About
Wesley Tudor has practiced yoga since 1992 and trained as a yoga teacher with the Himalayan Institute in 2006. He holds a master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and an undergraduate degree in cello performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2001, he spent one month practicing intensive meditation on the Ganges during the Maha Kumbh Mela in India. Tudor founded Raja Yoga of Philadelphia in 2010, converting it to a nonprofit in 2015 to serve underserved populations. He serves as Executive Director of the Raja Yoga and Meditation Center of Greater Philadelphia and leads retreats at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. In 2021, he founded Meditation International, LLC, and teaches from Philadelphia and Munich.
Teaching focus
Wesley Tudor's teaching focus, drawn from the source profile, sits in the Kundalini tradition. Several threads come up: steady attention to body and breath; the relationship between ethics and meditation; and short, direct teachings rather than long talks. On talks, the style is closer to thinking-along than presenting. Wesley Tudor works with whatever shows up in the room rather than reading from notes, which is part of why these talks land as conversational instead of scripted. Short pauses, longer sits, and questions that come back to direct experience are usual. Listed specialties on the source profile include retreat. The bigger move Wesley Tudor keeps making is back toward attention itself: what's happening, how it's being held, and what gets in the way. That keeps the teaching close to practice rather than drifting into commentary about practice. For talks, schedules, and longer essays, the affiliated organization's page is where the live material lives. Wesley Tudor's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on. Wesley Tudor's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on.
Background
Wesley Tudor teaches in the Kundalini tradition. The teaching home is Raja Yoga and Meditation Center of Greater Philadelphia. From the teacher's own profile: Wesley Tudor has been practicing yoga since 1992 and became a Himalayan Institute-trained yoga teacher in 2006. Prior to becoming a yoga teacher, he studied meditation and biofeedback in San Francisco, while also completing a master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego. He also has an undergraduate degree in cello performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2001, he traveled to India for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival and did intensive practices on the Ganges for one month. In 2010, he founded Raja Yoga of Philadelphia, which later became The Raja Yoga and Meditation Center of Greater Philadelphia, dedicated to bringing yoga to underserved populations; he transformed it into a non-profit organization in 2015. Wesley Tudor serves as Executive Director of the Raja Yoga and Meditation Center and leads retreats at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA, four times per year. In 2021 he founded Meditation International, LLC and teaches out of Munich, Germany, and Philadelphia, PA. Wesley Tudor's teaching tends to stay close to direct experience, working with attention, ethics, and the felt sense of the body rather than abstract doctrine. Wesley Tudor's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Wesley Tudor's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Wesley Tudor's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Wesley Tudor's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Wesley Tudor's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Wesley Tudor's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography.
Lineage
Wesley Tudor teaches as a lay teacher in the Kundalini tradition. The institutional home, per the source listing, is Raja Yoga and Meditation Center of Greater Philadelphia, and that's where most of the public teaching schedule and any retreat offerings will be posted. Teaching authority and lineage details, where stated, live with the affiliated organization's profile page rather than with this directory entry.
What to expect
On a class or retreat with Wesley Tudor, the basic shape is short instruction, longer sittings, and some Q&A. Retreats are part of the offering, usually a few days to a week, mostly silent. The container is shaped by Raja Yoga and Meditation Center of Greater Philadelphia, so format details, fees, and access policies follow that organization's norms. Expect plenty of silence, less talking-at-you than you might think, and an emphasis on letting the practice do its work rather than chasing experiences. For exact dates, registration, and any sliding-scale or scholarship information, There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice.
