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€ 10.00 - € 100.00
$10.00 - $100.00
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Course Description

Each week we will focus on a different main theme, yet all themes are always present.

Week 1 - "Deepening Grounded-ness"

Grounding in the present moment through the neutral sensations of ground and breath is the basis for embodied meditation. We de-emphasize identification with thoughts and feelings, returning, over and over, to the ever-present support of the earth and air. Groundedness is the experience of coming home.

Week 2 - "Expanding Spacious-ness"

Meditation does not happen inside the body (only), it always occurs in a larger space. We cannot know ourselves "in" ourselves, we are always in relationship to the environment of the moment. Sensing spaciousness allows openness as our self-contractedness eases. Spaciousness frees us from the constriction of mind/body, like taking off a tight shoe

Week 3 - "Exploring 'True I'-ness"

Much vaster than our historic self-identity, is the larger space of the "True I of Awareness". All of our past experiences and even our fundamental characteristics - gender, age, nationality, etc.- live within and, hopefully, in service to this larger space. Like the vast blue sky and warm sun, this "I of Awareness" welcomes and includes the clouds and birds of past history but is not limited by or defined by them. Connecting to "True I - ness" allows us to uncover the gifts that we are each here to bring.

Week 4 - "Uncovering 'True We'-ness"

We are relationship first! The direction of our meditation is to experience our inseparability from others. To sense both our individuality, our agency, and our inter-dependency is essential for deep satisfaction in this life. When meditation is focused on "self" it becomes another, often subtle, form of narcissism. "True We-ness" brings us to the realization of connectivity to all life, inviting compassion and caring toward all.

Here are two articles on Meditation:

PDF - Embodied Meditation Click Here

PDF - The Essentials of Embodied Meditation Click Here

Hoping to See you soon...

Russell

"Human transformation requires the movement from fear to love as our basic operating principle. Presence is the door, Embodiment is the key"

Russell Delman began to study Zen meditation and somatic psychology in 1970 as undergraduate student in psychology. His training and personal relationship with Moshe Feldenkrais began in 1975, and he has since helped train more than 2500 Feldenkrais teachers all over the world. In recent years, Russell's close friendship with Eugene Gendlin ("Focusing") has strongly influenced his work. Other powerful influences include Non-Violent Communication and his work with Mother Theresa in India. Russell offers Seminars, Retreats and a three year mentorship program the The Embodied Life™ School.