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Crash Course In Mindfulness
With T-Bob BodinA course chock-full of easy-to-jump-into practices; relatable examples, metaphors, and talks delivered with humanity and humor. If you've never meditated, or tried and felt like you failed or couldn't, this course will help you reframe your perspective on what a "successful" meditation practice looks like. Popular culture is full of misunderstandings of what the experience of practicing mindfulness is: It's not emptying your mind, controlling your emotions, reaching nirvana, and always being at peace. This course gets real about the practice of being present. Come join T-Bob as you take these first steps though a wide variety of practices, definitions of important terms and concepts, and get intimately acquainted with how you relate to your life. Great for beginners or old pros who want to get back to fundamentals. Covered topics and Practices: Breath & What to Expect Meditating Mindfulness and Awakening Defined, Contact with the surface below you, & your WHY Anchors Defined & Staying Present 4 Categories of Awareness & Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts Neuroplasticity and Negativity Bias & Cultivating Comfort Ideal Posture for Meditating & Managing Pain/Discomfort Not Letting Difficult Emotions Overwhelm You Wishing for Good in the World Choiceless Meditation Realizing the Truth of Who You Are Try it out!
A down and dirty introduction to help you start a regular practice of mindfulness.
About this course
A course chock-full of easy-to-jump-into practices; relatable examples, metaphors, and talks delivered with humanity and humor. If you've never meditated, or tried and felt like you failed or couldn't, this course will help you reframe your perspective on what a "successful" meditation practice looks like. Popular culture is full of misunderstandings of what the experience of practicing mindfulness is: It's not emptying your mind, controlling your emotions, reaching nirvana, and always being at peace. This course gets real about the practice of being present. Come join T-Bob as you take these first steps though a wide variety of practices, definitions of important terms and concepts, and get intimately acquainted with how you relate to your life. Great for beginners or old pros who want to get back to fundamentals. Covered topics and Practices: Breath & What to Expect Meditating Mindfulness and Awakening Defined, Contact with the surface below you, & your WHY Anchors Defined & Staying Present 4 Categories of Awareness & Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts Neuroplasticity and Negativity Bias & Cultivating Comfort Ideal Posture for Meditating & Managing Pain/Discomfort Not Letting Difficult Emotions Overwhelm You Wishing for Good in the World Choiceless Meditation Realizing the Truth of Who You Are Try it out!
Meet your Teacher
T-Bob loves sharing this life changing practice of mindfulness with others. Life is hard enough; you don't need to make it harder by being steamrolled by your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. With a certification from the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, T-Bob was also mentored by La Sarmiento and many other wise folks in the western mindfulness world. T-Bob splits his time teaching Physical Therapy-based yoga, Buddhist-based mindfulness, and dancing in an out-of-the-box dance crew in Los Angeles.