Private sessions with Julia Dyer

Bring the situation you keep returning to.

Focused one-on-one work for a pattern, practice, decision, or period of change that benefits from direct attention.

Private sessions bring attention practice, nervous-system education, breath, movement, and classical contemplative maps into the specificity of your actual life. The work begins with what you bring.

Book a clarity callYou can begin here directly. No cohort prerequisite.

A direct place to begin.

Clarity call: Free
15–30 minutes
Sessions: 90-minute and two-hour formats
Location: Online worldwide
Santa Barbara by arrangement

Private work begins with the specificity of your actual life.

There may be one question that needs room, or a longer period of change that needs continuity. One-on-one work allows Julia to respond to what is present instead of teaching toward a general curriculum.

You can explain the pattern clearly. Inside the conversation that matters, the explanation becomes difficult to reach.

A transition has unsettled the structures that usually keep you oriented.

Your meditation, yoga, therapy, or breath practice is valuable, but the parts do not yet feel coherent.

A practice is surfacing material or questions that would benefit from direct guidance.

You are preparing for a retreat or immersive experience and want a steadier foundation.

Bring one real thread. Stay with what is actually there.

The practices depend on what you bring. Julia may draw from attention training, breath, movement, nervous-system education, reflective inquiry, or classical Tantra philosophy. Each practice is given with context and connected back to the life you are living.

Name what is present.

Begin with the actual situation: what you notice, what you have tried, and what becomes difficult to access when pressure rises.

Practice with it.

Use a precise practice or map in the room, with time for observation, questions, adjustment, and direct experience.

Carry one thing forward.

Leave with focused practice guidance or resources shaped around the thread you are working with.

The work happens in the session. Its usefulness becomes visible in the decisions, conversations, and ordinary returns that follow.

Choose the amount of continuity the work requires.

You do not need to decide alone. The free clarity call is a brief conversation about what you are bringing, what kind of support would be useful, and whether one of these formats is an appropriate fit.

Deep Dive

$195

One two-hour session

An extended session to orient to what is present, work directly with it, and establish a focused practice or next step.

For a defined question, practice, decision, or preparation that needs more room than a standard session allows.

4-Session Reset

$740

Four 90-minute sessions

A contained series for work that needs repetition, adjustment, and time between sessions to become useful in daily life.

For a recurring pattern, transition, or practice that needs continuity without becoming an open-ended commitment.

10-Session Embodiment

$1,750

Ten 90-minute sessions

Longer one-on-one work for patterns and practices that benefit from depth, continuity, and enough time for the work to develop.

For a layered thread or a sustained relationship with practice across a season.

Package payments may be arranged per session, in four installments, or in full. The clarity call is the place to discuss which structure is workable.

Julia Dyer, founder and teacher of Steady Self School

Working with Julia

Julia Dyer founded Steady Self School as a depth-oriented meditation school rooted in the Sri Vidya lineage of classical Tantra and informed by contemporary nervous-system research.

She trained under Brooke Shannon Sullivan and completed her final intensive at the Himalayan Sage Institute in Khajuraho, India. Her background includes a B.S. in Psychology, behavioral health work, and nervous-system education.

Living contemplative lineage. Psychology and nervous-system literacy. Direct, individualized teaching.

“From the moment you step into the space, you can feel how thoughtfully Julia holds the room, creating an environment that feels safe, welcoming, and present.”
JM, New York City

Before you book

The clarity call exists so neither of us has to force a fit. It is a short, unhurried conversation, not an obligation to purchase a package.

Can I begin here directly?

Yes. Private sessions can be a direct starting point as well as a continuation of work begun elsewhere. You do not need to complete a cohort first.

What happens on the clarity call?

We talk about what you are bringing, what you are looking for, and what working together looks like in practice. The call lasts 15–30 minutes and is free.

Where are sessions held?

Sessions are held online through Google Meet. In-person sessions in Santa Barbara are available by arrangement and can be discussed on the clarity call.

Is this therapy?

No. Steady Self School offers contemplative education. Private sessions do not replace psychotherapy, clinical care, or crisis support. If what you bring requires a different professional container, Julia will name that plainly.

How do package payments work?

Payments may be arranged per session, in four installments, or in full. The clarity call is the place to discuss the structure that fits the work and your budget.

What if the calendar does not show a suitable time?

Email Julia at julia@steadyselfschool.com and ask about other availability.

Start with an honest conversation about what you are bringing.

Fifteen to thirty minutes to explore whether working together is a good fit, what private sessions look like in practice, and which amount of structure may be appropriate.

Online · Pacific Time · Tuesday through Thursday availability

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If you do not see a suitable time, email julia@steadyselfschool.com.