Meditation
“Finding the silence between your thoughts”
During meditation, we focus our attention on breathing, posture, visualisation or similar to eliminate the stream of “monkey chatter” that may be crowding the mind and causing stress. Whilst meditation was originally used to deepen spiritual or religious understanding these days it is also used for general health, relaxation, pain and stress reduction.
Once mastered, meditation offers a sense of calm, peace and balance that has multi-factoral benefits.
Benefits of meditation include:
- Learning skills to manage stress, depression, and chronic illness
- Focuses on the present moment
- Increases self-awareness and spiritual development
Meditation is a journey of self discovery. It is non competitive but takes practice. I offer 1-2-1 meditation sessions and group classes. Please see my workshops page or e-newsletter for details.
My form of meditation usually includes an element of:
- Guided meditation. Sometimes called visualization, you are taken on a journey to form mental images of places or situations.
- Focusing your attention – this uses breathing or mantra meditation to prevent distracting thoughts
- Postural meditation – using poses and mudra’s (hand positions)
- Mindfulness meditation - or having an increased awareness of the present moment - this may include silence, walking or the flow of your breath. Mindfulness enables you to observe your thoughts and emotions without being attached to them.
