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Evidence-based research indicates that meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves depression, supports the immune system, increases productivity, promotes innovative thinking, among a host of other benefits.
No matter who we are or what our circumstances, meditation and embodied-awareness practices are essential tools in cultivating presence of mind, body, and heart, such that we can live more joyful, mindful lives, and be of more meaningful benefit in the world.
Those who have practiced contemporary yoga often reap the physical and emotional benefits that come from yoga-asana without a deep experience of four of Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga (turning within, concentration, meditation, and absorption). This course bridges that gap. Those coming to this course with a background in seated meditation will learn to integrate a variety of embodied-awareness practices into mindful movement practices.
This course is also for all those in education, healthcare, or business who are looking to integrate, and potentially teach meditation.
Each of the four intensives will address the origins, evolution, psychology, and practices of meditation, mindfulness, and embodied awareness within that specific intensive; science of flow, EEG | MRI studies, short and long-term trait changes, neurofeedback, mind and life research, breathwork, foundational ethical practices, and awareness practices from a variety of contemplative traditions. We will include in our study neural networks, frontal and cerebral cortex, and the gut-brain relationship. We will leave each evening session with daily practices to explore until the following week’s session.
The JOY Meditation and Awareness Practice Course will enable you to:
