Learn to meditate in 4 sessions
Four private one to one sessions, each session is carefully designed to teach a daily home practice, After each session the student will go away with a home sheet to practise. By the end of the 4 sessions a student will have a daily practice in place.
Offered in North London, North west London and Hertfordshire for further information please contact: email: shelley.bloom@sky.com mob: 07956 343 140
What is meditation? Meditation is an inner experience of oneness and peace a practice which offers individuals the opportunity to reconnect with themselves. Meditation calms the brain frequency promoting a sense of well-being. Meditation allows us to access a naturally-occurring rest state; it is resting in your self while remaining awake and alert. We experience meditation spontaneously for a few seconds or minutes when we gaze at the horizon, a sunset, a river, the ocean, or lie on our backs and gaze upward at the night sky.
Where did meditation originate? History shows meditation as being a long standing tradition in main Asian countries, like Japan, China, and India. Meditation appears to be universal, appearing in cultures all over the world. The differences appear to lie more with the goals, purposes, and styles. What archaeologists and scientists have been able to discover so far, is that recorded evidence of meditation has been in existence for at least 4,600 years. Meditation did not make its way over to the west until the mid 1900. The knowledge came through three main streams: Western scholars; the work of philosophers, writers and artists; and the arrival of Asian immigrants.
Why meditate? In this fast pace of society we live in there is a growing problem of over active minds which leads to stress related ailments. The present moment is a place that most people never experience. The mind is either going over or picking at the past which brings up a set of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings of regret and what if I had done it differently this or that would be different now. Or the mind pushes forward in to the future planning and worrying what lies ahead which brings up feelings of anxiety and fear so the present moment is always lost. By using a blend of techniques to hold the mind focused in the present moment. The mind begins to calm down and the body is free to relax and a sense of peace is experienced.
Benefits of meditation: Benefits of regular meditation practice include stress and tension release in mind and body, assists in lowering blood pressure, improved energy and stamina, clearer focused mind, increased intuition, a positive mind and a feeling of inner calm.
Through the variety of breathing disciplines which are the foundation for a meditation practice the body experiences a freer flow of inhalation and exhalation. By breathing well the body releases the carbon dioxide (toxins, stale energy) which leaves room for a positive intake of oxygen which feeds the vital organs, nourishes the brain and allowing the blood circulation to move through the body more efficiently. In simple terms it strengthens the opportunity for the body to reach a sense of well-being.
More recently in this country the NHS are suggesting for GPs to recommend meditation to their patience suffering with depression. The NHS guidance suggests that it could halve depression relapse rates. Mental health specialists have said that greater use of meditation would reduce an over-reliance on anti-depressants.
