Course Curriculum - Basic Course
Week 1
- What meditation is (and isn't)
- Common misconceptions
- Methods of meditation
- Spot Meditation 1 - Taking the pulse
- Principles of meditation
- Relaxation of the body
- Spot Meditation 2 - 7 Deep breaths
- Mental Clarity
- Spot Meditation 3 - Witnessing thought
- Meditation 1 - Basic Meditation
Week 2
- How Meditation Works
- Spot Meditation - "Where am I?"
- The “Normal’ Mind
- The Stress Cycle
- The Meditative Mind
- Meditation - Sounds, Body, Breath
- Meditation 1 - Discovering the Senses
- Sensing
Week 3
- How to Meditate
- The Skills of Meditation
- Breath Meditation
- Focus
- Watching (Awareness)
- A Typical Meditation
- What you may experience
Week 4
- Relaxation and the body
- Spot Meditation - Body Scan
- Evaluating your practice
- Bodyscan Meditation
- Signs of relaxation
- Physical Indicators
- Mental Indicators
- Meditation & Health
Week 5
- Secondary Practices
- Meditation on Pain
- Naming the Distractions
- Mantra
- Affirmations
Week 6
- Visual Meditations
- Questions and Review
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