Introduction to Mindfulness at Adventure Rock: Walker's Point Gym
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In this discussion we can critically investigate traditional Buddhist meditation techniques to try to understand how it is that these techniques are used to develop a meditative state of being. The techniques we will be addressing are concerned with the posture, breath, and disposition to the internal thinking process during meditation time. We will clarify how to implement these techniques and how applying them might illuminate the possibility of an unconditionally mindful state of being. These three techniques are used as a means of unifying the mind & body during sitting meditation. The development of calm clarity is called Shamatha practice in the Buddhist tradition. The next step is to use the clarity of a calm but alert mind & body to develop insight into our own human nature as we observe our minds processes unfolding in the spacious awareness meditation practice. This process of developing insight is called Vipassana practice.
Once we have clarified any questions about the basic techniques & aim of practice we will settle into a silent sitting meditation together for 15 minutes. After practice we will have time to share insights and address questions that may have arisen while sitting together. We close by discussing traditional post-meditation mindfulness techniques to explore how we might integrate the insights and carry the clarity we experience during sitting practice into the real world of our day to day living situations. The hope is that this workshop will give attendees an experiential understanding of mindfulness meditation practice.
This is an adult yoga class and is for students 13 and up only.
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