A peaceful gem of knowledge and meditation guidance! Rev. Choi does an excellent job leading…read moremeditations with a comprehensive instructional handout and a gentle and kind presence. I felt very much at home as I entered and even more so during the practice. So thankful to find this tranquil refuge so close by! Highly recommended to anyone interested in cultivating a meditation practice.

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I love how you can be having the worst day and after going to the meditation center, you leave…read morefeeling like things are not so bad after all. This meditation has that kind of positive effect on my psyche. Lately with the virus going around, classes via Zoom have been extremely helpful. Thank goodness they are there. BM is my lifeline when stress is high. And before I forget...a big thank you to the meditation instructors for always being there for us when we need a quick meditation session or a sympathetic ear. You care and it shows. I love this medication so good!!

I've been doing meditation for a long time and feel so blessed and happy. Love coming here to…read moreAustin to meditate it gives me great comfort, pleasure, peace, and happiness. I'm always happy and smiling and thankful. The helpers/teachers here are always so welcoming and wonderful. This place is such a warm, friendly, inviting and comfortable place. Perfect for meditation and deep reflection. Thank you Universe!!!!

2 hours ago It's been at least a year since I had been here…read more I came today very much looking forward to starting up my meditation practice again. The meditation was happening in the smaller Ayala room this day. As I approached I noticed there was a walking meditation taking place. Not sure if I should go inside or wait until the group was seated again I asked a woman who has just exited if it was ok for me to enter. She tried her best to avoid eye contact with me and stated "I don't know you!" With a straight face. I felt so offended by her lack of compassion and basic kindness I immediately left. What a negative energy this woman brought into the place. I didn't feel comfortable there. I won't be back.

It's been nine years that I've been attending the Austin Shambhala Center, and have felt no…read morepressure to do anything. It's all a personal path, and the sangha (community) is your support along the way. Everyone is so supportive if you voice your need to learn more. Chogyam Trungpa was a messenger. The teachings he gave have been passed down for thousands of years. Regardless of his imperfect nature, the teachings still stand firmly rooted in basic truth. Please come by and see how wonderful this group is.

It has transformed my life from whinning and complaining to gratefulness! My whole family is…read morehappier and healthier by practising Sudarshan Kriya. Everyone is a volunteer here. It is one of the largest volunteer based organization. Millions have been benefitted from AOL different courses and projects. I highly recommend Happiness Program to everyone. It will benefit in every aspect of your life, health, happiness, relationship, career, study, just name it! Please take it and experience yourself!

Free drop-in meditation sessions every week is awesome! I…read morealso did the workshop called Happiness program offered by the art of living. Sudarshana kriya is beautiful and profound breathing exercise they taught. I learned a mantra-based meditation technique through Sahaj samadhi meditation workshop. This is so powerful for calming down the mind and relaxing ourselves.

Came here for Sandy the Singing Bowl lady who was doing a sound bath. This was amazing. The…read morelocation is tucked away but ample parking. Once inside easy layout and they provide lockers with keys for your belongings. The session was in the Himalayan salt room and there were chairs set up for participants. The chairs did lie back so you could feel weightless during the session. There were six of us for the session and Sandy was great. She gave a great overview of what would happen and got started. The only downside was the person next to me was breathing heavy, got up and left the room and kept drinking water which interrupted the full experience of the meditative state. Right when I'd be fully relaxed, they would make some noice se and pull me out. So he aware you may not have a fully immersed experience due to other peeps. I would love to do an individual session however she closed her studio. So I'll keep hunting. Once the session was done, you can see the salt on your clothes - I was wearing black and had a light dusting on - easily wipe away and go about your day.

I absolutely adore salt therapy and was so happy to find out that this location moved to South…read moreAustin. Apparently about a year ago, but I totally missed it. For those with sinus/allergy issues it is extremely effective. I've been to several of these across the country. Let me start by saying this is a beautiful and extremely relaxing salt room. The "shooting stars" and calming music really add to the 45 minute experience. I was expecting a little more comfort based on the ones I've been to before and the price. A zero gravity lawn chair and having to pay extra for a blanket was a bit unexpected. It won't deter me from returning, but do wish it was a bit more spa like.

Fantastic whole body healing classes. The owner is very knowledgeable and laid back. I still…read moreremember how effective the classes were and that it was always service with a smile!

I've been taking classes at the Austin Center for Holistic Healing & Yoga for several months now…read more Kyung, the Korean-born teacher/owner, is wonderful! I LOVE the Korean-style yoga she teaches. It entails lot of meridian opening exercises and calisthenics. It's wonderful! I feel great and look great, too! The yoga room is cool (no hot yoga here!) and the floor is padded, so there's no need for a mat. Everyone should try this style of yoga at least once! Good vibes here :)))

I am a fan of True Rest floats. The float experience is absolutely wonderful in terms of stress…read morereduction and a general feeling of calm well-being, and the atmosphere at True Rest, both before, and after your float, enhances that feeling. In my recent visit, I tried their Vitality Suite, which consists of a combo of infrared sauna, red light therapy, and a cold plunge. The attendant was very nice as she described the process. Unlike the float, which has an automatic timer built in, the vitality suite experience is one in which you are expected, or at least encouraged, to watch the clock. I wondered whether 45 minutes might actually be too long, but it was not. Not at all, actually. By the time I showered, got heated up in the sauna, and got myself into the cold plunge, which is very, very cold, the clock said I was 36 minutes into my 45! Since I had seen no other customers, I didn't think anyone would be pounding on the door, but still, I felt constrained and not relaxed at having to watch the clock. I tried the red light therapy, but felt no sense that it was doing anything for me. Maybe my cells were regenerating without my knowledge. So back into the sauna, then back into the cold plunge, and by then I was well over my time. When I was showered and dressed, I saw the attendant had just come to check on me, but I didn't really feel any time pressure, except what was self-imposed. But that still made the experience less relaxing than it should've been. The elegant one-person sauna was nicer than the one I use at my gym, and the cold plunge was much colder, which was bracing. But overall, I was not especially impressed with the vitality suite since it is pretty much what I already do at my gym. I would come back and pay the pricey price for floats at True Rest, but the vitality suite experience did not work for me.

I went into this experience expecting to love it - I got the pure silence I craved…read more The facility was very clean, and I felt comfortable being there. The float itself was good, a strange sensation, but I can see why people love it (especially after a few times to get used to it). My biggest problem was that the light switch inside my pod didn't work, and that triggered a little bit of my panic reflex. I ended up cracking the pod open a couple times to calm myself down, and that detracted from the experience.

Came for a Baby and me Yoga class on Saturday morning and my little one loved it! It's a very…read morestress free environment. You can come in late, the welcome crying, naps, and anything you need to comfort your baby. I got some good stretching in and poses to balance my core. My little one had fun with tummy time on my legs and seeing new faces. Highly recommend!

Beautiful space and people! The teachers are excellent and just love going there. Very accepting.read more