Mantric Meditation (Vedic Meditation)
With Debra Stevens - Robins
Starting Wednesday 3 June 2026
4pm - 6pm
Then Weds 17 June 4 - 6pm
Ongoing Every Wednesday from July 2026
Why this form of meditation?
Meditation benefits every aspect of our being body, mind and soul. We spend most of our lives looking for happiness, peace and fulfilment outside of ourselves. During mediation we begin to explore and expanded awareness, the essence of who we really are restoring the memory of wholeness in our lives.
Where did this meditation originate?
Mantra (mantric) meditation or Vedic meditation is derived from the yoga tradition in India – Yoga means ‘union’ – the union of the senses, the body, the mind and the soul. This ancient text the Yoga Sutras was written by the sage Patanjali. He describes the settling of the mind into pure silence, which is usually, overwhelmed by our mental chatter, accessing the space between thoughts as we enter a field of unbounded awareness.
What can this meditation gift us?
Once we get our first momentary experience of the ‘gap’ this ‘silence’ we realise that our essence is not the chatter of our thoughts it is our ability to silently witness our thoughts, our words, our actions.
Debra Stevens - Robins
Current Curator of the KwaZulu Spirit Festival
Editor Odyssey Magazine 2018 - 2025
Crystal Curator with Simply Stones
Debra Stevens - Robins with Christa Gumede- Buthelezi(Odyssey Magazine)
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In her own words...
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“My first retreat was undertaken in silence at the Buddhist Retreat Centre in Ixopo, KZN; that was 1986. I was the breadwinner, with an almost three-year-old toddler and a 15-month old baby. My marriage was in a tangle and I was in a fast-paced job way above my business savvy and life experience. Balance? I had none.
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The escape from the cacophony of my life and external distractions and embracing solitude and silence for the first time in my life… I thought I would lose my mind! As the fears and the rollercoaster of emotion started to dissipate… I began to connect with my thoughts and emotions on a deeper level, gently gaining equilibrium. This coupled with a ‘Work-Life Balance’ retreat a few months later was the beginning of an entire new way of being.
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Twenty years later I experienced ‘Silent Awakenings’ in Monterey, California, with Deepak Chopra and David Simon. This retreat moved me from the pursuit of mindfulness to a deep mindful experience that felt more like a hyperawareness of everything within and around me, as I witnessed the ‘going within’ occur in a fraction of a second.
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A silent retreat is an intense, life-changing experience. From a personal perspective, I have received lasting transformation in my life from this the most impactful experience, not being as caught up in my thoughts and feelings as I move throughout my day. Calm has become a ‘super power’.
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