Exploring the Veda
“Exploring the Veda completely blew my mind. It gives you access to profound knowledge and advanced tools to expand your consciousness and find deeper connections in your practice. Ultimately, you let go of fear and become more content with life the way it is, which allows you to live a happier and more fulfilling life. ”
The Veda is an ancient body of knowledge; the source of ayurveda, yoga and our own Vedic Meditation technique. Thom Knoles is recognized as one of the world’s foremost teachers of the Veda’s true meaning and application.
In a six-seminar course of 73 hours recorded over a two year period, Thom Knoles delves deeply into the Veda and draws out wisdom that is nothing short of life-changing. Students of Exploring the Veda learn techniques for deepening meditation, for correcting the mistakes of the intellect, and for manifesting the life experiences that reveal true fulfillment.
Completion of Exploring the Veda instalments 1-6 is a prerequisite to become trained as an Initiator – a teacher of Vedic Meditation.
The complete Exploring the Veda programme consists of six instalments. Each instalment is conducted in a non-residential setting over a weekend, roughly in the following format:
Friday – 5.00pm to 9.30pm
Saturday – 10.00am to 6.00pm
Sunday – 10.00am to 6.00pm
Each of the seminars can be enjoyed individually, with no obligation to complete all six. However the course must be completed in sequential order as one instalment leads naturally into the next.
In order to undertake Exploring the Veda, students must have completed a rounding retreat or have been taught how to Round from their teacher.
If you have completed Exploring the Veda before and would like to resit, please click here to register your interest.
Exploring The Veda Course Schedule
Exploring the Veda 1
This course will be held in Wellington and Auckland simultaneously
Friday 7 November 2025 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday 8 November 2025 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 9 November 2025 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
$800 Investment
$300 taken at time of booking, payment plans available
Taken ETV1 before and want to listen in again? Get in touch via meditate@laurengodfrey.com (Investment is $250)
Exploring the Veda Schedule
Instalment 1* 7 - 9 November 2025
Instalment 2* 2026 dates coming soon
Instalment 3* 2026 dates coming soon
Instalment 4* 2026 dates coming soon
Instalment 5* 2026 dates coming soon
Instalment 6 2026 dates coming soon
Course Investment
The course investment for each instalment is $800.
This includes all tuition, notes, a light Ayurvedic dinner on the Friday night, lunch on Saturday and Sunday, snacks, chai, sweets as well as group meditation.
If you have any queires, please email us.