We had the third meeting of our four week Introduction to Meditation Class at Yoga Bliss today. During the month of November we’re focusing on the basics in order to help each other build a personal practice.
We began with a body scan and revisited the six points of posture. Bringing awareness to feeling sensation in the whole body and then different body parts helps to calm and center our minds.
We brought a sense of being safe, satisfied and connected into our awareness. We shared a comfortable, warm and safe room. For the moment, our basic needs were substantially met. We were among accepting, supportive people with whom we could share a sense of connection. These are the three states that give rise to “homeostatic equilibrium.” This state is the foundation for an experience of well being, an ability to cope and an instinct to heal. Dr. Rick Hanson describes this as the brain being in the “Green Zone.”
