A State of Being
Everything we experience is shaped by our state of consciousness. When the nervous system is constantly activated, the mind works harder to find clarity, peace, or control. Vedic Meditation is a simple technique that allows the body to access deep rest so the mind can return to its natural baseline.
What is Vedic Meditation?
Vedic Meditation is a simple, natural technique of accessing a deeply restful state beyond thought. it is practiced sitting comfortably with the eyes closed for 20 minutes twice a day. During meditation the mind settles inward beyond thought, allowing the body to experience a unique state of deep rest while the mind remains awake. regular practice has the effect of stabilizing a flow state of consciousness in life outside of meditation.
How It Works
vedic meditation is a transcending technique. it works by naturally guiding the mind inward, from surface level thinking to finer levels of thought. within minutes, thinking becomes quieter until the mind transcends thought altogether, arriving in a state of restful alertness.
Why It’s Restful
modern neuroscience uses the term ‘non-sleep deep rest’ (NSDR) to describe the state we access in Vedic meditation as a condition where the brain & body receive the deepest metabolic rest possible but the mind remains awake.
Because the mind is not unconscious as it is in sleep, the body registers safety & rests more efficiently. Research shows this state rapidly lowers stress chemistry, increases dopamine availability by 65%, repairs our biology at the cellular level & resets the nervous system.
Learn Vedic Meditation in three 2-hour sessions
Learn Vedic Meditation with Victoria Larkins — a simple technique of resting the mind inward beyond thought.
COURSE location: Private Residence in Santa Monica, Ca / or option to learn on zoom
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Session 1 : The Technique
Learn the technique & explore the yogic philosophy and science behind transcendence.
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Session 2 : The Science
Meditate together & connect about the mind body connection. We’ll look at the somatics and neuroscience of stress and rest & gain insight on how we reset our nervous system through this practice.
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Session 3 : Integration
Practice in community & understand the roadmap for ongoing practice. We explore how adaptability expands through the oscillation of rest + activity, states of consciousness, brainwaves, the flow state, creativity, intuition, and relationships.
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Ongoing : Community
After you learn Vedic Meditation, you’ll gain access to weekly group meditations, the ability to retake the course again monthly, and can join our whatsapp community portal with daily support for your practice and gatherings. Both the course and ongoing support are offered online or in Santa Monica, CA.
The Measurable Impact
regular practice establishes an inner stillness that allows us to meet the ever-changing field of activity—emotions, relationships, opportunities, and the unknown— with more, adaptability, creativity, and greater connection. During the first year of practice, nowphoria students report feeling...
40% LESS STRESS, anxiety & REACTIVITY
75% increase of access to the flow state
50% INCREASE IN CREATIVITY & PROBLEM SOLVING UNDER PRESSURE
70% MORE SELF-WORTH
Vedic meditation offers an effortless approach…
Unlike focused-attention, concentration, or contemplative methods that engage the mind with effort, Vedic Meditation is what’s known as a self-transcending technique. Effortless by design, it works with the mind’s innate tendency to move toward greater happiness.
There is no control or focus required—only a simple allowance of what’s already natural. it’s a science that works for even the busiest of minds. in fact, most high powered and creative individuals find this practice helps enhance their creativity.
meet victoria
Victoria Larkins is a Vedic Meditation teacher and the founder of Nowphoria. Her work exists at the intersection of ancient yogic knowledge, consciousness studies, and modern neuroscience. She specializes in the transition from thought-based living into presence—cultivating the state of awareness beneath the mind where clarity, coherence, and aligned action naturally arise.
Victoria has spent over a decade studying the mechanics of transcendence and the relationship between physiology and behavior. Following a ten-year apprenticeship and extensive study in India, she completed graduate research in somatic psychology and neuroscience to bridge the gap between consciousness and the physical nervous system.
The Experience
the experience of transcending is commonly described as, ‘feeling like the body is asleep but the mind is aware.’
it is a systematic science of shifting from activity into rest. it works for even the most busy mind, offering an easy-to-access & satisfying feeling of relaxing no matter how stressful or noisy your mind has been prior.
the experience after meditation is that of ‘being in flow’ and a greater ability to meet the moment with a sense of equanimity.
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"Vedic Meditation has simplified so many of the ways I used to complicate and reason myself out of living a life I truly love. It’s a tool to have agency over your reality. And the course really helped me reframe around what is possible and how much tending to our nervous system matters."
- Taylor, 37
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"The simplicity and ease of this practice blows any meditation I've tried out of the water. I have ADHD and used to feel I couldn't meditate. Now I genuinely look forward to it every day."
- Ryan, 39
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"I have much more space to hold the stressors of life across the board since learning Vedic Meditation. I feel stronger sense of self and worth outside of my work, and feel like I am working towards loving myself more. My overall baseline state is much more grounded and I find myself thinking about the past or future less.”
- lily, 27
pricing & what’s included
group course investment: $1200 (monthly membership style payment plans available)
private course investment: $2000+ (depending on location, travel & specific desires)
3-session course instruction & ability to retake the course over again for a lifetime
lifetime access to weekly group meditations ( online/ in santa monica) & course refreshers.
access to a private social network on whatsapp
private invites & Discounted pricing to nowphoria sponsored community events we hold monthly, as well as early-bird access to retreats.
discounted pricing on Victoria’s other offerings (guided breathwork & somatic movement practices)
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"The surge of creativity Vedic Meditation offers is quite fun. I feel a greater sense of flow, like I am in the right place at the right time. Opportunities are coming to me and I genuinely feel a knowingness that life is happening for me."
- yana, 46
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"I feel like I am actually following my passions since learning Vedic Meditation. I have so much confidence in myself that I will achieve what I want but am not in any hurry. I trust the universe has my back."
- natasha, 25
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"Having this practice over the years has given me this steady known as life changes to trust I am capable of adapting to life’s inevitable unknowns. The self trust and expanded sense of trust in all things keeps expanding. Every day I experience how much more I am capable of, simply by rewiring my brain and nervous system in practice to attract the life I desire."
- rob, 52
The Neurochemistry
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Mood Regulation
Regular practice allows our system to shift from survival to stability. It’s been shown to restore serotonin balance—the chemistry of mood and contentment. When our serotonin levels are healthy, we feel a sense of pause or calm even in activity. reflective of this, nowphoria meditators report a 50% increase in the sense of joy and 50% decrease of anxiety & stress within year one.
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Motivation
Vedic Meditation has been shown to profoundly increase the availability of dopamine in the brain. Research on Non-Sleep Deep Rest even shows dopamine levels rise 60% within a single practice.
Neuroscience shows that connecting to the feeling of what matters to us fosters intrinsic motivation. When the nervous system feels safe, the limbic system—the brain’s emotional center—activates and signals for action. Within the first year of meditation, students report a 50% rise in emotional connection to life and a 47% increase in motivation, also reflecting the reactivation of dopamine pathways that restore natural drive and purpose.
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Intuitive Insight
Brainwave data gathered in partnership with Mocean from Nowphoria students reflects a strengthened alpha–theta coherence—the brain wave pattern associated with creative insight & flow states.
Within the first year of practice, nowphoria meditators share their sense of presence increases 63%, their mental spaciousness doubles & receptivity to new ideas rises by 74%.
This data reflects supporting research that transcendence & Non-Sleep Deep Rest has been shown to shift our brain from mental looping (beta-alpha brainwave dominance) to intuitive thinking (alpha-theta dominance).
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Emotional Stability
Nowphoria meditators reported an 85% rise in equanimity, our strongest and most enduring outcome measured. These gains reflect the research in transcendence for producing higher oxytocin and GABA through the practice—the chemistry of trust and relaxation—signaling that the body has learned calm as its default.
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Relationships
Within the first year, vedic meditators shared that both the quality of their relationships a feeling of belonging increased by 50-55%.
These gains also reflect the research that oxytocin & serotonin enhance in NSDR—the chemistry of connection and contentment. Decades of research, including the Harvard Study of Adult Development, affirm this: the quality of our relationships is the strongest predictor of sustained happiness.
While the practice can support in these feelings of connection, it’s worth mentioning that the majority of meditators who participated in this study also attended weekly group meditation regularly. There is a power in co-regulation that unfolds in group meditation & the bonds we create in our community.
Origins of the Technique
Vedic Meditation traces its roots back thousands of years to the ancient Vedas of India. The Vedas are ancient texts in India that are really the heart of the Yoga system. “Veda” means knowledge of the whole truth, the truth that can withstand a view from any angle, the truth that never changes.
This technique is most commercially known as Transcendental Meditation, and was brought to the West by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to provide a direct experience with our natural state of Being. Victoria uniquely apprenticed under the wife at the time of Maharishi’s past secretary and long time meditation teacher. her time living and studying in India is a core reference point in her teaching approach, as well as her preference for sharing what science is now able to measure about what is possible to expand with this ancient technique.
Want to chat more about the practice or inquire about booking a private? Schedule a 20 min intro call with Victoria now.
Creativity, Flow & Peak Performance
this practice is often talked about among creatives as being the number one tool that keeps the doorways to that creative flow open. Through the practice, we release accumulated stress, which often stands in the way of us accessing our intuitive gifts and new ideas.
we also give the mind immeasurable perspective and space. we draw the mind from narrative thinking towards the our awareness itself. in this space we have access to a quantum field of consciousness where insight becomes spontaneous.this practice normalizes an experience of having the answers within.
During the first year of practice, nowphoria meditators reflect that their sense of creativity & access to new ideas doubles. interestingly, this is in direct proportion to a report of reaction & levels to stress lowing by half.
long term vedic meditators reports feeling a stabilized baseline of living ‘‘in flow’, reflecting the signature brainwave pattern established by this practice, alpha–theta coherence— the same brainwave pattern of the flow state. It’s no wonder creators, founders, and athletes attribute this practice to supporting them in staying at the leading edge of their field.
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"The fact that you can close your eyes and expand your nervous system’s capacity and then open your eyes and witness the way your external world reflects more opportunity is straight magic. Vedic Meditation allows me to rewire my brain and nervous system to attract the life that I want. Eternally grateful."
- hilary, 46
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"Words ultimately fall short to describe how much I love this practice of transcending. It is not hyperbolic to say I was reborn upon learning. A new way of being in the world quietly emerged, cast in joyful sunshine. Here I find deeper connection with myself and others, divine unity in the everyday, more flow, less resistance, less separation, unbounded creativity, equanimity navigating the complexities of life, gratitude for every breath, and an unshakeable knowingness that I am Love. The fog has been lifted."
- dustin, 38
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"I owe my life to this practice. Candidly was suicidal upon learning Vedic Meditation. I sort of said yes to it in the middle of a panic attack. I figured I had nothing to loose. I had hit rock bottom. The practice worked like nothing else to stabilize my brain chemistry and offer a safe method to shift my narratives. It truly helped me help myself climb out of depression and fear and into trusting and loving myself and life again."
- vee, 34
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"I think for someone who has had significant trauma in their life, the way the technique allows for the release of stored stress without having to re-experience what happened is a game changer. I feel so safe within myself and that is translating to feeling safe in the world."
- Josh, 52
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"This practice has shown me my essential nature which is usually just overshadowed by the activity of our mind. Transcending beyind my mind through this practice regularly allows me to actually live from my center and not get swayed. I'm in this for life!"
- David, 45
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"A lot has happened since I’ve learned Vedic Meditation. A lot of very tangible material things like leaving my job, leaving my home in LA, a whole lot of leaving and a whole lot of figuring out what making my own path looks like. But what has happened on an emotional level is much more significant. I learned to change the narrative. I learned to sit with those harder emotions and feel them but also watch them dissipate. I learned to not be controlled by emotions. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. But my awareness is much greater. My processing power is much greater. My zest for life is to infinity and beyond."
- tash, 27
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"There’s this sensation of relief I get after meditating, where it feels like my whole system just rebooted. Knowing I can have this feeling whenever is such a gift. Lately, I’ve also been realizing that I can access this state of calm in the midst of stress even when I haven’t had time to meditate that day. I remember from the course this being a sign of the integration of regular practice. It’s remarkable to feel my baseline shifting. Stoked to see how the practice keeps unfolding. "
- tania, 50
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"I took Victoria’s Vedic meditation class about six months ago. After just a couple months I really started to feel the impact. I’m more in flow, more connected to my intuition, and way more aware of how things line up when I’m present. I also love the community she’s built — the weekly group meditations and staying connected with like-minded people has been a big part of the experience."
- Paul, 43
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"I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition in my twenties. Since learning Vedic Meditation, my system feels steadier—less inflammation, more energy, and deeper rest. I used to feel helpless in my condition. Now I feel like there’s something I can do, within myself, to regulate my system and maintain a level of health that my doctors said only medication could manage. Every day, I feel like I am learning just how intelligent my body and my mind actually are."
- Tim, 37
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"It’s absolutely crazy how essential this practice of Vedic Meditation is. My nervous system can be all over the shop one day and 20 minutes with my eyes shut I’m connected to that quiet space within/ the universe/ source. There really is a sound of silence."
- dash, 35