About the Teacher Matthew Spangler is an independent teacher of Vedic Meditation. After experiencing the profound impact it made on mind and body, curiosity led him ever further into the teaching. The integration of direct experience with intellectual understanding is what serves as the foundation for his teaching today. Matthew was reared in a small suburb in the northern foothills of Los Angeles. After eighteen years on this earth, Matthew was introduced to a simple and profound meditation technique that would alter the course of his life. Since that time, Matthew has immersed himself in the teachings of the Veda; an ancient body of knowledge whose roots are of Indian-descent and whose origins can be traced back several millennia. Out of this Knowledge base came the meditation technique Matthew teaches today. Matthew proceeded with his training as a teacher of Vedic Meditation under the tutelage of 40-year veteran teacher and world-renowned Vedic scholar, Maharishi Thom Knoles. Thom has blessed the lives of over 14,000 with the instruction of this technique. He has become the world's foremost teacher of Vedic Meditation outside of India, and is a leading authority on the Vedic worldview. During the course of his training, Matthew found himself at the geographical source of the Veda -- the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India. Following time spent in the eastern hemisphere, Matthew returned to the United States to participate in a 3-month meditation teacher training intensive. Vedic Meditation is a gift to practice and cherish. Matthew finds great joy in guiding others to the discovery of the teacher within. | 
