Meditation
Meditation practice has ancient origins.
I learned about meditation in the late 1990's, first in Yoga classes, and then through deeper study at the Himalayan Institute and the teachings of ParaYoga. Both these paths include meditation in the umbrella of practices known as Tantric Hatha Yoga, from the Himalayan tradition of Sri Vidya. The scope of this Yoga is vast: a weave of the right hand path of Tantra, Patanjali (or classical) Yoga, and Ayurveda. This style of Yoga includes other types of Yoga, such as Kundalini Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin, Restorative, Nidra, Power, Power, Bhakti, traditional Hatha, Meditation, Kriya, Pranayama, Mudra, and more. The underlying philosophy is that each practice may unfold specific kinds of results and is a specific type of medicine. There are generally two categories -- ascendant / developmental / evolutionary and descendant / embodiment / integration. The two types complement each other, and ideally function in a dynamic balance.
Even as a kid, I stumbled into meditation practice, although it wasn't called that. I grew up in a Protestant family, where for some years I was at our Methodist church three times per week. This was a good experience for me, and I enjoyed reading the bible, and praying in a way that I would now refer to as devotional meditation.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain many gems, and one of them is a meditation practice called Samyama. Samyama meditation became the basis for many aspects of my work, including the way I organized Dance Journey.
All this is to say that there are many types of meditation practice, including modern day approaches such as mindfulness, each of which supports different intentions and outcomes, and each of which require specific capacities and a specific approach to practice. None is better than the others - each can be beneficial in different situations. When we understand ourselves and what we need, and learn about the specific quality that each practice yields, we can do the right practice in the right way at the right time to support ourselves. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to have a conversation about this.
I learned about meditation in the late 1990's, first in Yoga classes, and then through deeper study at the Himalayan Institute and the teachings of ParaYoga. Both these paths include meditation in the umbrella of practices known as Tantric Hatha Yoga, from the Himalayan tradition of Sri Vidya. The scope of this Yoga is vast: a weave of the right hand path of Tantra, Patanjali (or classical) Yoga, and Ayurveda. This style of Yoga includes other types of Yoga, such as Kundalini Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin, Restorative, Nidra, Power, Power, Bhakti, traditional Hatha, Meditation, Kriya, Pranayama, Mudra, and more. The underlying philosophy is that each practice may unfold specific kinds of results and is a specific type of medicine. There are generally two categories -- ascendant / developmental / evolutionary and descendant / embodiment / integration. The two types complement each other, and ideally function in a dynamic balance.
Even as a kid, I stumbled into meditation practice, although it wasn't called that. I grew up in a Protestant family, where for some years I was at our Methodist church three times per week. This was a good experience for me, and I enjoyed reading the bible, and praying in a way that I would now refer to as devotional meditation.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain many gems, and one of them is a meditation practice called Samyama. Samyama meditation became the basis for many aspects of my work, including the way I organized Dance Journey.
All this is to say that there are many types of meditation practice, including modern day approaches such as mindfulness, each of which supports different intentions and outcomes, and each of which require specific capacities and a specific approach to practice. None is better than the others - each can be beneficial in different situations. When we understand ourselves and what we need, and learn about the specific quality that each practice yields, we can do the right practice in the right way at the right time to support ourselves. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to have a conversation about this.
To work with me, consider:
- Thursday morning online class: Yoga & Meditation at 9:30am CST
- 1:1 Guidance
- Transformation Playground Guided Meditations on Youtube, Soundcloud and Insight Timer.
