What is the Ishayas’ Ascension?


The Ishayas’ Ascension is a simple, gentle and extremely powerful form of meditation that allows anyone who learns it to experience more peace and joy in their lives. For those who desire it, the practice of Ascension is a fast and joyful road to enlightenment, or full union with the Divine.

The effortless, mechanical tools we teach are collectively known as Ascension Attitudes. These four beautiful techniques are based upon the uplifting emotions of appreciation, gratitude, love and compassion. They effortlessly draw the mind inward to ever-deepening levels of experience, quickly reducing stress and expanding awareness of our connection with the One.

The word “Ascension” in the Ishaya Tradition means “to rise beyond the limitations of the mind”. This tool enables anyone (there are no exceptions) to escape the entire limiting structure of the mind and live a deeper and more expanded experience of life.

What are the benefits?


The gentle and regular practice of Ascension will improve every aspect of your life, immediately. Cultivating a conscious relationship with the Truth, your true essence, enables deeper and deeper levels of peace and joy to percolate into every part of your experience of living. As time goes on, and it need not be long, the stresses and limitations of life just fall away, and are replaced by an experience of vibrant aliveness, alertness and tranquillity.

Whatever you do from that experience, whether it is work, sport or play, becomes more and more fun and complete. The practice is also very beneficial for physical health. As the mind stills, the body is able to settle into a deep state of rest. This allows the metabolism to stabilise and the natural process of healing to occur.

For many people, learning the Ishayas’ Ascension is the first time in their lives they have truly given to themselves. The more relaxed and happy you become, the more you are able to enjoy and support those around you. Your relationships with family, friends, partners and colleagues naturally improve when you are more content, grounded and focused.

How do I learn?


The Ishayas’ Ascension is usually taught over a weekend, at what we call the First Sphere course. This course usually runs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on a Friday night, during which time you will learn the first Ascension Attitude. The course continues on Saturday (10:00 am to 5:00 pm) and Sunday (10:00 am to 5:00 pm).

As we teach you the first technique on the Friday evening, you are able to play with and practice it, so you can immediately dive into a new experience and have a lot of fun. First Spheres are taught all over the world. For more information on course locations and schedules, see our course schedule page.

Being a sponsor for courses is a great way to bring Ascension to your area, if it’s not already available. It’s also a great service to the community.

How long will it take to get results?


The results of the Ishayas’ Ascension are immediate, in terms of deep rest and a change in perspective. Most people notice a significant difference during the course itself. The rate of growth is different for everybody and dependent upon a number of things.

Regularity of practice is important, and your willingness to apply what has been learned in the First Sphere course makes a big difference. All of this is discussed in detail in the course, and every person’s experience is different. Ascension is NOT a goal oriented practice; it is very much a way to enjoy the journey.

What if I don’t believe in it?


Fortunately, no belief is required. These techniques are mechanical and work whether you believe they will or not. The Ascension Attitudes completely bypass the surface of the mind and bring your awareness to the very Source of who you are. This is a completely simple and natural process.

What about my other practices?


The Ishayas’ Ascension is not a belief system. It has no dogma and therefore does not conflict with any other belief or practice—religious, spiritual or otherwise. Its profound benefits are equally available to people of all ages, backgrounds and lifestyles.

Why do I have to attend a course to learn?


As simple as the Ishayas’ Ascension is, it is a completely experiential teaching. It’s important to learn from qualified teachers who can impart the techniques correctly and give experienced feedback. In this way, as you learn, you will know that you are practising the meditation correctly. For this reason, the Ishayas’ Ascension has always been shared from one enlivened heart to another, in person. It is not possible to learn it from a book, or other kind of impersonal media.

What does Ishaya mean?


The word Ishaya is a Sanskrit word. Sanskrit is perhaps the most ancient of all languages and stems from the region known today as India. The word Isha means “Lord” or “Highest Consciousness”; ya means “for” or “of”. So the word Ishaya means “for (or of) the Highest Consciousness” or “for (or of) the Lord”.

Who are The Ishayas?


The Ishayas are monks who have dedicated their lives to sharing this precious teaching with all who would receive it. We have committed ourselves heart, mind, body and soul to the timeless Tradition from which it springs. This is not a new religion and we are not looking for followers or devotees. We are simply teaching a simple and easy technique that allows anyone willing to learn it to remember the Truth of who they are.

Where does this teaching come from?


The Ishayas’ teaching has its roots in both the East and the West. In the East it stems from the Vedic Tradition of India, the very tradition of enlightenment itself. In the West it has roots in the Judeo-Christian culture of the early First Century C.E.

The Ishaya Tradition itself is many thousands of years old. It stretches over oceans of time in an unbroken lineage from teacher to student, culminating most recently with Maharishi Sadasiva Isham (M.S.I.) who began teaching Ascension publicly again in the early 1990’s.

Since that time, Ascension has spread almost exclusively by word of mouth, to all corners of the globe.   M.S.I.’s direct students, as well as their students, continue to carry on his vision and teaching. The main center and teacher training academy is located in British Columbia, Canada. It is from here that the teachers of the Ishayas’ Ascension go to wherever they are invited to share this magical teaching with the world.

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Your life is meant to be a celebration of everything that is good and whole and positive. You were not born onto this planet to experience anything other than truth and love and perfection. Stress and worries are not something that you need ever suffer from.

The Ishayas’ Ascension is a simple, gentle and highly effective tool to allow anyone whose heart desires it, to be absolutely and completely free, for ever.

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