Meditation Courses

My meditation courses honor my personal commitment to stop getting hung up on "what is" versus "what isn't" meditation, and to simply focus on the end result of meditation and finding creative ways to bring that into my life.

For so many years, I would try a meditation technique and get wrapped up in wanting to feel something "significant" and then being disappointed when "nothing" happened. Notice my use of quotes because I was trying to judge the quality or quantity of my experience, which is what generally trips me up. More often than not when I expressed my frustration, I was told by various teachers that I wasn't doing it right, but rarely with an explanation of what to do differently. For me, that was a recipe for disaster - I just stopped trying.

And then I thought, "Is there a benefit by not trying? If no, what am I losing?" The answer to the second question was overwhelming because there is so much literature and research available now that touts the benefits of meditation. And being a Type A personality myself, it was something that I desperately needed. Thus I challenged myself to let go of technique and refocus on the end results of the meditative experience. After all, the techniques are simply ways to attain the goal, not the goal itself. And the reality is that different techniques evolved because different things work for different people.

I live the typical hectic lifestyle and therefore sought out those techniques that serve multiple functions and met certain criteria. First and foremost, these are meditation techniques most effective at promoting mental relaxation. An added bonus is that some also facilitate physical relaxation. First time attendees consistently report sleeping better, reducing anxiety or alleviating stress using a basic technique shared in the first meeting. Lastly, some of the techniques can be easily incorporated into your daily life. In other words, they do not require that you set aside time from your hectic schedule to experience the benefits.

So what is holding you back from signing up for the next course? Courses meet for 1 hour per week for a set number of weeks. Basic techniques taught in the first two classes are built upon in the remainder of the course, so drop-ins are discouraged.

Please check my calendar to find out where and when my next course starts. Be aware that while I usually advertise them as "Meditation Course", I am now experimenting with the label "Centering", which is just another concept for the same techniques. Do a search on the category "Courses" and make sure to register on-line through my calendar to take advantage of special website pricing.

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