Mindfulness Meditation: Settling the Body, Mind, and Heart (week 4 only)

This event is the fourth session of a four week course. The four sessions build on each other, but you are welcome to join at any point over the four weeks.

What exactly is mindfulness? In this four-week course, we will explore mindfulness as it relates to the body, the mind, and emotions. Learning to be with our direct experience is a foundational practice that can support daily life as well as other practices like yoga, dance, and journeys in altered states. This simple practice cultivates awareness and deepens our capacity to be present.

Whether you are new to meditation, want to get back to practicing, or are an experienced practitioner who would like to revisit the foundations, this course will meet you where you’re at. All are welcome! Meditating in community is palpable and supportive in developing a personal practice.

Although this is an introductory course, these practices are foundational and appropriate for all experience levels.

Saturdays, 6:00-7:00 pm

September 7: What is Mindfulness?

September 14: Mindfulness of Body

September 21: Mindfulness of Thoughts

September 28: Mindfulness of Emotions

Short Guided Meditation: 2-3 minutes

Group Check-in (sharing is optional)

Mindfulness Teaching: 10-15 minutes

Guided Meditation: 10-15 minutes

Sharing and Questions

Cost

$25 for each week

Hannah is a designer and mindfulness meditation teacher, influenced by Vipassana (or Insight Meditation). This practice is about seeing things as they are by opening to direct experience with compassion. Her teaching style is embodied and spacious, with an emphasis on stabilizing the mind through the body and resting in awareness. This course is part of her completion of a two-year training in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, taught by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Green Magic Yoga, 738 Chestnut Street, Santa Cruz, United States