Meditation for Health Day - October 4th
Meditation for Health Day - October 4th
At the Centre for Integral Health we offer a regular and varied programme of meditation and after attending various events in The Big Busk earlier in the year, I felt it would be of great value to the peoples of Shrewsbury to have a Big Meditation Day that was focussed on raising not only the awareness of meditation in its many different forms, but also the benefits and the providers of the different styles in our fair town. Plus it seemed like a great way to raise some money for charity as we did it.
In the last 30 years or so there has been a massive increase in the awareness of meditation as a practice and there are now groups and centres of meditation in most towns and cities and a surprising amount in rural areas. A great deal of research has now been done to prove there are many benefits to health for meditation practices, even being recognised by researchers at Harvard University.
You can view examples of the research both here and here.
Although their focuses and styles vary, of the conclusions there is no doubt, Meditation done on a regular basis IS beneficial for your health on a number of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels and you can choose to engage a practice on any or all of those levels and it will benefit you.
- To demonstrate and promote meditation and contemplation for its health benefits.
- To encourage practice on a regular basis to help raise the health and well being of the the town and its people.
- To show that there are a wide range of providers and approaches to meditating in Shrewsbury, all of which have value.
- To create a greater degree of connection between all the providers and forms of meditation and contemplation in Shrewsbury on account of their commonalities and shared purpose.
- To raise funds for the chosen charities of the event; Midlands Air Ambulance and Severn Hospice.
- 10am Opening Flash Meditation - Stop Right Where You Are and Meditate
- 10.15am Flexifun Children's Yoga Demonstration
- 11am Tai Chi Demonstration by the Taoist Tai Chi Society
- 12noon Yoga for Meditation Demonstration with Emma Burton of My Soul Space Yoga Studio
- 1pm Flash Meditation - Stop in the Square for the Town Wide Minute of Meditation for Health
- 1.15pm Demonstration of Olit (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates combo) with Marica Sarcina
- 2pm Chi Kung Join In Demonstration with David Start of Lotus Neigong
- 3pm Tai Chi Demonstration with James Lanyon of Tai Chi 4U
- 4pm Closing Flash Meditation - Stop Right Where You Are, end the day with a minute of peace and quiet
- 10.30am Koshi Sound Meditation with June Meagher
- 11.30am Mindfullness Practice with Louise Birch
- 1.30pm Art Meditation with Julianne Griffin
- 3pm Circling Interpersonal Meditation with Louise Birch
- 4.30 - 8pm Big Mind Non-Dual Meditation Process with Simon and Ben Calder
- The Unitarian Church, High Streetwww.ukunitarians.org.uk/shrewsbury/
- 12.30 Zen Based Meditation Practice.
- Optimum Joy, Dog Polewww.optimumjoy.com/
- 1pm Guided Meditation with Jan Richards followed by Free Reiki tasters
- In Good Hands, Frankwellingoodhandsmassage.co.uk/
- programme to be confirmed
- My Soul Space, Sweetlake Business Parkwww.mysoulspace.co.uk/
- 10am Yoga for Meditation Class with My Soul Space's head instructor Emma Burton
- St Georges Church, Franwellwww.cappadocia.org.uk/
- 5pm Open Contemplative Prayer and Meditation, all welcome
- Triratna Buddhist Community conducting meditation from the Friends Meeting House in Coton Hillwww.meditation-in-shrewsbury.co.uk
- Buddhistmeditation including body awareness, the mindfulness of breathing, which is a simple technique using the breath as a means of developing awareness of our minute by minute experience, and the metta bhavana, a practice used in the cultivation of positive emotion and kindness.
- New Session will begin at 10am, 11am, 12pm 2pm and 3pm, all welcome
- World Community for Christian Meditation, 12 Belmont St (oposite the Convent)www.christianmeditation.org.uk
- Offering Christian Meditations at 11am - 12pm and 2pm - 3pm
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