Start with you
Your goals, questions and realistic time for practice help us find a suitable starting point.
MEET RICH MUIR · CURRUMBIN VALLEY & ONLINE
Someone who knows the practice.
And wants to know you.
I'm Rich. I specialise in helping people stress less and live more, through meditation, mindfulness and personal support. I try to bring a touch of humour along the way - for a long time, seriousness and stress held me too firmly.
Have a conversation with Rich
Clear teaching. A little lightness.
Room for an honest conversation.
20 yearsof personal practice
10 yearsteaching meditation
Close to 1,000people worked with personally
3,000+people introduced to meditation & breathwork
Honours in Psychological Science · Thesis on stress and the respiratory system
WHY I DO THIS WORK
This work is
personal to me.
I came to this work through my own difficulties. That experience is part of why I teach, and why understanding where you're starting from matters to me.
You might be looking for a little more ease in your day, or arriving after a much harder stretch. There is room here for both - and for a conversation about what you need.
For a long time, seriousness and stress held me too firmly. That is part of why I value a little humour in this work. We can take what you are going through seriously and still leave room for lightness.
MY SCIENCE BACKGROUND
Psychological science.
A personal understanding of stress.
Honours in Psychological Science
My academic background is in Psychological Science. My honours thesis focused on stress and the respiratory system.
That work sits alongside 20 years of meditation practice and 10 years of teaching. It informs my interest in how stress, breathing and our experience of wellbeing fit together.
I bring the science into the teaching in practical language, so you can understand what you are learning and ask questions along the way.
HOW I TEACH
Take the mystery out.
Keep the personal guidance.
Make it understandable
Clear instruction and practical explanations, with room to explore the science if you're interested.
Bring it into life
Learn a practice you can use independently, and ask for guidance as your experience develops.
PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
You don't need to be
the meditating type.
I've worked with tradies, first responders, artists, health professionals, business owners, executives, parents, children and retirees. Different lives, different pressures, different reasons for coming.
The people who were sure they would be hopeless at this are some of the people I most love teaching.
TWO PRACTICES. A WIDER TOOLKIT.
A starting point.
Room to explore.
I use both Vedic meditation and mindfulness. They can support each other, and you can learn either or both.
Vedic gives you a repeatable seated practice. Mindfulness can be seated too, in short or longer sessions, or used with your eyes open in everyday activity.
For those wanting more personal support, mentoring brings my toolkit into a stress and wellbeing roadmap. We'll discuss the approach and support that suit your circumstances.
Explore the ways to learnLEARNING WITH RICH
“It also helps that Rich blends science with storytelling, humour and wisdom.”
Alison Edgar - Copywriter
BASED IN CURRUMBIN VALLEY
Here in the valley.
Online. Or coming to you.
I am based in Currumbin Valley on the Gold Coast, teaching from my home and online. I also travel to teach by arrangement.
Wherever you are, we can talk about the format that suits you and what is possible.
Ask about teaching where you areA FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Bring your questions.
We can talk.
Where do you teach?
I am based in Currumbin Valley on the Gold Coast. I teach from my home, work online and also travel to teach by arrangement. Tell me where you are, and we can discuss a suitable format.
Do I need special equipment or rituals?
You don't need to burn incense, hold anything special or empty your mind to practise. When teaching Vedic meditation, I perform a ceremony of gratitude and explain it beforehand. It is not something you need to repeat in your daily practice.
What if I'm going through a difficult time?
Tell me what is happening for you so we can discuss suitability. Meditation teaching and mentoring are not mental health treatment; we can talk about how practice might sit alongside your existing care.
LET'S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Tell me what
brought you here.
A free 20-minute conversation. Ask about the practices,
tell me what you're looking for and discuss a next step.
You do not need to know which practice you want.