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Inner Fundamentals [Live - August 2025]

August 4-28
Every Monday & Thursday
7:30-8:45am NY

Live sessions led by Earle Birney & Nicole Flack. Includes a bonus pre-corded course with Earle Birney.

Learn, step-by-step, the fundamental skills & techniques for a successful meditation practice.

Progress through the 9 Stages of Meditation, as taught by Master Kamalashila, training in the 8 corrections that overcome 5 universal problems every meditator faces.

To purchase the course in 3 monthly installments click here

What you'll get:

+ 8 Live Sessions: Mondays + Thursday 7:30-8:45am NY

+ BONUS: Self Pace Course with 8 classes + 4 guided meditations. Use this supplemental course to learn the foundational techniques for building a meditation practice

+ Coursework: Weekly challenges & journal prompts to integrate.

+ Meditation Journal Template: Track your progress.

+ Certificate of Completion

+ Access to Course Materials for Life

+ Yoga Alliance CE credits

About the Course:

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of the multi-dimensional landscape of meditation: how to overcome laziness by developing the habit of meditation, the preliminaries that allow us to transition into meditation, and the methodological background for meditation: Master Kamalashila’s 9 Stages of Meditation.

As a meditator progresses along these 9 stages they will encounter 5 universal problems and 8 corrections for these problems and this as well will be a major focus.

This class is ideal for someone who has never received formal training in the inner practices of yoga, like meditation or would like to refresh on the fundamentals.

This course offers an abundance of valuable pointers and tips to apply powerful techniques in a new way.

Earle Birney - New York, USA

Earle has studied with the Yoga Studies Institute (YSI) since 2006 where he completed the five year curriculum covering the essential texts of yoga philosophy including the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita as well as the Lady Niguma and Heart Yoga systems. He has studied with many great teachers in the Ashtanga, Bikram, Anusara, and Sivananda systems and is a 500hr E-RYT. He has produced and taught at international retreats as well as completed a three year three month and three day silent meditation retreat.

At present, Earle is living in New York where he teaches at the Three Jewels Outreach Center, develops curriculum for YSI, leads international youth retreats, and leads meditation & yoga teacher trainings.

Nicole Flack - New York, USA

Nicole is a certified meditation and yoga teacher living in New York City. With deep reverence for the kindness of her teachers, Nicole humbly aspires to serve, learn, and pass along the mindfulness resources that have been unspeakably beneficial in her own life. It is her life's mission that all may be free from suffering and know every happiness. She loves holding space for others to cultivate the tools to create their reality and discover their true potential, while making the process fun and joyful!

Nicole has over 12 years of meditation experience, and 1000+ certified hours of meditation teacher training, philosophy, and yoga teacher trainings.

Nicole teaches meditation, yoga, philosophy and retreats internationally and online with The Yoga Studies Institute, and locally and online for Three Jewels NYC.

What People Are Saying:

That course opened my eyes to the value of meditation and I'm far more inclined to invest in the practice.

-Conor G

This course is amazing. It boosted my meditation practice to the next level even after years of consistent.

-Katerina B

I wanted to reduce stress, learn to focus and target different issues. I was able to do all of that and more with the techniques that I’ve learned in this course.

-Vince C