Mahasoma Team
Laura Poole, Sarah O’Brien, and Kathleen O’Brien
Mahasoma was founded in 2017 by Laura Poole. After half a decade of teaching, she realised there was a great need for a collaborative way of sharing Vedic meditation and supporting the ever growing global community. Mahasoma was born in Melbourne with the vision of connecting and nourishing Vedic meditators and Vedic meditation teachers so they can continue to contribute to positive change in our world. With its feminine-led approach, it continues to evolve and adapt as we discover what’s needed and how to best serve the need of the time.
The Mahasoma team is a feminine-led collective of Vedic meditation teachers, who choose to come together to create something greater than what could be done as individuals. Through working together they support the ever growing community of Mahasoma meditators by offering Vedic meditation courses, online and in-person group meditation and Vedic wisdom sessions, advanced trainings, and retreats. They are accredited Mental Health First Aiders and have been trained in pre- and/or postnatal support for women and families.
Mahasoma group meditation
Melbourne, Australia
We live in a world where stress has been normalised and fatigue is an everyday experience. It’s not uncommon to feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck and lacking vitality, with a desire for greater purpose and deeper connection. Although this may be normal it is definitely not natural. According to the ancient Vedic sciences, every human being's natural state is one of freedom, connection, compassion, creativity, joy, and unconditional love. These are not spiritual slogans or intellectual ideas in self-help books. These are the natural expressions of one who truly knows themself. How do we come to truly know who and what we are? This is the purpose of a daily meditation practice and what we are here to support you in embodying.
Our motto at Mahasoma is freedom in love. Freedom is a natural desire we all have, as it’s the recognition of our unbounded nature. When we realise our innate state of freedom a profound shift takes place in the way we bring ourselves to life. No longer are we coming from a state of lack or separation, trying to fill ourselves with knowledge, experiences, or success. Instead, we realise that we are already free, already whole, grounded, capable and an integral part of life. Our purpose becomes transformed into giving and sharing the fullness of what we are, rather than trying to find ourselves in the world. It looks like starting from where we are right now, transforming the simple, mundane, moment-to-moment everyday experience of life. It’s expressed in the way we greet each other, support each other, hold each other accountable, create, and grow together.
Laura Poole founder of Mahasoma teaching in Noosa, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Vedic meditation teacher and Ayurveda postpartum caretaker.
Kathleen O’Brien teaching in Castlemaine, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Albury.
Vedic meditation teacher and Ayurveda postpartum caretaker.
Read more about Kathleen here…
Sarah O’Brien teaching in Melbourne and Sydney.
Vedic meditation teacher and doula.
Love is the spontaneous offering of our freedom in each moment. Love is the recognition of our unity and is the purpose of life. To love unconditionally is true freedom, for if you cannot fully love, you have to ask, are you truly free? This is why we bring everything back to love. It’s the litmus test for the integration of our freedom practice. There is a lot to learn and unlearn around love, and this is why we share Vedic wisdom and continually support the growth of our meditation community. When we realise we are not lacking in ourselves, we have the ability to fully give our attention, time, compassion and wisdom. We have the ability to love in each moment. Again, love is not sentiment. It is the most powerful force in the universe. Freedom in love is the expression of dharma - our personal role in each moment in the evolution of all things. When our actions become orientated in the service of love, we benefit, others benefit and the whole world becomes transformed by it.
