Embodied Meditation
Getting to know YOU as the body and the practice
A four week exploration of cultivating mindfulness within the four postures of meditation.
Tuesdays, Sept 27th-Oct 18th
6:30-8pm CDT (central)
Zoom
The Practice of Posture
This course is guided by the philosophy of reconnecting with and befriending the body and the pillar of contemplative and embodied approach from Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens and Jasmine Syedullah, PhD Radical Dharma Practice. It's not uncommon for people to be disconnected from themselves for a multitude of reasons, but this conditioning benefits the structures of domination within this society. Listening to the body, sensing the body, and meeting the body 'where it's at' is a skill that requires continued practice, yielding in the body mind again and again. The ability to return to ourselves and to our practice sheds light on our patterns of habituation.Our bodies are incredibly suited to teach us about ourselves in relationship to our environments, with each other and most importantly to ourselves. Being able to recognize the existence of these patterns marks the beginning of our liberation.
The way out, is the way in.
~Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
- Learn to recognize postural habits and its influence in your practice
- Discover how "thinking" arises in your body as distraction
- Practice returning to yourself. Returning to your practice
- Receive an anatomical overview of the body
- Engage in practices to awaken awareness that can be done at anytime
- Cultivate awareness to body sensation
- Everyday is practice
Class recordings will be made available 24 hours after each class. You will have access to the recordings until October 25th.
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Each session at a glance
WEEK 1
Posture: Seated
Meeting our body
Overview of mindful sitting
Anatomical and body practices to explore sitting
Embodied practices for sitting
Q&A
WEEK 2
Posture: Lying down
Meeting our body
Overview of mindful lying down
Anatomical and body practices to explore lying down
Embodied practices for lying down
Q&A
WEEK 3
Posture: Standing
Meeting our body
Overview of mindful standing
Anatomical and body practices to explore standing postures
Q&A
WEEK 4
Posture: Walking
Meeting our body
Overview of mindful walking
Anatomical and body practices to find our balance for walking
Q&A
Your embodiment guide
Jamila Kekulah Kinney (they/she) is a Somatic Movement Practitioner and certified mindfulness instructor (MNDFL). They first experienced meditation in a yoga class decades ago- it was frustrating and uncomfortable. Many years later during a particularly challenging time they experienced an existential crisis. Eventually that led her to become a student of somatic meditation and her journey of integration continues.
Jamila is the creator of The Moving Soul, a holistic somatic movement practice that bridges the gap between soma, psyche and soul. It is their mission to guide folks into relationship with themselves and to be at home in their body. She envisions a world where folks live, love, and relate with each other from an embodied and mindful place.
Select the payment option that best suits your ability to participate.
Momentary
$25
- Select this option if the other options are cost prohibitive
Fair
$50
- Select this option if there is a steadiness of resources
Plentiful
$65
- Select this option if there is a spaciousness of resources
