Insight Meditation
To build inner stability, to reduce stress and anxiety.
You will learn practices you can do anywhere and anytime to help you reduce stress and anxiety, work with difficult emotions, and maintain an inner steadiness and strength, despite the challenges of life. These practices aim to increase ability to focus, develop calm and clarity and create connection.
Bigger Purpose: To increase our awareness, create space between the stimulus and the response, for informed choice. To cultivate a different quality of relationship with yourself (one based on attention and kindness) and others, that leads to healing and freedom.
Background: In Western culture, where our conditioning is speed and striving: to be more and get more, we need these practices of being with ourselves, as we are, more than ever. They provide an antidote to the dis-eases of the dominant culture: the deeply held sense of shame that we are not good enough, or falling short.
The Benefits:
“Numerous psychological studies have shown that regular meditators are happier and more contented than average. These are not just important results in themselves but have a huge medical significance as such positive emotions are linked to a longer and healthier life.
Anxiety, depression and irritability all decrease with regular sessions of meditation.
Memory improves, reaction times become faster and mental and physical stamina increase.
Regular meditators enjoy better and more fulfilling relationships.
Studies worldwide have found that meditation reduces the key indicators of chronic stress.
Meditation has been found to be effective in reducing the impact of serious conditions, such as chronic pain and cancer.
Studies have shown that meditation bolsters the immune system and thus helps us fight off colds, flu and other diseases.” From Professor Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, Oxford University
Logistics: These classes are for young adult (16-23 year olds) beginner practitioners. No experience is needed. Classes will be held on zoom. (The link will be sent out weekly a few minutes before the class begins.) All classes are 60 minutes. Cost: £20 per class, you sign up for the 6-week course. We meet once a week for an hour, over a 6-week period. The groups are closed groups (same people each time) and will range from 4-8 people per group.
Please contact me for dates and to sign up on attylennox@gmail.com