This is a beginning level course in the practice of meditation as taught in the Himalayan Tradition. The goal is to provide students with the tools and methods necessary to begin a personal meditation practice. The course is a combination of lecture, discussion and in-class guided practice.
Students will learn how to sit properly, use breathing to focus and quiet the mind, and relaxation techniques which are helpful for calming both body and mind - all as a preparation for meditation. In addition students will learn to use mantra as a tool for accessing and deepening the meditative state.
5 Week Course
In-Person and via Zoom
Suggested reading:
Rama, Swami. Meditation and Its Practice. Honesdale, PA: Himalayan Institute Press, 1992, 1998
The Himalayan Tradition is an unbroken tradition of yoga meditation in which the teachings of the Himalayan masters of meditation have been passed on from master to student for 1,000’s of years.
Wesley is a long time student and teacher of meditation who began teaching at the request and under the guidance of Sri Swami Rama, the founder of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Society.