Conscious Pathways

12/09/2025

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It’s Mindfulness Day, so we asked Grant Shepherd, Meditation Teacher and one of our amazing providers, to share his go-to tip for feeling calmer and more present.

His answer? The Mindful Breath.

Just a few minutes of focused breathing can ease stress, quiet the mind, and bring you back to stillness.

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09/09/2025

Live Meditation on Insight Timer tomorrow 9am NZT. You are very welcome to join us!
Yours in Meditation,
Grant

Join Somanath for a 25 minute meditation on the Shaivite mantra, Om Namah Shivaya. In this simple meditation, we will experience the power of connecting with this ancient mantra and we will learn how to bring the peace and stillness it offers into our day and our life.

04/09/2025

Dear Friend,

If you want to meditate but you're not sure how and don't have much time, I have created these guided meditations for you! They are quick, simple and immediate, and they will bring some peace into your day. Click the link in the comments to access the meditation.

Yours in Meditation,
Grant

26/08/2025

Dear Friend,
If you're looking for some calm, you are most welcome to join me for a quick, simple, and powerful meditation from the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. The event time for NZ is 9am Thursday NZT, for the USA the time is Wednesday 5pm EDT — Eastern Daylight Time, Wednesday 2pm PDT — Pacific Daylight Time. For the UK, it is 10pm BST. I look forward to seeing you at the meditation session.

Welcome! This meditation comes from the Vijñāna Bhairava Ta**ra, an ancient and highly respected Ta**ra from around the 8th century. The Vijñāna Bhairava comes from the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism and offers 112 ways to experience the energy of meditation, the Kuṇḍalinī Śakti. In this si...

24/08/2025

Such an uplifting and amazing experience singing kirtan with Sarah Spence and Neal Ghoshal at The Button Factory today! It took me back to my time in India: Beautiful chants and great company (and of course delicious chai and snacks too.) An absolute pleasure. Thanks for the invitation, Sarah! 🙏💖🙌

21/08/2025

𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝟑 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝!

1. I’ll never give you any teaching generated through Artificial Intelligence. All teachings I offer you come from my years of studies and practice, and they often originate from scriptures that are thousands of years old and time-tested. These are not teachings taken from various sources around the internet and then artificially synthesized. The teachings I will offer you come from my study and direct experience, and the direct experience and study of those who originally wrote the scriptures.
2. I won’t hose you down with too much information. I won’t bombard you with posts every single day, and to be honest, I’m a bit busy for that. And in today’s world, you probably are too busy for that too! However, here’s my promise to you: my posts will be meaningful and designed to bring some benefit to your life and your meditation and embodiment practice.
3. My posts won’t be about the “hard-sell.” Ta**ra and meditation are not products and I won’t treat them as such. If you decide to learn with me, you will be paying a fair fee for my time and effort in bringing these teachings to you; you will not be paying for the teachings themselves, as ta**ra and yoga cannot be bought and sold. Everything I offer to you will be in the spirit of service and right livelihood.

𝗦𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁: 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝟯 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

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28/07/2025

Dear Friend,

Here's the link to my new YouTube channel where you will find useful longform content created for you: Meditations, guided meditations, traditional Ta***ic visualizations from Kashmir Shaivism, and Q and As on meditation, traditional ta**ra, and conscious living.
What would you like to see on the channel? Leave me a comment and I will endeavour to include that for you.
As the channel is just starting, I'd really appreciate it if you could spread the word, and like, share, and subscribe. It's my hope that this channel will be a valuable meditation resource for those who need it. Everyone could do with some extra peace right now.

Yours in Meditation,
Grant

Welcome to Conscious Pathways. Meditation Mentor Grant Shepherd teaches the ancient Eastern spiritual wisdom of Kashmir Shaivism, grounded in modern practical teaching, to diverse people worldwide. Grant teaches Meditation, Yoga, Ta**ra, and Embodiment and Intimacy Work as powerful pathways for your...

15/07/2025

In Conscious Pathways, the Awareness Pathway guides you to live from your natural state of Awareness through simple yet powerful practices that help you stay centered and present.

**ra

11/07/2025

Dear Friend,

Are you stressed? As a meditation teacher I hear this a lot! Here's something to help: a series of quick, simple, guided meditations on Insight Timer to help you move from stress to calm. Click the link in the comments to get started.

09/07/2025

In Conscious Pathways, the Knowledge Pathway focuses on the mind. It includes meditative techniques, self-inquiry, and emotional intelligence practices—all designed to help you better understand your inner world.

10/06/2025

20/05/2025

Dear Friends,
Ever wondered how meditation fits into the modern wellness field? This latest article in the Conscious Pathways Resource Library can help with that! Link to article in the comments. I hope you find it useful on your meditation journey. 💖🙏🙂