What is this course?

This is an introductory 6-week class for beginners or refresher course for practising meditators, tailored to suit Sensitives and anyone wishing to be part of a community of consciousness on a deeper level. This is a sheltering environment and welcomes everyone. The class will include a 20 minute teaching, a 20-25 minute guided meditation, a 10-15 minute break to reflect, write, draw, start or keep a Meditation Journal, and then a gentle period of Q&A and discussion. Journal prompts will be offered for the week, non-compulsory reading recommendations will be offered weekly for those interested.

If you have a candle, have it nearby - we collectively light the world with kindness. We offer salutations to those we love, those who are unwell, all suffering beings and the earth and cosmos that we share. It is recommended to remove shoes and a comfy place in which to immerse yourself as we do for Kirsty's classes. If anyone has any problems working with the breath, there are alternatives and please let me know. If any issues arise during the course those two can be addressed. Meditation is a wonderful practice for most people but for some, acute feelings can arise that can be challenging.

This course is grounded in Vipassana (insight Meditation) practices, and is amended to living in the modern world. Guided by Theravada Buddhist teachings, is a practice that is rich in training the mind through meditation to build a physical sense of space, to quiet the "monkey mind" through acknowledging thoughts as thoughts, removing judgement. This process focuses on the interconnection of mind and body. The Buddha taught that personal experience is the way forward, so this is a course that is not based on dogma or religion or philosophy and is based on ethical and practical teachings that opens awareness to the world within and without, that we are interconnected and are all one. Simply put it is love based.