Personal Meditation
Individual instruction in traditional yogic meditation practice (in person or online). Tailored to your personal pace and lifestyle.
The Real You • With Dada Jyotirupananda
Find mental peace and balance through daily meditation.
As a yogic monk with over 40 years of experience, Dada Jyotirupananda helps you transition from chaos to calm. He teaches a practical system of yogic meditation that strips away the noise and delivers real mental clarity, focus, and inner peace. On The Real You YouTube channel, Dada answers questions about meditation and spirituality in friendly, relatable language.
Find warm answers to your deepest questions on The Real You YouTube channel.
40+ Years of Yogic Practice
Biography & Philosophy
Meet Dada Jyotirupananda
Dada Jyotirupananda is a meditation teacher trained in India, a writer, blogger, and public speaker with over four decades of yogic meditation experience.
Dada is the author of “Meditation: Searching for the Real You” and editor of New Renaissance magazine (www.ru.org), exploring spiritual, cultural, and social questions. Over four decades, he has taught meditation in more than 30 countries and worldwide online—regularly speaking at university institutions including University College London (UCL), Imperial College, London School of Economics (LSE), Glastonbury, and the United Nations Conference on the Habitat in Istanbul.
- From Chaos to Calm: Stripping away the noise of modern life to reconnect with your natural clarity and mental peace.
- Consistency & Purpose: Meditation doesn't require hours; a simple daily pause recharges your mind and strengthens your purpose.
- The Real You: Moving beyond temporary stress and superficial roles to experience the joyful, tranquil reality within you.
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Learn meditation with Dada
Whether you are beginning your very first breath or seeking deeper spiritual balance, Dada offers practical instruction for individuals, universities, and organizations.
The Real You Channel
Dada answers your deepest questions on meditation, anxiety, and mindful living on YouTube in warm, friendly, everyday language.
Classes & Workshops
Mindfulness and stress-reduction workshops for university students, faculty, and companies. Experienced at UCL, Imperial, and LSE.
Public Speaking
Engaging, uplifting talks on meditation, holistic health, and spiritual purpose for conferences, festivals, and community groups.
Where Your Support Goes
Every contribution directly funds grassroots community welfare, education for children, and open-access meditation wisdom worldwide.
Community Relief • London
Feeding Program in London
Providing hot nutritious meals, care packages, and compassionate support to homeless individuals and vulnerable families across London.
Education • India
Amrit Schools in India
Providing free schooling, nutritious daily lunches, books, and holistic neohumanist education for underprivileged children in rural India.
Global Wisdom • YouTube
Sustainability of Digital Platforms
Funding video recording, studio audio equipment, digital hosting, and open-access meditation teachings on The Real You YouTube channel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a deeper question related to meditation, yoga, or spirituality and would like Dada to answer it, please share it with us through this link.
Not at all! In fact, having no previous experience is a wonderful gift because you don't have to unlearn any rigid habits.
Meditation isn't an examination or a performance. It is simply coming back home to yourself. If you can sit comfortably, breathe in and out, and enjoy a warm cookie, you have everything you need to begin.
“Don’t worry about doing it ‘right’. Just sit with me for a couple of minutes and let the day settle.”
Throughout our day, we wear many hats: employee, parent, friend, consumer, problem-solver. Often we become so identified with our stress, tasks, and fears that we forget who is experiencing all of this.
Beneath the temporary storms of thought and emotion, there is an unshakable core of quiet awareness, peace, and love inside you. That is the real you—and it is already whole.
“You are not the storm. You are the vast sky in which the storm comes and goes.”
Please, no! If sitting cross-legged hurts your back or knees, sit in a comfortable armchair with a cushion. Spirituality has nothing to do with knee torture!
Meditation doesn't ask you to leave your life behind. It gives you the mental clarity and peace to enjoy your life, family, and relationships more deeply.
Yes, absolutely. Having thoughts during meditation is as natural as waves on the ocean. The goal is not to fight or stop your thoughts, but to stop wrestling with them and learn how to gently let them pass.
“When sand is stirred in water, shaking the glass won't help. Just set it down—the water clears on its own.”
Personal instruction in the traditional Ananda Marga meditation practice is always free of charge. Dada took monastic vows to share meditation freely with anyone who sincerely wishes to learn. Voluntary donations are always welcome to support charitable and social work.
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