Social Meditation Leader Training

Learn to guide transformative group meditations that create awareness through connection

Social Meditations were first developed by Veeresh in 1989. Since then they have spread to over 35 countries around the world. The Social Meditation Leader Training is a five-day certification program that teaches you to facilitate these powerful social meditations created by Veeresh, founder of the Humaniversity.

Join our worldwide team of leaders and gain the experience and confidence to lead these powerful group activities on your own. They are an ideal way to help people to gain more awareness, let go of stress, renew their energy, and come together with warmth and understanding.

Unlike traditional meditation practices that focus solely on introspection, social meditations use the dynamic energy of relating, meeting, and being with others as a pathway to self-awareness. Through this training, you’ll learn to guide groups in experiences that transform energy, create deep connection, and bring participants into profound states of awareness and celebration.

What Are Social Meditations?

Social meditations are a distinctive contribution to meditation practice, developed by Veeresh from his background in encounter therapy and group dynamics in New York. He understood that for many people, awareness doesn’t only arise in solitude, it can emerge powerfully through the mirror of relationship.

The core principle: You see yourself by meeting another person.

Each social meditation is carefully designed with original music, guided narration, and structured stages that take participants on a journey. The meditations address different themes: love, peace, friendship, death, our connection to Earth, and each creates a container where participants can explore these dimensions with authenticity, playfulness, and depth.

Veeresh created these meditations initially for his therapists to use in their work around the world. They have the unique ability to transform group energy, pick up loose ends, and bring everything together in a complete, integrated experience.

The Social Meditations Included in This Training

1. Love Meditation (1 hour)

An exploration of opening to love, receiving love, and giving love. Participants discover their capacity to create love with others, and leave feeling full-hearted, shining, and more flowing in their bodies. A beautiful celebration of the human capacity for connection.

2. Osho Dance Meditation (1 hour)

Pure joy and movement. Dancing with others, for others, by yourself. Exploring how the body can create ecstatic feelings through expression and celebration. Participants discover playfulness, freedom, and the pleasure of moving together.

3. Peace Meditation

Created after September 11th as Veeresh’s response to violence and war. This meditation invites participants to look at how they create conflict within themselves and with others, then guides them toward opening their hearts to peace, for themselves and for future generations.

4. Friendship Meditation

Inspired by Osho’s wish to be known as “the beloved friend,” this meditation explores authentic friendship beyond roles and hierarchies. Using music from different languages and cultures, participants discover what they value in friendship, how to deepen connection, and the elements of true companionship.

5. Our Sacred Earth Meditation

A commitment to our planet and our belonging to nature. Beginning with shaking and dancing to loosen the body, participants then connect with the Earth, recognizing that we are part of nature and not owners of it. A powerful meditation for environmental consciousness and care.

6. Samasati (Death Meditation)

Created as Veeresh prepared for his mother’s death, and completed before his own passing. This meditation guides participants to explore what matters in life, what they’ve accomplished, and how to prepare for death with awareness and peace. A profound journey that ultimately celebrates being alive and appreciating those we’re with.

7. Tan-Ju Meditation

A meditation focused on teenagers and young people, offering a playful way for them to enjoy meeting each other, relating authentically, and discovering the joy of connection. Created specifically to give younger participants their own meditation experience.

The AUM Meditation — Advanced Training

The Humaniversity AUM Meditation (14 stages, 2.5 hours) is the foundational social meditation and the deepest therapeutic journey. Originally created as the essence of Veeresh’s intensive AUM Marathon work, this meditation takes participants through encounter, emotional expression, silence, and celebration.

Leading the AUM Meditation requires a specialized two week training, which includes experiencing the AUM Marathon yourself and extensive practice in facilitating this profound process. This training is offered separately.

What You’ll Learn in This 5-Day Training

This intensive training provides everything you need to confidently guide social meditations in your community, therapy practice, or group work. During the five days, you will receive personalized coaching to lead the meditations with others.

Understanding the Foundations

• The philosophy and therapeutic principles behind social meditations
• How social meditations differ from traditional meditation practices
• The unique structure and progression of each meditation
• How music, narration, and stages work together to create transformation

Practical Leadership Skills

• Hands-on experience with practical experiences of leading the meditations,
• Video feedback and evaluation to refine your facilitation style,
• Creating safety and trust in group containers,
• Reading and working with group energy,
• Guiding participants through vulnerable moments,
• Managing different group sizes and dynamics,
• Learning various approaches to the meditation according to special circumstances (e.g., different experience levels or few participants)

Personal Development & Team Work

• Daily sharing and group counseling sessions
• Support with your personal limitations and blind spots
• Participation in emotional release structures to deepen your own process
• Learning to work in a team and collaborate with other leaders
• Discovering your authentic leadership presence

Professional Preparation

• Seminars on topics related to leading the meditations
• How to present social meditations to different audiences
• Considerations for public offerings
• Building community through regular meditation gatherings
• Networking to create support for the future
• Ethical guidelines and best practices

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate, you will need to demonstrate that you have acquired the knowledge, skills, and character needed to lead these meditations with the public. This ensures you’re fully prepared to serve groups with confidence and integrity.

Who Is This Training For?

This training is open to anyone who feels called to guide transformative group experiences. You might be:

• A therapist, counselor, or coach wanting to add powerful group tools to your practice
• A meditation teacher looking to expand beyond solo practices
• A community organizer creating spaces for connection and awareness
• A facilitator working with teams, organizations, or conscious communities
• Someone passionate about Veeresh’s work who wants to share these gifts with others

No previous meditation teaching experience is required — just openness, authenticity, and a desire to serve groups in their journey toward awareness.

Training Details

Duration: 5 days intensive
Group Size: Intimate groups (typically 5-12 participants)
Certification: Upon completion, you’re authorized to lead the Social Meditations (except AUM, which requires separate two week training)
Materials Provided: Access to original meditation recordings with Veeresh’s voice and music, digitally and as CD’s.

Note: The AUM Meditation Leader Training does not include the 5-day Social Meditation Leader training.

An Invitation

If you feel called to guide others in this work, to create spaces where hearts open and awareness blossoms through relationship, this training offers you a profound and practical path.

Come learn to facilitate these powerful meditations. Join the network of leaders carrying Veeresh’s vision into the world. Create transformation, one meditation at a time.