Pranayama (Yogic breath) & Practice of Mindfulness

Drawing from the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Insight Meditation and meditation from the yogic tradition called "pranayama," Denise teaches 6-8 week meditation series . Using both discussion and experiential approaches, she guides and supports participants as they explore breath, body awareness, meditation and mindfulness. Topics of discussion include - establishment of a sit-down meditation practice, integrating meditation practices into daily life, understanding the different meditation techniques and how they are beneficial. Other meditation practices are walking meditation and loving-kindness meditation The course includes a weekly e-mail with hand-outs of all the meditation practices from each class.