The Urban Monk Academy — Advanced Training
Something Has Been
Stolen From You.
You didn't feel it happen. That's the point. A 52-week system to bring all nine perceptual channels fully back online.
52
Weeks of Training
9
Perceptual Channels
10
Modules
30
Day Guarantee
$1.01
Per Day
Watch First
See How Lights On Brings You Back Online.
Dr. Pedram Shojai walks you through the nine perceptual channels, why your presence was quietly taken, and exactly how the 52-week system rebuilds it — one week at a time.
↑ Enroll above for just $1.01/day — 52 weeks of training ↑
The Problem
Your Presence Has Been Systematically Stolen.
There are industries worth hundreds of billions of dollars whose entire business model depends on you staying anxious, reactive, and reaching for the next thing. Not by accident. By design.
The attention economy didn't just steal your focus. It stole something far more essential — your ability to feel your own life. The quiet knowing. The gut that still recognizes what's true.
Your productivity isn't the casualty. Your presence is. And presence is the foundation of everything that actually matters — your relationships, your decisions, your health, your sense of being alive at all.
This isn't about willpower or digital detox. Lights On is designed to rewire you at the perceptual level — where the hijacking happened in the first place.
The quiet knowing
Your gut's honest signal
Capacity to be present
Felt sense of your own life
Intuition that lives in the body
The ability to just be here
The System
You Have Nine Perceptual Channels. Not Five.
Modern neuroscience and ancient Taoist training agree on this. Most people operate on two or three. The rest are intact — just dormant. Lights On brings all nine fully online.
Channel 01
Exteroception
Your five external senses — sharpened beyond what you thought possible after years of screen-induced dulling.
Channel 02
Interoception
Your body's internal intelligence: heartbeat, gut signals, emotional sensation. Restored to full signal strength.
Channel 03
Proprioception
Your body's map of itself in space — grounded, embodied, fully here. Qigong and movement practices rebuild this channel.
Channel 04
Equilibrioception
Your vestibular system restored. Groundedness stops being a metaphor and becomes a physical reality.
Channel 05
Neuroception
Your nervous system's safety scan recalibrated out of chronic alarm — so you stop living in a body that thinks it's under attack.
Channel 06
Chronoception
Your felt relationship with time — transformed from frantic and compressed to sovereign and spacious.
Channel 07
Thermoception
Heat and cold as language. The Fire Chamber tradition and cold exposure practices restore this channel as a source of vitality.
Channel 08
Nociception
Pain as information, not punishment. Your relationship with physical sensation transforms — from something to suppress to something to interpret.
Channel 09
Energy Perception
The biofield you live in. What Taoists call Qi, what HeartMath measures in the heart's electromagnetic field. Science is catching up.
The Full Curriculum
52 Weeks. 10 Modules. One Complete Transformation.
Week 1 unlocks immediately. A new week drips every 7 days — giving your nervous system time to integrate before moving forward. This is a year of systematic transformation, not a content dump.
1
Weeks 1–9
The Nine Perceptual Channels — Awakening Your Senses
2
Weeks 10–17
Sleep Mastery & Recovery Optimization
3
Weeks 18–25
Energy Alchemy
4
Weeks 26–30
Biofield & Energy Perception
5
Weeks 31–36
Advanced Movement Integration
6
Weeks 37–41
Nutrition & Consciousness
7
Weeks 42–46
Pineal Activation
8
Weeks 47–49
Stress Mastery
9
Weeks 50–51
Relationships & Social Consciousness
10
Week 52
Purpose & Integration
Your On-Ramp
Your First 30 Days Look Like This.
A new week unlocks every 7 days. No overwhelm. No 90-minute daily commitment. Just a structured, intelligent on-ramp designed to meet you exactly where you are.
1
Week 1
All nine channels mapped. Baseline assessment complete. Daily anchor practice begins. You start hearing yourself again.
2
Week 2
Exteroception. Awakening the five external senses. One meal in complete sensory awareness. Your screen-collapsed visual field begins to open.
3
Week 3
Interoception. The body scan. Emotion as sensation. Breathwork for nervous system regulation. You begin to feel yourself from the inside.
4
Week 4
Proprioception. The body map rebuilds. Qigong. Balance training. Movement as meditation. Your daily practice is now a habit, not an effort.
30
Day 30
The decision point. Four weeks complete. You've felt the work in your body. Continue — or email us for a full refund. Either way, you know.
What's Included
Everything You Need. Nothing You Don't.
$4,300+ in total value. One price. One year of access.
| What's Included |
Standalone Value |
Your Price |
|
52-Week Full Curriculum (10 Modules) — Week 1 unlocks immediately; new week every 7 days |
$2,600 |
$369
/year
|
|
Full Temple Grounds Library — Complete meditation and Qigong training library |
$500 |
| 12 Monthly Live Q&A Sessions with Dr. Pedram Shojai |
$1,200 |
|
Lights On Community Access — Accountability, insights, fellow practitioners |
Included |
|
Immediate Access to Week 1 — No waiting, no setup. Module 1 is ready the moment you enroll. |
Immediate |
| Total Real-World Value |
$4,300+ |
|
Student Stories
What Students Say
Skeptical, busy, experienced with wellness practices — people like you who gave this a real try and found something they didn't expect.
★★★★★
"I've done yoga, meditation apps, breathwork — all of it. This is the first thing that actually gave me a framework I understood and felt working in my body. Week 2 was genuinely different."
David R.
San Francisco — yoga teacher and tech professional
★★★★★
"I figured I'd cancel after the first month. I'm in month four now. The weekly drip format is the only reason I've actually stayed consistent with anything in years."
Melissa T.
Austin — came for the trial, stayed for the transformation
★★★★★
"I work in tech. I was the last person who expected a Taoist training program to be the thing. But the science is real, Pedram is the real deal, and two weeks in I could feel something shifting."
James K.
Seattle — skeptical tech worker turned committed practitioner
About the Teacher
Dr. Pedram Shojai
Doctor of Oriental Medicine · Taoist Priest · Author & Filmmaker
Pedram spent years training at Yellow Dragon Monastery in China before returning to practice medicine and raise a family in the modern world — which is precisely what makes him different from most teachers. He didn't stay on the mountain. He came back.
He built a life, a practice, and a family inside the same noise you're navigating. And then he built a system for doing it without losing yourself. He's the founder of The Urban Monk Academy, host of The Urban Monk Podcast, and author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time.
"The monks weren't meditating to feel peaceful. They were training their perceptual system. That's the distinction that changes everything."
— Dr. Pedram Shojai
20+
Years Teaching
Yellow Dragon
Monastery Training
Thousands
Students Trained
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
You'll complete 4 full weeks of training within the guarantee window — plenty of time to experience real transformation. If you're not satisfied within 30 days, email us for a full refund. All we ask is that you complete at least 3 lessons before requesting a refund, so you've truly given the program a chance.
No hoops. No forms. No guilt. Just an email, and your money is back.
4 Full Weeks to Decide
Complete 3 Lessons First
Full Refund, No Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the weekly drip work?
Week 1 is available the moment you enroll. A new week unlocks every 7 days after that, automatically. This pacing is intentional — your nervous system needs time to integrate each practice before moving forward. You cannot rush through the curriculum, and that's by design. By Day 30 you will have completed four full weeks.
What if I want to go faster?
The weekly drip is a feature, not a limitation. The practices in each module are designed to be lived, not consumed. Most students find that the 7-day window between modules is exactly the right amount of time to feel the work settling into their body before the next layer arrives. If you finish a week early, use the extra days to deepen the practice rather than skip ahead.
Is this another meditation app?
No. Lights On is a structured 52-week training system built at the intersection of Taoist perceptual training and modern neuroscience. It includes live Q&A with Dr. Shojai, community, a full Qigong and meditation library, and a progressive curriculum that builds on itself week by week. It is not a content library you browse. It is a program you complete.
I've tried meditation before and it didn't stick. Why would this be different?
Because Lights On isn't asking you to sit still and clear your mind. It's a perceptual training system — the practices are active, embodied, and structured. The weekly drip format means you're never overwhelmed, and each week builds on the last so the habit forms naturally. Most students who have tried and failed with meditation apps find that the framework here gives them something they could actually feel working — which is what creates consistency.
What's the difference between Lights On and the Urban Monk Academy?
Lights On is a standalone 52-week advanced training program — a complete, self-contained curriculum. The Urban Monk Academy is reserved for higher-tier programs with deeper access and significantly higher investment. Lights On is the right starting point for anyone who wants a full year of systematic perceptual training with live access to Dr. Shojai.
Why is it priced at $369?
"If you knew the magnificence of 3, 6, and 9, you would have the key to the universe." — Nikola Tesla. The price is intentional: 3 (creation), 6 (harmony), 9 (completion). This is the sacred code for transformation. At $1.01/day for a full year of training, it is also simply the most accessible way to access this level of systematic perceptual work.
