Learning to sit with intelligence

Service Description

We practice meditation so that we can become more aware, not less aware - more aware, more mindful, more focused, more grounded - so that we can learn to be here and now instead of somewhere else. We do this by paying attention to the breath. Posture is very important . It relates to the body. Good posture means you will be able to have good meditation. If you are to tight, or to loose this can hamper ones practice, the spine has to be erect and then you pay attention to the breath. According to Buddhism, the breath signifies life. When we stop breathing, that is when we die. Breath also signifies something else which is also very important in Buddhist philosophy, and that is a sense of impermanence. We notice that our breathing pattern corresponds to our mental states - if we become agitated, excited, we breath even harder, our heart starts to pump. That is why we pay attention to the breath, to bring ourselves to the present. In a similar fashion, we learn how to let go of our disturbing thoughts and emotions as they arise. By getting used to that in meditation, our lives will then become less complicated, because our tendency to want to hold onto things and dwell on things, is no longer there, or we do not dwell on those experiences as much as we used to. Group sessions 2-4 people $40.00 (45minutes) Unwaged by donation