Experience Meditation

Private Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy sessions, private Thai Yoga Therapy sessions, Downloads, and Group Workshops which encourage you to let go of your perceptions of what meditation "is and isn't".  Rather than learning techniques, you will be guided through unique processes that enable you to quiet down, focus inward, and simply experience meditation.

It took me a long time to realize that successful meditators don't think about meditation or do meditation … they simply relax and experience meditation, as demonstrated by the photos of supported stretches used in the private Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and Thai Yoga Therapy sessions.

I spent years reading and trying meditation, only to abandon it in the mistaken belief that I couldn't meditate because my experience didn't match the ones described in the books. Yoga Therapy has taught me that sometimes I need to get out of my head ... stop evaluating and analyzing ... to just trust my own experience. Personal experience provides me with the irrefutable knowledge that if I did it once, this is something I can do again. Internal knowing surpasses techniques, methods and analysis in developing confidence and empowering individuals.

The "Experience Meditation" programs emphasize learning through experience, rather than teaching techniques. There were times in my life when I had become so entrenched in a stressful, sleepless way of being that I couldn't conceive of another way of being. While I knew that something had to change, I could not figure out the specifics. It was through receiving Yoga Therapy sessions that I first realized that I can meditate … that I am capable of experiencing a calm, relaxed, clear state of being. It was only from this state of being that I was able to access my unique answers, thereby creating new possibilities for my life. Quieting down, reflecting, and noticing ... these are also forms of meditation.

The "Experience Meditation" programs get you out of the invisible box constructed by beliefs, perceptions, fears and well-intentioned external advice. Have you noticed that when you consciously get out of your box - the one imposed by routine or habit - you are able to reflect and notice things that can help you grow? Think about your state of mind … your state of being … after a picnic or a vacation or an opportunity to savor a sunset. My "Experience Meditation" programs allow you to experience that with only a 2-hour step out of your daily routine.

Are you at a point in your life where you find yourself accepting the status quo, simply because it is easier than sorting through the myriad of available options? Or maybe circumstances are such that you cannot even envision options? If this is where you find yourself, consider these options designed to "clear you mind of clutter ... create room for InSight."

• Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT) Session - Don't let the name mislead you! Look beyond the label to experience a customized, facilitated, moving meditation, which does not require any knowledge of traditional yoga or meditation. Sessions are meant to quiet you down both physically and mentally, so your own answers to a stated issue emerge. Sessions have proven effective in helping clients work through problems, in coming to terms with choices in their lives, and in letting go of things that are holding them back in life. Clients agree that private sessions are completely beyond their expectations, and frequently compare it to a physical and mental massage, whose effects linger for days. Just relax, focus inward and leave the yoga to me.
• Thai Yoga Therapy Session – Look beyond the label to experience a facilitated moving meditation that lets me do the yoga for you.  Sessions use a combination of acupressure, rhythmic massage, supported stretches and breath focus to create a profoundly relaxing experience.  Your body is kneaded, pressed or stretched from the tips of your toes to the top of your head.  Clients agree that private sessions are completely beyond their expectations, as they experience a unique blend of energized, relaxed clarity in both their body and mind for days after the session. Experience for yourself how a relaxed, limber body supports an open and agile mind.
• A Taste of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT) Workshop - No amount of words can do the experience of a private Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy session justice. It is so personal, so customized and so unique from session to session, from client to client. A Taste of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Workshop is an opportunity for me to facilitate elements of this powerful modality in a group setting, so you can decide for yourself whether to pursue private sessions. The only thing you'll miss experiencing is the deep relaxation of supported stretches, demonstrated in the photos above. Expect to spend most of this workshop doing and experiencing, instead of talking and analyzing. Join me, focus inward and validate for yourself why this modality leaves clients at a loss for words.
• Transformational Weekend Workshop - This entire workshop is about exploring who you are when you are outside of your box. The duration facilitates successively deeper breakthroughs in each participant's self-awareness.

Private sessions are scheduled during the "Available for Private Yoga Therapy Sessions" slots noted on the calendar. Be aware that the calendar reflects my general availability on a weekly basis, but does not reflect sessions I have already booked. Please contact me if you would like to schedule a session.

Please check my calendar to find out where and when the "Experience Meditation" workshops are offered. Register on-line through my calendar to take advantage of special website pricing. If my current teaching schedule doesn't mesh with yours, consider making arrangements for me to come teach At Your Place.

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