LifeArt Meditation: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Mondays at 6:30pm ET
One hour guided meditation/talk/q&a sesssion 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Mondays 6:30pm (ONLINE ONLY)
In addition to our weekly Sangha, we invite you to join the monthly LifeArt Meditation Group, offered on the second, third, and fourth Monday of every month online only.
LifeArt Meditation Monday with April Koester: How to Use your Breath as a Bridge to Clarity and Wellbeing.
We talk a lot about breath in our meditation practice. And for good reason. Have you ever noticed that breathing happens completely automatically, yet can be consciously controlled at a moment’s notice? This unique biological loophole makes the breath a profound tool for transforming our physical and mental health. Join us for our upcoming LifeArt Meditation Monday with April Koester where we will touch upon the fascinating history of breathwork, from ancient yogic Pranayama to Buddhist mindfulness. We will explore the modern neuroscience of how altering your breath ratio stimulates the vagus nerve to rapidly neutralize stress, and how simply observing the breath can physically strengthen your brain’s attention networks. You will leave with a better understanding of when to use active manipulated breathwork versus observational mindfulness, and you’ll experience 20 minutes of guided, hands-on practice to help you integrate these powerful tools into your daily routine. Whether you are new to these ideas and practices or are an experienced practitioner, it’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with others for a nourishing hour together.
6:15pm the zoom room opens
6:30pm talk integrated with practices begins
7:15 open discussion
See you then!
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/
Logistics:
Online only, 6:30-7:30 pm ET on the second, third, and fourth Mondays of the month.
You may RSVP on our Meetup also and get the link there.
LifeArt Meditation offers teachings on contemporary teachers, scholars, and thought leaders. In each session we discuss techniques and attitudes necessary for a robust contemplative practice. We explore ways of making our daily practice more enjoyable and more fruitful. In addition, we discuss how the effects of the practice are showing up in our daily encounters.
In other words, we seek to see how a contemplative practice really does begin to shape the tone and tenor of our moments, and our lives. While tone focuses on the specific attitude or emotion conveyed (e.g., optimistic, harsh), tenor represents the broader, underlying character, theme, or general course of thought. We want to examine just how meditation is making life better, more interesting, and maybe even more challenging.
Each session is comprised of three parts:
- a short “lifestyle” talk
- a 20 minute meditation
- a 20 minute Q&A
We invite you to spend a few sessions with each of the three teachers of LifeArt Meditation. We bring different styles, topics, and influences to each session. Lezlie Laws will lead the second Monday session (March 9th), April Koester will lead the third Monday session (March 16th), and Susan Baxter is on for the fourth Monday (March 23rd) of each month.
Logistics:
Online only, 6:30-7:30 pm ET on the second, third, and fourth Mondays of the month.
You may RSVP on our Meetup.