SomaMeditation is a healing system made of synergistic meditation techniques James tailors to his client’s needs. They include guided relaxation, mindfulness meditation, closed eye guided meditation, Taoist Breathing, Soma Mental Reprograming, and open eyed Rudra Meditation. SomaMeditation techniques can be tailored to all practitioner levels and can address many of the challenges in people’s lives.
The introductory techniques of: Soma Guided Relaxation, Mindfulness Meditation and Closed Eye Guided Meditation introduce new students to deep relaxation, internal observation and their infinite inner real estate, creating a foundation for the other techniques.
Soma Taoist Breathing is based on the 5 Element System of healing and works with the 6 meridian pairs to clear blocked energy, build prana (life force energy) and circulate this prana thru the energy system to create balance and strengthen the body / mind / immune function.
SomaMental Reprogramming is a pragmatic technique that accesses the subconscious to dissolve negative programs, access creativity and heal on a deep level. It is a powerful approach to breaking negative habits and opening up the individual to their full creative potential.
Rudra Meditation is the foundation of these techniques. James has been teaching Rudra Meditation for over 20 years. It is an open eyed technique, developed by Swami Rudrananda (Albert Rudolf), that builds and circulates energy through the chakra system to dissolve tension, remove energy blocks and make the human being whole by harmonizing the various aspect of the human and spiritual beings.
Please join James on Tuesdays for a free Rudra Meditation class at 8:30 PM in Santa Monica. A 30 minute introduction must be scheduled before the first class and weekly class reservations are also required. Email James or call 310-396-4580.
The above photos represent the lineage of meditation teachers that James is connected to. From left to right - Bagavan Nityananda, Swami Rudrananda [Rudi], Stuart Perrin and Bruce Rubin. On James’ right is Padma Sambava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism.
Bagavan Nityananda was Rudi’s main teacher. Stuart and Bruce both studied with Rudi and James studied with both Stuart and Bruce. James also has a very strong connection to Tibetan Buddhism, specifically to Padma Sambava, whom he also considers to be his teacher,
James’ path started when he was reading a book by Bagavan Nityananda. Suddenly, a fountain of blue light burst out of a photo of Bagavan Nityananda and an intense peacefulness and happiness flooded through him. Strange but true. James asked Nityananda to guide him and a week later, he met Stuart who lived just a few blocks away from him in New York City. When the student is ready, the teacher appears.He then studied with Stuart who asked him to start teaching a few years later. He now studies with Bruce and teaches weekly in Santa Monica.
