
Begin with a welcome from a Spirit Rock meditation teacher who outlines the course structure, including three mindfulness modules, meditation practices, and daily-life integration, plus reviews and self-investigation.
Explore mindfulness of the body through body scan, open awareness, and walking meditation to cultivate present-moment awareness and recognize bodily cues that signal stress or emotion.
Guide a body scan and awareness of the body while noticing the feeling tone, whether pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral, without judgment, staying in the moment and avoiding stories.
Mindfulness is a powerful tool that has grown in popularity in recent years. With the benefits of meditation becoming clearer with recent research, we are beginning to understand just how useful mindfulness may be. From helping relieve stress to improving sleep, mindfulness practice has helped millions find relief from difficulties. In this course, you will learn the basics of mindfulness meditation and be able to practice with confidence.
The course offers video lessons, guided meditations, and review practices to investigate mindfulness for yourself. Together, these offerings will create a full-featured learning experience in which you can both learn the principles and examine them in your own experience.
Matthew will lead you through the foundations of mindfulness and how to cultivate awareness, compassion, and balance in your own life. An empowered Buddhist meditation teacher from Spirit Rock Meditation Center, he offers these ancient teachings in a way applicable to modern living.