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30 & 31 October 2010 (Location: de Roos) 6 & 7 November 2010 (Location: Tai Chi Studio) In a society where such disproportionate emphasis is placed upon the external world, meditation is a way to nourish your vital internal, spiritual roots. It is hard to describe what meditation is, it has to be experienced – an experience beyond the mind. The practice of meditation brings you more freedom and greater awareness. It creates deep physical relaxation, peace of mind and an intense contentment that isn't dependent on the material world. Both weekend workshops will be given jointly by David Lonsdale and Peter Bligh (see right column) 30 & 31 October 2010: Location: de Roos This weekend offers the ideal in-depth introduction to the subject and practice of meditation. Over two days we will prepare the body and mind, using powerful techniques to enable the meditative experience to take place. The workshop is designed to allow you to de-stress, relax the body and mind… and above all take the time to go deeper into yourself, beyond limited mundane awareness, as you learn key practices that you can integrate into your daily life. We will start with soft exercises which help focus the mind, the breath and your attention on the many energetic aspects of the movements being performed. You will go on to learn an array of powerful practices including:
6 & 7 November 2010: Location: Tai Chi Studio A weekend of meditation: time just for yourself, to sit at ease and experience increasing stillness and peace of mind. And the opportunity to find the meditation that fits most with your body, character and personality. Together we will work with yoga and other practices to prepare the body and mind for the range of meditations that follow. Using practices from yoga, Buddhism and Zen we will explore the spaciousness within the body and mind. We will explore the heart space (hridayakasha) and the space of consciousness behind the forehead (chidakasha). Meditation techniques will range from simple yet powerful breath awareness to the Zen practice of Shikantaza (just sitting). Some of these will be familiar to you and some will be new – the point is to experience and to find those most suitable for your nature. This weekend is ideal for people who have attended the first workshop and for anyone who wishes to go deeply into the experience of meditation. Out of it will come a feeling of increased ease and harmony, a feeling of peace within ourselves. How to book You can book workshops individually or for both weekends together. Please submit the registration form below. Payment guarantees your booking. Costs & Payment The cost for participating in an individual workshop is 145 euros for payments made before 1 September (thereafter 165 euros). The cost for participating in both workshops is 270 euros for payments made before 1 September (thereafter 330 euros). Please make your bank transfer via ING Bank no. 5397485, in the name of 'I D Lonsdale', Amsterdam. Please mention the workshop dates on the transaction.
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Courses & Workshops > Contact > Join the Mailing List (Dutch) > Links Peter Bligh lives, practices and teaches yoga and meditation in the Far North of New Zealand, an area considered its spiritual and historical heart. "Yoga and Meditation is for every body and every one" So much progress has been achieved in the development of electronic communication systems, yet most of us have little time to go into deep communication with our selves. Technological advances have brought with them stress, diminishing skills in social communication and an array of mental and neurological dis-eases (autism, headaches, chronic concern and ‘mouse arm’, insomnia, neuroses and anxieties). The future evolution, and survival of mankind is dependant on the ability to evolve spiritually through meditation and not only mentally. “Meditation is the legacy of all. It is something that we all should and are able to experience spontaneously, yet we cannot because of the way we live. We are continually in a state of tension because we don’t know our inner nature. We are continually trying to do things because we feel that we ought to, even though it might be contrary to our nature. There is a continual conflict between that which is and that which we want. We are always motivated to become something instead of just being. If we could only bring about a unity between what we are and what we want, then meditation would occur spontaneously".
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