Taking Healing Deeper

Reasons for tension and dis-'ease' are numerous, but the source of health and vitality is vast.

In this series of classes we will explore the roots of health through the lens of meditation and body awareness practices. By experiencing the body, breath, posture and sensations as they are, we can come to listen to the body more closely. This allows us to release the unwholesome and grow the wholesome - the natural flow of awareness and vitality innate in us.

Some of what we will cover:

• Breathing easy? Learn about and practice optimal breathing anatomy and posture and some basic qigong movements to assist this.
• What's your nervous system up to? The state of our nervous system affects our immune system - understand more about this and how can we pay attention to our 'feeling blueprint' so we don't just run on habit.
• Coming home to your body. If we can rest peacefully in the experience of our body, as it is, we can understand and release armouring, tension and patterns of anxiety or depression.
• How do I meditate? Learn breathing meditation, in four postures from the centuries old (ie. tried and true) Buddhist meditation tradition.
• What are daily things you can do - in terms of sleep, diet and movement - to help your body be as well as it can be?

Join Cara Conroy-Lau, meditation teacher and acu-moxa therapist for a fun and inquisitive exploration into healing. Cara is the owner of Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic, and an Associate Teacher at Clear Sky Meditation and Study Foundation. She has been practicing meditation, traditional chinese medicine and healing work, alongside her own healing journey since 2005.

Date & Time: This series runs for six Wednesdays from November 2nd to December 7th. Classes are 5:30-6:30pm. We will start promptly at 5:30pm so please arrive 5-10 mins early to get settled.

Fees: Pay by the Heart.

"Pay by the Heart" is a generosity based model of exchange. It means that you are invited to give what you decide is the value of these classes. What value do you place upon your personal growth and well-being? Take a moment to reflect and follow your heart. No amount is too small or too large. Your generosity helps make these classes available to all categories of income, while ensuring your course instructor is supported and appreciated.

Location: Stage Door Studio (lower floor, entry is at the front of the building).

Please bring: a yoga mat, meditation cushion and blanket if you have them.