Bondi Meditation Centre is a stunning space in the heart of Bondi, founded by Matt Ringrose. Matt has created a place for people to come together, as a community, and either learn or deepen their meditation practice. We interviewed Matt to learn more about his story, read below!
Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to find meditation and where your passion stemmed from?
I found out about Vedic meditation through the book ‘Catching the Big Fish’ by the film director David Lynch. I devoured the book in one day 13 years ago and learned Vedic Meditation that same week.
How did the Bondi Meditation Centre come about and what amazing work do you do there?
I trained as a VM teacher almost 10 years ago and to my delight and surprise found that Bondi Meditation was available as a URL and business name! How things have changed in the last decade. The first 'Bondi Meditation Centre' was my house in Bondi but we outgrew that. So in April 2019 we moved to the current Bondi Meditation Centre - a beautiful space at the top of O'Brien St. Read more here!
How do you feel meditation has impacted your life?
Meditation dramatically improved my long term anxiety and depression, it cured my long term addictions, improved my relationships and gave me a connection to Nature and myself which I never had, or lost a long time ago. Lots more - everything really - but those are the headlines.
You teach Vedic Meditation at The Bondi Meditation Centre, what drew you to this style in particular?
It's an extremely easy and effective meditation. Anyone can learn. If you can think you can learn Vedic Meditation. And if you do it twice a day your life will be transformed for the better. Vedic meditation is accesible to anyone, whereas some other techniques are much harder to to learn.
Do you have any wise words for those who are struggling with meditation, or who have felt defeated by it in the past?
Find yourself a teacher and learn Vedic Meditation. It's as easy as falling off a log and will give you the meditation of your dreams.
Outside of meditation, what else do you enjoy doing?
Listening to house music, being a Dad and having a laugh.
Do you have a favourite book, song, movie or quote you would like to share with us?
All You Need is Love
Want to learn more about Matt and the Bondi Meditation Centre?
Read here.
Author: This is Yoga
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