Alya Hopkins
Vedic Meditation on the Coffs Coast & Beyond
expansion of your human potential
At Vedic Meditation & Coherence Personal Counselling on the Coffs Coast and worldwide, Alya offers a supportive, confidential space for personal growth and optimal wellness.
Whether you are here to learn an ancient, effortless Vedic meditation technique or use novel therapeutic approaches, creating a holistic path to support you alleviate stress, navigate life’s challenges, and enhance self-awareness and self-realisation.
For health professionals and those from related field:
Alya provides clinical supervision and mentoring based on her extensive clinical experience in the frontline field, including EBEFT mentoring and self-work for those undertaking premium accreditation program led by for Dr Peta Stapleton and clinical supervision.
Current offerings:
Vedic Meditation, Evidence-Based & Optimal Emotional Freedom Techniques, clinical supervision and mentoring, all designed to meet your individual needs.
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By connecting with Alya you will release accumulated stresses and outdated limiting beliefs to reconnect to your true nature, gain more clarity, inner calm and contentedness in your life.
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Is a practice of radical simplicity, perfectly designed for modern living despite its ancient roots.
Scientifically proven to release accumulated stress from physiology and allowing our body to rest deeply , Vedic meditation is profoundly transformative.
When you learn Vedic meditation with Alya in-person, you will receive a personalised mantra and the technique of meditating to become a self-sufficient meditator and enjoy this practice for life.
Attending a free introduction session is a prerequisite for learning to meditate, however by attending it there is no obligation to register to the course.
Alya is dedicated to provide you with high quality teaching of Vedic meditation in its purity as taught by her teacher Thom Knoles as he has learnt to teach by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Emotional Freedom techniques
Alya offers both Gold Standard EFT, Optimal EFT.
EFT is a transformative practice-informed stress - reduction technique which can be used in therapy, is self-applied therefore can be used also outside of therapy time, anytime, anywhere. It supports a person to process stress from their physiology and correspondingly their emotions, thoughts and behaviour shifts into a desirable outcomes reflected in your life.
Evidence-Based EFT | Gold Standard EFT: uses physical tapping process combined with cognitive and exposure and positive psychology elements
Optimal EFT: no physical tapping is included; it's the latest advancement by EFT Founder Gary Craig. Optimal EFT will connect you to a healing source found in silence during the process of Optimal EFT.
EFT mentoring provides structured guidance and professional support for those undertaking EBEFT premium accreditation program led by Dr Peta Stapleton, including self-work sessions. Mentoring supports enhancement of technique and ensures best practice.
Clinical supervision is offered on the background of Alya’s extensive clinical experience in the frontline field, including management. These sessions provide a supportive space for health professionals and related fields for reflective practice, promoting professional growth and wellbeing.
Alya adheres to the AASW Code of Ethics.
DISCLAIMER
VEDIC MEDITATION: Alya Hopkins is an Independent Teacher of Vedic Meditation, and is not affiliated with any proprietary corporation, including the Maharishi Foundation, or owners or licensees of the 'Transcendental Meditation' trademark. Alya teaches Vedic Meditation and was trained to teach by Thom Knoles. Thom was trained as a Teacher of Transcendental Meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and taught it for over twenty-five years with organisation affiliated with Maharishi. Since 1997, Thom has continued to teach meditation as he has learnt from Maharishi, and has done so independently and separately from Transcendental Meditation ('TM') organisation. Thom Knoles trained Alya to teach meditation as he was trained to teach meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The form of meditation that Thom Knoles taught for over 25 years with the TM organisation has been the subject of hundreds of scientific studies showing a wide range of benefits from regular practice, These studies, which refer to this form of meditation using the name "Transcendental Meditation" or "TM', support the benefits obtainable from regular practice of Vedic Meditation, which are referenced on this website.
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES (EFT): Although EFT is gaining in scientific support its still considered experimental in nature. All information on this website is intended to raise awareness of the benefits of learning and applying EFT. However the general public must take full responsibility for their use of it. The content of this website and service is not a substitute for medical attention.
Neither Vedic meditation nor EFT nor the information here is intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or disorder. If you have any concerns regarding your health or mental state it is recommended that you seek out advice or treatment by a licensed medical professional.
