Weekly meditation classes in central Edinburgh. First class is free - register for course updates now by entering your details on the right.
When/Where: The latest course started on Monday January 9th, 2012, 7.45 – 9.30pm and runs for 11 weeks at the Salisbury Centre (click for how to find us). But if you missed the beginning, read the latest News posts and join us next Monday when we will review the previous week.
Cost: £6 (£4 conc) per class with free tea and biscuits.
Suitable for complete beginners. Our instructors have all trained for a minimum of 5 years and they are all friendly and easy to talk to.
Who comes to our classes?
This course is suitable for anyone who wants to try meditation for the first time, or for anyone who wants to refresh their meditation practice by joining a meditation class. We will share practical techniques to enable you to establish a regular meditation practice at home. We will also listen to some sound advice for everyday living. And every alternate week we will consolidate what we have learned the previous week and spend more time practising meditation. But each week, we’ll have time for a cup of tea and a biscuit.
When we first come to a meditation class, we each have many and varied ideas about what meditation is. Our first class will look at what our approach to meditation is on this course – and more importantly, what it is not. If we think about it, we all know it’s not a quick fix, although that may be what we would like it to be.
We all want to be happy, don’t we?. But often the relentless pace and challenges of life make it impossible to know where to look for happiness. In week three, we will look at the meaning of contentment, and how if differs from the short buzz we get from our new shoes/new jewellery/new car. Why does that happiness melt away when we crash the car or lose the diamond ring?
Through the wisdom of meditation, we can discover that there is a deeper peace and contentment. And we discover a profound stillness that is always with us, beneath the turbulence of all our thoughts and emotions. Where is this contentment? In our mind. In week five we will look at the mind and different aspects of mind, and how we understand mind.
There is growing scientific evidence that meditation has a positive effect on our health. Learning to meditate is easy, relaxing and good for your well being. And meditation can be practised anywhere, by any one, of any age or background. In week seven we will find out about the scientific research into the benefits of meditation ( just in case we need any proof).
After four weeks of our meditation classes, you will have learned a lot and will be equipped with the fundamental instructions to be able to establish a regular meditation practice for yourself. But the time spent in class is not the goal of the course. In week nine we will focus on how to integrate what we have learned into everyday life and so start to enjoy the benefits daily.
This introductory course is titled ‘What Meditation Really Is’ and it starts in Edinburgh on January 9th 2012. See Course Details page for more information. You will learn how to meditate, and practise alongside friendly, experienced instructors, who are happy to give individual support and advice. This course includes an instruction manual to help you to maximise your personal experience. You can come along to the first class, or you can contact us for more information.