MEDITATION GROUP PRACTICE

GIVE YOURSELF SOME SPACE

None of us have control over all the ups and downs that daily life can bring. Meditation can be a useful tool in navigating these waves, helping us to find balance – breaking the cycle of reactivity by offering another way to cope, from moment to moment. We offer a free weekly meditation period, to practice this together.

MEDITATION SCHEDULE

Thursday

7:00—8:00pm

Tergar Meditation

Free to attend in person or via Zoom

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Kyle Weaner

MEDITATION FAQS

  • We follow a non-faith-based practice that focuses on awareness of breath and senses. Our meditation sittings are free of charge, and are open to attending on a drop-in basis.

  • There is no specific seated posture required for this meditation practice. We have several seating options, including meditation benches, cushions, and folding chairs. Any position that allows you to maintain a relaxed but upright posture is appropriate and good.

  • Every time a person sits to meditate is different: sometimes the mind is more focused, sometimes more scattered or tired or agitated. It’s best not to label a sitting period as “good” or “bad” based on criteria like these; instead, remember that simply the act of noticing – “Oh, my mind is really distracted today,” for example – is all that’s required in order to meditate.

  • Meditating with calmness or relaxation as a goal could give many meditators, even very experienced ones, the perception that they are doing something wrong. Life will always have challenges and surprises, and meditation is not a tool that makes problems disappear, or prevents us from having difficult emotions. Rather, it lets our minds practice acknowledging whatever is happening in any given moment, good and bad, and not get caught up in a cycle of reactions. A feeling of calmness or balance can be an effect, but it’s helpful not to make that the objective or gauge of success.

    Of course, there are many ways to meditate, and there isn’t one way that is right for everyone.

  • Many meditation traditions involve chanting or visualization. These can be very helpful, but we do not incorporate those techniques into the meditation that we practice at Jivaka.

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