New York Meditation Center

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Jacob Zimmermanvia Google

4 months ago

I am a lifelong skeptic (cynic, even) of concepts like Meditation. I am not reviewing meditation itself, but the experience of taking their short course on the subject from Michael. He is very up front and forthcoming about what the goals of the course are and what the technique may or may not (and what it definitely won’t) do for you. This is a purely technique based instruction designed to give you a tool for managing your day to day and long term health, and it was very approachable and well taught. I can’t say if meditation will change my life, having just started, but I can say that the notion that I would be able to sit very still and quietly for 20 minutes in a chair, much less afterwards feel refreshed and that something important might be accessible to me in this way would have been unthinkable to me before taking the course. If you are curious or a skeptic like me who nevertheless knows you need to try SOMETHING for yourself, I strongly recommend it.

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Erica Schervia Google

10 months ago

Vedic meditation is an incredibly useful tool that I've been using for close to 15 years. New York Meditation Center was an excellent place to learn. Routine group meditations make it easy to stay plugged in over time. Michael is a compassionate and patient teacher. If you are thinking of learning mantra based meditation, I highly suggest working with New York Meditation Center!

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Randy Beckervia Google

10 months ago

Turn down the noise We can easily get caught up, even totally lost in the myriad of daily activities, demands, rituals and frustrations we encounter. I like most others, found it difficult to turn down this noise. Then I met Michael Miller. His clear and inspirational teaching of Vedic Meditation offered me a doorway of opportunity to briefly enter a world of peaceful introspection with a delicious taste of harmony. The art of clearing your mind is powerful. It sounds crazy I know. I was initially very skeptical myself. But trust me, I immediately discovered that the results of investing in two daily 20-minute meditation sessions reaps incredible rewards. Those quiet moments begin to elusively influence your daily life. And it even gets better as I continue to meditate! I am so grateful that Michael taught me how to control the volume on the noise of life. Randy, Retired

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Reneevia Google

10 months ago

I'm super happy to say I learned to meditate with Michael back in 2013 in NYC. Actually it was Jillian who was recommended to me by an American she taught in London. It was "by chance" that I was making conversation with this near stranger I never saw again and asked if he had ever meditated. I knew I needed a boost of what I'll call no pressure spiritualism, having been raised Catholic, Lutheran at primary school, Seventh Day Adventist on some weekends with a side dish of Buddhism in my 20's. Learning a mantra and keeping with my twice a day meditation ritual has made a striking, but invisible, difference in my life. Like plugging into a simple, but intense, quick reminder of the meaning of life. It has helped me become much slower to react to difficult scenarios through acceptance. I'm not as invested in the drama or negativity that tends to become a habit in daily life. Returning to LA for a few years, Michael pointed me in the direction of a colleague who held weekend meditations. I really appreciate, under his guidance, the like-mindedness that brings us together as a meditating community. There's no odd pressure to participate, speak or pay up in any way. Admittedly I have not done a deep dive into reading about Vedic meditation, nor upgraded my technique, nor gone on any retreats. Yet. But am welcomed by Michael at his NYC events and enjoyed the experience fully! In a nutshell, we allow ourselves to sit with the basic tranquility that we all carry, but can forget to honor. Jai Guru Dev

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Kirsti Kroenervia Google

10 months ago

I learned Vediv Meditation from Michael about 8 years ago. It has changed my life. I instantly felt my sleep improving and being just a little bit more resilient. I love the easy, simple twice a day practice. Michael was able to explain how to fit the practice into my life and help to set me up.