About the workshop
Meditation is a core element of the yoga traditions, fundamental to the teachings of the Buddha, and also features in many other ancient wisdom traditions. Secular ‘mindfulness’ practices have also become exceedingly popular in recent years. This workshop gives you practical tools and techniques to develop your knowledge of how to skilfully integrate meditation into general yoga or movement classes.
After the workshop, you will have a deeper understanding of how to set up and structure guided meditation as part of your movement classes.
We will start the workshop with a fully integrated yoga session including movement, breathwork, meditation and inquiry. This will provide a baseline we can then refer back to. We’ll then explore: - An overview of different meditation approaches and techniques - How to prepare body and mind for meditation through postural practice and breath work - The effects of particular preparation practices on the nervous system - Different meditation postures, how to work with them, and when and why to choose them, including various seated postures, standing, walking and lying down - Key elements of structuring and teaching a guided meditation - An overview of cautions and obstacles when teaching meditation - The importance of language - Postures to release the body after meditation - An outline of the purpose and process of post-meditation inquiry