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Benefits of Vedic Meditation

All of us are looking to make our lives easier - better sleep, improved relationships, less stress and anxiety, a sensible work/life balance and a greater sense of fulfilment.

There are many reasons why people want to learn to meditate. Some are overt and others subtle but in all cases when there is a willingness to let the technique of Vedic Meditation guide them the desired result comes about effortlessly.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 10: Soaring to greater consciousness – with Tim Angel CBE

In this episode we talk to Tim Angel CBE, a meditator and chairman of Angels Costumes, suppliers of costumes to the film, theatre and television industries. Founded in 1840, they have supplied costumes to 37 movies that went on to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design including Star Wars, Titanic, Lawrence Of Arabia, The Great Gatsby, The Aviator, Memoirs of a Geisha and Marie Antoinette.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 5: The sovereignty and dominion of the feminine divine – with Kristen Vandivier & Isabel Keoseyan

In this episode we’re joined by Vedic Meditation teachers and friends Kristen Vandivier and Isabel Keoseyan. Kristen and Issy talk about their many projects including Meditation Without Borders, a not-for-profit that brings meditation to those in need.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 4: Supersizing quiet: From burger club communities to Oprah’s arena tours – with Jesse Israel

Welcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we’re joined by Big Quiet founder and former music executive Jesse Israel. Jesse shares his approach to community building and how he ended up sharing the stage with Oprah Winfrey.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 3: The natural unfolding of charm

Welcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we talk to Michelle Cretella Bailey, a dance teacher and recent student of Vedic Meditation. We listen to Michelle’s experience of meditation and raising a daughter with her wife Ellen.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 2: Aiming for the stars: Vedic astrology and universal approaches to meditation

Welcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we talk with Théo Burkhardt about Vedic Meditation and his interest in jyotish, Vedic astrology.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 8: What Meditation Teachers Preach but Don’t Practise and Other Important Questions

In this episode we ask each other some pressing questions:

* What have we missed the most since COVID started?

* Are sexuality and spirituality incompatible?

* What are some things that meditation teachers preach but don’t practise?

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 7: Following Charm to the Other Side of the Country – with Kelli Douglas

In this episode we chat with Vedic Meditation teacher Kelli Douglas about her experience as a single mom and how she uprooted her life in New York and moved across the country to California during the pandemic, with a one way ticket and a single suitcase.

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 6: Wildest Meditation Experiences, The Need of the Time and Other Important Questions

In this episode we ask each other important questions including what are our wildest meditation experiences, how do we answer the ‘need of the time’, and what was something which you didn’t like at the time but turned out to be the best thing that could have happened?

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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 5: Meditating through Chronic Pain: A Journey of Hope – with Jameisha Prescod

In this episode we are joined by special guest Jameisha Prescod to talk about how meditation can help navigate chronic pain. Jameisha is a BBC journalist and digital creator, who learned Vedic Meditation a couple of years ago and has an extraordinary story to tell about her practice, when suffering from a debilitating illness.

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Meditation in the Workplace

Today many business owners recognise that their employee’s skills, experience and commitment are both the greatest assets and the cornerstone of their business. Meditation in the workplace has been shown to enhance a supportive working culture and improve performance, ability and productivity.

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