Learn to meditate workshop
Pop-up Workshop - Learn to meditate
Meditation yoga and mindfulness practices for inner calm and restoring your nervous system
This Saturday 19th February 2pm-4.30pm
Heart and Mind Yoga Studio 13/21 Bealey Avenue
Spaces are limited due to reduced class sizes. Vaccine pass required for entry
$57
Do you ever wake up and feel like your schedule is controlling you, rather than you being in control of your schedule?
Having a regular meditation practice has been proven as a very effective way to help us retrain our mind so that things don’t become so overwhelming. When you begin your day by cultivating inspiring thoughts, and you start casting votes for the type of person you want to become by aligning your actions with your thoughts, you will find the world around you responds in wonderful ways.
What will you learn:
3 specific meditation practices including:
Mindful awareness practice
This practice grounds the mind, so it becomes less agitated. With practice you begin to experience the quality of happiness – that’s right, when the mind is calm and clear, happiness arises. Happiness is the default state of the mind – its already there, its something we discover, rather than strive for.
Self Compassion practice
Being self-critical is placing an impossible burden of perfection on ourselves. It’s like writing off parts of ourselves. Learning to self sooth and introduce an encouraging wise voice is an essential skill we can learn to regulate our own emotions. By accepting our anxious parts of us, rather than rejecting them we can reduce our anxious tendencies.
Visioning - Rather than ask yourself ‘what is wrong with my life’, consider a more creative mindset - ask yourself, Who do I want to be? What are my unique gifts? How can I give meaningfully to the world?
What are the Benefits of Meditation:
Reduce stress and anxiety
Become more in control of your emotions, rather than your emotions control you
Experience more joy, and inner calm
Quiet our inner critic
Better focus work and in our creative endeavours
When you come from a place of positivity, people are drawn to you. You become a magnet for more opportunities in your life - Michael Beckwith
About Your Yoga Teacher
Jo Jarden is a certified personal trainer and yoga teacher in Christchurch New Zealand and the founder of Heart and Mind Yoga studio. She has 10 years experience in health promotion in New Zealand and Australia including management and promotion of national chronic disease prevention programs. She now helps people one on one with their wellbeing through yoga teaching, personal training, workplace yoga and wellbeing workshops.
Qualifications include:
Certified Yoga Teacher Santosha Yoga Institute, Registered Australian Yoga Alliance 2017
Certificate in Advanced Personal Training, Fit College New Zealand, 2016
Bachelor of Science with Honours Public Health. University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2006
Bachelor of Arts Mass Communication and Psychology. University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2005