Private meditation classes

Learn to meditate in person or online, on your terms
   Online – from the comfort for  your own home
   In person – at a mutually  convenient time available in Hamilton & Rotorua
Online Classes

Private Sessions Tailored to Your needs

Feeling stressed, anxious, struggling to sleep — or longing for a deeper spiritual connection? Learn meditation techniques from the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, to calm your nervous system, ease tension, and cultivate deep inner stillness.

Move Beyond Meditation Apps

Already using an app but not sure if it's working? Develop techniques that let you meditate confidently and independently — no app needed. Go deeper into your practice and discover a richer, more meaningful experience.

Deepen Your Meditation

We offer a gentle, personalised pathway to help you settle into a meaningful meditation practice. This includes

4 x 60-minute private sessions — each one tailored to you. As well as learning and refining techniques, there's space to talk through your practice, ask questions, or share whatever is on your mind. Our teachers are experienced meditators and trained in spiritual counselling, offering wholehearted support along the way.

If you'd like to continue after your first four sessions, we have further programmes to support you as you go deeper.

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Why Choose This Programme?

Time-honoured techniques

Learn meditation methods passed down directly from the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, so you can trust what you're practising.

A clear path forward

Each session builds gently on the last, guiding you toward greater peace, stillness, and joy in everyday life

Personal guidance

Sessions are shaped around you — your needs, your questions, your pace.

Spiritual counselling

Our teachers hold a warm, supportive space to explore not just your meditation practice, but life's bigger questions too.

Supplemental resources

Receive reading materials and additional support to enrich your journey between sessions.

Affirmation - I know that my happiness depends to some extent upon external conditions, but chiefly upon the condition of my inner mind

— Paramhansa Yogananda

Meet your teachers

Meditation teachers in New Zeland

Kavita Parshotam

With over 30 years of personal practice and many years of teaching, Kavita brings a deep yet practical understanding of the meditation techniques of Paramhansa Yogananda. Based in Hamilton, she teaches classes and retreats with warmth and clarity, with a heartfelt wish to help others discover lasting peace and spiritual joy.

Julian Dean

After seven Tour de France races and four Olympic Games, Julian found his way to the inner practice of Kriya Yoga. Based in Rotorua, he brings a grounded, compassionate approach to teaching meditation — with a simple wish to help others find more peace and joy in their lives

Course fee

$ 250

Sessions are $ 250, or $ 300 if you'd like to include a second person