Coming soon. Radiate.
A new space for Vedic-rooted mentorship, leadership and community. For those ready to create, lead and serve with the intelligence of the Veda and the strength of a global human ecosystem behind them.
Welcome to Radiate, our regenerative space for Vedic-aligned leaders and decentralised Vedic meditation initiators.
If you’re desiring to embody more deeply the Vedic teachings, while being held and nourished as you grow, this is for you. Radiate is a shared field of belonging, where those who have long held space for others are finally held themselves. Rooted in Maharishi’s wisdom and the Shankaracharya lineage, Radiate supports those called to steward Vedic wisdom through their own work, connecting teachers, leaders and creators to expand their impact from the local to the global, without losing themselves or burning out along the way.
Radiate offers Vedic mentorship and community for initiators, leaders and creators who want to have maximum impact with a soft, spacious, and seasonal approach to the way they serve and do business.
We are restoring what has always lived at the heart of our tradition: unity, community, love, and the freedom to become a true expression of the Veda, in service to the whole. Radiate is the living mycelium of that vision — a place to grow, evolve, rest, co-create and stay in right relationship with the Self, tradition, and collective field.
Who is Radiate for?
Advanced Vedic meditators who are leaders, creators, and community builders
Radiate is for those who have completed advanced Vedic wisdom trainings and who want to steward Vedic wisdom through their work but who do not wish to train as a Vedic meditation initiator. Radiate opens a new pathway: one where devotion to the tradition can be expressed through personal work and service. It offers access to refined conversation, personal mentorship, high-level community, and collaborative exploration, without needing to adopt a role that doesn’t feel true.
Vedic meditation initiators
Radiate provides the community, guidance and integration space so deeply needed after teacher training and beyond, into the years of service as a teacher and community builder. It acknowledges the inner transformation and outer realities of running a Vedic meditation business, and offers mentorship both personally and professionally, love and support to thrive in all areas of life.
Is this for me?
Radiate is for you if:
You’ve walked the path sincerely through advanced trainings* and now feel called to integrate Vedic wisdom more fully into your work, and your way of life. *Must have completed an advanced Vedic wisdom training e.g. Rishi Training.
You are a leader, creator, or community builder, and don’t want to train as a Vedic meditation initiator, but you know the Veda lives within you. You want to be held in community and guided in stewarding Vedic wisdom in the world through your unique transmission.
You want to have deep conversations, expand your Vedic wisdom, and learn how to action it through soft, spacious, and successful business strategies.
You’re a Vedic meditation teacher who wants to be part of a thriving ecosystem of teachers and advanced meditators so you can contribute to the world through your unique dharma in collaboration with others.
Radiate is our regenerative space for mentorship, community, and co-creation to help you refine your relationship with the tradition, awaken your unique transmission, and serve from wholeness, while being in a supportive community of belonging.
Our Radiate mentors
Laura Poole
Laura is a devoted teacher of the Veda with 17+ years immersed in the wisdom of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Shankaracharya tradition. She brings a rare combination of spiritual clarity, earth-rooted presence, and loving directness, supporting Vedic-aligned leaders and teachers to attune to life’s intelligence, awaken their true expression, and serve from the overflow. Through Radiate she guides those called to steward Vedic wisdom to come home to the Self and lead from what is most real.
Founder OF MAHASOMA + VEDIC MEDITATION TEACHER
Blaine Watson
With 50+ years teaching experience and having lived with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Blaine brings his unparalleled expertise, vast wisdom and humour to Radiate. Blaine is also a Vedic astrologer, recently retired, who guides people to realise their true nature and live that as a natural expression in service to humanity.
Vedic astrologer and VEDIC MEDITATION teacher
Alison leads the business mentorship in Radiate. Her expertise along with her Vedic-informed business model and feminine-led approach makes her one of the most sought after service business mentors right now. Alison is the founder of Offline - a mentorship platform for anyone desiring to live a richer, deeper and more sovereign life in the age of algorithms and AI.
Alison Rice
Matt is our resident motivator for purpose driven action through nature-based and Vedic inspired models. Matt’s a qualified Organisational Psychologist and somatic therapist who has led national programs at The Man Cave, helping young men build emotional intelligence and confidence. Familiar with the burnout that comes from entrepreneurship, he now helps leaders, founders, and professionals find clarity, purpose, and courage to create lives that truly feel like their own. His work blends psychology, somatic leadership, and nature-based wisdom to help people reconnect with what really matters.
Matt Defina
Panditji is our senior Vedic mentor leading the Vedic ceremonies on Radiate retreats. His life has been devoted to the study, practice, and transmission of Vedic knowledge from age eight, where he was trained directly under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh as a pandit and later as a Vedic meditation teacher. He has personally initiated over 10000 students and is regarded as a master of Vedic ritual, mantra, and ceremonial practice, offering a living transmission of these ancient technologies. His presence embodies a life lived in devotion, offering us not only instruction, but a direct felt experience of the Vedic tradition alive and thriving.
VEDIC MEDITATION TEACHER + CEREMONY EXPERTPandit Baskaran
Plus more to be announced…
Our Radiate offerings
Online Mentorship Residency
Each year Mahasoma will host 2 x 4 month online mentorship residencies - Jan-May and July-October - to support you in deepening your Vedic wisdom, advancing your personal practice, and evolving your service in the world.
Each residency includes twice monthly 2 hour Zoom sessions with our team of mentors on the new and full moons, aligning our rhythm with the flow of Nature inside and out.
You’ll be connected to a global, non-hierarchical, and multi-generational community of Vedic meditation initiators and advanced Vedic meditators who are stewarding Vedic wisdom in the world through their work.
Contribute to the online community platform. Share your experiences with others and learn from our collective experience.
Opt-in for on-demand Vedic mentoring to ask questions (personal and professional) and receive real-time voice messages from Laura Poole and Vedic expert guests. Note: There is also a separate mentoring group for Vedic meditation initiators to ask specific questions around teaching Vedic meditation.
Integrate the Vedic wisdom into all aspects of life with weekly shared content and resources to support the new learnings and embodiment (videos, articles, podcasts, recordings, books etc.)
Access the Mahasoma Radiate Directory to share your work in the world, connect with others in the residency, and collaborate on local and global projects.
In-person Radiate Retreats
Each year we will gather for retreats around the world designed to support you in resting, recharging, and connecting with other Vedic teachers and leaders in real life.
There will be multiple retreats on offer from weekend retreats to our annual 9-day rounding retreat. The different retreats will include things like rounding (including siddhi rounds), yajña with Pandit Baskaran, Vedic wisdom sessions, business mentorship, inner personal journeys, pilgrimages, and of course time to relax, have fun, and be yourself.
Engage in conversations with your community of Vedic stewards to get inspired, see what’s possible, and work together on future projects or initiatives.
For Vedic meditation initiators, you have the options to advance your teaching with advanced technique sessions.
The need of the time.
Being a steward of Vedic wisdom is a life-long dharma that not only has the potential to serve humanity in much needed ways but also allows us to create a life we love. Integrated, intentional, and inspired, we can create longevity in our work in the world while planting seeds for a legacy of unity to follow. As Maharishi said, "It is important only that we radiate life. Every individual must be a joy to himself, to his family, and to his society.”
FAQs
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You need to have completed an advanced Vedic wisdom training such as Mahasoma’s Rishi Training.
Radiate has been designed to support advanced Vedic meditators and Vedic meditation initiators (teachers) in translating the Vedic wisdom into powerful action in the world. It has a strong focus on conscious leadership and business, alongside personal practice and wisdom.
Radiate is a multi-generational and non-hierarchical community. The vision is to have wisdom and experience from all levels of advanced practitioners and teachers shared and cross pollination to take place around the world.
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There is nothing you have to ‘do’ or complete for this residency. The sessions are here to inspire you and open up avenues for deeper self-enquiry. Radiate is also here to support you in bringing Vedic wisdom into your business, service, and community. This is a ‘knowledge is for action space’, not just a place to learn more about the Veda.
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The optional on-demand mentoring community will be where all questions can be asked and is a space for real-time mentoring with Laura Poole and other Vedic experts, and to share experiences and support each other peer-to-peer. There will also be a specific channel for Vedic meditation initiators to ask questions about teaching and stay aligned with the tradition.
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No! You can attend just the online residency, just the retreat, or you can sign up for everything.
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Yes! As a teacher, one of the main aspects is staying inspired and connected. This residency is designed for full-time teachers, part-time teachers, and those wanting to get back into teaching or transition into full-time teaching.