Moving the Mind: The Body as Vehicle for Transforming Emotions
at Kusala Yoga, Brooklyn
It's not in our cultural vocabulary yet, to practice moving energy, mind or consciousness around in the physical body - but it is steeped in yogic tradition, very accessible and empowering to all. Moving the mind is an experiential, not wholly conceptual, practice. The applications are as limitless as the capacity of the mind itself and as healing as the heart is boundless. This work is a prelude to taking compassionate action - it is a foundation for kindness and understanding of one's own inner landscape.
May 6 - 16
Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation Training Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
All workshops unless noted are comprised of both yoga postures and meditation practices.
past workshops:
November 12, 10 - 4:30, $108
Inner and Outer Alignment: Experiencing the Influence of the Subtle/Energetic Body on the Physical Body with Jill Satterfield
It’s common understanding in Buddhist and Yogic traditions, that there is a central energetic channel within the physical body. As it’s part of the unseen or emotional body, it isn’t as widely accepted in the West, but the experience of it is undeniable. Practicing visualizations, yoga postures and meditation will provide a variety of opportunities for in depth exploration of the channel and it’s affects on the physical form of the outer body.
Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, NYC
November 13, 10 - 4:30, $108
More Ease, Less Struggle: A Practical Guide to Working with Populations with Chronic Pain and Illness with Diana Slattery OTR/L and Jill Satterfield
Hone observational skills to better understand where problems are coming from and learn strategies to help each body find its way back to equilibrium. Enhance verbal skills to more accurately speak to the body- empowering students by allowing them to "find" their own adjustments within a pose. These insights are from the frontline of working with people in pain and with illness by senior SCA teacher, Diana Slattery and Jill Satterfield.
Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, NYC
Saturday, November 19, 10:30 - 4:30
Introduction to Vajra Yoga & Meditation
By focusing the mind on the body, we settle into being present; having authentic presence and connection. Meditation can be practiced by utilitzing the body as its focal point - and the experiences of a body-oriented meditation are often blissful and spacious. We'll focus our awareness on very subtle body movements - the diaphragms - pelvic floor, rib cage and skull - to experience the calm and peaceful counterparts of refined body awareness.
The Yoga & Polarity Center, 30 Church Street, Malverne, NY - information: yogaschool@aol.com, 516-578-2898
December 3, 10 - 4:30. $108
Meditation in Motion for Youth: Teaching Meditation and Yoga to Youth At – Risk with Jill Satterfield
Practicing meditation in stillness and weaving it into movement are skills that enhance everyday life, make practical sense and are enjoyed by youth who are constantly on high alert and reactive. This workshop explores seated meditation, walking meditation and skillful ways to practice yoga in meditative awareness as it applies to working with troubled youth.
Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, NYC
December 4, 10 - 4:30. $108
The Body as Home: The Mind, Body and Heart Relationship with Jill Satterfield
We can live in our body without really knowing it - we can take it for granted until it becomes sick or injured. But why not radically accept it by taking care of it and opening the lines of communication between our bodies, heart and mind? We can experience our body as our home and begin to liberate the illusion of separateness of heart, mind and body. Being curious about and intimately knowing our physical and emotional body is a way to feel at home everywhere, to embrace our humanity, to be more engaged and live with more ease.
Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, NYC
Saturday, December 10, 10:30 - 4:30
Inner and Outer Alignment: Experiencing the Influence of the Subtle/ Energetic Body on the Physical Body
It's common understanding in the Buddhist and Yogic traditions, that there is a central energetic channel within the physical body. The channel begins and ends at two of our diaphragms - skull and pelvic floor- it also connects all of the energy centers. But, as it is part of the unseen or emotional body, it isn't yet widely accepted in the West, but the experience of it is undeniable. Practicing visualizations, yoga postures, and meditation will provide a variety of opportunities for in depth exploration of the channel and its effects on the physical form of the outer body.
The Yoga & Polarity Center, 30 Church Street, Malverne, NY - information: yogaschool@aol.com, 516-578-2898
Moving the Mind: The Body as Vehicle for Transforming Emotions
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 10:30 - 4:30
It's not in our cultural vocabulary yet, to practice moving energy, mind or consciousness around in the physical body - but it is steeped in yogic tradition, very accessible and empowering to all. Moving the mind is an experiential, not wholly conceptual, practice. The applications are as limitless as the capacity of the mind itself and as healing as the heart is boundless. This work is a prelude to taking compassionate action - it is a foundation for kindness and understanding of one's own inner landscape.
The Yoga & Polarity Center, 30 Church Street, Malverne, NY - information: yogaschool@aol.com, 516-578-2898
Vajra Yoga and Meditation Daylong Retreat: Personal Immersion and Practice
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 10:30 - 430
Building and maintaining a personal practice is fundamental and yet often illusive. Sometimes it's not a matter of forcing ourselves to practice, but finding techniques and opening our view to include practices that we actually look forward to doing. Metta, the practice of loving-kindness and compassion, is incredibly useful as a tool when creating a personal practice. Including Metta, slowing down our asana practice to allow it to be meditative, and investigating the mind, body and heart with delight and curiosity are necessary components of a practice we can actually look forward to.
The Yoga & Polarity Center, 30 Church Street, Malverne, NY - Cost per workshop - $150, or $500 for all 4. For more information: yogaschool@aol.com, or call Diana at 516-578-2898
All workshops are comprised of both meditation and yoga practices
Cost for individual workshops at the Tibet House: $108 ($97.20 for TH Members)
Tibet House Members and Rubin Museum of Art Staff receive 10% discount on all workshops held at the Tibet House.
Take a look at some of our past presentations:
The Body as House : Coming Home - with Jill Satterfield
Moving the MInd: The Body as Vehicle - with Jill Satterfield
The Interdependant Body: The Outer Layers - with Diana Slattery OTR/L
The Interdependant Body: The Subtle/Emotional Layers - with Jill Satterfield
Guidelines from the Frontlines: Bringing Yoga and Meditation into Behavioral Health Settings - with Wendy Barron PhD., Diana SLattery OTC/L and JIll Satterfield
Loving What Is: Offering Yoga and Meditation to those with Chronic Pain and Illness - with Jill Satterfield
Buddhist Psychology and Contemplative Psychotherapy - with Robin Boudette PhD.
Integrative Mind-Body Awareness in the Treatment of Trauma and Addiction - with Jenifer Fransisco PhD. and Jill Satterfield
Working with Difficult Youth - with Douglas Ruest LCSW
Heart Matters: Buddhist Psychology and Contemplative Psychotherapy, Working with Emotions with Robin Boudette PhD. and Jill Satterfield
Scientific research in the fields of mindfulness and neuroscience demonstrates that we have much to learn from Buddhist traditions. Join Jill and Dr. Robin Boudette for an interactive workshop that will include an overview of the current research, introduction to the essentials of Buddhist psychology and presentation of ways to integrate the principle and practices into healing and psychotherapy.
Moving the Mind: The Body as Vehicle for Transforming Emotions with Jill Satterfield
It’s not in our cultural vocabulary yet, to practice moving energy, mind or consciousness around in the physical body – but it is steeped in yogic tradition, very accessible and empowering to all. Moving the mind is an experiential not wholly conceptual practice. The applications are as limitless as the capacity of the mind itself and as healing as the heart is boundless.There will be periods of movement, sitting and discussion.
