MEDITATION
The medical benefits of meditation, studied and documented by researchers at Harvard Medical School and The University of Wisconsin include (to name a few):
- Increases ability to focus and concentrate
- Improves memory
- Improves sleep
- Strengthens immune system
- Lowers blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure
- Reduces blood lactate, a marker of anxiety and stress
Learn to Meditate
If you have ever wanted to learn to meditate, this course is for you. Offered in three 2-hour sessions, you will learn everything you need to establish and develop a personal practice of meditation. Teachings are based in yogic texts and sutras, providing background and support for this ancient and modern practice. This course will help you ease into meditation.
You will learn:
- The focus or goal of meditation
Different methods for accessing deep meditative states - How to deal with an active mind in meditation
Several options for the most comfortable seated position
How to support a regular meditation practice