Osho Neo Yoga Meditation Center

Where Classical Wisdom Meets Modern Transformation

Professional meditation and preparation techniques integrating time-tested methods from multiple traditions for authentic stress relief and consciousness development

About Our Founder's Professional Validation & Traditional Training

The center is led by a meditation teacher with decades of residential training across Korean Zen monasteries, classical yoga ashrams, and innovative Osho-based preparation approaches. International meditation center founding experience with multi-year teaching across traditions. Currently facilitating mindfulness programs for NYC Department of Health professionals and offering quarterly intensives at Ananda Ashrama.

Professional Validation

Current NYC Department of Health mindfulness facilitator, serving healthcare professionals through quarterly cycles with 25 participants each. Multi-year teaching experience across traditional and professional settings.

Traditional Foundation

8-year Ananda Ashrama training including 3 years faculty teaching experience, plus international meditation center founding, 10 months Korean Zen monastery intensive training, 28+ years Reiki Level 2, and 2+ years Ramana Ashrama self-inquiry practice.

Teaching & Leadership Experience

Cross-cultural retreat coordination across multiple regions, multi-regional teaching authority, integration instruction expertise, faculty-level ashrama teaching, and international meditation center founding in Korea.

Seven Meditation Communities We Serve

Classical Yoga Practitioners

"Complete Your Practice"

8-Year Ananda Training + Faculty Teaching + Preparation Enhancement

Enhance your classical yoga practice through clearing techniques that support the seven limbs beyond asanas. Preparation for pranayama, ethical living, concentration, and meditation states, informed by faculty-level teaching experience.

Zen Practitioners

"Embody Your Sitting"

Korean Monastery Training + Preparation Enhancement

From 10 months Korean Zen monastery training to preparation techniques - authentic zazen practice enhanced through clearing methods that prepare for effortless sitting.

Vipassana Practitioners

"Enhance Your Witnessing"

Emotional Clearing + Natural Mindfulness

Traditional witnessing awareness enhanced with preparation techniques that clear obstacles to natural mindfulness and make witnessing effortless.

Mindfulness Professionals

"Evidence-Based Transformation"

NYC DOH Validated + Multi-Year Teaching + Professional Methods

Advanced stress management for healthcare and corporate professionals using preparation techniques - currently facilitating programs for NYC Department of Health, enhanced by years of professional and traditional teaching experience.

Consciousness Explorers

"Direct Self-Recognition"

Ramana Lineage + Clearing Preparation

Authentic 'Who am I?' investigation enhanced with clearing techniques that dissolve conditioning and support direct recognition of natural awareness.

Stress Transformation Seekers

"Beyond Management"

Active Meditation + Complete Liberation

Move beyond stress management to complete transformation using powerful active meditation and clearing techniques that address the root causes of modern conditioning.

Bhakti & Celebration Practitioners

"Open Your Heart"

Sacred Sound + Joyful Expression

Heart-centered practice through kirtan, celebration, and devotional awareness using movement, sound, and community expression that naturally opens the heart.

Books & Resources

A curated collection of transformational texts across meditation traditions, consciousness exploration, and practical spirituality - including works by Osho integrated with classical and contemporary masters.

Classical Yoga & Integration

Yoga: The Path to Liberation
Osho
Revolutionary commentary on classical yoga that integrates preparation techniques with traditional practice for modern practitioners.
The Science of Enlightenment
Swami Rama
Classical yoga wisdom from a Himalayan master, providing systematic approach to consciousness development.
The Supreme Understanding
Osho
Commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with contemporary insights bridging ancient wisdom and modern consciousness.
Light on Pranayama
B.K.S. Iyengar
Comprehensive guide to yogic breathing practices with detailed instructions and philosophical foundations.
The Alpha and Omega
Osho
Deep exploration of Yoga Sutras with preparation methods that make classical practice accessible to contemporary minds.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Swami Satchidananda (Translation)
Clear, practical translation of the foundational yoga text with accessible commentary for modern practitioners.

Zen & Meditation Practice

Neither This Nor That
Osho
Zen discourses that bridge traditional Zen wisdom with preparation techniques for contemporary practitioners.
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Suzuki Roshi
Classic introduction to Zen meditation practice emphasizing direct experience and natural awareness.
The Empty Boat
Osho
Zen stories and commentaries that reveal the spontaneous nature of awakening through preparation and letting go.
The Three Pillars of Zen
Philip Kapleau
Comprehensive guide to Zen practice including teaching, practice, and enlightenment through traditional methods.
Zen: The Path of Paradox
Osho
Exploration of Zen's paradoxical nature with preparation methods that resolve the paradox through direct experience.
Everyday Zen
Charlotte Joko Beck
Practical approach to integrating Zen awareness into daily life with emphasis on authentic practice.

Vipassana & Mindfulness

Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy
Osho
Revolutionary approach to meditation combining active techniques with traditional witnessing awareness.
Mindfulness in Plain English
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Clear, practical guide to Vipassana meditation with step-by-step instructions for developing awareness.
The Path of Meditation
Osho
Comprehensive exploration of meditation techniques with preparation methods that support natural awareness.
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön
Buddhist wisdom for working with difficult emotions and life challenges through mindful awareness.
Awareness: The Key to Living in Balance
Osho
Practical guide to developing witnessing consciousness with preparation techniques that make awareness effortless.
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation
Nyanaponika Thera
Classical guide to Vipassana practice with detailed instructions for developing mindful awareness.

Professional Mindfulness & Stress Transformation

The Art of Living
Osho
Practical wisdom for integrating spiritual awareness into daily life and professional environments.
Full Catastrophe Living
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Foundational text on mindfulness-based stress reduction with clinical validation and practical applications.
Intelligence: The Creative Response to Now
Osho
Understanding intelligence as spontaneous response rather than accumulated knowledge, with practical applications.
The Mindful Nurse
Carmel Sheridan
Specific applications of mindfulness for healthcare professionals dealing with stress and emotional demands.
Meditation: The First and Last Freedom
Osho
Comprehensive guide to active meditation techniques for stress transformation and consciousness development.
Search Inside Yourself
Chade-Meng Tan
Google's mindfulness program bringing contemplative practices into professional and corporate environments.
When the Body Says No
Gabor Maté
Exploration of how emotional stress manifests as physical illness with holistic approaches to healing.
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
Revolutionary understanding of trauma and body-based approaches to healing and transformation.

Self-Inquiry & Consciousness Exploration

The Ultimate Mystery
Osho
Commentary on self-inquiry with preparation techniques that support direct recognition of consciousness.
I Am That
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Direct pointing to consciousness through dialogue and inquiry - essential text for understanding natural awareness.
The Book of Nothing
Osho
Exploration of emptiness and no-mind with preparation techniques that reveal the fullness of nothingness.
Be As You Are
Ramana Maharshi (David Godman, Editor)
Essential teachings on self-inquiry and direct recognition of the Self through "Who am I?" investigation.
Who Am I?
Osho
Commentaries on Ramana Maharshi's teachings with preparation methods that support direct self-recognition.
The Direct Path
Greg Goode
Contemporary approach to non-dual awareness and consciousness exploration through direct inquiry methods.

Active Meditation & Emotional Transformation

From Unconsciousness to Consciousness
Osho
Comprehensive guide to transformation through active meditation and consciousness work.
Waking the Tiger
Peter Levine
Somatic approach to trauma healing through body-based awareness and natural discharge processes.
The Revolution from Within
Osho
Understanding how inner transformation creates authentic outer change through preparation and awareness.
Stress Without Distress
Osho
Work and meditation approaches that transform stress into creative energy through active techniques.

Bhakti & Heart-Centered Practice

Come Come Yet Again Come
Osho
Devotional discourses that open the heart through preparation techniques and celebration practices.
Chants of a Lifetime
Krishna Das
Personal journey into kirtan and devotional practice with insights into heart-opening through sacred sound.
The Beloved
Osho
Heart-centered spirituality and love as transformation with preparation techniques that open emotional expression.
The Heart of Sound
Russill Paul
Sacred sound practices and mantra work for heart opening and consciousness development.
Love, Freedom, and Aloneness
Osho
Understanding authentic love and relationship through preparation work that dissolves emotional conditioning.
Bhakti Yoga: Tales and Teachings
Ram Dass
Stories and practices of the heart path with contemporary applications of devotional awareness.

Integration Approach

These books represent the integrated approach we practice - honoring both Osho's innovative preparation techniques and classical wisdom from multiple traditions. Each text offers unique insights while supporting the overall journey of conscious transformation. We encourage reading across traditions to discover the universal principles that emerge through authentic spiritual practice.

Understanding Osho: The Teacher Behind the Techniques

Who Was Osho?

Osho (1931-1990) was an Indian spiritual teacher who developed innovative meditation techniques specifically designed for contemporary minds. Born Chandra Mohan Jain, he later became known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and finally as Osho. His unique contribution to meditation and consciousness work has influenced millions of practitioners worldwide.

His Revolutionary Contribution to Meditation

Osho recognized that traditional sitting meditations, developed for different times and cultures, often don't work well for modern people conditioned by constant activity, emotional suppression, and mental overload. He created active meditation techniques that help contemporary practitioners access deeper states of awareness through preparation and cathartic release.

Key Innovations Include:

  • Active Meditation (Dynamic Meditation): Movement and cathartic stress release followed by stillness
  • Kundalini Meditation: Gentle movement and dance preparation for awareness
  • Emotional Release Techniques: Safe expression methods for processing suppressed emotions
  • Celebration as Practice: Joy, dance, and community as spiritual paths
  • Integration Approach: Combining Eastern wisdom with Western psychology and contemporary accessibility

Connection to Accepted Therapeutic Practices

Osho's active meditation techniques align closely with now well-established therapeutic approaches:

Somatic Therapy & Body-Based Healing:

  • Trauma Release: Similar to Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing and Bessel van der Kolk's trauma work
  • Embodied Awareness: Parallels contemporary mindfulness and somatic psychology
  • Nervous System Regulation: Movement-based stress release now validated by neuroscience

Dance & Movement Therapy:

  • Authentic Movement: Similar to established dance therapy practices
  • Expressive Arts Therapy: Creative expression for emotional processing
  • Embodied Mindfulness: Body-based awareness practices now mainstream

Cathartic & Emotional Release Work:

  • Gestalt Therapy: Emotional expression and release techniques
  • Primal Therapy: Cathartic release for psychological healing
  • Breathwork: Conscious breathing for emotional processing and stress relief

Addressing the Controversies

We acknowledge that Osho remains a controversial figure due to various organizational and personal issues during his lifetime, particularly related to his community in Oregon in the 1980s. Like many transformational teachers throughout history, his life included both valuable contributions and problematic aspects.

Our approach: We focus on meditation techniques that have scientific backing and have helped thousands of people worldwide. We maintain discriminating wisdom and professional standards while sharing what genuinely helps people develop awareness and reduce suffering.

Why We Integrate His Techniques

Osho's meditation methods are particularly effective for:

  • Releasing chronic stress and emotional conditioning that blocks traditional meditation
  • Preparing contemporary minds conditioned by constant activity for deeper meditation states
  • Integrating spiritual practice with daily life rather than seeing them as separate
  • Addressing modern psychological and physical tension patterns not addressed by ancient techniques alone
  • Creating accessibility for people who struggle with traditional sitting meditation

Integration with Traditional Practices

We combine Osho's innovations with classical yoga, Zen meditation, Vipassana awareness, and self-inquiry approaches. This integration creates comprehensive tools for modern transformation while honoring the wisdom of multiple authentic traditions.

The goal is not to promote any ideology or personality worship, but to use preparation techniques that help people access the universal principles found in all authentic spiritual traditions: awareness, compassion, and freedom from unnecessary suffering.

Focus on Practice, Not Personality

Our interest is in meditation techniques that help people, not in promoting any organization or ideology. We encourage discrimination and personal responsibility in all practice. For those interested in deeper scholarly analysis of media representations and historical context, comprehensive academic research addresses these questions professionally.

Educational Approach: We maintain an educational, non-dogmatic approach that focuses on what works for transformation while acknowledging the complexity of spiritual teachers and their historical contexts. Our goal is authentic spiritual development supported by both traditional wisdom and contemporary understanding.

From Seeking to Serving: A Multi-Traditional Journey

Early Spiritual Exploration

The spiritual journey began with a deep hunger for authentic transformation and meaning. Before residential training, years were spent attending monthly weekend retreats at a Preparation Center/Active meditation center, building foundational experience with these techniques. This was followed by extended community living in Delhi, India, deepening daily practice and community integration.

International Center Founding: First Steps

After Delhi, the next step was Korea, where engagement with similar active meditation community included participating in weekly events and bimonthly mega retreats for years before eventually starting an independent meditation center there. This foundational experience taught essential skills of community building, cross-cultural communication, and the practical challenges of making ancient wisdom accessible in contemporary settings.

Preparation Technique Mastery: The Foundation

Finally, advanced training was pursued at Pune Ashrama in India, where specialized programs were completed:

  • 21-day Mystic Rose process (deepest emotional catharsis work)
  • 7-day No Mind intensive (advanced consciousness techniques)
  • 7-day Facilitator Training (official certification)
  • 2 months of daily practice at the source center

Korean Zen Monastery: Discipline and Depth

Seeking to understand different approaches to consciousness, 10 months were spent in intensive training at Hwagesa Korean Zen Monastery, including:

  • Over 1,200 hours of formal sitting meditation
  • Traditional monastery discipline and community life
  • Daily work practice and mindful activity
  • Direct experience of Zen's "no-method" approach

NYC Metropolitan Teaching Experience

Returning to the United States, 4-5 years were dedicated to supporting meditation community development in the NYC metropolitan area, including:

  • Regular weekend teaching (90-minute movement and preparation classes)
  • Cross-cultural retreat coordination with teachers from India, Nepal, and USA
  • Multi-regional retreat facilitation across NY, NH, PA, and Philadelphia
  • Community organization and logistics management
  • Integration teaching combining Eastern wisdom with contemporary accessibility

Classical Yoga: Traditional Foundation with Advaita Focus

Eight years at Ananda Ashrama provided deep grounding in classical yoga tradition and Advaita philosophy:

  • 2 years full-time residential study
  • 6 years ongoing practice and community involvement
  • 3 years faculty teaching experience
  • Study with enlightened teacher Shiva Rudra Balayogi
  • Annual retreats with renowned Ayurvedic master Vasant Lad

The focus at Ananda Ashrama was extensive Advaita studies including:

  • Ramana Maharshi teachings and self-inquiry practice
  • Nisargadatta Maharaj's 'I Am That' studies
  • Classical Upanishads study and commentary
  • Daily meditations with traditional fire ceremonies
  • Residential community life and spiritual practice

In addition to the studies mentioned, weekly active meditation classes were taught and regular lectures were given on mindfulness from Thich Nhat Hanh, integrating preparation methods with classical wisdom. A 1.5-year early morning Pranayama sequence was also led that received very positive community feedback.

Self-Inquiry Practice: Direct Investigation

Over 2 years of intensive self-inquiry practice at Ramana Ashrama Queens (3 days per week), plus direct experience at Ramana Maharshi's ashram in India, provided training in consciousness investigation and the direct path of "Who am I?" inquiry.

Professional Integration: Contemporary Applications

Currently serving as mindfulness facilitator for NYC Department of Health healthcare professionals, translation of traditional wisdom for contemporary professional environments while maintaining authentic depth has been developed.

The Integration That Emerged

Rather than choosing one tradition over others, a natural integration emerged through years of teaching and community leadership that honors the depth of each path while serving modern practitioners. Each tradition contributes essential wisdom:

  • International founding experience: Demonstrates entrepreneurial and organizational skills
  • Preparation techniques: Address modern conditioning and stress patterns
  • Classical yoga: Provides systematic framework enhanced through teaching experience
  • Zen practice: Offers direct pointing enhanced by clearing preparation
  • Self-inquiry: Reveals consciousness supported by conditioning release
  • Professional applications: Ensures practical relevance and accessibility
  • Multi-traditional teaching: Living demonstration of integration philosophy

Current Mission

Today, diverse communities are served through this integrated approach, drawing from decades of both intensive practice and teaching experience. Whether working with healthcare professionals, yoga practitioners, or serious spiritual seekers, the goal remains the same: genuine transformation through awareness, compassion, and practical wisdom gained through both study and years of community leadership.

Beyond Dogma: The Art of Authentic Integration

The Question of Integration

After decades of residential training across multiple authentic traditions - Korean Zen monasteries, classical yoga ashrams, preparation-based approaches, and contemporary professional applications - people often ask: "How can you practice so many different approaches without diluting them?"

Living the Traditions vs. Studying Them

The key difference is between intellectual sampling and lived immersion. These traditions weren't studied from books or weekend workshops - they were lived residentially, often for years, experiencing their depths and discovering their essential commonalities.

Residential Experience Included:

  • Preparation Center/Ashrama Delhi: Years of weekend retreats plus over 1 year residential life with daily practice
  • Korean Zen Monastery: 10 months intensive training with 1,200+ hours sitting
  • Ananda Ashrama: 8 years (2 full-time + 6 ongoing) classical yoga and Advaita immersion
  • Ramana Ashrama Queens: Over 2 years self-inquiry practice (3 days/week)

What Integration Is NOT

  • Spiritual shopping: Collecting techniques without depth
  • Cultural appropriation: Taking practices without understanding context
  • Syncretism: Artificially combining incompatible elements
  • Compromise: Watering down traditions to avoid conflict

What Authentic Integration IS

  • Natural synthesis: Commonalities emerging through deep practice
  • Respectful honoring: Acknowledging each tradition's unique contribution
  • Practical wisdom: Using what actually helps people transform
  • Non-dogmatic spirituality: Experience over ideology

The Universal Pointing

Through years of intensive practice, it became clear that all authentic traditions point toward the same essential realization:

  • Awareness itself is our true nature
  • Conditioning creates the illusion of separation and suffering
  • Practices help us recognize what we already are
  • Community supports individual awakening
  • Service expresses natural compassion

Why Integration Serves Modern Practitioners

Contemporary Challenges Need Multiple Approaches:

  • Mental overload: Preparation techniques release before stillness
  • Emotional suppression: Cathartic methods clear blocked energy
  • Physical tension: Movement prepares for sitting practice
  • Professional stress: Evidence-based approaches provide credibility
  • Cultural conditioning: Multiple perspectives prevent fundamentalism

How Integration Honors Each Tradition

Classical Yoga Provides:

  • Systematic framework (eight limbs) enhanced through preparation
  • Traditional breathing practices supported by clearing techniques
  • Ethical foundation strengthened through emotional clearing
  • Time-tested philosophy integrated with contemporary methods

Zen Offers:

  • Direct pointing to natural awareness enhanced by preparation
  • Non-conceptual understanding supported by movement and expression
  • Integration of practice with daily activity through preparation principles
  • Simplicity and "no-method" approach revealed through clearing

Preparation Techniques Contribute:

  • Movement approaches addressing modern stress patterns
  • Contemporary accessibility for ancient wisdom
  • Non-dogmatic spirituality and celebration as practice
  • Community celebration and heart-opening through expression

Self-Inquiry Offers:

  • Direct investigation into consciousness supported by preparation
  • Non-conceptual self-recognition enhanced through conditioning release
  • Liberation from identity patterns through clearing techniques
  • Natural awareness without effort revealed through preparation

Professional Applications Provide:

  • Evidence-based validation and secular accessibility
  • Contemporary stress management applications using preparation
  • Healthcare professional credibility through research
  • Workplace integration of preparation principles

Community Events & Celebrations

Regular Community Programming

Weekly Schedule:

  • Tuesday OR Thursday: 7:00-8:30 PM (alternating weekly across all programs)
  • Third Saturday: 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Weekly Intensives (rotating community focus)
  • First Saturday: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Monthly Intensives (optional Jones Beach visit in summer)
  • Second & Fourth Sunday: 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Online Sessions via Zoom

Monthly Events:

  • First Friday: Kirtan & Meditation Evening (7:00-9:00 PM)
  • First Saturday: Monthly Community Intensive (11:00 AM-5:00 PM, comprehensive programming)
  • Third Saturday: Weekly Intensive with rotating community themes (11:00 AM-2:00 PM)
  • Monthly: Community Potluck with Meditation (seasonal scheduling)

Quarterly Events:

  • Seasonal Celebrations: Solstices and Equinoxes with community meditation
  • Ananda Ashrama Intensives: Traditional classical yoga programs
  • Professional Development: Healthcare and corporate workshops

Special Events:

  • Buddha Day Celebration: Vipassana community focus
  • Celebration Day: Preparation techniques and community joy
  • New Year Visioning: Community intention setting
  • Summer Celebration: Outdoor kirtan and community gathering with optional Jones Beach visits

Summer Enhancement Programming

Jones Beach Integration (Summer Months):

  • First Saturday Monthly Intensives: Optional beach visits after 5:00 PM intensive sessions
  • Community Beach Gatherings: Sunset meditation and celebration by the ocean
  • Summer Solstice Special: Extended beach celebration with kirtan and silent sitting
  • Outdoor Preparation Practices: Beach-appropriate movement and breathing techniques

Community-Specific Programming

Classical Yoga Community:

  • Weekly preparation classes
  • Monthly intensive workshops
  • Quarterly Ananda Ashrama connections
  • Seven limbs enhancement training

Professional Mindfulness:

  • Monthly healthcare professional workshops
  • Corporate wellness presentations
  • Evidence-based training sessions
  • Professional development continuing education

Advanced Practitioners:

  • Monthly self-inquiry circles
  • Advanced meditation retreats
  • Philosophy discussion groups
  • Integration practice sessions

Join Our Community: All events welcome beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Our approach honors the depth of each tradition while creating an inclusive, supportive environment for exploration and growth.

Contact & Connect

Center Information

Osho Neo Yoga Meditation Center
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Nassau County, Long Island

Professional Validation:
NYC Department of Health
Healthcare Professional Programs

Traditional Training Base:
Ananda Ashrama
Monroe, NY

Program Inquiries

For information about specific programs or to schedule a consultation, please reach out using your preferred method:

  • Classical Yoga Enhancement: Traditional foundation with preparation support
  • Professional Mindfulness: Healthcare and corporate programs
  • Advanced Practice: Integration and consciousness exploration
  • Community Events: Regular gatherings and celebrations

Community-Specific Consultation

We offer personalized consultations tailored to your background and interests:

New to Meditation

Gentle introduction with practical preparation techniques for stress relief and awareness development.

Experienced Practitioners

Advanced integration and deepening practice across multiple traditions with preparation enhancement.

Healthcare Professionals

Evidence-based approaches with professional validation and workplace applications.

Spiritual Seekers

Authentic traditional training with contemporary accessibility and preparation support.

Ready to Begin Your Journey?

Join our community of practitioners exploring authentic transformation through integrated meditation practice.

Contact us to schedule your consultation and discover which of our seven community approaches resonates most with your path.