Becoming more centred involves
three very practical elements
At the heart of the Being Centred approach is a set of practical skills and strategies which are taught and explored during the one-day Saturday Workshops and weekly classes. The three main elements are
- Meditation
- Personal Spiritual Practice
- Inner Work
As you begin to understand each of these principles and integrate the in simple ways into your daily life at your own pace, positive change comes naturally, without forcing it.
We don't cover the theory and dogma of any religious traditions, but credit and respect is always given to them where it's due. However, you will learn about being more conscious and aware of yourself as something more than your everyday personality.
Meditation
The Being Centred meditation techniques focus on how to become still and embodied and are drawn from a variety of different disciplines. We start from scratch with how to sit comfortably in a chair, how to breathe and how to shift your attention away from your chattering mind.
Personal Spiritual Practice
A personal spirtual practice is simply a way of being psychologically self-disciplined, aware and 'connected', and the ones taught on this course are gentle, straightforward and very rewarding.
Some of the practices are so simple they require only a rapid shift of attention in the midst of even the most stressful circumstances, while others are much slower and can't really be done properly without a quiet corner and some uninterrupted time to yourself.
The practices include
We also explore what it means at the personal level to pray and be of service, removed from their traditional institutional definitions.
Some of the practices are so simple they require only a rapid shift of attention in the midst of even the most stressful circumstances, while others are much slower and can't really be done properly without a quiet corner and some uninterrupted time to yourself.
The practices include
- Presence. Paying atttention to where you are in the present moment.
- Connection. Entering the natural world so it can nourish you.
- Contemplation. pondering on a spiritual quality you want to experience more deeply in yourself
- Daily Review. Noticing the start and end of the day. Even when you have no time
- Self-reflection. Gentle approaches to observing and managing your own behaviour so that you can take responsibility for your own life and experience
- Mandala gazing. to centre and relax your mind
Gratitude.
We also explore what it means at the personal level to pray and be of service, removed from their traditional institutional definitions.
Inner Work
Drawing mainly on the work of Carl Gustav Jung, the great Swiss psychiatrist, and Roberto Assagioli, the founder of Psychosynthesis, this is the personal and psychological development aspect of the course, when we look briefly at the structures of the human psyche such as the ego and the shadow, as well as terms like core essence, persona, projection, anima and animus.
We also look at how to build self esteem, manage your emotions, develop inner strength and listen to your inner voice.
We also look at how to build self esteem, manage your emotions, develop inner strength and listen to your inner voice.