इष्टम् ISHTAM Yoga Trilogy
Atma Vidya | Yoga Vidya | Kriya Vidya
Atma Vidya
आत्मा विद्या
Light on Self
Who we are REALLY!
i The Secret of Secrets.
All mesmerized by one tiny word, we are all devotees of the same god. One word captures the truth of being human. Hypnotized and held hostage by a word, ‘I’ is the first name of every human being. The human PIN code, ‘I’ is the password that unlocks and liberates the whole human race.
ATMA VIDYA आत्मा विद्या, i-knowledge, hidden in taboo and orthodoxy by exposing the meaning of one word explodes the universe. Revealing and revelling in the secret of secrets; i-knowledge, Atma Vidya resolves the mystery of being human once and for all.
Yoga Vidya
योग विद्या
Light on Yoga
ISHTA Mala: Practice for Life
ISHTA Mala is a yoga sequence designed for everyday living. The secret to staying alive as a human individual fitting all time frames and abilities, ISHTA Mala makes living healthy simple. To become an adept takes just a practice a day.
Kriya Vidya
क्रिय विद्या
Light on Kriya
The Complete Story. Siddha Kriya Breathing.
Searching for the limit to the human being the Siddha’s of Tamil Nadu found the limitless. Over thousands of years, the Siddha Kriya Method has systematically turned the human body into its own nuclear power plant. Rising above the natural to the supernatural, the Siddha Kriya method is the serious yogi’s next step.
About John
“The sign of a true teacher is when he can share his knowledge in a way that inspires, helps us to understand concepts and ideas through our own deep knowing and experiences, as well as leave us with the desire to want to know more. John is this kind of teacher.” Jodi Boone, Seattle Washington
At peace we are at our most powerful
John Weddepohl | Siddharthan सिद्धार्थन
Describing himself as a vagabond, rogue and rascal John Weddepohl has been blessed with teachers. South African born in Johannesburg, John began teaching yoga at nineteen. In 2004, in India pursuing his thirst for knowledge, John met his visionary master who initiated him in Atma Vidya Self-knowledge the true story and glory of the veda/upanishads.
Mandated by his Guru to share the knowledge, John has been sharing the upanishadic wisdom ever since.
Be Careful What You Ask For
Deciding late in his life the little fame and fortune had to offer was not good enough, hoping to catch a rare glimpse of what sages and prophets call truth, John discovered that there is only Truth – we just haven’t seen it yet!
Truth being everywhere John found, the solution to human suffering and trauma, has never been closer than oneself. Pointing out our true eternal nature, we find perfect peace and happiness is not a destination away. Already immanent: ‘Self-knowledge shows us the limitless already complete and ever reached is ever present as oneself.’
Searching for Self
In 1969 aged nineteen, John took to yoga like a fish to water. Urged by his teachers to open a yoga school in downtown Johannesburg, located on the top floor of the city’s first flea market, the building soon became a hotbed of anti-establishment radicalism. Under South Africa’s apartheid system, forced to shut down by the authorities, John found himself out of a job. As a talented musician from the age of seven, John found success as a singer-songwriter performing with some of South Africa’s popular bands, and as a music composer for film and television advertising.
Study with John
Foundations in Atma Vidya
In this dynamic series of lectures, John takes us on a journey of revelation and understanding to the pure Self.
Upasana Meditation
A practical meditation method woven so seamlessly into our lives that not even we notice it being there.
Siddha Kriya Breathing
Calling all experienced yogis who want to learn Siddha meditation and develop their breathing expertise.
A brilliant methodology for understanding the nature of Self.
“I don’t believe there is anything I could do on this planet more valuable than gaining this teaching. What an extraordinary blessing and privilege to have the deepest and most ancient revelatory wisdom not only available but given by a living teacher in a timeless lineage of living teachers.”
Happy Students
That’s the thing with John – he doesn’t just rattle off ancient wisdoms – he engages you in a story that has you hooked from the start – the story of you – and what an amazing story!
I would be surprised if you could find another source of this knowledge presented so clearly and succinctly and from someone who does it with such grace and humility, so unassumingly.
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