Is this course suitable for beginners?
Ideally you had already some experience with meditation. Notwithstanding this, the course follows a gradual path through the various layers, states, and related techniques of the path. We start with preliminary and simple practices to cultivate wholesome emotions and learn to grasp the textur of our breath. In this it can help you to establish a meditative routine.
Likewise, guided meditations throughout the sessions will be available as recordings afterwards, so that you have an anchor for your meditative practice that can easily improve your meditation skills.
Some of the later sessions will introduce advanced practices that — depending on a number of variables like your stage, previous meditative training, or available time — can require some skill beyond what one can establish throughout two or three months into the journey. But these practices, once you continue with your personal meditative practice, will become more relevant to you. So, if you have already trained them a bit it will ease up the demands put on you by regular practice.
What is my time commitment for the course?
Ideally, you join each of our live sessions. However, I know that unexpected events can take precedence and that we all may have schedule conflicts at some point. Then, please watch the recording and go through the meditations on your own. The social learning environment allows you to ask questions and comment on the recording.
Additionally, schedule half an hour+ per day to go through the practices at hand or integrate them in your existing practices so that we can explore and discuss together how these practices affect your consciousness and well being, where you struggle or strive, and whether we can make adjustments on the journey.
Do you offer financial assistance?
I want to make this course as available as possible wherefore I already chose a comparatively low tuition. If you are a student or live on a below-average income I can offer 25 and 50percent discounts — however, given my past experience in regards to participants motivation I don‘t offer tuition-free participation.
What are the live session dates?
We start our Journey on Saturday 29th of March 2025 — the sessions will be held in a two week rhythm. The time will be adjusted to the time-zones of participants once registration is closed. However, it will be morning in the US and afternoons in Europe.
The full list of live sessions is going to come soon.
How can I lock into the social learning environment?
We share a social learning environment with The Evolutionary Samgha. It is a collective of spiritual teachers who share the costs of hosting courses at socialize.evolutionary-samgha.com.
You will be sent an invitation two weeks prior to the start of The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment Course with all necessary instructions.