Alya Hopkins Vedic Meditation

03/09/2025

NEXT TWO COURSE DATES @ COFFS HARBOUR:

Thursday to Sunday (4 x 90 min sessions):
11th - 14th September
18th - 21st September

DM for more details or book an INTRO via my website ❣️

VEDIC MEDITATION is a life supporing practice.

The depth of rest, relaxation, increased capacity of your mind and body with a regular practice of Vedic meditation is beyond your current experience of life.
The practice itself is completely effortless.
Expand your consciousness, expand your experience of life.

Course info & dates:
I'm available to share MORE INFO via a complimentary, non-obligatory INTRO TALK. Booking link:
https://ahopkins.as.me/INTRO


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Briefly:
In-person course for beginners is held over four consecutive days (4x90 min) @ my studio, Jetty Strip | Coffs Harbour.
Annually also in Ljubljana ~ Slovenia|EU.
I'm also available to teach @ other locations.
Upcoming course will be held in Melbourne in early March.

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01/09/2025

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A Short Story from Me

When winter even thinks about arriving here on the Mid North Coast (usually sometime in May), I pull my doona out of the cupboard.
(Doona/h is an Aussie word for a soft quilted blanket or duvet.)

My family laughs because I practically disappear into it. I meditate wrapped in it, make a cocoon out of it when I go to sleep, and sometimes wonder if I might just fuse with it entirely. Its comfort turned up to 200%!

But then spring arrives (it’s coming soon ☀️!), and suddenly the same blanket that felt like heaven becomes a recipe for overheating and slight suffering.
So, I fold it up and tuck it away.

Here’s the funny part:
I don’t pine for it. I don’t sit in the hot summer sun, sighing, “Oh, my blanket…”
I completely forget it exists until the next cool weather whispers through. Total non-attachment!

And honestly, the blanket doesn’t seem to mind. It doesn’t sulk in the cupboard, offended that I’ve abandoned it. It waits patiently for its season.

Meanwhile, if I clung to it for all the wrong reasons—dragging it through sweaty nights—I’d only make myself more miserable.

That’s when it clicks: this is what non-attachment looks like in real life.
Enjoying fully when the moment is right, letting go easily when the moment has passed.

If we can manage that with a blanket, perhaps we can manage it with bigger things too—identities, stories, all the ways we try to keep ourselves cocooned.

And if a humble doona can surrender without fuss, maybe we can, too.

In the same way, Vedic Meditation practice teaches us how to rest deeply when it’s time to rest, act fully when it’s time to act, and let go when the moment has passed.

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If this way of living speaks to you, I invite you to learn more about just how easy it is to learn Vedic Meditation and integrate it into your life.

Join me in a complimentary INTRO TALK - you can book it via the link in my bio 🔝 or dm.

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05/04/2025

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It is a true privilege to teach VEDIC MEDITATION and impart timeless wisdom that holds great significance in today’s world within this serene space.
Thank you, 💫♥️!

“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift
you can give yourself in this lifetime.”

I echo the words of seers from time-immemorial. It remains as relevant today as it was some 5000 years ago.
We live in an era of great challenges and continuous change.
VEDIC MEDITATION is a practice that supports a fulfilling life. It is both simple and easy, it serves as a powerful remedy for stress. As our bodies receive the essential deep rest through regular practice, our minds start to become aware of its own true nature.
This practice is completely effortless.
Despite its ancient roots, it is ideally suited for modern individuals who live the fast-paced lives.
Ultimately it expands your consciousness and with that, naturally, it expands your experience of life.

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To learn more book a free INTRO ~ 🔗 in bio🔝.

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24/02/2025

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“Look to this day,
for it is life, the very breath of life.
In its brief course lie
all the realities of your existence;
the bliss of growth,
the glory of action,
the splendor of beauty.
For yesterday is only a dream,
and tomorrow is but a vision.
But today, well lived,
makes every yesterday
a dream of happiness,
and every tomorrow
a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.”
~ Kalidãsa ~

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Join me for a complimentary 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖 𝘛𝘈𝘓𝘒 about 𝘝𝘌𝘋𝘐𝘊 𝘔𝘌𝘋𝘐𝘛𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 and hear about the upcoming courses for beginners.

Teaching locations:
Coffs Harbour ~ next available starting on 3 March
Ljubljana, Slovenia ~ next available 1 July

Book an INTRO via link in bio 🔝 or DM.

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22/01/2025

VEDIC MEDITATION is a life supporing practice.

The depth of rest, relaxation, increased capacity of your mind and body with a regular practice of Vedic meditation is beyond your current experience of life.
The practice itself is completely effortless.
Expand your consciousness, expand your experience of life.

Course info & dates:
I'm available to share MORE INFO via a complimentary, non-obligatory INTRO TALK. Booking link:
https://ahopkins.as.me/INTRO


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Briefly:
In-person course for beginners is held over four consecutive days (4x90 min) @ my studio, Jetty Strip | Coffs Harbour.
Annually also in Ljubljana ~ Slovenia|EU.
I'm also available to teach @ other locations.
Upcoming course will be held in Melbourne in early March.

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15/10/2024

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Discover the beauty and vastness of your consciousness within - LEARN VEDIC MEDITATION in a one-off 4-day course (4 X 90min sessions) on a beautiful Coffs Coast.

Join me for an INTRO talk to find out more ~ book via link in bio top or send a dm.

📸 courtesy: Hopkins Opal

17/07/2024

ꨄ 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝗈𝖿 ‘𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀’ 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍. 𝖨 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗂𝗍!
𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗏𝖾 𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗅 𝖨 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗇 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗏𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼 𝗆𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 (𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 🌕𝗌 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋!).
𝖮𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ‘𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀’ 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍. 𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 “𝖨 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖾...!”, 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝖿 𝗎𝗇𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗅𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝗂𝗇.
𝖨𝗍’𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗎𝗆𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍, 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝗎𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝖺𝗒-𝗍𝗈-𝖽𝖺𝗒/𝗌. 𝖭𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝖽, 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾. 𝖧𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝟣/𝟦 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗒 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗇𝗈 𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝗈𝗎𝖻𝗍.
𝖭𝗈𝗐 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌:
𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗎𝗅, 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽, 𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖾𝗑𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗂 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗌𝗈 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗌, 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗐𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗂𝗍. 𝖨𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗒. 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝖾, 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗄𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾, 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖯𝖠𝖴𝖲𝖤 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾. 𝖬𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗁 ~ 𝖺💧 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗇, 𝖨 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 ~ 𝗁𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾, 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾, 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗋𝗉𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾’𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝗎𝗌 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗋𝖾, 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖾 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾. 𝖲𝗎𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾. 𝖧𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝖺 𝗍𝗈𝗉𝗂𝖼 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝖺𝗒!
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06/05/2024

Reopening Doors ~ ANNOUNCEMENT❗️

My private practice has reopened on 1 May following my return from India, now also offering teaching of Vedic Meditation.
There is more detailed post on checked it out!

I will however be teaching Vedic Meditation separate from my clinical work, and separately from the independent contract work for Mind Heart Connect Foundation, and for EBEFT accreditation program led by Dr Peta Stapleton.


As for Vedic Meditation part, briefly:
I learnt vedic meditation only a few years back after trying many other “versions” of meditation for decades. I’ve practiced it twice daily since and it has been beyond measure effective and beneficial personally, especially considering my work in a frontline trauma relief field.
After two years of meditating, as well as advance study followed by the last three months undertaking an intensive training in the Himalayas, I have graduated under the ancient tradition of Shankaracharya with the personal approval of my Master Teacher Thom Knoles
(again: check more detailed post on ).

The Vedic Meditation technique is unique and essentially different from other forms of meditation and relaxation as it requires no concentration nor contemplation. It is a completely effortless technique with endless benefits.

I’m happy to teach anyone interested and curious and will share upcoming events and courses on this page also.
Link to a free intro talk about learning vedic meditation is on my website🔝.

For all other pre-existing services, such as individual EFT/psychological sessions, professional clinical supervision and EBEFT mentoring, the booking link also is on my website 🔝.

16/01/2024

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Thank you S. for sharing your experience, and your generous, kind testimonial 🙏🏽:

“I am 38 years old who suffered heavy, heavy trauma as a child, and have suffered with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder since then. I went to phsycotherapists throughout the years and did all types of talk therapy, nobody could help me.
Then I met Alja Hopkins. I began sessions with her six months ago desperate for help, having given up already of getting better and ever being able to live a trauma-free life. I put in a tremendous amount of hard work in the EFT treatment, both tapping EFT and the Optimal EFT with Alja. I am seeing miracles now. In my experience Alja has been a miracle worker who took me from a place of deep trauma, feeling stuck, seeing no way forward, to a place of freedom, peace of mind with a beautiful bright future ahead. I still have a little way to go to total healing, but I am far along on the path and almost there. I would reccomend Alja to anyone suffering with CPTSD, PTSD, Alja is in my opinion, and based on my experiance the world’s top trauma expert practicing with EFT tapping and Optimal EFT which is miracle healing!”

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I’m lost for words by a heartfelt testimonial of one of my clients.
For our clients to feel free from the heavy burden of traumatic experiences is, no doubt, the ultimate wish of any therapeutic person working in the field of trauma relief.
I’m very fortunate for wonderful individuals who open up for support, and for incredibly effective Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), both Clinical/Evidence Based and Optimal EFT which I predominantly use in my practice.
Such a beautiful note to finish my work on before my practice closes for 3 months whilst I take a long overdue sabbatical leave, first one since graduating as Social Worker in January 1999.

My private practice will be closed from 22 January to 1 May 2024.
Feel free to email with enquires for appointments recommencing in May: alyahopkins@icloud.com