Our meditation for beginners are for everyone who is interested in learning how to meditate, regardless of background or belief. They are designed to give a broad introduction to Buddhist meditation, teachings, and practice. Buddhism is a non-evangelical religion and so everyone is invited to use whichever aspects of the teachings they find helpful and to not worry about the rest!
The MEDITATION class will allow you to relax your mind and return home energised and refreshed. They will provide you with new tools for dealing with stress, anxiety, and problems. They will also help you to overcome negative states of mind such as anger and jealousy, and to cultivate positive minds such as patience and love.
The talks and guided meditations will provide you with the foundation for developing a powerful meditation practice. A regular meditation practice has many benefits:
The MEDITATION class will allow you to relax your mind and return home energised and refreshed. They will provide you with new tools for dealing with stress, anxiety, and problems. They will also help you to overcome negative states of mind such as anger and jealousy, and to cultivate positive minds such as patience and love.
The talks and guided meditations will provide you with the foundation for developing a powerful meditation practice. A regular meditation practice has many benefits:
- helps reduce stress
- overcomes anxiety and worry
- brings inner calm and a feeling of well-being
- gives clarity to solve our problems
- helps us deal with challenging people and situations
This is a powerful experience that will stretch you and leave your yoga practice changed. Along with being an incredible way to detox, physically and mentally. For yoga to change your life you need to push your boundaries and prove to yourself that you can do more than what you give yourself credit for. This changes belief to knowledge. Knowing for a fact that you can do more and be more.
To learn more about the significance of the number 108 and the reason why we repeat Sun Salutation 108 times, please click: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/02/why-108-sun-salutations/
The "108 Sun Salutations" Special Class will be made up of 54 Sun Salutation A and 54 Sun Salutations B.
Here's a walkthrough for the Sun Salutation script:
Sun Salutation A (Surya Namaskara A)
Sun Salutation B (Surya Namaskara B)
To learn more about the significance of the number 108 and the reason why we repeat Sun Salutation 108 times, please click: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/02/why-108-sun-salutations/
The "108 Sun Salutations" Special Class will be made up of 54 Sun Salutation A and 54 Sun Salutations B.
Here's a walkthrough for the Sun Salutation script:
Sun Salutation A (Surya Namaskara A)
- Inhale to come all the way up to standing arms reach high
- Exhale to fold forward hands through heart center.
- Inhale half way up
- Exhale high to low plank
- Inhale upward facing dog
- Exhale downward facing dog
- Take a deep breath in, empty the breath, look forward and step or float to the top of your mat.
- Repeat.
Sun Salutation B (Surya Namaskara B)
- Inhale chair pose
- Exhale forward fold
- Inhale half way lift
- Exhale high to low plank
- Inhale upward facing dog
- Exhale downward facing dog
- Right foot forward come all the way up to warrior one
- On the inhale arms reach high,
- Flow as you exhale high to low plank
- Inhale upward facing dog
- Exhale downward facing dog
- Left foot forward, come all the way up to warrior one on the inhale – arms reach high
- Flow as you exhale high to low plank
- Inhale upward facing dog
- Exhale downward facing dog
- Take a deep breath in, empty the breath, look forward, step or float to the top of your mat
- Repeat.
awakening your inner goddess
REIKI LEVEL II CERTIFICATION ($ 150 | AWG 260) per person)
There are three levels or degrees of Reiki, which are achieved by successive initiations.
About Level I:
Level I opens the energy channel and permits the student to channel Reiki mainly at the physical level, both for himself and for others. It consists of one initiation in the Usui Tibetan system. After the initiation, the student may note a subtle energy flowing through his hands. This can be perceived in various ways, including heat, coolness, tickling, buzzing, or just a strange feeling in the hands.
Sometimes it takes a period of time after the initiation before the student feels the energy.
This level is open to anyone. No previous experience or preparation is required. It is usually taught in one weekend. The initiation connects the student’s energy system to the Universal Energy. Energy blockages are released, balancing and harmonising the major energy centres known as chakras. The initiation opens the central energy channel leading from the crown of the head to the bottom of the spine. It connects the student to the Universal Energy permanently, allowing him to channel the energy whenever he wishes.
At first, the amount of energy channelled after the initiation can vary considerably, but the more the student uses Reiki, the more constant the energy becomes. In this level, the energy is 80-90% on the physical level. The remainder being on the mental/emotional and spiritual levels.
About Level II:
Level II requires that the student has completed the First Degree and has had sufficient practice for the energy to be flowing with less variation in intensity. Usually at least three months will have passed since the student took the First Degree.
In the second level Reiki initiation, the central channel is opened up to a greater level, and the amount of energy that can be channelled increases.
The student receives three symbols:
• The Power Symbol. This increases the amount of energy that can be channelled. It enables the student to open and close the energy connection when treating himself or others. It allows the student to use the Universal energy to cleanse and purify places energetically. The power symbol can also be used as a protection around a home, car etc
.
• The Mental Symbol. This allows the student to enter into a different level of energy, which works on the mental and emotional levels of the person receiving the energy. It is therefore used for mental and emotional healing. It is particularly helpful in dealing with anger, sadness, anxiety, depression and problems with relationshipsand when sending Reiki to the cause of a condition. . It can also be used to help stop unwanted habits such as smoking.
• The Distance Symbol. This allows healing to be sent at a distance. The recipient does not have to be physically present, but could be anywhere in the world. This symbol can also be used to send Reiki into the future. If the student wants to send Reiki to something he plans to do, he simply asks the energy to arrive at a particular time, and it will be ready when that time comes. This also works for the past. Reiki can be sent to specific events in the past, or to the cause of a problem, even if the cause is unknown.
About Level III - The Inner Master
The third level initiation increases the student’s capacity to channel the Universal Energy. The student is also given the Usui Master Symbol, which allows him to work on a spiritual level and helps him to contact his own inner truth. This level is called Inner Master because it involves recognising that each person is the master of his own destiny, responsible for his own life. This knowledge can often help the student to find his true path in life and may require him to make changes in his life.
There are three levels or degrees of Reiki, which are achieved by successive initiations.
About Level I:
Level I opens the energy channel and permits the student to channel Reiki mainly at the physical level, both for himself and for others. It consists of one initiation in the Usui Tibetan system. After the initiation, the student may note a subtle energy flowing through his hands. This can be perceived in various ways, including heat, coolness, tickling, buzzing, or just a strange feeling in the hands.
Sometimes it takes a period of time after the initiation before the student feels the energy.
This level is open to anyone. No previous experience or preparation is required. It is usually taught in one weekend. The initiation connects the student’s energy system to the Universal Energy. Energy blockages are released, balancing and harmonising the major energy centres known as chakras. The initiation opens the central energy channel leading from the crown of the head to the bottom of the spine. It connects the student to the Universal Energy permanently, allowing him to channel the energy whenever he wishes.
At first, the amount of energy channelled after the initiation can vary considerably, but the more the student uses Reiki, the more constant the energy becomes. In this level, the energy is 80-90% on the physical level. The remainder being on the mental/emotional and spiritual levels.
About Level II:
Level II requires that the student has completed the First Degree and has had sufficient practice for the energy to be flowing with less variation in intensity. Usually at least three months will have passed since the student took the First Degree.
In the second level Reiki initiation, the central channel is opened up to a greater level, and the amount of energy that can be channelled increases.
The student receives three symbols:
• The Power Symbol. This increases the amount of energy that can be channelled. It enables the student to open and close the energy connection when treating himself or others. It allows the student to use the Universal energy to cleanse and purify places energetically. The power symbol can also be used as a protection around a home, car etc
.
• The Mental Symbol. This allows the student to enter into a different level of energy, which works on the mental and emotional levels of the person receiving the energy. It is therefore used for mental and emotional healing. It is particularly helpful in dealing with anger, sadness, anxiety, depression and problems with relationshipsand when sending Reiki to the cause of a condition. . It can also be used to help stop unwanted habits such as smoking.
• The Distance Symbol. This allows healing to be sent at a distance. The recipient does not have to be physically present, but could be anywhere in the world. This symbol can also be used to send Reiki into the future. If the student wants to send Reiki to something he plans to do, he simply asks the energy to arrive at a particular time, and it will be ready when that time comes. This also works for the past. Reiki can be sent to specific events in the past, or to the cause of a problem, even if the cause is unknown.
About Level III - The Inner Master
The third level initiation increases the student’s capacity to channel the Universal Energy. The student is also given the Usui Master Symbol, which allows him to work on a spiritual level and helps him to contact his own inner truth. This level is called Inner Master because it involves recognising that each person is the master of his own destiny, responsible for his own life. This knowledge can often help the student to find his true path in life and may require him to make changes in his life.