Introduction to Meditation & Mindfulness

One to One Intruction. Introduction to Meditation & Mindfulness gives the you all of the information you need to begin your own mindfulness meditation practice, to dispel myths & to understand its simplicity & complexity.

What is MIndfulness? Mindfulness is a Buddhist meditation practice, Buddhism itself is a philosophy, not a religion. Mindfulness is the art of staying within the present, the only reality we have, of being aware & awake within the moment. Being conscious of our present self - physically, mentally & emotionally. It is the art of acceptance of what is. Mindfulness involves opening the awareness to the continuously passing parade of sensations, feelings, images, emotions, thoughts & so forth that create the human experience without becoming involved in thinking about them or acting on them.

Meditation has a build up effect on the mind & in time it allows the witnessing of whatever goes through the mind without reacting or becoming involved with thoughts, memories, worries, or images. This helps to gain a more calm, clear & non reactive state of mind.

Mindfulness meditation can be likened to a wide angle lens. Instead of narrowing your sight to a selected field as in concentrative meditation, here you will be aware of the entire view. Reality is witnessed in it's truth.

The course comes in 4 lessons, which are fluid to allow for the asking of questions at the students pace. The lessons are broken down into what may seem its very basic components, while they give the new meditator a deeper understanding of all that makes up the basis of meditation.

Each lesson is one to one & half hours long. It is usual for 20 minutes of instruction & questions, 20 minutes of practice with a further 20 minutes for questions.

Students will be sitting in a chair but asked to bring along any pillows which they feel they may need for comfort.