We've all seen mesmerising images of peaceful, joyful yogi-meditators who seems, stay totally zen and cool in any circumstance. We've all read books about the benefits of meditation. We've all encountered multiple articles about celebrities and entrepreneurs like Bridgewater CEO, Ray Dalio, who swore that all their success came from regular meditative practices. We all know that Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, and even Madonna are experienced meditators. Finally, we all have a couple of regularly meditating friends who always look so light, bright, young, healthy, and trouble-free. On the other hand, we might have tried all of that “new age stuff” ourselves, like attending multiple yoga classes, downloaded all those calming apps but it just doesn’t work for us. And a logical question is – who is lying? Why does it work for some people and not for others? What are we missing?

 

The answerer to this question is pretty simple - no one is lying. But, in order to reap benefits from meditation, or anything else in life, we have to devote a great deal of time to learn it first. It is the same as learning languages, crafts or sports. Knowing techniques, regular practice, progress analysis, objective feedback, and improvement are important. But the crucial factor is to clearly understand why you need to put your effort and time into doing something. Without solid reasoning, any process is just a waste of time unless the process by itself is extremely pleasurable and makes us feel good.  

 

So, why learn meditation? There are at least 5 reasons: 

 

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Course outline:

 

Day 1

What is meditation

Scientific research about meditation

Types of meditation

Neuroscience of meditation

Biochemistry of meditation

CBT and meditation

Quantum physics and meditation  

How to meditate

Practical experience 1: breath

 

Day 2

Stress reduction and meditation

How it works

Let your body talk to you

Practical experience 2: progressive muscle relaxation

Practical experience 3: 3 types of breathing

 

Day 3

Change your body through meditation

Practical experience 4: mindful open monitoring of emotions

Practical experience 3: leave your body

Practical experience 5: loving-kindness meditation

 

Day 4

Rewiring your mind through meditation

Free yourself from past traumas and limitations

Practical experience 5: identify and test your limiting believes

Practical experience 6: create your own mantra (beneficial mental repetition)

Practical experience 7: my ideal self = happy self

 

Day 5

Putting everything together: the subliminal reprogramming session.