Why Meditation?
Meditation is an amazing tool that allows you to receive deeper wisdom from within, and insight into your personal truth. The style of meditation that I practice and teach is not about looking to the group mind, or the infinite to find your answers – it is all about looking deeper within yourself to get in touch with who you truly are. It is about repairing the permissions to live the life you dream of. It is all about having more of your unique energy in every moment of your day, in your relationships, and in the things you create. It is not about ridding or destroying the ego, it is about finding who you really are, and being it!
The great thing about meditation is that our philosophical or religious beliefs are not important. Meditation is process of moving past the structures of our current reality in a very neutral, affirming way. The mental habits of the mind become increasingly transparent and their power over us diminishes. We can use meditation to dive deep into our own hearts to gain access to our spirit – our unique truth. Therefore, mediation can (and is ) practiced by people of different religions or no religion.
Many people like the idea of meditation, but feel they don’t have enough time, or that they don’t quite know how to start. You sit and close your eyes – and then what? While meditation does requires an investment of time, making this time and clearing energy can make the the rest of the day more productive. Nothing is more important than the relationship with you have with yourself, and the act of meditation is like a date with you. Most of our energy is spent running around chasing our lives and our relationship with ourselves (and subsequently others) becomes superficial. What is the point in being tremendously busy but unable to enjoy it and unhappy?
Meditation is not about retreating from the world; it is a journey of self exploration and discovery. It’s about clearing energy and creating space for the things you ultimately want to have. To create the life you dream of. It can help to work in a group setting, to learn specific tools and concepts that can assist you in creating and building your own medtitation practice. The style of meditation I work with is very active, using specific tools to work with and clear energy.
Unfortunately, our mind is often addicted to complication and drama and it takes time to really get inside your truth. Often the beginners experience of meditation is full of the chatter of the mind, which is really everybody else’s energy caught in your space, everything and everyone that wants and craves your attention and consideration. This can be very uncomfortable. We habitually identify this chatter, this foreign energy, as ‘who’ we are. Confronting this ‘who’ we are when we sit for meditation can be an unpleasant shock. Discovering your personal truth behind this energy is the reward and the path of meditation. It can provide you with a sense of clarity and purpose that may have been missing. With time, practicing meditation will reveal that you are not your thoughts, and it will open you up to the sense of magic and wonder that is beyond everyday appearance and form.
Anyone can reap these spiritual benefits of meditation, which include greater self-awareness and understanding, a deepening sense of being present in the here and now. From self awareness develops self acceptance and in time, compassion. A deeper sense of intimacy with yourself allows deeper relationships with others.
My next group meditation workshops are:
Communication Energy Workshop
Thursday, March 25th, 6:30-9pm
Flourish Studios, 3020 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Cost: $50, or free for highly visible bloggers, journalists and social media users.*
There is so much demand for each of us to be “in communication” with the world these days – via email, cell phone, smart phone, twitter, blogs, facebook and all this “virtual life.”
With each profile, avatar, screen name, email address, we expend a bit of our unique life force to create it. With each dating profile, we put a little bit of our energy on it, in hopes of attracting the right person. With each communication we send out, we expend just a little bit of “who we are” as we hope the communication “goes through.”
In this workshop, we’ll work with meditation as a tool to gather up all the energy you’ve sent out, and then renew and replenish communication space. We’ll clear out the old, and work on manifesting new projects, new connections, and new communication.
This workshop is ideal for journalists, bloggers, social media types and writers. Also people in PR, Media, Advertising and other communication related industries. Heck even people who date online!
Cost: $50*
Space is limited to 15; please sign up in advance.
*If you are a highly visible blogger, journalist or other social-media type, you qualify for free admission to this event if you agree to blog or write about your experience. Contact me for details.
Meditation Immersive Weekend
Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, 10am-12:30pm
Flourish Studios, 3020 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Cost: $50 each or $75 for both!
(Classes described below.)
April 4th – Meditation Fundamentals: Attract the life you want to live!
Meditation is a powerful tool to begin accessing your own unique energy and learn how to attract the things you want in your life, and to begin living your dreams – in a completely effortless way! This introductory workshop will teach you fundamental meditation tools to access your own information, energy and power.
The class will be active, and filled with mostly guided meditations. Concepts we’ll look at include:
• Creating safety and grounding yourself by meditating
• Releasing old energy or blocks and replenishing your unique life force
• Protect and clear your aura and energetic anatomy
• Attract the experiences you want to your life in an effortless way
April 5th – Meditation II – Being more present in your life
You’ve experienced the fundamentals, now take another step forward with additional techniques to become more present and centered in your life, which is where the magic happens. Learn about new parts of your energetic anatomy, and the role and function they play in your life. Things we’ll explore include:
• The 7 chakras and their abilities
• Unlocking your creative energy
• Being in command of your energetic space
• Creating abundance in any area of your life
