EXPLORE
6 practices for opening doorways into meditation
Service Description
EXPLORE Six practices for deepening your meditation _____________________________________________ EXPLORE is an invitation to move beyond the foundations of meditation and discover what becomes possible when practice begins to deepen. Across six sessions, we will explore different doorways into meditation, including open awareness, pranayama and the breath, embodied awareness, the senses, mantra and sound, and finally the integration of meditation into everyday life. Drawing from Buddhism, Yoga and Classical Tantra, each session offers an opportunity to experience meditation from a new perspective. This series is for meditators who have some experience with practice and feel ready to explore further. Rather than simply learning more techniques, we will investigate how attention can open into awareness, how the body and senses can become gateways into presence, and how meditation can extend beyond the cushion and into the way we live. EXPLORE is an invitation to deepen your practice, broaden your experience and discover that meditation is not simply something you do, but something you can begin to live. What you will learn: Week 1: 21st October 5:45pm | Beyond Concentration Focused attention → open awareness Explore the difference between concentrating on an object and resting in awareness itself. Week 2: 4th November | Breath as a Gateway Pranayama → stillness Explore natural breath awareness practices such as Nadi Shodhana and Ujjayi Breathing central channel practices and meditation. Week 3: 18th November | The Body as a Field of Awareness Body → presence The body is explored not as something to escape from, but as a doorway into awareness and embodied presence. Week 4: 2nd December | The Senses as Gateways Experience → awareness The five senses become objects and a gateway into meditation. The emphasis is that meditation does not require shutting the world out. Week 5: 9th December | Mantra & the Power of Sound Sound → silence In this class we explore mantra, japa and progressively subtler forms of repetition, moving from spoken sound towards silence. Week 6: 16th December | The Practice in Life Meditation → everyday life The final week we learn how to integrate the practices through walking meditation, ordinary activities, relational awareness and a final integrated meditation bringing the series back to the central Sacred Stillness philosophy: Your Life is the Practice. Image Credit: Joshua Woroniecki (PIXABAY Content License)
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
Sacred Stillness Meditation & Mind-Body Medicine is a Trauma Informed, Rainbow, and Neurodivergent Business. I will provide a list of emergency contact numbers within your membership portal, as well as your rights and responsibilities as a meditation student. However, please note that I am not a qualified physical or mental health Doctor and therefore, you acknowledge that you will take responsibility for your own physical and emotional wellbeing throughout the classes, seeking the appropriate professional medical attention as required. I understand that plans can easily change. However, as a courtesy to myself and other class students, I would appreciate at least 8 hours notice of cancellation. Otherwise, for face-to-face classes, the full class fee may be retained to cover the cost of venue hire. Bookings & Payment: Bookings are essential for all classes. Payment for the Courses are available via EFTPOS in class, payment for drop-in meditation must be online prior to class to secure your booking. Payments for the Community Satsang Evenings are pre-booked online. If the minimum attendance is not achieved by noon on the day, meaning the class is cancelled, you will be refunded as per the Sacred Stillness General Terms & Conditions unless you would prefer to put your fee towards attendance at an alternative class. I will phone to discuss. Attendance: I require minimum attendance numbers to cover the cost of venue hire. If the minimum attendance number (noted in the Class Description) is not achieved by 3pm on the day of the class, the class will be cancelled and you will be informed by email or text message. You will also be refunded as per the Terms and Conditions on this website. Terms & Conditions: Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off in class. Please avoid having a heavy meal prior to class if possible. Sometimes we will practice Pranayama and it is not ideal to have a full stomach. Similarly, a heavy meal can lead to sleepiness in class. Please advise ahead of time if you have mobility requirements so that I can make provisions. Chairs are provided for meditation. If you prefer a cushion or other specialist meditation seat, yoga mat or eye pillow please bring if desired.
Contact Details
The Leafy Home Co, Maidstone
1 Commercial St, Maidstone VIC 3012, Australia
+61 (0) 410 982 803
hello@sacredstillness.com.au