Buddhism
In reply to the discussion: Any meditators here? [View all]ellenrr
(3,864 posts)I can relate to earth spirituality.
the class is wonderful.
The teacher explains in a few minutes mindful meditation.
Then each class we do a 5 min. med, which focuses on the breath.
then a minute or 2 of discussion,
then another med for 10 min, which might be 'scan the body' or 'focus on a phrase'
or 'focus on breath', like the first 5 min. med.
then a minute or 2 of discussion
ie.. how was that? if someone says 'I was distracted' the teacher very gently asks the person to describe what distracted them.
no guilt, no blame, no judgement.
This meditation is very much about compassion and kindness, toward ourselves and toward others.
And the teacher really models this, by her words, and by how she interacts with the students.
Her teaching is following the teaching of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
http://www.mindfulnesscds.com/