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    • Contact Buddhi
    • THE YOGA SCIENCES
    • WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS?
    • FOUNDER-MELINDA JOHNSTON
  • Classes
    • Group Classes
    • GNOSTIC GOSPELS
    • WOMEN'S WELLNESS GROUP
    • SUMMER IMMERSION
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About Buddhi Institute

    Self-Empowerment is Awareness obtained through Wisdom...

    Melinda Johnston, M.Msc, founder of Buddhi Institute offers transformative Consciousness Coaching, and Self-Empowerment Programs, online mindfulness Classes, Consciousness Coaching, and Mindfulness Retreats that provide a dynamic process for creating integrated wellness on all levels of mind, body and spirit. 


    Founded in 2012, Melinda's passion for the healing wisdom of YOGA, and the joy of teaching, ignited her dream of creating Buddhi Institute. 


    I am so glad you are here, and we can’t wait to meet you.     


    Explore the website and see all that is offered. You can browse the catalog of courses, read blog posts, listen to meditation music videos, and sign up for the monthly newsletter. You can also reach out anytime if you have any questions or feedback.


    Many Blessings to you on your Journey ... Wisdom is YOGA for the Soul!

    ~ Melinda



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    " Your SOUL is a map of possibilities waiting to be explored."

    Buddhi means "in the highest Awareness."

    Aim High

    Buddhi, is a Sanskrit word, which means, the faculty of intuitive discernment or direct Higher Awareness.  


    It is a passive and latent principle, and it is only experienced through union with absolute consciousness, by which it becomes the reasoning of Higher Self. 


    This level of consciousness within each of us and is the only “vehicle” of truth and well-being. 

    Buddhi is a Mindset

    Buddhi is a "mindset" that provides one with Freedom.  Free from ego, this aspect of mind is not bound by external concepts of right and wrong, it does not “think” in this way. It functions as an unseen internal, perception of Being. 


    It is the faculty of mind that goes with the flow, embraces all life experiences, has an unlimited ability to create and to Love, and is the seat of consciousness for obtaining pure Awareness.  


    It is the Higher Mind, which each of us have access to.  Self-Discovery is the process.  

    Buddhi Institute serves as online gathering place for Wisdom Seekers.

    Hence, Buddhi Institute is the perfect name for this "gathering place" for those who are SEEKING Higher Wisdom. 


    We learn, live, and grow together on the Inner Journey...


    Together we are a SOUL Tribe from all walks of life.  In online classes we lift each other up, share our testimonies, our discoveries, and our setbacks.  We embrace higher wisdom from a variety of traditions.   


    NOTE:  Photo is from the 2024 Wellness Immersion Tour to Bali. 

    Buddhi Institute Offers...

    COACHING and COUNSELING

    ONLINE GROUPS AND CLASSES

    ONLINE GROUPS AND CLASSES

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    CONSCIOUSNESS COACHING

    • Learn Applied Awareness techniques
    • Wisdom Journeys
    • Spiritual Counseling
    • Trauma and Anxiety Coaching
    • Recovery and Addiction Coaching


    SEE PROGRAMS

    ONLINE GROUPS AND CLASSES

    ONLINE GROUPS AND CLASSES

    ONLINE GROUPS AND CLASSES

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     CLASSES AND COURSES

    • LIVE, Online Spiritual Classes
    • Small Classes, limited to 12
    • Spiritual Development
    • Healing Wisdom Practices
    • Women's Wellness Group on Wednesdays



    SEE UPCOMING CLASSES

    GUIDEBOOKS for SELF-STUDY

    ONLINE GROUPS AND CLASSES

    GUIDEBOOKS for SELF-STUDY

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    GUIDEBOOKS FOR INNER  PEACE

    • Meditation Guidebooks
    • Heart / Mind Awareness Programs
    • Daily Readers for Mindfulness Practice
    • Sacred Wisdom for Higher Awareness


    SEE GUIDEBOOKS

    LOCAL WOMEN'S RETREATS

    WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL MEETUP

    GUIDEBOOKS for SELF-STUDY

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    WOMEN'S BODY AND SOUL RETREATS

    Local Retreats in the Finger Lakes of NY

    Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditation


    SEE UPCOMING RETREATS

    WOMEN'S GLOBAL RETREATS

    WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL MEETUP

    WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL MEETUP

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    BALI: AYURVEDIC WELLNESS IMMERSION

    Women's Spiritual Retreat and Tour

    Summer 2026



    Find out more

    WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL MEETUP

    WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL MEETUP

    WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL MEETUP

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    FREE monthly gatherings for 

     Women of Wisdom

    SECOND MONDAYS at 7 PM


    ON LOCATION EVENTS


    JOIN AUTHENTIC WOMEN

    The Beauty of a New Day...

    Every morning when our eyes open from sleep, we enter into a portal of awareness called, Waking Consciousness.  According to the Yoga Sciences, we enter into this "state" clean, refreshed, and renewed.


    It is the limitations and patterns of the rational Thinking Mind and emotional sub-conscious mind that bring all past traumas, problems, addictions, and doubts into each new day.  


    There is a process for rising above those limitations, and becoming absolutely free of them. 

    What Like-Minded Seekers are Saying ...

    A JOYFUL THANKS

    BYE-BYE MONKEY MIND

    A JOYFUL THANKS

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    I never knew that training in applied awareness could be a process that would resurrect so much joy.  I mean REAL joy!!!  I guess my authentic Self became covered up by all the "Stories of the Mind" over the years.  Dear sweet clarity...and peace with the past.  Thank you, thank you, thank you! 


    ~ Sheryl B. 

    STILL SMILING!!

    BYE-BYE MONKEY MIND

    A JOYFUL THANKS

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    Another great retreat, and I am still smiling on the inside out.   This "field of Peace" is alive, well, and has become a place of absolute wisdom, calm and clarity.   I can breathe!  I can love and laugh!   Sweet Freedom!



    ~ Karen J. 

    BYE-BYE MONKEY MIND

    BYE-BYE MONKEY MIND

    MY BUSINESS IS BOOMING!

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    Life without Monkey Mind is AMAZING!!  I have truly learned how to become the Observer!  Worry, anxiety, and the inner critic have all lost power.   Mindfulness training has steadied my mind, and silenced hum of constantly changing emotions.   Laughing again feels wonderful! 


    ~ Tara A.

    MY BUSINESS IS BOOMING!

    MY BUSINESS IS BOOMING!

    MY BUSINESS IS BOOMING!

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    Thanks to the Applied Awareness training, my restaurant is booming!  Feeling overjoyed is an understatement!  I "dream" what I want, and everything flows almost effortlessly.  Plus, I have more time for family and travel.   Everything feels MAGIC! 



    ~ Susie S. 

    UNBELIVABLE PROGESS!

    MY BUSINESS IS BOOMING!

    UNBELIVABLE PROGESS!

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    I used to take everything so personally, always afraid I have done something wrong.  Always people pleasing, and saying YES to things when I knew I needed to say no.  These programs have given me the wisdom of my own personal truth and power, infused with kindness.  I feel free and so joyful!  Thank you! 


    ~ Michelle P.

    WEDNESDAY NIGHT GOLD

    MY BUSINESS IS BOOMING!

    UNBELIVABLE PROGESS!

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    I look forward to every Wednesday night, and our Women's Wisdom gatherings.  The classes have changed my life, and the bond with the other women...well...all I can say is, I have found my Tribe!  This has become such a huge part of my life!  I am so happy! 



    ~ Stephanie C.

    What you FOCUS on ... Expands!

    INSPIRATIONAL GUIDEBOOKS

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    SELF- STUDY GUIDEBOOKS


    • Meditation and Mindfulness Guidebooks
    • Self-Study Guidebooks
    • Inspirational Daily Readers


    Simple techniques to maintain Mindfulness,  enjoy learning authentic Meditation techniques, and evolving in Consciousness.

     

    SEE GUIDEBOOKS

    FACEBOOK COMMUNITY

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    JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP

    ABSOLUTE OM is the Buddhi Institute Facebook Group.   


    Still in early development, yet provides insight, wisdom, a little humor, and lots of Love. 


    This is a private page, for women only... a place to discuss our highs, our lows, our inspiration, victories, and life lessons.  


    We are stronger together as a Soul Tribe!





    JOIN ABSOLUTE OM

    Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths. ~ Rumi

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