The Posture of Meditation

Will Johnson

The purpose of sitting meditation is to help us let go of the mental conditioning and tensions that keep our essential nature obscured. During this intensive workshop we will first focus on establishing the optimal posture for meditation, one that offers each of us alignment, relaxation and resilience, all three essential for deep meditation. Through establishing this base, we can then work to allow and experience a breath that, as the Buddha suggested, can move through the entire being on each inhalation and exhalation, permitting us to enter far deeper states of awareness.

Note: For beginning and advanced meditators alike. Sitting cushions will be provided, but please bring your own if you have them.

A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, November 21, 10am–2pm
09FSI18S
Members: $40 / Nonmembers: $45

Will Johnson will also be teaching:
11/20/09: The Ecstatic Gazing Practices of Rumi
11/21/09, 4–6pm: The Yoga of the Mahamudra: Balance of Body, Clarity of Mind

Will Johnson, the director of The Institute for Embodiment Training in British Columbia, is the author of several books on body-oriented meditation, including Balance of Body, Balance of Mind, The Posture of Meditation and Yoga of the Mahamudra, as well as several books about the practices of the Sufi mystic Rumi, including The Spiritual Practices of Rumi and The Forbidden Rumi. www.embodiment.net