Steve Pinney Jr

Aham Prema means “I am divine love.” It is the meditation practice Steve Pinney Jr founded after years of monastic study and teaching.

Steve Pinney Jr as a monk, meditating at the foot of a large tree in a forest
Steve Pinney Jr meditating beneath a tree.

What Aham Prema is

Aham Prema Meditation grew out of Steve Pinney Jr’s years of monastic study and teaching. It is a simple practice for calm, self-acceptance and emotional balance, and it is how he helps people experience that truth for themselves.

Teaching

Steve teaches live weekly classes, including the Sunday Night Reset. He has taught and spoken at the Seattle Meditation Center.

Steve Pinney Jr speaking at a Seattle Meditation Center event
Steve Pinney Jr speaking at a Seattle Meditation Center event.
A meditation class with monks and students seated on the floor
A meditation class in session.
A meditation group gathered in a gallery room with monks
A meditation group gathered with monks.

The monastic years behind it

Steve Pinney Jr has been ordained as a monk six times. The alms rounds, the ceremonies and the daily discipline of that life are where the practice he teaches came from.

Steve Pinney Jr as a Buddhist monk, walking barefoot on flower petals with an alms bowl
Steve Pinney Jr walking an alms round on flower petals.
Steve Pinney Jr as a monk beside the Seattle Meditation Center sign
Steve Pinney Jr at the Seattle Meditation Center.
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