This one on one lesson with a student goes over his personal needs for meditation - in particular maintaining focus and letting go of frustration to achieve better balance and performance personally and in sport.

This is a lesson with Sofu John, discussing meditation habit setting, motivations, passions and careers, and other interesting and personal topics. The lesson is followed by a meditation, as well as advice for meditation habit setting.

Mari Jevanoni is a three time Australian body building champ, online trainer as well as a face to face trainer on Sydney’s North Shore.

In this lesson Sifu John discusses the link between meditation and focus, before going through a daily fingertip meditation exercise.

This meditation is titled "I am here, I am now"  and . allows us to be in the moment without the distractions of the past and the present. through awareness of the here and now we are able to focus on our breathing and ourselves to give us a greater understand ourselves and the world around us.

Jake Veale is a professional AFL player. He has played for the Swans, then Sturt in South Australia. 

He is currently taking a breaking and playing for Sydney Uni in the North East Australian competition while studying Law.

 This half-hour Qigong session begins with a short standing presence exercise, followed by a loosening of the joints and muscles. Then Sifu John instructs a 15 min meditation designed to help understand the elements, and so aid Kung Fu.

Standing presence exercise

Loosening up of joints and muscles

Understanding the elements

This 15-minute meditation is designed to link the process of visualisation of light and the awareness of the body, to positive emotion to bring relaxation and lasting positive emotion.

This is a 12-minute standing meditation led by Sifu John, wherein we become aware of our body and feel its components, and visualise light in and around ourselves.

This group session discusses the principles  set out in Dr David Hawkins' book Letting Go. Specifically in this session, the group discusses energy, the link between thoughts and emotions, healing, and our true nature. The session is rounded out by a letting go meditation.