5 Day Introduction To Meditation - by Hearon Dickson

COURSE

5 Day Introduction To Meditation

With Hearon Dickson

Have you been curious about meditation but unsure of where to start? Scientifically validated benefits of meditation include reduced blood pressure, reduced stress, improved sleep, and decreased anxiety. In this 5 day introduction to meditation course we will learn about the history and benefits of meditation and learn about the 4 classical types of meditation: breathing, insight, inquiry or self-inquiry, and loving kindness, or metta meditation. Each day we will focus on one of the 4 types of meditation and then practice that meditation for about 5 minutes. Join me and begin to explore the many benefits of a meditation practice!

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Meet your Teacher

Hearon Dickson
Annapolis, MD, USA

Hearon has been teaching yoga and meditation for 5 years, following 200 hour teacher training courses in both practices. His goal is to help students, in accordance with the yoga sutras, "restrain the modifications of the mindstuff." In other words, achieve greater peace of mind through the practices of yoga and meditation. Hearon was in his 50's when he took his first yoga class and he is passionate about introducing yoga and meditation to those who might not otherwise experience them so that they can realize the same benefits that he has.

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5 Days

80 students

4.8 stars

7 min / day

Grounded

English

Lesson 1

Day One: What Is Meditation?

Today we learn the definitions of both yoga and meditation as well as their history. We discuss ideas regarding the best time of day to meditate and what it might mean to do it "right," as well as what do do when distractions arise. We learn the 4 different types of classical meditation and we do a brief breathing meditation to set the tone for the week.

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Lesson 2

Day Two: Breathing Meditation

The first of the 4 types of classical meditation is breathing. Regardless of the type of meditation we are practicing, we will begin by connecting with our breath, but in a breathing meditation we try to make this our sole focus.

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Lesson 3

Insight Meditation

In today's lesson we explore insight meditation, the primary objective of which is to free the mind from identifying with thoughts. A very typical example of insight meditation is the body scan, which we will practice today.

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Lesson 4

Day 4: Inquiry Meditation

Inquiry, or as it sometimes called, self-inquiry, meditation, is a focus on subtle rather than physical objects. Subtle objects are feelings (not thoughts!) such as gratitude. Benefits of inquiry include personal growth and self-awareness.

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Lesson 5

Day 5: Summary And Loving Kindness Meditation

On our final day of the course we summarize what we have learned thus far and learn about and practice the final technique, loving kindness. A primary objective with a consistent meditation practice is arriving at a place of equanimity, and a loving kindness meditation can help us achieve that.

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4.8 (13)

Recent Reviews

Kate

August 8, 2025

Very nice program to get started and restarted on my meditation practice.🙏🏻

Tatyana

June 13, 2025

Beautiful course ! Much love and gratitude for your wisdom ! I will definitely come to this course again . Namaste ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️

cassie

December 30, 2024

Great course for those new to meditation and a great refresher for those more experienced. Thank you!!

J

December 20, 2024

Clear, concise and informative. Would like to go deeper

Donna

December 19, 2024

Wow- So good! I loved not only the information given but also the meditative practice we did to solidify what we learned on each day. Also his pace and tempo was perfect 👍🧘‍♀️

Robert

December 19, 2024

Concise but very good.

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