Monday Evening Meditation

On Monday evenings from 7pm to 8pm you are warmly invited to join us for meditation.

In April (8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th) we will be offering some instruction for those new to meditation, and for anyone who would appreciate a refresher or additional guidance and support. Over these four weeks we will cover posture, setting an intention, and basic guidance for practising the first foundation of mindfulness - mindfulness of breath and body - plus have ample time to practise in silence.

The style of meditation offered is known as Insight Meditation, (or vipassana) and was taught 2600 years ago by the Buddha, and is the root source of modern mindfulness practises.  It calms and focuses the mind, enabling one to see more clearly, (ie have more insight) into our own habits patterns as well as the nature of the world we live in, and of mind itself. There…