JUST BE
Meditation is a practice is a practice of meeting reality as it is.
It is a practice that helps individuals develop mindfulness, loving-kindness, and compassion, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of your self and the world around us. Meditation is not about achieving specific state of outcome, but rather about cultivating a mindful awareness of the present moment. Can we watch our mind and can we help ourselves to not react immediately but to be able to take a moment first. Meditation is a practice that can help us navigate and enjoy our daily lives with clarity and equanimity.
There a techniques that help us learn focus on our breath and let our thoughts come and go as clouds in the sky - then we can come to realize that we are not our thoughts. The practice enables us to come from a place of balance and not to live our lives in a state of reaction.
If we can learn how to come from a place of equanimity, if we can simply Be, then we can make clearer decisions for ourselves, communicate more effectively, and let our communication come from our calm center. undisturbed by what may be going on around us. When we take the time to sit in meditation consistently for any length of time we can connect to a place inside of us that is the truth of who we really are.Even five minutes can bring results.
Meditation is our natural state. '
Joy is our birthright..
Meditation is proven to reduce stress, improve sleep, and bring clarity, and peace.
As a teacher who has trained in the healing and meditation arts for more than 20 years, I am delighted to share these ancient practices that are a refuge to all. My teachings are wisdom teachings from my teachers lineages and their teachers teachers and include my own experiences as well.
I am available to guide you to create your own meditation practice. It is much easier for a beginner to meditate with guided instruction as well as it is to meditate with other in a group. Together we will sit and I will share with you the background of the practices. I will give you simple instructions to the practices and lead you in guided meditations followed by Q&A in each session. If you are an experienced in meditation this sangha or community place to deepen your practice.
meditation offerings
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation Course
Compassion/ Loving Kindness Mediation or Metta Practice Circles
Equanimity and Peace Meditations - Teachings by the Buddha with Inspiration by Ram Dass
Sitting in a group (in person or online) is very beneficial as we are social beings and the energy of the group can also become a place of refuge as much as the actual practice.
Private 1:1
Zoom (Online ) or In Person (Your home or in studio)
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation
Exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Body, Breath, Feelings/ Emotions, and the Qualities of the Mind.
6 Week Class.
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Each class will include a short talk followed by a guided meditation and a Q&A session to complete the hour. In this time together you will leave with an understanding of how to meditate and why we meditate. You will understand what your anchor is and how to meditate on your own at home.
Cost is by Donation : Suggested Donation $308 for the 6 week series. Sliding scale available.
Metta Teachings - Compassion and Loving Kindness
4 WEEK CLASS suggested donation $108 for the series.
We will work with the Metta phrases together each week to create an understanding of the compassion teachings as taught by the Buddha. These teachings will help you connect to your heart in daily life. Metta is a deeply healing practice.
Equanimity & Peace
How to live from a place of balance in our modern world.
We can live and thrive amidst the 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows present every day.
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4 WEEK CLASS - $208
Private 1:1 Spiritual Guidance & Coaching
Zoom ( Online ) or In Person ( Your home or in studio )
Nicole will meet you where you are. Using a holistic approach for your body, mind, and spirit she will listen to what you want to accomplish and instruct you from there.
Nicole will tailor a classes just for you. She will help you create a sacred space in your home where you can spend 5 mins or more each day to center yourself and meditate. She will guide you in meditation, walking meditation, hatha yoga and incorporate gentle thai yoga stretching and massage as needed.
$175 per hour/Sliding Scale available
can include:
Mindfulness Meditation
Vippassana Meditation
Breathwork
Yoga Asana
Thai Yoga Massage
Bhakti Yoga ( Mantra Chanting)
Kids Yoga
Teen and Young Adults
CORPORATE/TEAM WELLNESS CLASSES
Teaching meditation and compassion to help teams work better together and with clients. One of the main exercises in this class will include a group exercise she learned from Mirabai Bush and Ram Das called “ Just Like Me.”
Realizing that the other person is also just like me is the basis on which we can develop compassion, not only towards those around us, but also towards our enemy. Normally, when we think about our enemy, we think about harming them, instead, try to remember that the enemy is also a human being, just like you. - His Holiness The Fourteenth Dalai Lama. - Workshop price $250 -$500 depending on group size 90 min.
All classes and workshops are open to all beings & religions.
All classes are are available on a sliding scale no one is turned away.
Inquiry: nicole@divineplayyoga.com