Events

Retreats, Courses & Bi-Weekly Meditation Group

Retreats & Courses:

Living Meditation: Deepening & Expanding Practices

Experiential Course – 6 Sessions – 1.5hrs each via Zoom
Sunday afternoons 4-5:30pm ET starting 5/4/25
5/18, 6/1, 6/15, 6/29 and concludes on 7/13/25.

If you are unable to attend the live sessions, you can take the course asynchronously by watching the videos and emailing your questions.
Recordings of each session will be available online for 3 months for course registrants.
Fee: $250 for 9hrs – Venmo, PayPal or Zelle (email info@thesoulsjourney if you need help with the fee)
Registration closes 5/3/25.

Learn how to deepen your practices and apply them in relationships, work, studies, and everyday life.  Take advantage of the support of fellow meditators and the profound teachings that open the way to greater freedom. We will draw on a variety of practices including mindfulness, mantra, yoga, devotion, visualizations, contemplations, Kashmir Shaivism, the Noble Eightfold Path, and more!  Each session will have ample time for discussion and questions about your own practices.  Kundalini awakening can dramatically change practices as they become fully empowered by Shakti!  We’ll dive into Shakti Kundalini as the root power of all yogas. Class size will be limited to ensure time for everybody’s questions.   Please register early!

Everyone is welcome!  No prerequisite. 

“I have taken many courses with Lawrence. After each course, I find myself being less and less solely identified with mind, feelings and body. I see life more and more as a play, nothing is so serious. It feels like nothing is really happening. There is more freedom, more joy. My beliefs are constantly challenged and transformed. The recognition of my true Self is less and less clouded. I find myself more and more living from that recognition.
Being with Lawrence during these courses has been such a transforming experience. The transmission is so strong. What a delight and joy to be in his presence. I feel so fortunate. I am so grateful.”
R.E., NY

“Joining this course is an invitation to embark on a spiritual journey where words become prayers, and understanding becomes a form of devotion. With each poem shared, Lawrence invites us to experience the Divine in her many forms. These poems are not just words, but conduits of divine energy – a manifestation of Shakti herself. In the three courses I’ve taken, each has become a sacred space for participants to explore and share the profound messages embedded in each verse.”
P.S., CT

“I’ve enjoyed all of the courses I have taken with Lawrence! These deep dives into the divine’s living presence are a joyful, refreshing part of my weekend. I love the uplifting poetry, the sublime teachings, and the chance to share in the thoughts and experiences of other seekers. Lawrence facilitates and teaches with love and grace, and I always leave class with a more open heart. I wish everyone could experience this kind of sacred sharing!”
E.M., CT

“A wellspring of grace – to sit at a true teacher’s feet. I feel so fortunate to have taken every course that Lawrence has offered on Zoom. Words cannot express the experience that each session brings. The writings are rich with symbolism, which are fun to unpack, wisdom & guidance for the longing soul’s journey, and last, but not least, a peek into an intimate relationship with the Divine and her beloved. I look forward to the next gathering with my fellow travelers.”
P.W., NY

To register: email info@thesoulsjourney.com using your email address.  This will be used to give you the course Zoom link. You can make your payment to Venmo @Lawrence-Edwards-3 or via PayPal: https://paypal.me/drle  For other ways to make your offering for the course please email info@thesoulsjourney.com.  Registration payments are non-refundable, though they may be applied to a future course.

The Zoom link for the course will be provided to all registered and paid participants.
If you have any questions please email them to info@thesoulsjourney.com.

I look forward to seeing you in the course!
With you in love and service,
Lawrence

Kundalini & The Soul’s Journey, Part 1

Registration is closed.

Next offering to be announced.   5 sessions
2 hours each

Online recordings of the sessions will be available to participants for 90 days in case you miss one or would like to review them.

Part 2 will run for 5 weeks.

Fee: $300  Registration to be announced.  Full payment is required for registration.  If the course is cancelled by Lawrence Edwards for any reason the registration fee will be refunded in full.

Kundalini, the power of the Divine within, is known by mystics and saints of every tradition, though by different names.  In this  5 session course, 2hrs each, we will explore the initial phases of our soul’s journey and Kundalini awakening. Kundalini is just one of the maps we will use to help illuminate the soul’s journey as it evolves towards directly knowing the Divine as it’s Self.  Practices will be given for calming the mind/body, deepening discrimination and opening awareness to the living Presence of the Divine – the Self in every moment. There will be ample time for discussions based on two of Lawrence’s books, The Soul’s Journey and Awakening Kundalini.  Please begin reading them before the course starts.

To register: email info@thesoulsjourney.com using your email address.  This will be used to give you the Zoom link. You can make your payment to Venmo @Lawrence-Edwards-3 or via PayPal: https://paypal.me/drle  For other ways to make your offering for the course please email info@thesoulsjourney.com.  Registration payments are non-refundable after …

The Zoom link for the course will be provided to all registered and paid participants.
If you have any questions please email them to info@thesoulsjourney.com.

I look forward to seeing you in the course!

Kundalini & The Soul’s Journey, Part 2

Five 2 hour sessions. 10:30am – 12:30pm: Dates to be announced

Fee: $300

Pre-requisite: Part 1 of Kundalini & The Soul’s Journey or by approval.  Please email info@thesoulsjourney.com to get approval.  Familiarity with the course texts, Lawrence’s work and meditation are necessary.

Online recordings of the sessions will be available to participants for 90 days in case you miss one or would like to review them.

Fee: $300  Registration TBD.  Full payment is required for registration.  If the course is cancelled by Lawrence Edwards for any reason the registration fee will be refunded in full.

Kundalini, the power of the Divine within, is known by mystics and saints of every tradition, though by different names.  In this  5 session course, 2hrs each, we will explore the later phases of our soul’s journey and Kundalini awakening. We’ll be drawing on Kashmir Shaivite texts to further illuminate the extraordinary path of Kundalini sadhana.  Kundalini is just one of the maps we will use to help illuminate the soul’s journey as it evolves towards directly knowing the Divine as it’s Self.  Practices will be given for calming the mind/body, deepening discrimination and opening awareness to the living Presence of the Divine – the Self in every moment. There will be ample time for discussions based on two of Lawrence’s books, The Soul’s Journey and Awakening Kundalini.  Please begin reading them before the course starts.

To register: email info@thesoulsjourney.com using your email address.  This will be used to give you the Zoom link. You can make your payment to Venmo @Lawrence-Edwards-3 or via PayPal: https://paypal.me/drle  For other ways to make your offering for the course please email info@thesoulsjourney.com.  Registration payments are non-refundable after … unless the cancellation is due to the host, Lawrence Edwards.

The Zoom link for the course will be provided to all registered and paid participants.
If you have any questions please email them to info@thesoulsjourney.com.

I look forward to seeing you in the course!

Anam Cara Bi-Weekly Meditation Sessions

Open Meditation:

  • 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings – except major holidays 
  • 7:15-8:30pm ET
  • Live on Zoom!  Click HERE for link.
  • Anam Cara Meditation
  • No registration necessary.
  • Fee: by donation

Everyone is welcome! Led by Lawrence Edwards, PhD, Anam Cara Meditation Founder & Director.  Swatantriya Meditation – the meditation of absolute freedom. This is the form of meditation taught by Lawrence and includes practices from all traditions. Swatantriya Meditation is based on the inner power of Consciousness called Kundalini in the yogic tradition. It embraces and empowers all meditation techniques to take you beyond the confines of the ordinary mind. We offer an ongoing nondenominational meditation class that meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of the month, except for holidays. People can come as frequently as they like. There’s no need to sign up for a series of sessions. We offer these meditation sessions to support people in their ongoing meditation practices. Enjoy! Fee: All donations gratefully accepted ($20 suggested donation per session). Donate via PayPal: https://paypal.me/drle . Donations are not tax deductible. Beginners are welcome, along with experienced meditators. A wide variety of techniques and practices are taught, including chanting, mantra and mindfulness meditation.