LEARN TO MEDITATE
LEARN TO MEDITATE
Learn to
Meditate
with Dave Leake
Curious about what it’s like? Let’s chat.
Book a free, no-obligation virtual introductory talk to find out if this technique is for you.
What is Vedic Meditation?
Vedic Meditation is an effortless, natural technique that allows the mind to de-excite and settle on its own. No control, concentration, or willpower required. Practiced for more than 8,000 years, long before Buddhism or Greek civilization, it remains one of the most effective techniques for reducing stress, improving mental clarity, and supporting overall well-being.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Vedic Meditation
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No prior experience needed — you don't have to have meditated before, or even be able to sit cross-legged without wincing, to learn this.
If you've tried before and found it frustrating — sitting still, clearing your mind, forcing concentration, endlessly shepherding your thoughts — that's actually not what this technique asks of you. Many people who've struggled with other approaches find Vedic Meditation is a completely different experience.
And if you already have a meditation or concentration practice, this isn't a replacement — it's a standalone technique. What people often find is that everything else in their life gets richer because of it, including whatever else they already practice.
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The course itself is fun and informative — four short sessions of up to ninety minutes each. Most people feel a noticeable shift well before the course is even finished.
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If you've ever thought you can't meditate, you're in the right place. Vedic Meditation isn't a monk's practice. It comes from the grihastha tradition, the householder's path, made for people with jobs, kids, and full lives. This isn't a ten-day silent retreat where you sit uncomfortably for hours, saying nothing to anyone. It's twenty minutes, twice a day, woven into the life you're already living.
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The group course is offered on a sliding scale, based on your income and ability to contribute, starting from $795. Private instruction starts at $2,500. During your free intro talk, we'll walk through the different options together and find the right fit for you. If you have questions about the course contribution, let’s have a conversation.
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Dave has been immersed in Vedic wisdom and has maintained a daily Vedic Meditation practice for the past 20 years—long enough to know that sometimes the simplest things can have the most profound effects. With a technique that requires no concentration and delivers noticeable benefits within the first days of learning, he’s found that mastering meditation is more about letting go than trying harder.
That training spans more than a decade and roughly 3,000 hours, culminating in an intensive residential program in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas under Thom Knoles. Upon completing his training, Dave received the tradition's formal blessing to teach.