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The Meditation Practice
Sunday, July 28, 2019 Sunday, August 4, 2019
The meditation practice
28 July – 4 August 2019
Arrive: 3pm, Sunday 28 July Depart: 2pm, Sunday 4 August
Budget:
Rates for 7 nights all included => tent space 343 €, shared room 413 €, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds 413 €, double room 490 €, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed 490 €, double room with bathroom 609 €, single room 609 €, single room with bathroom 714 €
Scientific studies have shown that meditation boosts self-awareness, memory and empathy. This course contains practical guidelines on physical, mental and philosophical aspects of meditation.
Workshop Topics
- Being aware of physical sensations: a balanced meditation posture brings the focus to the here and now
- Breath meditation: one-pointedness of mind through meditative pranayama techniques
- Emptying the mind: mental relaxation and mindfulness exercises
- Concentration on positive values: this creates new, uplifting grooves in the mind that gradually replace negative feelings and moods
- Visualisation: concentration exercises on light, colours and shapes. Mental images become clearer and more exact
- Sound meditation: mantra chanting and mental mantra repetition have a harmonising effect on the mind
- Meditation@home: how and why continuing your meditation practice at home
- Scientific facts about meditation
With individual tips regarding place, time, posture, meditation technique, as well as a recommended reading list. Mantra initiation is optional.
Recommended reading: “meditation and mantras“ by Swami Vishnudevananda
