Learn To Meditate: A Course On Meditation & Mindfulness

Unsure how to start meditating? Got questions about mindfulness? This course will handhold you start your meditation & mindfulness practice. Even if you're seasoned practioner, this course will deepen your practice. This session covers why should you start this course and how should you approach it. Meditation Practice: AUM Chanting

Many definitions, preconceived notions, and myths surround meditation and mindfulness. In this session, learn about what meditation and mindfulness are, along with what they are not. We will also learn the distinction between meditation and mindfulness, and between formal and informal meditation practice. Meditation Practice: AUM Chanting

In this session, we'll discuss key elements of a formal meditation practice, including the best time and place, how long to meditate, the importance of consistency, why making time for meditation matters, and what to do if you're too busy for a formal practice.

In this session, you'll explore how meditation postures and mudras can support your practice. Learn how sitting comfortably with proper alignment and using simple hand positions can help you stay relaxed, alert, and present, allowing your meditation to become more stable and effortless over time.

In this session, we'll explore the role and importance of anchors or objects of consciousness in meditation. We will talk about some of the commonly used anchors for your practice. We will also talk about which anchor to choose in this practice.

When you meditate, practicing with certain qualities can make it easier to connect with your presence. We'll discuss these qualities in this session, such as effortless effort, non-judgment, sincerity, patience, kindness, and openness.

We all face difficulties in our practice, like feeling sleepy, bored, or having a racing mind. It's normal to feel this way. In this session, we will talk about these challenges and how to handle them.

Every meditation journey comes with obstacles. In this session, you'll explore some of the most common pitfalls and discover simple ways to work with them, helping you build a steadier and more rewarding practice.

There are so many meditation techniques available to us. All the techniques are meant to deepen our presence and mindfulness. In this session, learn about different techniques and how to decide which meditation is best for you.

How to stop thoughts and what to do with this voice in my head? We all experience a racing mind with an incessant stream of thoughts during our meditation practice. In this session, take a deep dive to learn about thoughts and what you can do to quieten this voice in your head.

Why and how do thoughts cause pain and misery? We tend to completely identify with some of our thoughts. In this session, we will understand what we mean by identification and what can free us from getting identified. We will also understand the impact of identification in our lives.

Are thoughts the complete reality? Are they bad? Are thoughts good or bad? Do they contain the whole reality? In this session, we will understand the true nature of our thoughts and what really causes pain. What can we do to get out of the pain?

What are emotions and how are they related to thoughts? Why do we experience so many feelings and emotions in our meditation practice or otherwise? In this session, we will learn what to do with emotions and feelings, particularly the ones that are not pleasant.

How and what do emotions manifest and mean? In this session, we will learn about how and where emotions and feelings manifest in our lives. We will also talk about the "why" part and how we can come out of negative emotions.

Should we or should we not suppress our emotions? In this session, we will talk about whether we should or should not suppress our painful emotions. We will also talk about why we should bother to manage our negative emotions.

A few practices to avoid or get out of negativity or unpleasantness. Is there any way to avoid painful emotions? Is there a way to come out of difficult situations? We will also talk about some practices and activities to manage and avoid difficult emotions.

Learn if & how meditation can solve all your problems and challenges. Can meditation solve all your problems in life, including stress, anxiety, sleep, and anger? Will you not have any challenges in life after you start practicing meditation? We will talk about some of these questions in this session.

A few practices to deepen mindfulness in your day-to-day life. Is meditation only to be done for a specified duration, time, and place? Is there anything else that can be done that helps you inculcate and deepen joy, peace, and presence in your day-to-day life?

What would you choose - peace or pain? Present or Past or Future? What would you choose between peace and pain? What would you choose between Present or Past or the future? The choice is simple and obvious, but we often don't choose the obvious. Why do we do that? Is it that difficult?

The final and perhaps most important sutra of this course. In this session, we bring together the key insights and practices from the journey so far and explore the one essential understanding that can transform the way you relate to yourself and your life. We’ll also look at how you can continue your meditation and mindfulness practice beyond this course, making it a natural and meaningful part of everyday life.