8-Weeks-of-Mindfulness (started June 10th)

We will start our journey with a combination of Mindfulness of the Breath and Mindfulness of the Body. Then we will use guided meditation as well as the power of Visualization to proceed our way more and more into stillness and calmness. From week 4 on we will also use the power of Affirmations and Mantras to experience a deeper stillness of the mind. Finally we also use the Visualizations to redirect our attention and energies to gain back the ability to create our lives with positive thoughts, openness and love.

Fee: $96 for all 8 sessions

What is Mindfulness? Webster defines mindfulness as “the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis.” The key words here are non-judgmental, awareness and moment-to-moment as in NOW. Being in the now without judgement and being aware of every moment, just feeling what is … now … nothing from the past … nothing from the future … now … so that all the chatter about yesterday and tomorrow will disappear. It is just about you, sitting in your meditation posture and your breath … not about somebody else … just about you … right now … breathing … so, again all the chatter about everything else will disappear … find out what really is important … now …. learn how to calm your body and mind. Treat yourself with serenity and stillness, because you deserve it.

What are the benefits of Mindfulness Meditation? Quite a few studies of Mindfulness Meditation found a wide range of benefits through Meditation, and Mindfulness Meditation especially. They also found a correlation between stress reduction and the number of days meditated per week. Some of many possible health benefits: Increased Immunity Emotional Balance, Lower Blood pressure Relief from Stress and Anxiety, Restful Sleep Happiness (Alterations in Brain and Immune Function produced by Mindfulness Meditation, Richard J. Davidson et al 2003)