Loving kindness, revolutionary happiness
A meditation retreat which focuses on opening both mind and heart, practising forgiveness, and developing the quality of compassion.
Sunday 23rd March
Compassion Meditation
Exciting current scientific research and investigations into meditation have been documented in the book, Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson PhD, a neuroscientist and researcher. Hanson’s main argument is that positive emotions, like love and compassion can be strengthened through meditation in a neuroplastic manor, citing dozens of scientific studies to support this claim. Hanson’s work is representative of a popular movement to study and embrace Eastern phenomena including meditation in the Western world.
Other studies on meditation and emotions describe a heightened emotional state of meditators. One investigation involved the creation of a “compassion meditation” state by novice and experienced meditators. The study indicated a greater sensitivity to emotional expression and positive emotion due to the neural circuitry activated (Lutz et al.).
The Science of Compassion
The greatest knowledge we have now about compassion suggests that what we feel for others is not necessarily our concern about what happens to them, but our mind association between them as the victim and ourselves. Even if it is a relatively trivial association, our compassion is greatly enhanced. This shows us that the easiest ways to open our hearts is to look for commonalities against our friends and all beings. Instead of increasing the sense of separation we feel between ourselves and another saying “she is of a different ethnicity”, it is best to look to something that is common to both people.
Perhaps looking to the person for similar interests, or living conditions, or what we enjoy, or even the commonality of simply being human would be a more compassionate association. It doesn’t even require a religious adherence or practice.
When we learn to mentally re-categorize one another in terms of commonalities, this then generates greater empathy among all of us — and fosters social harmony in a fairly effortless way.
email bookings@celiaroberts.com.au to save your spot.
introduction to ayurvedic nutrition
Sunday 23rd March
12pm-2:30pm
Join us to learn the foundations of Ayurvedic Nutrition and how to help yourself and your clients implement this ancient approach in a modern world. Learn the different properties of foods and how to combine foods well so that you can promote digestion, absorption and assimilation. Discover your dosha and begin to understand your rate of digestion, and the quality of your digestion to make wise pranic food choices.
sign-up for introduction to ayurvedic nutrition
free info session
Thinking about yoga teacher training?
Join us this Sunday 23rd March 8:15am-9:15am at the Brookfield Retreat for a free information session.
Whether you wish to teach, or simply deepen your practice and understanding, yoga study is a path of growth we encourage you to take.
No bookings necessary.
INVERSIONS. Why we need to be a little up-side-down…
Sunday 23rd March
Better Circulation and Concentration
Healthier lungs
Reduce Blood pressure and stress
The best immunity…..
Come and be a little up-side-down with us….
student alumni
Saturday 22 March 4pm-6pm
The Student Alumni group is a formal get together to reunite past and current yoga teacher trainees.
The group aims to promote the health and well-being of yoga within the community, and is open to all students who have or are currently completing their teacher training. It is a great way to meet people who have finished their courses and are out there teaching in the world.
The meeting has a formal agenda including a discussion period, an asana practice, meditation and/or Yoga Nidra.
It is run by the students, with guest speakers and interesting topics.
The group is held once per month on Saturdays from 4-6 pm and is run by donation (suggested $10-$15).
This month is being held at the Toowong Coffee Club
http://www.yimi.com.au/current-students/student-alumni/
