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Meditation has been life changing for me – I’m so glad I invested the time in learning how to meditate properly. I love working with Jillian because she understands how to fit meditation into our busy lives in a way that’s enjoyable and easy. Without a doubt, meditation is the best way to change my mood and help me cope with stress.

I learnt to meditate with Jillian at a very stressful point in my life (they say that meditation finds you when you need it most). Her meditation practice is backed up by years of research and knowledge: from the way she explains how our brains work; about what exactly happens when we meditate; about its effect not just on our minds, but our bodies and every aspect of our lives from work, to creativity, to energy, and relationships. It’s the only type of meditation I could stick to, where everything falls away. It’s like sprinkling magic dust over your life.

The best book about meditation I’ve come across. Jillian cuts through the noise around what meditation is with clarity and authenticity. We know the devastating toll stress is having on our health. Understanding the power of meditation as a tool for combatting this is invaluable.

I can’t imagine life without meditation. My husband and I have been meditating since 1991 and it has supported the best of who I am and how I am. Meditation is spiritual and enlightening, as well as practical and grounding. My three kids meditate, too. I say the family that meditates together stays together.

Meditation allows me to live a fuller and more present life. It helps me sleep better – I fall asleep easier and stay asleep through the night. Jillian makes meditation manageable in a practical, judgment-free way. She’s so calm and serene you want to know what her secret is – luckily for us, she teaches it for a living!

The physical and mental benefits of meditation are well founded but I think the brilliance of Jillian is how she makes this powerful, transformative practice so much more accessible and enjoyable for those who use her methods. I loved having her on my podcast where she spoke with a deep knowledge about the fascinating science behind meditation and shared her own journey to discovering the ancient practice.

It’s no exaggeration when I say that learning to meditate changed my life. I have lived with anxiety for as long as I can remember, but I’ve been better equipped to cope with it since I completed my Vedic Meditation course four years ago. Now I have the tools to help me tune into my body and be more compassionate with myself, my loved ones and my community. This book will demystify the misconceptions you might have about meditation and make you actually want to meditate! When we live in a world that tells us to be anywhere but the present, that is pretty amazing.

I’m so pleased Jillian is sharing her life-changing wisdom with the world. What we all need right now is meditation.

In this straightforward book Jillian lays out what meditation is in mumbo-jumbo free language. There's nothing arcane or esoteric here: Vedic Meditation is presented in a clear, modern context and covers the work-a-day stuff frequently not addressed in other books. An essential text showing why incorporating meditation into contemporary life is something we need more than ever.

Meditation has improved my life exponentially, in far too many ways than there is room to list here. The most noticeable life changers have come from simply sitting down, twice a day and letting go of trying, controlling and doing and just allowing things to happen as they are around me. I’m a much more chilled-out, less tense person now, at home, at work, around a dinner table. Plus, I’m not constantly tired. That is a life-changer in itself!

In 2019 I decided that I wanted to learn to meditate. I had dabbled in meditation and had tried out the apps but I wasn't sticking to a regular routine. I met Jillian and immediately felt drawn to her and Vedic Meditation. Meditation has totally changed my life. Not only in the daily things like feeling calmer, less frantic, more able to adapt, less reactive.... but it also prepared me for an incredibly difficult time in my life. My life was thrown upside down in a matter of minutes and although I experienced a huge amount of anxiety, stress and pain, I was able to navigate through it in a way I could never have imagined myself doing. I was surprised by my ability to recognise that things were out of my control and I had a decision to make: do I open myself up or shut myself down? I decided to open myself up to the possibility that this experience was going to shape my life for the better. Jillian has not only been a meditation teacher to me but also a mentor. Her outlook on life is incredibly inspiring, I have never met someone who listens so intently, who is able to speak about meditation in such an accessible and down to earth way. I will never be able to thank Jillian enough for changing my life. I am living my best possible life feeling healthy and happy and so much of that is down to this incredible practice.

For me meditation elicits feelings of peace and joy and infinite possibility. Meditation has seen me through moments in life where I’ve hit rock bottom; illness, anxiety and pain. But equally, it’s shone a bright light on the path towards living more aligned with nature, more connected to myself and to the world around me. Jillian makes you feel as if you are sitting down with a wise friend. Her sense of passion, humour and calm are tangible and the knowledge and wisdom she generously shares is life-changing and mind-expanding! It’s almost impossible to leave without a shift in perspective about why we are all here.

Learning Vedic Mediation has made everything in my life better. It's one of the best investments I have ever made and I feel so grateful that I found Jillian and her wise teachings. It's been almost 12 years of daily meditation and I now consider it one of my "secret weapons" for how I deal with life and work. Most of my close family members, many friends and lots of clients have learned with Jillian after a firm and encouraging recommendation from me. I keep recommending Jillian and Vedic Meditation because I have seen how it makes so much more possible in my life - and it definitely is a lot more fun to hang out with people who meditate. I consider my meditation practice an essential for doing my work as a coach. Just like doctors clean their hands before seeing patients, I require daily "cleaning" of my mind and energy.