Understanding Meditation
Questions about meditation? We have answers!
In fact, this course answers everything you ever wondered about meditation… and more!
Does your mind frequently wander? It means insufficient preparation. We explain how to prepare properly and provide experiential examples.
Wish your meditation experiences felt more consequential? or consistent? It means the focus of your meditation need to be reconsidered. We provide guidance for choosing what to meditate on.
Whatever your reason for meditating, be it to manage stress, become more productive, alleviate anxiety, understand your true nature, or even experience God, understanding the principles of meditation is extremely helpful for fully experiencing its benefits and making consistent progress.
Our pre-recorded class, Understanding Meditation, will help you overcome whatever challenges you face in meditation and set the foundation for an effective daily meditation practice.
Class Details
When:Â Starts Immediately
Duration: 6, 60-70 min videos
What’s Included:
Class Recordings
Handouts
Location: Student Portal.
Who This Course is For
- Anyone wanting to learn and understand the essential principles of meditation
- Anyone desiring to improve their meditation experience through tips and guidance
- Yoga students looking to integrate meditation into their daily practice
- Anyone seeking to alleviate stress through meditation
What You Will Experience:
In these 6 classes, Chase dives into the what, how, and why of meditation with both information and experiences in ways that will deepen your meditative experiences tremendously. This class lays a groundwork that will serve as the foundation for the rest of your meditation journey. Along with guided-meditations (in each session), here are the main topics covered:
Class 1
Why do we meditate?
Class 2
What is meditation?
Class 3
How do we meditate?
Class 4
Preparing for meditation
Class 5
Definitions of meditation
Class 6
How it all comes together
Faculty:Â Chase Bossart
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Executive Director of the Yoga Well Institute, Chase has been studying Yoga, Sanskrit, eastern philosophy and religion for nearly 30 years.Â
In 1991, as part of a study abroad program in Chennai, India, Chase took a semester-long course on Yoga Theory with Mr. TKV Desikachar that essentially set the direction for the rest of his life. He became a private student of Mr. Desikachar, who was his mentor and teacher for 20+ years. During that time, he spent a total of four and a half years in Chennai studying with him, his family and his senior teachers. He also had the opportunity to serve as a teacher at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. From 2006-2012, he was the Director of Therapy and Education at the non-profit Healing Yoga Foundation in San Francisco.
His depth of knowledge on yoga and meditation are shared through practical, humorous anecdotes that translate to everyday life.
