How Does Neelakantha Meditation Work?

Neelakantha Meditation is a simple, elegant and sophisticated, yet easy to learn practice of meditation. It is a daily seated, closed-eyed meditation practice. You are not required to have specific beliefs, previous experience or study in the wisdom traditions.  In fact, anyone can practice Neelakantha Meditation with great success!  The ideas we will explore are practical for your everyday life. It simply requires learning how to do it properly in personal meetings with an Authorized Teacher.

Neelakantha Meditation works in harmony with the natural movement of the mind to move towards more.  Because it works in harmony with the mind there is no need to manipulate awareness in any way whether by harsh concentration or attempting to control the mind. This is an effortless practice that gives us access to a natural and spontaneous current that takes our awareness deep inside ourselves.

After learning how to do the practice we will traverse effortlessly inside ourselves into a place of depth and silence. From this deep space of silence, peace and clarity surges forward in our awareness and is present with us throughout our day.

What are the benefits to practicing Neelakantha Meditation?

Neelakantha Meditation sets in motion a continuous process of refining the way we see yourselves and how we see the world.  It very rapidly shifts the core of our identity by facilitating a spontaneous and natural release of deeply rooted fears and limited or contracted patterns we enact in our daily lives. As a result, we experience greater fulfillment in life by way of enhanced clarity, creativity, patience, ability to handle stressful situations with greater confidence and in that, we begin to exercise extreme compassion towards ourselves and others.

As we continue to practice, we become more skillful at identifying and disengaging from limiting patterns and find greater ease in navigating challenging interpersonal situations.

Neelakantha Meditation brings great order and coherence to life.  When we traverse the subtle states of consciousness, going very deep inside ourselves, our awareness moves beyond thoughts, feelings, emotions and perceptions at the surface of life where we experience that place of highest wisdom – our very own consciousness. This daily traverse transforms our lives so that we begin to function experience life with a higher level of creativity, efficiency, intuition and clarity.

How Do I Learn Neelakantha Meditation?

I mostly teach individuals one-on-one in Austin.  I also travel and teach groups domestically and internationally.  The structure for groups is similar to the format listed below with more time required for each session.  Contact me for more information.

Learn Neelakantha Meditation by way of formal personal instruction in a two-day course.

Day 1:  Receive your NM practice and detailed instructions for right use. Plan for three hours for Day 1.

Day 2:  Receive the full understanding of the theory of the practice: how and why your Neelakantha Meditation practice works. Plan for 3-4 hours for the Day 2 explanation.

Topics covered during your course:

• What is awareness?
• How does my awareness move inward?
• Why does my awareness move?
• What happens when my awareness moves?
• How does this movement affect me at the surface of life?

This meditation practice offers the combining of experience in meditation with the necessity of knowledge into the science of consciousness.  It is this knowledge that propels our practice and empowers us as we understand what is transacting in our consciousness each time we sit to meditate.

Once the two-day course is complete, you will leave with the knowledge to establish a self-sufficient practice for a lifetime. But you don’t have to go it alone, there is support along the way, keep reading!

What is included in the course?

The knowledge and support offered to you is endless and vast. Your course includes:

• formal personal meditation instruction over a period of two days
• encouragement and support from me in the form of group meditations
• invitations to future Day 2 explanations on the theory of the practice to refresh and renew your understanding of Neelakantha Meditation.
• Additional philosophy and practice events that facilitate going deeper

You also receive support from Blue Throat Yoga as Paul, my teacher, is unswervingly committed to providing support to you on your journey. Blue Throat Yoga offers support in the following ways:

• Live, interactive Meditation Practice Teleseminars for 18 months
• Online library of pre-recorded teachings and study materials to support your practice and understanding
• The process of stabilizing your practice and continuing to deeply learn the theory of the practice
• Email support for your practice
• Special Live Satsang Teleseminars for all Neelakantha Meditation practitioners
• Instruction into powerful, supportive practices including the Release Practice and Japa & Chanting Mantras that help elevate and navigate daily life
• Original scholarly translation and commentary on classical Tantric texts by renowned scholar Paul Muller-Ortega, including the Śiva Sūtras, the Pratyabhijñā-Hṛdayam of Kṣemarāja and more that directly enliven your meditation experience
• Attendance at Day Two of any subsequent Initiation at no cost in order to refresh and strengthen your practice
• Opportunity to up level your meditation experience with Advanced Initiation after 18 months of practice
• Eligibility to attend life-changing Vibrating Silence Retreats

What is the investment?

The course fee is $450 to receive your practice and for the ongoing support offered.  Need based scholarships are available.  Contact me for details.