Exploring Foundations of Meditation - 10 Session Course via Zoom
Dates:  2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10 (skip 4/17), 4/24

Time:  7:00p EST - 8:15p EST

Description:
What’s after mindfulness? Did you know that there are many, many types of meditation? The word for meditation in Tibetan is ‘gom’ - which translates as familiarization. This refers to practices that help us re-familiarize ourselves with natural capacities of our hearts and minds - love, compassion, clarity, stability, strength, openness, spaciousness…While mindfulness remains a key foundation and practice throughout the entire path, there are so many others available for us to learn. This course is intended for folks with a foundation of mindfulness practice who would like to further explore the world of meditation. During this course, we will introduce a wide range of meditations, rooted on foundational and preliminary* traditional practices. We will have open discussions and practice together during guided sessions. 

*Note to those familiar with traditional lineage practices - this course is intended to introduce the concepts and principles from preliminary practices and will not be a formal transmission of preliminaries from any specific tradition. 

Topics Introduced:

Intention Setting and Motivational Practices
Mindfulness and Concentration
Contemplation Meditation
Bodhicitta, Love, and Compassion
Leaning into imagination
Leaning into a community of loving support
Finding our external & internal teachers
Letting go of the past
Practicing Generosity and Non-Attachment
Embodied practices
Clarity of Mind and looking at our view of reality - Insight/Emptiness/Vipassana
General Introduction of the paths and view of sutra/tantra/dzogchen
Dedication of the benefits of practice