Buddhist Meditation
with Marianne Brady
Mondays |
Drop-in Class | 6.30pm
This will be an opportunity to learn
meditation practices that develop mindfulness, awareness, emotional positivity
and a deep, nourishing relaxation. Although these are ancient techniques taken
from the Buddhist tradition, they are as relevant and effective today as they
were two and a half thousand years ago.
Each week you will be guided through a
meditation that you can then practice at home.
What happens?
These
will include:
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Mindfulness meditation - for
awareness, clarity and centeredness |
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Mettabhavana - for the development
of positive emotion |
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Bodyscan meditation
- for relaxation and grounding |
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Mantra chanting
- for energy and integration |
These
meditations can be used simply to bring some more calm, well-being and
perspective to a busy, stressful life, or to develop a greater sense of meaning
and spiritual depth for those searching for something beyond their day-to-day
lives.
What you will get out of it
‘Coming Home’
Sometimes our inner experience can be pushed aside by the stresses, demands and
simply the unrelenting stimulation of our outer lives. This can lead to tension,
negativity and a sense of life becoming shallow and unsatisfying.
Meditating with a guide and within a group setting is the most effective way of
learning techniques that can give us back to ourselves. Meditation is quality
time for you; it is an opportunity to really come home to ourselves and restore
the balance between our outer life and inner experience.
Stepping Out
Paradoxically, when we start to address the needs of our inner life then our
outer life starts to change too. Life can become more lucid; we have more energy
to engage creatively with challenges, and more emotional positivity with which
to relate to the people in our lives.
Support
The
structure and guidance provided in a class can give us the support we need to
start to meditate, or refresh an existing meditation practice. But more than
that, actually meditating with others can create a tangible atmosphere that
helps us to go deeper.
Going-solo
Coming
to the occasional meditation class will be nourishing and beneficial in itself.
But with the regular support of a class it is possible, if you wish, to develop
your own meditation practice. It is with regular practice with others as well as
at home alone, that meditation can take off and we can really start to see
positive changes in our life.
