BEYOND THOUGHTS AND STRESS…AND DISCOVER YOUR TRUE ESSENCE.

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