PETER JOHNSTON

Peter Johnston - Vedic Meditation Teacher
Peter Johnston
Early in 1969, Peter learnt to meditate and immediately experienced a transformation – from feeling sad & lonely, angry, fearful & lacking direction, to joyful, communicative, hopeful & purposeful. His perception of the outside world and the inner world expanded. The noise & anger inside subsided and the peaceful directed dynamism grew.

The changes didn’t happen overnight, but gradually, cumulatively, over a period of days, weeks, months and years of regular daily meditation, his life became integrated, he gained stability and his health improved. During this time Peter inspired many people to learn to meditate, and he knew that one day he would become a teacher.

Peter and his wife married in 1974 and have experienced the highs and lows of pursuing careers and additional studies whilst also raising their two children, now successful and established in their own lives. They are enjoying the delights of grandchildren and the special delight of handing on this Vedic knowledge.

While developing a successful career as a systems analyst & tester in the computer industry, Peter has attended many advanced meditation courses in his spare time, culminating in Exploring the Veda with Tim Brown in Sydney, and Initiator Training with Thom Knoles in May 2007.

What is the relationship between Vedic Meditation, and “Transcendental Meditation,” as taught and promoted by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi? Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a revered spiritual teacher from the Shankaracharya lineage of the Vedic tradition. Peter Johnston teaches Vedic Meditation and was trained to teach this form of meditation as taught by Thom Knoles, who continues to teach Vedic Meditation. Thom was trained as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (“TM”) by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (“Maharishi”), and taught it for over 25 years with organizations affiliated with Maharishi. During that time, Thom also worked closely under Maharishi to train teachers of TM and also implement advanced knowledge and techniques. Since 1997, Thom has continued to teach meditation as he learned it from Maharishi, and has done so independently and separately from the TM organizations. Peter Johnston is not affiliated with the TM organizations or their current services, processes or programs, which may differ from his services.

LINKS

Other teachers of Vedic Meditation who have been trained by my teacher, Thom Knoles, include:

AUSTRALIA
Tim Brown www.timbrownmeditation.com
Limor Babai, Double Bay, NSW, Australia www.doublebaymeditation.com.au
Kay Dyson, Melbourne, Vic, Australia kaydyson@optusnet.com.au
Gary Gorrow, Paddington and Avalon NSW, Australia www.thesubtlescience.com
Tim Mitchell, East Coast Australia, NSW & SE Qld www.meditationwithtim.com
Penny Price, Perth, WA, Australia penelopej2000@yahoo.com

UNITED KINGDOM
David Giles, Shepherd's Bush, London, UK www.thehappinesscentre.com/courses/vedicmeditation.htm
Marie-Emma Clough, Beckenham, Kent, UK www.benefitfrommeditation.com
Jillan Lavender & Michael Miller, Notting Hill, London, UK www.londonmeditationcentre.com

USA
Christian Bevacqua, Venice, California, USA www.greentreemeditation.com
Amely Greeven, Los Angeles, California, USA www.amelygreeven.blogspot.com
Jeff Kober, Los Angeles, California, USA www.jeffkobermeditation.com
Light Watkins, Los Angeles, California, USA http://beginmeditating.com/
Charlie Knoles, Los Angeles, California, USA http://www.thevedacenter.com/learntomeditate