Brief Introduction
Use 2-5 minute meditations to support your mind's natural capacity to restDescription
This course will take a beginning meditator--someone with a little experience already who wants to take their practice to the next level--deeper into the ancient practice of meditation, optimized for modern life. And it offers intermediate mediators a chance to cultivate one of the key skills in meditation practice: the ability to rest the mind on an object. This course offers guided meditations using imagery, focus on the breath and sensations of the body, and the cultivation of an open heart to help students strengthen their ability to rest the mind.
We'll use imagery and imagination to accept the support of the earth for the body and to feel the support our body offers. Through those, our mind receives support to rest naturally at ease. And we'll grow our capacity for compassion (especially toward ourselves) as the basis for our practice.
To cultivate these mental states of ease and compassion, there are video lectures about the theory behind what we're doing; 15-20 minute guided meditations, designed for you to use in a formal, seated practice; and very short meditations of two to five minutes to help integrate meditation and awareness into your daily life. Most of the actual instruction in this course is in the guided meditations, so there are more audio resources than video lectures.
As you work through this course, you'll train in techniques that can enhance your sense of well-being, decrease your emotional (and even physiological) reactivity, and develop your capacity for sustaining focused attention.
Requirements
- Requirements
- All you need to start this course is a way to listen to audio files and a willingness to get to know yourself better.
- Ideally you would have a place at home where you can practice meditation and access to the guided meditation tracks during the day (on your phone, an mp3 player, a work computer, etc.). If you'd like to practice sitting on the floor, you should have a cushion or other good support for your seat and legs.
- It's best if you've already had some exposure to meditation (what it is, what the benefits are) before you start.
Claire Villarreal, PhD
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