Meet
Alya Hopkins
About Alya, in her words
I am dedicated to provide a professional service to the highest level and care deeply about the best outcomes for my clients, meditation students, colleagues, and wider communities.
Since a very young age, I've aspired to live life to its optimal potential. Highly attuned to the need of the time I studied in a helping profession. Although my social work professional degree included some of it, it didn’t completely fulfil my need of having access to most effective modalities and practices which ultimately contribute to a better state of both individuals and the collective.
Fifteen years into my career, working in a frontline trauma-relief, health setting, I decided to undertake further studies and initially up-skilled in the area of energy psychology. As a teachable person I continued finding the most gentle, soothing and helpful techniques to ease human suffering and support the expansion of the human potential which lead me to became a Teacher of Vedic Meditation.
This involved undertaking years of prerequisite studies here in Australia and successfully completing three months of intensive training in Northern Indian Himalayas under tutelage of my master teacher, Thom Knoles, known in India by his honorary title Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Maharisi Vyasanand Giri Maharaj.
It's where I've humbly accepted the responsibility given to me by my teacher Thom and also by Supreme Authority of the Vedic Tradition -Shri Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Brahmchari Maharaj to bring this effortless, ancient technique to the world.
I look forward to meeting with you very soon in the real life.
I thank you in advance for your interest in Vedic meditation or other offerings, and your investment into yourself.
In deep Gratitude to…
My dream would continue to stay just a dream if it weren’t for my remarkable teacher and others who have deeply and profoundly impacted my journey:
Thom Knoles,
Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Maharisi Vyasanand Giri Maharaj
For over 40 years Thom has personally taught meditation, Vedic philosophy, and applied spirituality to over 50,000 students worldwide. He is a celebrated speaker on cognitive sciences on the relationship between quantum physics and human consciousness and on the 5,000-year-old body of wisdom known as the Veda. Thom is the only westerner and a householder to be induced into the Vedic tradition at the highest level. My teacher, Thom, is my connection to the lineage of teachers of the Vedic tradition. One of Thom's most awe-inspiring and admirable attributes is his unwavering dedication to bringing Vedic meditation to the world in its purity, which he has done for close to six decades.
Stephanie Colman
Stef was my Vedic meditation initiator. I’m beyond grateful to shiny soul Stef for opening the door for me to dive deeper into the ocean of Self and into the expanded state of Being and ultimately inspiring me to become a teacher myself.
https://www.stephaniecolman.com.au/aboutsteph
Dr. Peta Stapleton
I have been certified, supported, and continue to be inspired by a brilliant Peta since 2017. Peta is the world-leading researcher, author (incl. Hay House), registered clinical and health professional, professor at Bond University. Peta is also a Co-founder and director of Mind Heart Connect and Mind Heart Connect Foundation. Peta shares her knowledge selflessly, and is incredibly supportive and encouraging of Evidence-Based EFT Peta is also leading a professional team in a premium accreditation program in EBEFT.
Kate Helder
No words to describe the depth of gratitude I have for Kate. Her “down to earth and up to the sky brilliance“ approach is what I am immensely grateful for. Kate is a co-founder and co-director of the Mind Heart Connect & Mind Heart Connect Foundation, an author and a social entrepreneur. I’m beyond fortunate to have been invited to initially travel with the Mind Heart Connect Foundation in a volunteer, professional emotional assistant role and have been a trainer facilitator for the incredible Mind Heart Connect Foundation since 2022.
https://katehelder.com
https://www.mindheartconnect.com/
Dr. Lori Leyden
A world-renowned trauma healing expert, an author, humanitarian, and transformational leader who I have the privilege to be mentored and guided by since 2018. Lori has brought EFT, her heart-centred work, peace and hope to Rwandan genocide orphans, communities in the USA affected by school shootings, and to Australia into traumatised communities. Lori is the founder of the non-profit Create Global Healing, Project LIGHT.
https://www.createglobalhealing.org/
Sheri Baker
My trainer and a director of the Gary Craig Official EFT Training Centre. For over a year, Sheri patiently guided me through gaining knowledge and skills and taught me how to pay attention to the fine detail and powerful healing possibilities with Optimal EFT. Parallel to that, the incredible Sheri helped me further develop to hear my intuition louder and clearer. Sheri is one of the kindest souls I have ever met.
I'm always grateful to my family and close friends for their unwavering support.