free meditation classes

What will you learn in our meditation classes?

Our introductory classes typically consist of 4-6 evenings, a weekend intensive or short lecture introduction. Each workshop is a thorough and very strong introduction to meditation with lots of practice and clear instruction. Appropriate for beginning or experienced meditators.The classes cover the following topics:

• Meditation and its goals

• Relaxation, breathing exercises and concentration

• Meditation on the heart center

• Mantra and the power of soulful music

• Aids in establishing regular practice

• Inner growth and integrating the benefits of meditation in our every day life

Continuing classes are available for those interested. In tune with the teaching of our founder, Sri Chinmoy, all classes are free of charge.

About our instructors

Pranlobha Kalagian.

Pranlobha, a native Seattlelite, has been meditating since childhood, when her mother began attending meditation classes at the Sri Chinmoy Center. She travels abroad twice a year with her savings, in hope of better understanding the world's many cultures. She also enjoys photography, musical composition and classical piano, cooking gourmet meals and being surrounded by nature. 

Vidushi Candaux.

Vidushi has been teaching meditation classes for 20 years. She brings to her classes much of what she has learned from her own meditation practice and from her extensive travels around the world. She likes to teach many of the time honored meditation practices as well as ways how to integrate them into a modern lifestyle. Vidushi is the manager of Silence-Heart-Nest vegetarian restaurant in Fremont. 

 Aparajita Fishman. 

A meditation student of Sri Chinmoy for the last 31 years, Aparajita graduated with honors from Harvard University in the Comparative Study of Religion. A computer programmer by trade, in his spare time he has opened two award-winning vegetarian restaurants, traveled to 45 countries around the world, taught meditation in Indonesian, and completed 15 marathons. 

Moni Neradilek.

Moni started learning meditation at the age of 17 in his native Czech Republic. He loves to play harmonium, sing mantras and devotional songs, and to look at "the brighter side of life". He is a volunteer for the World Harmony Run in Montana and the annual Self-Transcendence Triathlon in Victoria, BC. 

Nayak and Nandita Polissar.

Nayak and Nandita first learned meditation during their 3-year stay in Thailand. Later they met Sri Chinmoy at his concert at Hunter College in New York City. Very moved by this profound experience they started studying meditation with Sri Chinmoy. In 1974 Nayak and Nandita moved to Seattle, where they helped to establish  a new Sri Chinmoy Centre. Nayak, a medical researcher, and Nandita, a manager of a vegetarian restaurant, have taught meditation  and organized concerts featuring Sri Chinmoy as solo performer across North and South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. They are owners of Silence-Heart-Nest restaurant in the Fremont District of Seattle.

Daulot Fountain.

Daulot has been teaching workshops about meditation and conscious living for twenty years. He learned meditation at a time when he worked as a forest worker in Eastern Washington. He is also an electrician, avid marathon runner (just ran 320 miles in a 6-day race this April) and, with his wife, owns the Transformation-Surprise laundromat in Ballard. 

What to bring to the class?

No props are required. We recommend wearing comfortable clothes that do not restrict your breathing and not eating a heavy meal before the class.

To find out how to register for our classes, click here.