Join us for a weekend of expanding your understanding of meditation, theory & styles as well as experiential learning through a full day of rounding. With this course you will learn a variety of different approaches to personal centering and clearing the mind to promote personal harmony, self-actualization, stress release and heightened awareness. We explore different meditation techniques to embrace various practices and find what works best for different circumstances and personality types, while developing tools and training for a sustainable meditation practice. Heartwood provides the perfect setting as we enjoy the meditation garden, indoor studio space, labyrinth and the beautiful natural areas of Heartwood as supportive settings for exploring different modalities and styles of meditation .
The course will cover:
Core principles, history, science and practices of meditation
Guided meditation
Japa Mala meditation
Mantra Meditation
Open awareness meditation
Walking Meditation (Labyrinth)
Yoga nidra
Pranayama for meditation
Mudras for meditation
Day two of the program is a full day of silent rounding where we reboot our hearts and minds with a full day cycling through restorative gentle movement followed by deep meditation. As the day progresses, personal insight, heightened awareness and regenerative rest is acquired.