Meditation Series pt 2
(July 2020)
Friends and colleagues have asked for occasional guided "drop-in” meditation experiences; others have requested guidance in how to start, maintain, or deepen a daily practice.
I love passing along what I’ve learned, so will be offering daily meditation sessions from now until June 20, 2020.
Mondays: 60min (set up of weekly theme)
Tues-Sun: ~20mins (daily guided practice)
Zoom opens at 7:45a daily.
Pay what you want. (Suggestions: $1-10/day, $15-$30/week, $30-$60/month)
But seriously, pay what you want. And if you can’t pay anything, come anyway!
Venmo (preferred): @jacob-ellenberg
Paypal (friends and family option): jde2020@gmail.com
If you’d like to attend, just let me know, and I’ll add you the calendar invite, which will have the Zoom link and password.
Overview
This series, while informed by Sufic, Buddhist, Vedic, Taoist understandings of meditation and the mind, will not delve very deeply into the specific spiritual practices or cosmologies of any one tradition. Instead, this series will focus on the foundational orientations and practices that serve as support to any future study of contemplative disciplines you may explore.
Widely accepted research and tradition both affirm that meditation practices can help us navigate life's challenges, enjoy life’s delights and mysteries, and ultimately experience more of our being and fulfill more of our life’s potential.
Meditation has been shown to provide a wide range of physical and mental benefits, including psycho-emotional resiliency, reduced stress, lower blood pressure, improved attention and memory, increased creativity, and the list goes on. However, its deepest value may be in reacquainting us with aspects of ourselves that the normal course of life tends to pull us away from.
These perspectives and tools have enriched my life beyond measure. So, again, I am happy to support your practice!
Details
Daily 20min guided meditations at 8a PST
Mondays session are 60mins, and be more of a class, providing an overview of the week's theme.
A curriculum outline has been established, but will remain flexible to the needs of participants.
Audio and Video clips of all sessions are available on shared drive (link in the calendar invite.)
Logistics
Sessions will start promptly at 8a PST.
The zoom link will admit starting at 7:45a PST, this allows time to settle in and be ready by 8a.
There’s no requirement to join all classes.
People can join at any time throughout the series.
Post any questions that might be arising prior to the session start in the chat.
Feel free to not have video on.
Comments on this series:
No prior experience is needed.
Get an overview of the discipline of meditation and exposure to some modalities
Support in establishing a daily practice
Gain exposure to the science and tradition of attention and awareness
Develop tools of concentration
Learn specific techniques to help manage stress and anxiety
Learn general techniques of exploring the nature of experience and consciousness