Meditation for pain relief and wellbeing
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- Course Code: FME03
- Dates: 18/05/24 - 18/05/24
- Time: 10:00 - 16:00
- Taught: Sat, Daytime
- Duration: 1 session
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Sally Page
Course Code: FME03
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Duration: 1 session
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What is the course about?
While pain is always possible, suffering is definitely optional. Pain is not what you think it is. The way we experience pain and body symptoms is distorted by many different factors. We will guide you through the steps you can take in an easy and a simple way to experience that peace is always possible.
What will we cover?
Morning:
• Introduction to understanding the mechanism of pain, emotion and body symptoms.
• Drum meditation to calm the mind and body, enlivening the body’s natural healing system.
• Guided Meditation to explore the body without the minds interference.
• Breath and the impact it has on the way your body functions, including an exercise to utilise breath to increase healing in the body.
Afternoon:
• Drum meditation to relax the body and access the body’s natural rhythm of maintaining itself.
• Instruction for self care and methods to support your body’s health and well-being.
• Walking and movement meditation to explore postural deviations and the flow of natural body movements.
• Learn about the resistance and the impact it has on the body, including ways to overcome this and work with the body’s innate healing mechanism.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Relate to your body in a different and more relaxed way
- Discover and begin to dissolve the root cause of suffering
- Use a variety of exercises and meditation to facilitate healing in the body
- Walk and move more effectively to work with the body’s natural structure
- Understand the impact of resistance and know how to overcome its effects.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for anyone who is or isn’t in pain; currently experiencing uncomfortable body symptoms or experienced it in the past and those who want to improve their general health and well-being. You are required to read short sentences, follow verbal instructions and extract information from handouts.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Through mini lectures, instruction and practical application of a variety of guided meditation and exercises and group discussion.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No other costs. All equipment is provided.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Choose other health related courses from the Health and Wellbeing programme at City Lit.
Sally Page, Meera, is a qualified and experienced meditation teacher. She originally trained with The Bright Path Ishayas in 2012, after several years of practising their techniques called Ascension Attitudes. As an Ishaya monk, Sally is known by the name Meera. She has taught many courses since 2012, including the First Sphere Course, where people can learn the Ascension techniques, to Advanced Courses and Meetings. As a practising Ishaya monk, Meera benefits from ongoing direct communication with her Spiritual Teacher. Her own daily practice continues to develop and refine her experience and capacity to relay the art of stillness and presence to others. She has an open, kind and friendly attitude which allows for a flexible approach to inspire and motivate people in their own practice. Meera is adept at transmitting peace and directing others to experience peace for themselves. She has a way of making it light-hearted, simple and fun, so people are encouraged and willing to explore the possibilities for themselves. Meera teaches meditation 1-2-1 and in groups, and is the author of Peace or Pain, available on Amazon, a book about her own transformational journey with pain.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
