Redefining Meditation

After practicing and teaching for over 30 years, Harshada has developed a unique approach to meditation—one that is deeply personal, adaptable, and rooted in healing.

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"Everyone is different. Our minds and hearts and bodies are different. Our lives are different. It's silly to think one single meditation technique or approach is going to work for everyone. Everyone can meditate deeply—but we need to find what works for us."

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Many people think of meditation as a practice of stillness, but for most, Harshada believes stillness is not what they actually need. What people truly need is connection—to their inner power, their deep clarity, and the deeper, wiser, and more powerful aspects of their being. 

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It Doesn't Have to Be Boring

Meditation becomes boring when we are trying to use a method that doesn't suit us. Many people believe that meditation isn't for them or that it's impossible, or that it's an endurance practice. Harshada is passionate about reframing these misconceptions. 

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"I get bored really easily and there is NOTHING more boring than boring meditation. Sit and watch your breath meditations work great for a small percentage of people. People think they can't meditate. They can. People think it has to be boring and painful. I think it really MUST NOT be boring or painful. It's all a matter of finding ways to practice that suit us."

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Meditation as a Healing Journey

Meditation is often thought of as a tool for relaxation or stress relief, but its power runs much deeper. Traditionally, the practices of yoga, including meditation, were designed to help people recognize and embody their divine nature. Over time, these practices have been adapted and used to support mental and emotional well-being.

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Harshada emphasizes that meditation is not just about detaching from life’s challenges but about connecting with and healing the inner obstacles that prevent us from living fully. These obstacles may be physical, emotional, or even ancestral. Modern life conditions people to function within a system that prioritizes productivity over well-being. Meditation interrupts this cycle, offering a way for us to reclaim our inner power, wholeness, and inner freedom.

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Upaya

The Sanskrit word upaya means remedy. This is the word Harshada uses for spiritual practice. Practices are chosen as remedies -- specific for various needs. 

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A Practice For You

Harshada’s work is not about pushing people into a specific meditation mold. Some students come from deep spiritual traditions; others do not. What matters is that meditation becomes a living experience—one that meets each person in their current reality and helps them unlock their innate potential.

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Harshada is an expert in helping people find effective, pleasurable practices that really work. For some, meditation may be about accessing deep stillness. For others, it is about moving energy, healing trauma, or gaining clarity. The practice must serve the person, not the other way around.

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A Practice of Self Love

Harshada is adamant that meditation doesn't become yet another way for people to punish themselves or fix themselves. If you learn from him, you'll hear him say "MORE SNUGGLE -- LESS STRUGGLE." He believes that meditation (and other spiritual practices) need to be first and foremost acts of self love vs. self improvement or self correction. He encourages people to sit cozily, and learn techniques that are more like a warm bath than a cold shower. 

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"A practice as intimate as meditation should not be a struggle. Meditation should be delicious. I know I'm not supposed to say should, but it's true. A cold shower can be relaxing, but it's damn hard to do. A hot bath is also relaxing. I want meditation to be more like hot bath -- a really luxurious one -- even if it's for 10 minutes. Then you soften. Then you open. Then the healing happens."

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The Three Hearts Approach

One of Harshada’s main approaches to meditation works with what he calls the Three Hearts.

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• The Upper Heart, seated in the head and face, is the seat of celestial intelligence, spiritual wisdom, unconditional love, and higher knowing. 

• The Middle Heart, seated in the chest, is the center of human relational energy, emotional intelligence, service, and nurturing, human love and connectedness.  

• The Lower Heart, seated in the pelvis, is our animal intelligence and embodied instinct. This heart governs pleasure, sexuality, and connection to the earth and the five elements. 

 

 When these three hearts are open, activated, and clear, we have a full spectrum experience of spiritual awakening and deep healing.

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Liberation, Not Conformity

Meditation is not meant to be another box to fit into—it is a process of getting free. Harshada encourages students to move beyond rigid forms and approach meditation as a practice of softening, opening, healing and awakening. Rather than forcing the body and mind into stillness, this approach allows meditation to be dynamic, personal, and alive.​

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"We have enough conformity in our life. We don't need to do more of that in our meditation time. Meditation is not a religion. Religion is conditioning. Meditation is solvent for conditioning. Meditation is an act of deep inner rebellion against the conditioning that binds us."

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