Further Steps In Meditation
Practical tools and insights to help you go beyond “just relaxing” and experience lasting transformation
“FROM A QUIET MIND TO A STILL MIND”
Further Steps In Meditation:
COURSE OFFERINGS
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Emptiness & The Right Hemisphere Course
– Course 1 in the Further Steps Series –
Most people think of ‘emptiness’ as a concept, but we’ll explore the pragmatic aspects of it and learn how and where to tap into it, because it is actually one of the secret power tools in the toolbelt of an advanced meditator.
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Ida and Pingala Course
– Course 2 in the Further Steps Series –
The ida and pingala are two of the most significant circuits of energy (‘nadi’) in the subtle body, and they are also fairly easy to access.
In this course you’ll use the understanding about prana you gained in the 'discover prana’ course to develop the ability to move energy in the ida and pingala at will. This in turn gives us a foundation to begin opening up more of the subtle body.
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Moving Into The Sushumna Course
– Course 3 in the Further Steps Series –
The sushumna is the central ‘nerve’ of the subtle energy body. The length of the sushumna is actually the spiritual path itself, because this is where all the heavy-lifting work of spiritual unfoldment begins and ends.
Your work with the sushumna will go on throughout every phase of your spiritual endeavors; this course gives you the launching point to begin this great work.
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The Three Rivers Course
– Course 4 in the Further Steps Series –
Having studied the ida, the pingala and the sushumna in depth, we can now work with the specific techniques to unify our attention on these three most significant nadis or nerves, so that the energy traveling in the ida and pingala can build up and be used to reinforce our access to the sushumna.
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The Bodhicitta Course
– Course 5 in the Further Steps Series –
Many people know bodhicitta as a concept: the concept of the awakened heart-mind, of the aspiration for enlightenment, of the wish for all sentient beings to awaken.
But there is more to the bodhicitta: there are drops or points within the subtle energy body that are actual corollaries of the bodhicitta.
Finding and working with these points greatly accelerates our own awakening and the purification of all karma that stands in our way.
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Inner Guru Yoga Course
– Course 6 in the Further Steps Series –
Whether or not you have someone you look to as an outer guru, it is always the inner guru that does the real work of awakening.
Guru yoga practices are a way of attuning to that inner presence — a means of accelerating spiritual growth in profoundly transformative & mysterious ways.
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Private Consultations
– Specific & Personalized Support For Your Work In The Further Steps Series –
Any time you find questions come up about your experiences in the courses offered in the Further Steps series, book a session with me.
These are not your average meditation courses, and your experience as you move through this material will be totally unique to you.
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30 Day Group Meditation Commitment
• Show up every day. Sit together with me.
• Oftentimes it’s the commitment we make to someone else that helps us get over barriers we may face.
• Use our meditation community as your own accountability buddy - we’ll be there for you!
• With the Further Steps you’ve taken in meditation, the commitment to regular meditation becomes all the more important to solidify the progress you’ll see in this program.
Emptiness & The Right Hemisphere Course
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Most people spend 2-4 weeks working through the material in this module.
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$145 for the entire course;
You’ll have access to the course for 12 months after you enroll. -
Completion of the Discover Prana Course
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
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The core teachings of this course have been pre-recorded so you can watch the lessons anytime you want and go through them at your own pace. You’ll also be able to review the material as often as you like for the 12 month period the course is yours.
When you sign up you’ll also find an option to include in-person follow up sessions with me. In these sessions I meet privately with you to answer any questions you may have or address any experiences you may want to review that came up during the course. Even if you don’t sign up for these sessions when you first enroll you can always book as many sessions with me as you want during or after the course. I want you to be able to understand and use these teachings to their fullest.
Ida & Pingala Course
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Most people spend 3-6 weeks working through the material in this module.
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$135 for the entire course;
You’ll have access to the course for 12 months after you enroll. -
Completion of the Emptiness & The Right Hemisphere Course
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
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The core teachings of this course have been pre-recorded so you can watch the lessons anytime you want and go through them at your own pace. You’ll also be able to review the material as often as you like for the 12 month period the course is yours.
When you sign up you’ll also find an option to include in-person follow up sessions with me. In these sessions I meet privately with you to answer any questions you may have or address any experiences you may want to review that came up during the course. Even if you don’t sign up for these sessions when you first enroll you can always book as many sessions with me as you want during or after the course. I want you to be able to understand and use these teachings to their fullest.
Moving Into Sushumna Course
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Most people spend 5-10 weeks working through the material in this module.
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$325 for the entire course;
You’ll have access to the course for 12 months after you enroll. -
Completion of the Emptiness & The Right Hemisphere Course.
The Ida & Pingala Course is not required but is recommended.
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
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The core teachings of this course have been pre-recorded so you can watch the lessons anytime you want and go through them at your own pace. You’ll also be able to review the material as often as you like for the 12 month period the course is yours.
When you sign up you’ll also find an option to include in-person follow up sessions with me. In these sessions I meet privately with you to answer any questions you may have or address any experiences you may want to review that came up during the course. Even if you don’t sign up for these sessions when you first enroll you can always book as many sessions with me as you want during or after the course. I want you to be able to understand and use these teachings to their fullest.
The Bodhicitta Course
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Most people spend 5-8 weeks working through the material in this module.
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$345 for the entire course;
You’ll have access to the course for 12 months after you enroll. -
Completion of the Moving Into Sushumna Course.
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
-
The core teachings of this course have been pre-recorded so you can watch the lessons anytime you want and go through them at your own pace. You’ll also be able to review the material as often as you like for the 12 month period the course is yours.
When you sign up you’ll also find an option to include in-person follow up sessions with me. In these sessions I meet privately with you to answer any questions you may have or address any experiences you may want to review that came up during the course. Even if you don’t sign up for these sessions when you first enroll you can always book as many sessions with me as you want during or after the course. I want you to be able to understand and use these teachings to their fullest.
Private Consultations
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We’ll find a 30 minute time block that works for both our schedules and meet on zoom.
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$75 for each 30 minute session. Includes a link to a recording of your session.
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Enrollment in one of the Further Steps Courses within the past year.
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
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These individual sessions are all conducted in a private Zoom room. The link will be sent to you upon enrollment.
The Three Rivers Course
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Most people spend 3-4 weeks working through the material in this module.
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$145 for the entire course;
You’ll have access to the course for 12 months after you enroll. -
Completion of both the Ida & Pingala Course and the Moving Into The Sushumna Course
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
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The core teachings of this course have been pre-recorded so you can watch the lessons anytime you want and go through them at your own pace. You’ll also be able to review the material as often as you like for the 12 month period the course is yours.
When you sign up you’ll also find an option to include in-person follow up sessions with me. In these sessions I meet privately with you to answer any questions you may have or address any experiences you may want to review that came up during the course. Even if you don’t sign up for these sessions when you first enroll you can always book as many sessions with me as you want during or after the course. I want you to be able to understand and use these teachings to their fullest.
The Inner Guru Yoga Course
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Most people spend 4-8 weeks working through the material in this module.
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$245 for the entire course;
You’ll have access to the course for 12 months after you enroll. -
Completion of the Moving Into Sushumna Course.
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Specific details about the course will be available soon, as well as the opportunity to preview the introductory lesson.
-
The core teachings of this course have been pre-recorded so you can watch the lessons anytime you want and go through them at your own pace. You’ll also be able to review the material as often as you like for the 12 month period the course is yours.
When you sign up you’ll also find an option to include in-person follow up sessions with me. In these sessions I meet privately with you to answer any questions you may have or address any experiences you may want to review that came up during the course. Even if you don’t sign up for these sessions when you first enroll you can always book as many sessions with me as you want during or after the course. I want you to be able to understand and use these teachings to their fullest.
30 Day Meditation Challenge
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I open my afternoon meditation up to those who want to join me. Many members of my private group take advantage of this opportunity, and we invite you to come too.
We sit for an hour, but you may sign off from the zoom session whenever you want. I encourage everyone at this level of practice to stay for at least 30 minutes as their minimum, but really… it’s up to you.
The thing of it is just to become regular - you’ll see what a difference it makes.
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$33 to join our zoom for a month, or $30 if you subscribe on a monthly basis.
If the 5 pm-6pm pacific time zone slot doesn’t work for you, you may book me to sit with you on your schedule, see INFO for those prices. -
A desire to develop a regular meditation practice. These sessions do not include any instruction in meditation, so you are expected to have some kind of a basic understanding of how to meditate, but any style of meditation is fine.
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All our group meditation work is done via Zoom
Meet your instructor
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Meet your instructor ✳
Mindo
From A Quiet Mind To A Still Mind — Sequential Modules of Study To Deepen Your Meditation Practice & Open The Subtle Body
Aren’t you ready to take your meditation beyond simply relaxing?
I’m Mindo and I’ll be drawing on 55 years of practice combined with my experience teaching hundreds of students, to make meditation simple, approachable, and powerful for you too.
My unique teaching style takes the mystery out of advanced meditation practices and gives you practical steps you can use right away. You’ll learn how to progress with confidence — and see the results of progressive study really begin to pay off.