The Fundamentals of Meditation

“Meditation practice offers a rudder supporting calm, compassionate, competent mindful communication, collaboration, and caring actions no matter the stormy waves you may face.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen meditation teacher

Decades of research have documented physical and psychological benefits of meditation on individual and collective well-being through its benefits to emotions and resilience, the brain and nervous system, immune function and longevity, behavior and self-regulation.

If you would like to start or support a meditation practice or are simply curious, this online class series is for you! Each of the four sessions provide training in meditation fundamentals and opportunities to experience various ways to meditate so you can select and develop the personal practice that is right for you.

Class activities will include a range of practices beginning with breath-based and body-based mindfulness meditations. Class sessions will continue with walking meditation, visualization, and sound-based meditations, and culminate in the practice of loving kindness and compassion meditations. The focus on direct experience will help you to begin and continue meditating.

This class will not be recorded. Attendance requirement for incentive points – at least 80% of 3 of the 4 sessions.

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Instructor: Tia Rich, PhD, is a lecturer in the Stanford School of Medicine and director of Contemplation By Design. She has been integrating breath-based self-care, mindfulness, compassion, and meditation into health and well-being programs for Stanford University since 1984.

Class details are subject to change.