How to Meditate for Beginners
Have you always wanted to learn to meditate but didn't know where to start? We've made it easy for you. You can learn to meditate in Sedona or Scottsdale or the Phoenix area at a time and place that is convenient for you.
Everyday Meditation is a 2 1/2 hour meditation training that is perfect for beginners or anyone who wants to get back on track with meditation. No experience is necessary. And once you take the class, you can take it again and again at no extra charge!
What you'll learn:
There are many different ways to meditate, and we’ll talk about them. You’ll discover the basics of successful meditation, what meditation is, what it isn’t, experiences to expect, and the many benefits that will unfold for you when you learn to meditate.
The meditation technique that is taught in this course uses your breath and a silent sound, or mantra, that helps you to direct your attention inward and go beyond your thoughts to re-connect with the part of you that is most real and most true.
You'll discover how easy it is to use this technique, one so effective and universal that you can use it for the rest of your life. Create your own personal practice and discover a meditation that you can do easily without having to listen to tapes, without having to be guided, and without having to join a religious or spiritual group.
Every question you have about meditation will be answered. You don’t need any prerequisites to join this meditation class.
Read what people are saying about these meditation classes.
It also includes:
- An Introduction to Meditation
- Understanding the effects of Stress
- Personalized Meditation Instruction
- Using the Practice of Setting Intentions
- Creating Your Own Personal Practice
- Guided Meditation
- Course Materials
- One-on-one Follow up Appointments
- Seasonal Group Meditations
- Free Refresher Courses
Classes are regularly scheduled.
Join a scheduled class in Sedona or in the Phoenix area. See the schedule for the next class. Or set up a private class for you alone or bring some friends or family members.
What does it cost to learn to meditate?
$145 per person for a regularly scheduled class.
Learn to meditate with a friend and you can each save 15%.
Private sessions are available starting at $325 for 2 people - contact us
Class fees will increase September 2010.
There is a special low-cost program available for war veterans.
What if I'd like a private class?
Schedule your own private meditation training today by calling (928) 204-0067 or contacting us. We'll come to you and teach you, your friends, your family, or your organization how to meditate in a two and a half hours.
Or come to Sedona and we'll set up the perfect program for you and your group. Prices vary depending on where, when and the size of the group.
How do I sign up?
You must preregister for the class. You can download and fill in a registration form. One we receive it, we'll send you a confirmation letter letting you the exact location of the class.
How does meditation work?
During a silent breath or mantra meditation, both the breath and the sound will gradually become quieter and quieter and quieter. You’ll experience subtler levels of the thinking process, and the process of thought might even seem to stop for a time. This is a natural process. We can’t think our way to this experience, or control it.
During meditation, our minds become quiet allowing our bodies to gain the deep rest necessary to dissolve stress and fatigue. Although meditation can be a way to experience inner silence, this comes about not by eliminating thoughts, but by becoming aware and spending time in the silence that is naturally present in the mind along with the thoughts – sometimes called the gap between the thoughts.
What are the benefits?
Meditation is recommended by almost every health professional because it provides a proven way to give your mind and body a rest and to reduce stress. It's like taking a time out, but it is really a time in.
Today, people are using meditation to treat anxiety, burnout, stress, and depression. the practice has also been used to help people quit smoking, conquer drug and alcohol addictions, reduce blood pressure, relieve arthritis pain, and reduce symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome and menopause.
Meditation also aids in lowering heart rate and blood pressure by slowing down breathing, which reduces the amount of oxygen needed.
Those who meditate report higher levels of self-esteem, a calmer manner, a clearer mind, being able to be in the present, making better choices, clarifying their intentions and desires, increased intuition, and finding a sense of well-being.
And along with the many psychological and physical benefits, when you learn meditation you also receive spiritual benefits, because through meditation, you connect with your who you really are, some call this your higher self — where energy, creativity and inner awareness are truly your natural state of being.
Rarely is there a reason not to meditate. Read more about the benefits of regular meditation practice.
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