The Founder

A Personal Journey into Meditation

Erkin discovered his true calling as a devoted practitioner, immersing himself in both the practice and science of meditation. His pursuit of inner fulfilment led him to explore meditation traditions across India and the Far East, where he discovered silent and explosive meditation practices that profoundly transformed his life.

Having begun his professional career as an entrepreneur, he gradually realised that material success alone could not provide lasting fulfilment. This insight inspired him to redirect his life towards meditation, self-discovery and long-term inner fulfilment.

Over more than two decades of dedicated practice, Erkin has advanced his meditation to the higher stages of Raja Yoga described in the Yoga Sutras. His extensive exposure to Taoist philosophy, Tai Chi, Dantian energy centres, and Korean martial and visual arts has also contributed significantly to the development of his yogic meditation practice.

Together, these traditions have played a pivotal role in his experience of profoundly Silent and Explosive states of consciousness, which he describes as Peak Meditative Experiences.

These experiences subsequently inspired him to investigate advanced meditation through modern scientific methods and technologies.

Scientific Research and Collaborations

Erkin has analysed his scientific findings in collaboration with Professor Olaf Blanke's Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience at EPFL and Professor Christoph Michel at the University of Geneva, alongside researchers and scientific institutions internationally.

He has also conducted experiments at the research laboratory of S-VYASA University in Bengaluru, India, in collaboration with the University's Chancellor, Dr. H. R. Nagendra, and its academic leadership.

In 2026, this longstanding scientific relationship entered a new chapter with his appointment as Professor of Practice at S-VYASA University, bringing his extensive practical experience in advanced meditation, neuroscience and emerging technologies into an academic setting.

Through this academic engagement, Erkin aims to contribute to research in the neuroscience of advanced meditation, Quantified Meditation, neurocomputing, brain-computer interfaces and emerging neurotechnologies.

His work also seeks to strengthen scientific collaboration between East and West while supporting education, mentorship and innovation in contemplative science.

This appointment creates new opportunities to connect India's longstanding contemplative traditions with modern neuroscience and technology, advancing scientific understanding of meditation and human consciousness.

Advancing the Science of Meditation

Erkin's research has benefited from contributions by ANT Neuro, a Berlin-based neurotechnology company, and its founder, Frank Zanow.

In 2024, 2025 and 2026, he conducted complex experiments at Campus Biotech in Geneva, involving the simultaneous use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and compatible high-density electroencephalography (EEG) systems, as well as magnetoencephalography (MEG) to investigate brain activity during deep absorptive meditative states.

Through extensive artefact detection and removal procedures, he has obtained scientific findings relating to both Silent and Explosive meditation practices.

To investigate explosive meditation and its activation of the sympathetic nervous system, Erkin has also conducted experiments on mountain glaciers in temperatures as low as −10°C, incorporating brain-imaging technologies to examine physiological and neurological responses under extreme conditions.

Together with the All Here Meditation Institute, he is now expanding scientific investigations across established contemplative traditions, including Theravada Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, Heartfulness and other Vedic and Buddhist practices.

His broader ambition is to connect meditation centres with leading scientific institutions worldwide, fostering collaboration and advancing the science of meditation for the benefit of society.

All Here and the Exploration of Human Consciousness

Erkin founded the All Here Organization with the mission of scientifically investigating peak meditative experiences across diverse traditions in India, the Far East and internationally.

Building on more than 20 years of exploration into Asian meditation practices, he is now developing advanced technologies informed by his investigations into exceptional states of human consciousness.

His work seeks to unite ancient contemplative knowledge with contemporary neuroscience, creating new possibilities for understanding attention, awareness and the capabilities of the human mind.

Poetry, Music and Creative Expression

Beyond his scientific and contemplative pursuits, Erkin is also a poet and musician.

He is the author of All Here, a collection of poems reflecting on life, meditation and his personal transformative experiences. The book offers an intimate expression of his journey of self-discovery.

Erkin is also a passionate player of the Indian bamboo flute, the Bansuri, which he considers a meditative symbol of sound and silence.

He recorded the albums Silent Flute I and II in recording studios in New Delhi and Montreux, bringing together his appreciation of music, meditation and inner experience.