Stephen Zerfas

A guide to achieving bliss on demand with deep meditation. The jhanas are pleasurable, non-addictive altered states accessible with meditation. Here's how they work, what they feel like, and some first-hand experiences.

Learn about our “super secret” master plan and longterm vision on superwellbeing.

Peak meditative states can unlock life-changing experiences. However, like all transformative practices, they come with potential risks, including adverse effects. This post is a deeper look at meditation safety, our specific protocols to mitigate risks, and what we've observed so far.

We’re innovating to make life-changing meditation accessible to everyone. Let’s look at the results so far, discuss risks with traditional approaches, and how we’ve designed our retreats to minimize these risks.

Our vision of accessible, life-changing meditation involves two things: groundbreaking tech and world-class instruction. We made great progress on both in 2023.

Meditation instruction often says to have “no goal” or drop notions of “improvement”. At Jhourney we couldn’t disagree more with these statements. There is always a goal to meditation.

Recap of progress and plans at the end of H1 2023.

Why aren’t the jhanas more popular? A combination of historical accident and difficulty to learn.

We collected 40 hours of biodata over the course of a weeklong silent jhana retreat.