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Meditation that Actually Works – Take Back Control of Your Busy Mind
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“The mind is a terrible master, but an excellent servant."
Heaven is where you are the master of your own mind and hell is where the mind is your master.
Most meditation advice leaves people frustrated.
“Just sit and clear your mind” rarely works — especially if your mind is busy, anxious, or constantly jumping around.
This workshop is for people who have tried meditation and struggled, or who simply want a method that actually helps them take back control.
Drawing on Vipassana and other practical approaches, I’ll show you simple, effective techniques that calm the nervous system, reduce overthinking, and turn the mind from master into useful servant.
What you’ll learn:

Why most meditation fails (and what to do instead)
Short, realistic practices you can use in daily life
How to work with a busy mind rather than fighting it
Techniques for better sleep, lower stress, and clearer thinking
How to build a sustainable habit that doesn’t feel like a chore

No spiritual jargon. No pressure to become a “meditator.”
Just practical tools that help you become the master of your own mind.
Suitable for complete beginners and those who’ve tried and given up.
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  • Central London, London WC2N, UK
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About Me
Hi, I'm Joe Bains — comedian, biohacker, yogi, and builder.

I've been a standup comedian performing across the UK and abroad, with sets at Brighton, Henley, and Edinburgh Fringe, and I'm a Toastmasters Advanced Bronze with countless speeches delivered.

I'm a member of Tony Robbins' crew at UPW seminars and a devoted student of eastern mysticism — a Tantric Yogi and Vipassana practitioner who's completed five retreats and now meditates 1–2 hours daily.

I'm also building two businesses right now: RevenueMind Pro AI (AI automation for businesses) and Bioluxe Lab (a Shopify health and wellness store).

My biochemistry journey led me through keto and carnivore, culminating in a published book on healthy living.

Before diving into health and wellness, I spent 15 years as a Linux Network Administrator and Database Administrator across London and Switzerland — so I'm genuinely comfortable geeking out with tech and AI shows.

I've also been around the world twice, visiting 60+ countries, so travel and personal growth are baked into my perspective.

I love talking about:
• Comedy, creativity, and the craft of performance
• Biohacking, nutrition, and the carnivore/keto journey
• Meditation, mindfulness, and spiritual growth
• AI automation and business building
• Travel and expanding your life experience
Education
Degree in Computer science
Advanced Bronze in public speaking
Juggling coach
Biohacker health coach
Standup comedy workshops and shows (I've run comedy clubs in London)
Experience / Qualifications
I've done comedy shows at the brighton, Henley and Edinburgh fringes all full runs.
Run several juggling/biohacking/comedy workshops
Age
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Panjabi
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(GMT -04:00)
New York
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Feeling stuck, directionless, or quietly unhappy with your job, relationship, or life in general?
I help people go from shy, under-confident, and drifting... to clear, socially fluent, and actually living the life they want.
I know the journey because I lived it. I left school as a small, weak, introverted kid with zero social skills. I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to keep up — so I did. I deliberately put myself in uncomfortable situations until growth became normal.
Today I’m an extrovert who has worked as an IT consultant across multiple countries, performed stand-up comedy, travelled around the world twice, published a book, and trained extensively in tools that actually work: Tony Robbins UPW/Date With Destiny, Millionaire Mind Intensive, Vipassana, breathwork, cold exposure, and more.
What we’ll work on together:

Clarity on what you actually want
Social confidence and the ability to connect with anyone
Practical mindset and daily systems that stick
Building momentum without overwhelm

No fluff. No endless theory. Just real, usable change.
Ready to stop drifting and start becoming the person you’re capable of being?
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Juggling re-wires your brain and makes it 2-3% more denser.
I've taught kids and adults how to juggle.
If you learn it the right way its quite easy and fast.
Hit me up and I'll teach you to juggle quickly and easily.
Most of it is me giving you a quick lesson and you go away and practice it over several days then another quick lesson to get you to the next level and then you go away and practice that.
small simple steps of about 6 to 12 sessions will have you juggling.
each session is 15-30mins as most of it is you practicing what I've taught you.
60 mins is for individuals
120 minutes is for groups
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