In this 4 week course, we will be exploring how we can use meditation to increase our positive emotions.

Meditation - Appreciation of life - One of the best ways to cultivate positive emotions is to find appreciation for what we have.

Meditation on Impermanence - We know that everything around us is changing, and our minds also change from moment to moment. Nothing in life is permanent.

Meditation on Love - The word love means different things to different people. In this meditation we will use the definition "Wanting others to be happy". Love can be universal and should not be constrained by attachment.

Meditation - Giving and receiving - An advanced meditation to encourage compassion in our hearts and reduce clinging to our own good fortunes.

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This topic focuses on the obstacles that arise with a Meditation practice - we'll focus on creating a habit and finding what works for each of us.

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What is stress?

• According to Davidji (who’s worked closely with Deepak Chopra), stress is: how we respond when our needs are not met
• And I’d just like to repeat that – it’s a description I’d not heard before, and I read it a few times when I first saw it…
• Stress is how we respond when our needs are not met
• And what I also find interesting is that sometimes we don’t even understand what those needs are - so we can be stressed and don’t know why
• Is this why things stress us out? Because we don’t know exactly what our need is?
• I find this explanation quite empowering as if we can determine what our needs are – become aware of them, then we have more of a chance of doing something about it

How can meditation help?

• Many people turn to meditation because of stress
• And it’s becoming more commonplace this day for doctors to recommend it

But how does it help?

• Meditation can combat stress by tapping into the relaxation response which is a focused, alert yet relaxed, state of mind
• By focusing the mind, letting the stress fall away for even just a few moments, we can allow our stress combative healing systems to kick in, and allow them to do their work

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