Meditation and the Heart ENDED (July)

Series runs July 6-26, 2020

This 3-week series is intended to introduce and deepen heart-based meditative practice. 

No prior experience in meditation required.

While the breath’s rhythm is often a focus of meditation, the beat of the heart offers its own riches.

Being the first organ to form during embryonic development, the heart serves a unique function at the physiological core of our being. It also holds the role as the felt seat of many emotions. 

Current world conditions bump, bruise, trigger, even break our hearts. However, rarely are we taught how to care for, regulate, relax, and expand that domain of feeling we call our hearts. 

Drawing upon contemporary science and the traditions and practices of ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Yoga, Buddhism, Sufism, and more, we’ll develop our meditative capacity by delving into the physical and subtle recesses of the heart. 

We will learn meditation to cultivate states of clarity and relaxation while exploring topics such as:

• The physiology of the heart

• Heartbeat as the object of attention 

• Tools of self-regulation 

• The feeling heart 

• The subtle heart 

Series Details

• Live sessions take place 6 days a week (Mon-Sat) at 8a PST 

• Monday sessions are 1 hour, and set up the practice of the week 

• All other sessions are 30mins 

• More instruction early in the week; more silence and practice later in the week

• Saturdays are more Q&A

• Sunday are intended to practice on one’s own 

• All sessions are live and take place on Zoom

• Links will be sent after registration

• All sessions are recorded and available for download within 8 hrs of the live session

• All sessions will be led by Jacob (see background here)

In order to accommodate our different economic conditions, there are several payment options. Please pick the one that most suits your current capacity. You will be charged weekly for three weeks.

Need support? Scholarships available.