Facing Fear : Meditation & Scientific Analysis of Emotion
Five Week Course – Saturdays 11am to 12pm @ Hubert St – with Jude, Rob & guest speakers
Starts Saturday 10 October 2020
Fear triggers when we feel threatened but also reveals where we feel safe. As growth tends to happen on the edges of safety this is an important signal to listen to.
Rather than seeing fear as bad and trying to get rid of it we can learn to recognise the way it shows up in the face and the body and work with what the feelings are telling us. With this approach of emotional acceptance we are in a place to face fear and avoid the mistakes of having either too little or too much so that we can wield the energy of fear with greater balance.
This opens us to having the ability to work with the full range of our emotional experience (not only the positive ones) for a more rounded life.
Over the 5 weeks we will explore the wisdom of contemplative meditation practices and emotional research to learn how to practice facing fear.
This session forms part of the CEB course, a 42 hour course, which will be offered in blocks throughout the year.
About CEB:
The Cultivating Emotional Balance Training emerged from the Destructive Emotions dialogue between behavioural scientists and the Dalai Lama, Buddhist monks, and scholars at the Mind and Life Institute in Dharamsala, India, in March of 2000. At the culmination of this meeting the Dalai Lama requested that the important ideas raised in these sessions, specifically how to manage the everyday obstacles of our destructive emotions, be turned into an accessible training.
One month unlimited class pass. Upon purchase you will be able to book into an unlimited number of classes for 30 days. See more details in the long description below.
Hatha Yoga is a combination of asanas (postures) and pranayama (energy control using the breath) built on a foundation of ethics. This asana practice works towards increased flexibility, strength, balance and improved functioning of body systems. The class begins with yogic breathing practices, with the asana practice increasing in intensity to suit the level of the class and flows into deeper stretching as the body warms up. The class concludes with a relaxation/ meditation.
Hatha Yoga is a combination of asanas (postures) and pranayama (energy control using the breath) built on a foundation of ethics. This asana practice works towards increased flexibility, strength, balance and improved functioning of body systems. The class begins with yogic breathing practices, with the asana practice increasing in intensity to suit the level of the class and flows into deeper stretching as the body warms up. The class concludes with a relaxation/ meditation.
Hatha Yoga is a combination of asanas (postures) and pranayama (energy control using the breath) built on a foundation of ethics. This asana practice works towards increased flexibility, strength, balance and improved functioning of body systems. The class begins with yogic breathing practices, with the asana practice increasing in intensity to suit the level of the class and flows into deeper stretching as the body warms up. The class concludes with a relaxation/ meditation.
Fri 6:00 – 7:00am – Live-stream – with Jude – in person bookings here
Starting the day with a dynamic yoga practice is highly recommended as you can work deeply into the systems of the body. The digestive system is at its most empty, the circulatory system gets moving, and the parasympathetic nervous system is activated (the bodies ‘rest and digest’ mode.
Yin yoga is a meditative practice that gives us time to slow down and connect with the body, and to explore the depths of the body and mind. The yin approach to yoga practice targets tissues of the body that are difficult to affect in more dynamic styles of yoga.
Mondays 6:15 – 7:15pm @ Hubert St – with Jude – no class on public holiday
For those new to yoga or those coming back to your yoga practice, this class will introduce you to a sequence of postures (asanas) and give you an understanding of the foundations of hatha yoga practice and prepare you to join our regular classes.
This course will focus on strength building postures and gentle stretching, as you are guided through the yoga postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama) and meditations. The aim is that you body will have more freedom and less tightness, and your mind will be more clear and calm.
What you will learn/ experience:
The foundational postures of hatha yoga
Instructions on how to bring safe and correct alignment and engagement in the postures
Guidance though breathing techniques and how to link those with the movements
Thursday 6:15 – 7:15pm – Live-stream – with Rachel
Yoga with a focus on gentle asanas (postures), improving mobility, slowing downing, inner reflection and relaxation. Suitable for all, including those with minor injuries.
Suitable for complete beginners to experienced yoga practitioners.
Yoga with a focus on gentle asanas (postures), improving mobility, slowing downing, inner reflection and relaxation. Suitable for all, including those with minor injuries.
Suitable for complete beginners to experienced yoga practitioners.
Yin yoga is a meditative practice that gives us time to slow down and connect with the body, and to explore the depths of the body and mind. The yin approach to yoga practice targets tissues of the body that are difficult to affect in more dynamic styles of yoga.
Yin yoga is a meditative practice that gives us time to slow down and connect with the body, and to explore the depths of the body and mind. The yin approach to yoga practice targets tissues of the body that are difficult to affect in more dynamic styles of yoga.
