This course will review the stages and practices of Asanga’s sems gnas dgu [Nine Stages of Staying]. Many POGW practitioners find that over time concentration deteriorates as part of regular daily practice, in part because we develop sloppy habits, and in part because of everyday busyness. This refresher course will hopefully get you back on track.

This introduction to the Buddhist teachings and practice from which mindfulness is derived is for yoga asana teachers who would like to bring mindfulness into their teaching appropriately and with confidence. Expanding understanding and practice of these inner methods will also benefit any dedicated yoga asana practitioner. In addition to the common format of didactic teaching, guided meditation, and Q&A, each class will include a yoga/mindfulness practice to demonstrate techniques for layering body-based and contemplative methods.

This evidence-based course is an integration of the best of Western scientific research from peak performance and positive psychology with the great contemplative traditions of the East. The course addresses a gap in the Western psychotherapy traditions, which emphasize the eradication of negative emotional states, by instead focusing on the implications of various positive emotional states for psychological and physical health. Through lecture, demonstration, and experiential exercises, you’ll learn how to use mind-training practices to enhance performance excellence, vital engagement in work and everyday activities, mastery over everyday living, and to enhance positivity and pro-social behavior to flourish in everyday life.

This introduction to the Buddhist teachings and practice from which mindfulness is derived is for yoga asana teachers who would like to bring mindfulness into their teaching appropriately and with confidence. Expanding understanding and practice of these inner methods will also benefit any dedicated yoga asana practitioner. In addition to the common format of didactic teaching, guided meditation, and Q&A, each class will include a yoga/mindfulness practice to demonstrate techniques for layering body-based and contemplative methods.

The Relaxed Mind contains instructions for the seven-phase practice that he developed for students in the West. It is adapted from traditional instructions to counteract the overwhelming distraction that is becoming a global culture these days, not only in the West. Beginners will find a wealth of useful, easy-to-understand information while more experienced meditators may be surprised to find their practice deepening through letting go of tension.

This evidence-based course is an integration of the best of Western scientific research from peak performance and positive psychology with the great contemplative traditions of the East. The course addresses a gap in the Western psychotherapy traditions, which emphasize the eradication of negative emotional states, by instead focusing on the implications of various positive emotional states for psychological and physical health. Through lecture, demonstration, and experiential exercises, you’ll learn how to use mind-training practices to enhance performance excellence, vital engagement in work and everyday activities, mastery over everyday living, and to enhance positivity and pro-social behavior to flourish in everyday life.

This introduction to the Buddhist teachings and practice from which mindfulness is derived is for yoga asana teachers who would like to bring mindfulness into their teaching appropriately and with confidence. Expanding understanding and practice of these inner methods will also benefit any dedicated yoga asana practitioner. In addition to the common format of didactic teaching, guided meditation, and Q&A, each class will include a yoga/mindfulness practice to demonstrate techniques for layering body-based and contemplative methods.