“The most important and most overlooked step in meditation is that of preparation. Without the appropriate preparation, physical, mental, or emotional distractions will create obstacles that prevent your meditation from becoming deep and profound.”
This course will explore basic breathing techniques, yoga breathing practices and pranayama for establishing a calm mind and deepening the meditation experience.
The course will cover a range of practices from basic diaphragmatic breathing and point-to-point breathing, to the practice and proper sequencing of more specific pranayama such as kapalabhati, ujjayi, and nadi shodhana. Also included will be techniques for deepening meditation by moving the breath to the center through a practice called sushumna application, and the use of mantra and breath.
This course is open to all students, and is recommended for students wanting to re-establish a daily practice of meditation.
In-person
5 week course meets October 22–November 19
The Himalayan Tradition is an unbroken tradition of yoga meditation in which the teachings of the Himalayan masters of meditation have been passed on from master to student for 1,000’s of years.
Wesley is a long time student and teacher of meditation who began teaching at the request and under the guidance of Sri Swami Rama, the founder of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Society.