Meditation

Meditation can be a valuable tool for finding a sense of stillness and clarity from the demanding, stressful, fast-paced world that we live in. It acts as a way of turning our attention inwardly away from these external demands to connect deeply with
ourselves.

Developing a meditation practice can assist you:

• to relax, de-stress and fall asleep
• to improve health
• to remain centred and aware all day long
• find an inner stillness, detachment and clarity
• to be well-focused
• to cope with unavoidable pain and sadness
• to find happiness, beauty and meaning in life

 Term One 2012 - 4 Week Beginner Meditation Course and Women's Wellbeing Mediatation Courses - now available for bookings!

Register now so you dont miss out on your place!

*NEW FOR TERM 1*

4 Week Beginner Meditation Course starts 3 March 2012!

Women's Wellbeing Mediatation Workshop

An opportunity for women to take a step back from "busyness" and dedicate an afternoon to important aspects of life which often get waylaid by everything else.

Most of us are flat out getting through each week, occasionally aware that we are out of balance and stressed but seemingly unable to change this situation. We rarely take the time to objectively look at our lives, our priorities and the way in which we choose to meet these. Sometimes we can be like battery operated toys, we keep on "doing" the same thing but don't stop to question if it is an aim worth working towards.

This afternoon will provide an opportunity for mindful reflection of priorities, review of goals and development of strategies to manage personal and work/life balance. We will be drawing on the principles of meditation and cognitive behaviour therapy to explore these areas.

At Just Be we provide a range of options for you to learn the skills and techniques of meditation including:

4 and 6 week Beginner meditation courses

The beginner courses offers an introduction to the basic techniques of meditation giving students the tools to develop their own meaningful meditation practice. The information presented helps to demystify what happens when we meditate by setting out the skills we can use to develop and ultimately deepen our own practise. Exploring these different techniques allows the individual to adapt meditation to their needs.

The beginner course is also a good refresher course for those who have previous meditation experience or want a new perspective on their meditation practice.

In the course you will:

• Discuss the practical techniques of meditation
• Practice these techniques through guided meditation
• Explore mindfulness and how it can cultivate healthy feelings and mind states
• Learn spot meditations to de-stress quickly and calm yourself throughout the day
• Ask questions and explore meditation philosophy and ideas during class

Workshops

Just Be also offers a wide variety of workshops and special meditation courses throughout the year for you to explore specific areas and topics of meditation. All workshops and courses are aimed at those with little or no meditation experience and offer a chance to explore, practice and discuss the philosophies, skills and techniques of meditation. Some of the previous workshops and courses that have been conducted at the studio include meditation for stress and Beginner Buddhist meditation. Please visit the workshop section of the website for more information about upcoming meditation events at the Just Be studio.