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Thank you for your interest in the Spiritual Network's On-Line
Meditation workshop. This On-Line workshop has been constructed into sections from
KayAhRa's workshop. Teaching meditation since the eighties, KayAhRa has put together
lessons that are quick and very impactual for an advanced, no-frills learning experience.
The On-line Meditation workshop has text for reading and understanding the topic
being discussed, occasionally graphics to keep your interest high, specific diagrams and
visuals when needed, examples, exercises for you to practice to increase your meditational
skills, 'homework' to do on a daily basis to further your meditation abilities, and even a
test at the end to be sure you would be ready to advance to the next Meditation level.
Please note that this on-line workshop is divided into levels whereas KayAhRa's live
Meditation Workshop (given in St. Louis Missouri and where she travels for lectures)
includes all the lessons and levels presented in the on-line classes.
ON LINE MEDITATION CLASS ~ LEVEL ONE
When you have completed On-Line Meditation Level One you will...
- Have an understanding of what meditation can be
- Learn about different reasons to meditate including reducing stress, being
healthier and self-empowerment to reach your own personal goals
- Be able to detect stress factors in your life
- Know how to reduce the effects of stress in your life
- Understand how you can heal your physical body and illnesses through mediation
practices
- Understand the concept of mental and emotional 'garbage' and how to throw
out the trash
- Know how to properly prepare the body to meditate
- Understand various sitting positions that work best for meditation so you can
find the one that works the best for you
- How to create a Meditative Place and use it beneficially
- And then be ready to advance to Level Two
An on-line work shop is a different experience than attending one of our
classes in person. To make the workshop as productive as possible it includes questions,
exercises, and even tests. Yes, tests! because an instructor is not there able to assist
you and guide you through the lessons and there to review your progress we offer simple
little tests that will allow you to judge when you are ready to proceed to the next
lesson.
The entire meditation workshop was originally designed to encompass seven weeks
and a minimum of ten classroom hours with lots of homework and additional group
discussions between the participants. The in-person workshop is presented in an
accelerated pace whereas the on-line workshop can be taken at your own pace. In a
class setting KayAhRa is able to watch and ask questions to be sure the students are
really ready to move onto the next section. In this on-line workshop, you must be your own
judge but you will still have exercises, reading, and homework to do.
Most of the lesson web pages are artistly done to add interest during the
reading portions of the on-line lesson. Please note that no music is incorporated. Music
can be a vital key in meditation itself as discussed in the Level 2 on-line meditation
workshop.
SPIRITUAL NETWORK ON LINE MEDITATION CLASS
~ LEVEL ONE ~ LESSON PLAN ~
Please note that boxed areas below represent actual excerpts from the
on-line workshop.
Lesson 1
- What is meditation...
- Effects of drugs and alcohol on the body and meditation
- Effects of Stress and how meditation can end/reduce stress
Lesson 2
- What is stress to you...
- How stress effects you...
Lesson 3
- Understanding what causes stress
- Understanding of how mediation and your mind set can end stress
- How mediation can effect your body
- How meditation can cure your body
Lesson 4
- Different types of meditation
- Disconnection Meditation
- Connection Meditation
- Introduction to the concept of "Meditative Place"
- Introduction to the concept of 'garbage'
 In meditation you can create your own
personal mental world. A safe place that you go to in order to do your meditation work.
This is called your "Meditation Place". Many people use a place in nature
(near a stream, the beach, high on a mountain) while some use a religious place or a
perfect room. Now is a great time to start considering what your "Meditation
Place" will be like. Giving yourself a few days to think of this place is an
excellent idea, so I mention this now. |
Lesson 5
- What 'garbage' is in detail
- Garbage emotions
- Garbage memories
- Garbage goals/dreams
- Garbage worries
- How to clean out the 'garbage'
- Cleaning Meditation
Lesson 6
- Views on Meditation
- Albert Einstein's views
- Science to ceremony
- Introduction to the words and concept of a Mantra and Chanting
Meditation can change your viewpoints on many things as
well as your own life style. Many find that through this meditation course you also
experience a lot of self-evaluation. This happens mainly in the processes of cleaning up
the garbage in your mind and in identifying stress factors.
An important thing to remember is that meditation is 'completion without regret'. If your mind wonders, it has wondered. There is no
guilt, for it is past. If you focus on the now, the past does not matter. If a stray
thought comes, it already came so let it go. You are already in a new moment. Refocus.
Continue. Just because you have started to think of something else does not mean you can
not meditate or that you should give up. Let it go. Continue. Complete the session no
matter how many times you have had stray thoughts. Continue and complete, without regret.
This is a thought process you should incorporate into your CLEANING
MEDITATION. Just do the exercises. There is no trying, either do it or do
not do it. There is no in-between. There is no failure if you attempt to meditate and have
random thoughts. Just choose to complete it and then do it. |
Lesson 7
- How to prepare the body for meditation
- Moving Meditation Exercise
- Pre-mediation exercises
- Physical Check-list
- Proper positions to sit in for meditation
(Please note that steps 1~7 are
not shown in this excerpt)
PHYSICAL MEDITATIVE SITTING POSITION
This is the proper way to prepare your body for a meditation session. Practice
doing this daily, even if it is to just practice preparing the body or do this and 'empty
the garbage'. Note that we are not yet introducing breathing methods. This is just to get
the physical body comfortable and ready for a session of meditation . . . . . . . .
8. Place your hands in a comfortable
position.
Many like the COSMIC MUDRA
position. Your right palm facing upwards, thumb at belly button; relaxed yet cupping. Left
hand on top of right hand - thumb at belly button so that both thumbs just touch. Your
right hand is holding the left. A line pointed straight in the open would point to the 'Don Tin'
2-3 inches below the navel. The Tanden (Japanese) or Tan Tien (don-tin) in Chinese is where your vital spiritual core or cosmic energy center is
located within the physical form.
There are many positions you can
place your hands in, just select one that is comfortable for you and that agrees with your
own personal and spiritual practices.
I do however not suggest that your
hands are palm down on your legs since many people do find themselves getting warm during
meditation and this would create heat and sweaty palms that could later distract you.
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Lesson 8
- Cleansing/Clearing Breathing
- Relaxation Breathing
- Long Life Breathing
Lesson 9
USING
PHYSICAL SENSES TO FOCUS FOR MEDITATION
 Overwhelming or distracting the
senses allows your mind to focus on the sensation on a conscience level which keeps that
part of the mind busy. With that section of your mind being distracted it may allow you to
focus your attentions better in meditation or at least help you avoid a distraction from
that sense. Most people claim they can not meditate because their focus is
distracted. In this section you will learn some ways to incorporate the physical into
meditation to distract the sense itself, on purpose!
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Lesson 10
- Creating your Meditative Place
- Benefits of the Meditative Place
- Meditation exercises
Lesson 11
- Testing yourself
- Re-evaluating to see if you wish to take Level 2 on-line meditation classes.
- A description of Level Two Lessons are given at the end of Lesson 11/Level One
which include information and exercises on how to do Open Eye Meditations, Closed Eye
Meditations, Color Meditations, connecting to your body for better meditations; more about
using Mantras and Chanting in mediation; and what a Guided Meditation is and can
accomplish.
Order the Level One On-Line Meditation Workshop
Once your order is received you will be e-mailed the private URL that will
allow you entrance to the on-line meditation course.
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