This fall, Lorna Bennett and I hosted a series of four one-hour workshops designed to help participants begin a sitting meditation practice. Micro Meditations are an easy entry point to regular meditation, requiring only a few short minutes a day. This was the first series of this type that we’ve taught together, and it went really well!

For 3-5 minutes a day over a four week period, participants explored a number of aspects of meditation: noticing physical sensations, observing thoughts, feeling emotions. They attended four workshop sessions in which we discussed why meditation is a good thing to do, affecting stress levels and general health and creating positive states of mind that last all day. This feeling of well-being can become a driving force towards a more satisfying and inspiring life. We also talked about the obstacles we often encounter when trying to reach a meditative state – distractions, worries, physical discomfort – and how to move past them.

The sessions were very interactive, with most of the time spent discussing the experiences of the new meditators and how challenges can be turned into opportunities for deeper immersion. Each session also contained several opportunities to sit in meditation, guided by Lorna or by me. We structured those meditations to demonstrate how flexible and broad the possibilities are when you meditate.

Planting the seeds of a lifelong love of meditation is incredibly fulfilling. We loved teaching this workshop series and hope to offer another in the near future. If you think you’d like to join us, or host your own micro meditation training with us, please get in touch!