Meditation & Mindfulness
Re-Learn the Art of Being Here Now
Classes & Courses
I offer classes and courses in the following categories:
Mindfulness Meditation: drawing from my training in traditional Buddhist Vipassana practice, Japanese Zen and the secular Mindfulness movement over the course of 20 years, this practice is usually where we will begin. We work on that mental “muscle” that brings us out of thought and back into the present moment again and again as we learn the nature of our minds and to accept what arises in consciousness without judgement, observing what is here now with playful curiosity. Classes are generally sitting.
Emersive/Experiential Meditation: Similar to breath-focused mindfulness meditation, this practice involves a more global awareness of other sensations and experiences going on around us while we either sit in stillness or walk mindfully.
Transcendental Meditation (TM): using the sounds of ancient Sanskrit words from the Vedic lineage, TM gently guides the mind away from thoughts and other distractions and into a place of transcendent quiet, an open space to rest the mind completely. (Mantras are repeated mentally; this is not the same as chanting meditation, where mantras are repeated aloud).
Pranayama Breathing Meditation: bringing the focus to the body through the use of traditional Yogic methods of regulating the breath. This physically energizing branch of meditation is a great option for those looking for a more dynamic practice, or who struggle with anxiety or overwhelm when sitting in silence.