Return to Stillness
Twice-a-month group meditation taking one theme from agitation to clear seeing.
Return to Stillness is a monthly subscription to a live group meditation held twice a month, where I hold the container, and we meditate together! Whatever is gnawing at us commonly that morning becomes the theme: anything which feels stressed, blocked, unmanageable, draining, numb (you can use your own words for the bothersome things).
We explore it together, sit with it in guided meditation, and share what surfaced. Whatever troubles us, if we work through it together and meditate afterwards, it sinks in deeper and sticks better. We lean on the restorative and healing power of being still.
The (no)Self will always peek through.
The practice of returning to the breath is central to human evolution. The Buddha taught it as a complete path in itself, and breath is common to any system/teacher supporting mental health. If you’re here you already know the benefits of meditating, so let’s skip all that. You’ll learn when you feel it. We’ll have the Life Alignment energy system helping us all hold the space for extra firepower. :)
Sign up now or read on to make up your mind –
Structure (total 75-90 minutes):
Why the theme is chosen on the morning
Reality is dynamic, always shifting form and wearing new clothes. Miracles happen inside us on a daily basis. I am wary of the idea of “coincidences”, especially when we don’t join them with our consciousness to see what they have brought to teach us. Each day is a new version of all of us, let’s check with that one every time?
Why sit in a group
Motivational. A room of people doing a hard thing together makes it easier to stay when our minds want us to run.
Energetic. Systems that vibrate near each other move into rhythm with each other. A room of nervous systems settling together adds up through constructive interference.
Psychological. Speaking about a theme aloud and seeing theirs reminds us that we’re not alone, we’re going through the same shit in parallel. Clarity loves being in places where there’s no judgement, lots of compassion, and friendship in figuring out how to get out of the bad trip.
Neuroscientific. Co-regulation is measurable. Breathing and heart rhythms synchronise in groups, and the social engagement system calms the threat response. A group sit gives the body a felt experience of safety that may be hard to generate by yourself.
What you’ll practise
Who’s this for?
Seekers, wonderers, Buddhas in the making, little branches of the universe developing real self-consciousness trying not to suffer from it.
Anyone who knows that suffering is wisdom in disguise.
Folks already in therapy or on healing journeys who want to build integrative practices.
Folks new to meditation who want to do it with others to be accountable with their attention.
Anyone who’s sick of their mind running the show.