Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PST)
The Center SF
548 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Have you tried to meditate and found that physical
discomfort prevented you from being able to concentrate?
Or maybe you were frustrated by your inability to slow
down your thoughts or settle your mind, and were never able to get past this?
Many people come up against these difficulties when they
try to meditate. But the solution is not that you need to try harder to
concentrate, or do something special to get rid of your thoughts, or that you
need to meditate for longer periods of time. It is much simpler and more direct
than that.
In this half-day retreat Samantha and Robert skillfully
guide you with alternating sessions of yoga and Zen Buddhist practice that make
it possible for you to experience a deeply settled meditation practice and
manifest the innate wisdom of your body and mind.
The yoga practice will focus on preparing your body and
mind for meditation through hatha and restorative sequences. You will
experience how yoga makes it possible for your body to sit in an upright
meditation posture without discomfort. You will learn how to create the
conditions for your thoughts to slow down and naturally settle, so that you can
access and enjoy the internal clarity, freedom and spaciousness that is
available to you in every moment.
Through the profound insights of Zen Buddhism, we will
explore what it is to accept our experience and fully meet the present moment.
You will be encouraged to wake up to a wider sense of possibility in your
moment-to-moment experience. This awakens the body and mind as one being, and
allows you to connect intimately with your true, original nature. Returning to
the experience of yourself in the present moment, your practice unfolds
naturally, guided by your body’s innate wisdom.
With a Zen mind, yoga body practice you will discover a
greater sense of connection, wholeness and well-being, so that you can open to
the boundless possibilities in every moment of your life.
This retreat will be accessible to beginners, and may
provide a refreshing new perspective for more experienced practitioners of yoga
and meditation.
Fee: $45
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