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Tibetan Yoga Exercises and Meditation for relaxation, awareness, vitality and inner calm...in Elwood and St Kilda
Tibetan yoga is a form of Meditation and exercise for self-knowledge, physical health, wellbeing and awareness.
Classes are non-denominational and have no affiliation with any religious doctrine.
Classes are open to anyone interested in learning about meditation for relaxation and self awareness.
Participants are introduced to Tibetan Yoga meditation practice and its importance in everyday life.
Regular group classes at the St Kilda Library
No experience of yoga or meditation required.
What is Tibetan Yoga?
Tibetan Rites is a yoga routine based on a ritual of exercises done by the Tibetan Lamas, which helped them to live very long and healthy life and to stay ever young. (They were developed over centuries in the monasteries of Tibet. In 1930 a retired British army officer, who learnt these from the Lamas, brought them to the west). They are now practiced around the world and are said to prevent aging. An important
part of the Tibetan exercises is a conscious synchronization of breathing while performing physical activity.
They balance the 7 chakras & regulate the hormonal output. They effect our digestive system, cardio vascular system, nervous system and respiratory system.
Meditation and Awareness
Each session of Tibetan yoga (which lasts for about 40mins) is then followed by a meditation session.
These sessions provide an opportunity for people to gather together in a small group for guided meditation practice focusing on mindfulness. Participants are introduced to meditation practice and its importance in everyday life. Mantra's are also used as part of the meditation.
No experience of meditation required.
Scientific Research on Benefits of Meditation
Although meditation practitioners have known the benefits of meditation for thousands of years, it is only now that scientific research is beginning to prove that meditation has a positive effect on us on a physiological level.
It has recently been discovered that the brain has the ability to change its structure and function—strengthening and expanding circuits that are frequently used and weakening and shrinking those that are rarely engaged. This flexibility in the brain is what is called ‘neuroplasticity’.
The tests were carried out on practitioners with up to forty thousand hours of meditation experience, and involved different kinds of meditation practice. They showed a remarkable range of results, such as:
• a high level of activity in the parts of the brain that help to form positive emotions, such as: happiness, enthusiasm, joy, and self-control,
• a decreased level of activity in the parts of the brain related to negative emotions like depression, self-centeredness, and a lack of happiness or satisfaction,
• a calming of the section of the brain that acts as a trigger for fear and anger,
• the ability to reach a state of inner peace even when facing extremely disturbing circumstances, and
• an unusual capacity for empathy and attunement to emotions in other people.
It is interesting that when practitioners meditated on ‘non-referential, all-pervasive’ compassion, the regions of the brain responsible for planned action were activated, as if they were poised and ready to go to the aid of those in distress.
These findings seem to show that meditation can have an extremely significant impact on the function of the brain. It appears that emotional tendencies can be altered, and destructive tendencies can be lessened.
Where:
Regular group classes at the St Kilda Library.
150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda
Melways ref: map 58, C11
When:
Starting Wed 7.45 Feb 4th 2009, then first and third Wed of the Month. Classes in 6 class blocks. (6 classes over 12 weeks)
What to bring:
Yoga matt or rug, wear lose fitting clothes
Cost:
Classes are run by volunteers, so small donations are welcome to help
cover room hire. A suggested donation of $5 per class
Registrations:
0437 070 681
pathless.wisdom@gmail.com
About the teacher:
Matthew has an Adv Dip in Steiner Education, he is a member of the Gnostic Institute and the Theosophical Society. Matthew has taught and practiced meditation for over 15 years. During this time he has studied Gnosticism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Tibetan Yoga, Kabbalah and Comparative study of Religion.
He has spoken at seminars, meditation retreats and facillitated classes in Melbourne since 1995.
Matthew tecahes in an open and intimate manner, and does not advocate any one system, style or technique for meditation, he simply assists students to learn how to make meditation part of their life.
Matthew also has professional qualifications in other disciplines and brings an understanding of working in the corporate sector to his teaching. He is also available to teach meditation to the corporate sector and how meditation can help in a stressful work place.
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