Anapanasati Meditation
आनापानसतिWatching the natural breath exactly as it is — the classic doorway into meditation, and the first practice every student learns.
The Inner Practice
What remains when the mind grows quiet
Meditation is not one technique but a family of them — each a different door into the same stillness. Arjuna teaches nine classical practices, in person in Kathmandu and online, meeting every student at the door that opens for them.
Why sit
Nine doors, one room
Some minds settle through the breath, some through the body's energy, some through the senses. That is why the tradition preserved many meditations, not one. Arjuna begins every student with Anapanasati — simple awareness of the breath — and opens the deeper practices as the sitting matures.
Every practice is taught step by step, for every level — no experience needed, no belief required.
“People come to Nepal for the mountains. They stay for what they find when they finally sit still.”
The Stillness
Nine paths into stillness
All meditation sessions are held in person in Kathmandu & online
Samatha Meditation
समथCalm-abiding: resting the attention on a single object until the mind grows still, clear and unshakeably steady.
Vipassana Meditation
विपश्यनाInsight practice — observing sensations and thoughts as they arise and pass, and seeing the nature of the mind directly.
Chakra Meditation
चक्र ध्यानMoving awareness through the seven energy centers, awakening and balancing each in turn from root to crown.
Kundalini Meditation
कुण्डलिनी ध्यानWorking with the dormant energy at the base of the spine — approached gradually and safely, under Arjuna's direct guidance.
Panchamahabhuta Meditation
पञ्चमहाभूत ध्यानMeditation on the five great elements — earth, water, fire, air and space — as they live and move within your own body.
Nadi Meditation
नाडी ध्यानTurning the attention into the subtle channels through which prana flows — refining the inner landscape that pranayama first reveals.
Panchaprana Meditation
पञ्चप्राण ध्यानAwareness of the five vital airs — prana, apana, samana, udana and vyana — and their currents within the body.
Indriya Meditation
इन्द्रिय ध्यानWithdrawing and refining the senses — learning to rest behind seeing and hearing rather than being pulled along by them.
Where the practice goes
Struggling to sit still? Steady the breath first — explore the eleven pranayamas ⟶
First time? Your first session is on us
Join a sitting at a Yogmandu center in Kathmandu or online from anywhere in the world. Write to us and we will help you choose the right practice for your mind, your schedule and your experience.