Learn How And Why To Meditate

Mindfulness Meditation. The truth of who you are.

What you'll learn

How and Why to meditate. The importance of the meditation posture.

What IS and What is NOT meditation. Dispelling the myths surrounding meditation and what stops us from doing so.

Why meditation is a journey to the truth of Who You Are. From de-identification, to the witness consciousness to the state of contemplation.

To inhabit your body (your home), via breathing, through our senses and felt sensations and through conscious movement.

Managing our emotions

What is the observer, the witness consciousness. A space of liberty that will take us to the truth.

Compassion and Self-Compassion. Moving from Me to Us.

Contemplative Neuroscience. How meditation integrates our three brains, what happens to us and to our brain when we meditate,

To acquire a series of tools that will lead us to develop our internal resources of lucidity, calm and compassion.

To live more awake, free from anxiety, stress, creative and serene in the face of uncertainty.

Requirements

No previous experience needed, only to be available. To be available means to be in the right chosen place.

Materials: A cushion or a chair, yoga mat or something comfortable to lay on the floor (you can use a blanket), comfortable clothing.

Description

The 8 week Mindfulness meditation programme is a transformative well structured programme in which we will learn how to meditate, from the engineering of our body -the position of meditation- to what happens to us and to our brain when we meditate.You will find eight specific guided meditations to do each day of the week (at least 5 days per week) and a few informal meditations to choose also each week (these are the ones we can do in our daily tasks).The guided meditations are structured specifically in order to progressively work with ourselves. We will go from the most evident (our body) to the most subtle (our thoughts).You will also find text and videos to support you in the comprehension of this progressive encounter with meditation.Contrary to what people think, meditation is not leaving the mind blank or a relaxation technique. Meditation is to be here and now. But what is the here and now?In this comprehensive course I will guide you week by week. You will discover how to sit in meditation (and why it is so important) - what meditation is and what it is not, - how and why if we meditate we will become calmer and more relaxed, - and most importantly, we will get to know ourselves. This 8 week programme is based on the teachings of Jon Kabat Zinn.Guided meditations and informal meditations are the work, art and creation of my teachers from Inspirare. Escuela de Meditacion.Meditation found me when I was ready for it, and I do hope that I get to see you soon.

Overview

Section 1: HOW WE WILL WORK, THE POSTURE OF MEDITATION & THE ATTITUDE IN MEDITATION.

Lecture 1 THE POSTURE OF MEDITATION. A BODY ENGINEERING

Lecture 2 Week 1 - THE PRESENT MOMENT - WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT MEDITATION

Section 2: Week 2. RETURNING TO BREATHING

Lecture 3 RETURNING TO BREATHING

Lecture 4 BREATHING PRACTICE

Section 3: Week 3. BODY-MIND RELATION

Lecture 5 WHERE IN THE BODY DO YOU FEEL THE EMOTIONS

Section 4: Week 4. THE FIVE SENSES

Lecture 6 The five senses

Lecture 7 FOUNDATIONS OF ATTENTION. BODY

Lecture 8 FOUNDATIONS OF ATTENTION. EMOTION

Lecture 9 FOUNDATIONS OF ATTENTION. THOUGHT AND COMPASSION

Section 5: Week 5. CONSCIOUS MANAGEMENT OF EMOTIONS

Lecture 10 Management of emotions

Section 6: Week 6. THERE ARE ONLY THOUGHTS

Lecture 11 There are only thoughts

Section 7: Week 7. WITNESS CONSCIOUSNESS

Lecture 12 Witness consciousness

Lecture 13 TRUTH AND BEAUTY

Section 8: Week 8. COMPASSION AND SELF-COMPASSION

Lecture 14 Compassion and Self-Compassion

Lecture 15 COMPASSION PART 1.

Lecture 16 COMPASSION PART 2.

Section 9: CONTEMPLATIVE NEURIOSCIENCE

Lecture 17 Contemplative neuroscience

This course is aimed at any person that is curious about meditation, to any person who wishes to live more awake, free from stress and to have a more joyful and lucid experience.