Antidote to Stress – Offered Free Seasonally – Sebastopol Area Senior Center (call for special events)

The Sebastopol Area Senior Center hosted an afternoon entitled Meditation The Antidote to Stress on March 25th.  This is the second presentation hosted by the Senior Center and will continue upon request.  In this workshop we identified the different kinds of stresses that we experience in our lives, and learned how to better identify these stresses so that they do not produce disease, or premature aging in our bodies.  This two hour workshop is Free and is held in the main room at the Senior Center, offering a video introduction with Dr. David Simon who talks about the benefits and history of meditation.  This eloquent DVD presentation is a beautiful segway into pranayama or breathing exercises to clear the mind in preparation for a 20 minute guided meditation. This informal class winds down with a brief personal history of my experiences,  and how this practice aided me in the transformation from illness into health.  The session ends with nourishing, rejuvenating, fluid yogic motions that are performed on a chair.  Questions are always encouraged, and is open to everyone, all ages and stages in life.

This workshop is available to any corporation or company upon request. The Sebastopol Area Senior Center hosts this workshop twice a year, and is located at 167 N. High Street in Sebastopol.  Gloria Kelley, Emily Webster, or Terry Kelly can be reached at 707-829-2440 and can better direct you to the next workshop or schedule one.

For those of you who just love to meditate, regardless of a specific Mantra, please join me and your local community for FREE First Sunday Monthly Meditations at The North Main Street Studio – from 10-11 a.m., rain or shine and everyone is invited. You can bring you own mantra, or I can assign you a spiritually aligned mantra that will leave you wanting to experience the value of community and world unification through meditation.  Space is limited, so be prompt, bring a friend and take a walk through the Farmer’s Market afterwards.  Experience for yourself, the lavish display of samadhi as you meditate and radiate bliss wherever you go.  People will notice.

If you’re interested in taking your meditation to a deeper level, I encourage you to explore Primordial Sound Meditation and discover for yourself, the sound the universe was making at the time of your birth.  Learn the seven stages of consciousness and the software of your soul. Having your very own Primordial Sound Mantra is like having your own special sacred space, making meditation easier, taking you into higher states of consciousness more easily. To ignite your curiosity,  link on to the Meditation Blog and Primordial Sound Blog.  The universe supports your inquiry and you can always go to Chopra.com and find out more.  Perhaps you will discover that one of the 1,000 Worldwide Chopra Center Primordial Sound Meditation Instructors is in a community near you offering you a group to meditate with. Like taking a daily shower, meditation becomes a ritual that benefits your body-mind-spirit.  Honor the needs of your body, and remember all ages are welcome.  Know that meditation is a state of going inward.  My motto, community builds immunity.  The only tool you require is an open mind, and a cushion helps.

Please do read more on the Meditation or Yoga Blogs, familiarize yourself with the benefits that include better sleep, less stress, reduced blood pressure.  Introduce meditation seminars to your company to build team productivity, and widen your corporate vision, increasing team work, and enhancing communication needs.  For corporate rates, call 707-824-9690. Available for Networks, Markets, Hospitals, Churches, Schools, Firehouses, Police Departments, and all environments that require people to work through a state of restful awareness and conscious choice making.

Namaste,

Chopra Center University, Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor, and Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Instructor and Featured Teacher, July 2010.

Deborah Shemesh/RYT/CPR

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