Oh no! Did you miss the live webcast? Download the MP3 and listen at your convenience and practice as often as you like (but not while driving–PLEASE)! The recorded meditation will be available within an hour of the end of the live webcast.
Online Book Club Courses
I offer an online book club that features my favorite books on Buddhism, meditation, yoga, philosophy, anthropology, science, the body, anatomy, energy and more. You can enroll anytime in my book club style course on the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths. The cost is $25 and we spend five-weeks on this book: Dancing with Life by Phillip Moffitt. The cost of the book is not included in the participation fees. Start anytime and read and watch the videos and complete the worksheets all at your own pace and convenience.
Newsletter
My newsletter members get exclusive access to additional FREE guided meditations, webcast seminars and yoga trainings. If you aren’t already getting my newsletter, please sign-up today. Upon registration you will immediately receive access to a mini-book of meditations you can complete on your own in less than 5-minutes for fast stress relief on the go.
You think of it as a summer that’s somewhere else,
where the insects are rubies and emeralds in the trees,
flitting through hymns you’ll be able to hear–tomorrow,
where petals quiver out on the air like flames.
And plumed birds flash around it, scarlet peacocks
waiting there, tricked out for your arrival:
Music and beauty; that’s what you want from it.
What it is is the opposite of that.
It’s here already, here in your local April–
what did you picture? A bauble from the sun?
A star come down and planted in a garden
(up the road) and even at noon the dew
hanging like beads of heaven on its leaves?
No. It’s more like burdock, say, or vetch.
You want it to be the color of sherbet; strange;
a tulip in blue or melons with violet flesh,
or a tree with arpeggios where the fruit should be,
tended by gods who amuse you while you eat–
who fan it with gold-hinged wings and delicious antics;
sweeter, really, than you can believe. Instead,
it’s plain–it’s too plain even to be noticed,
as plain as the grass you’re walking in today.
This poem is a profound inquiry into mind, desire and being present and aware of our reality. These exact themes are explored in my new online course, The Four Noble Truths. What is not offered in the poem above is a method for dealing with the suffering that arises in the difference between what we desire and what happens. This suffering from the desire for things to be any other way than how they actually are is a shared human experience. The Four Noble Truths course is a “book club style” online course that provides a reading guide to Phillip Moffitt’s beautiful and insightful book, Dancing with Life and worksheets and meditations to help you bring these insights into your practice and daily life. The tuition for this 5-week course is $25. If you are looking for a meaningful summer read and a way to create or re-inspire a daily meditation practice, please consider joining this supportive and intelligent book club community.
Here is more information on how this unique book club style course came to be:
FREE GUIDED MEDITATION
And, I hope you will either join me LIVE or listen to the recording of a guided meditation on interdependence. The live guided meditation is on Monday, July 1st from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. It is FREE. Completely FREE with no registration or strings attached. Due to space limitations, I highly recommend showing up for the call at least 5-minutes before it is supposed to begin. Absolutely no experience with yoga or meditation is required. Just get comfortable, sit back, listen and relax! Here is the link to the event page: http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=43192956
SIGN-UP
Every week I send out love notes to everyone on my mailing list. Yes, that’s right. Love notes. The kind that make you all excited and a little giggly and nervous because you just can’t wait to open them and see what’s inside! Of course, you will also have access to exclusive meditation and yoga events and get the first notification on new programs and projects. And, as a little treat, I will also send you a mini-booklet of short meditations that you can do right now to feel less stress.
We recommend this beginner meditation course. There is a 60-day 100% money-back guarantee.
This is not a Yoga Matrika product, but we know that there are a lot of people in our community who can’t come and take a class, but really want to learn how to meditate or need some support for their daily home practice.
The kind of commitment that I’m talking about is also sometimes referred to as “put your money where your mouth is.” You know that you want to make a commitment to developing your yoga practice, your meditation practice or both. Maybe you’ve been meaning to try yoga for a while. Perhaps, after the 15th article you’ve read this month about the benefits of meditation you feel almost obligated to give it a try. Maybe you’ve let your mat get dusty this winter or it might even be frozen in your trunk?
Whether you’ve never done yoga or meditated before or you’ve been a yogi at heart for forever, this season of renewal reminds us of the value of commitment. Registering for an 8-week small group series with Sharon for this spring is an excellent way to ease yourself back on your mat or cushion or find out what all the buzz is about for yourself for the very first time.
Here are just some of the benefits to committing to a private small-group class over dropping-in on large studio classes:
You have the opportunity to develop a relationship with your teacher and your fellow students. You know that this small group will notice your absence and you will miss seeing them too and these relationships help you get to class when you aren’t quite feeling up to it.
You write the dates and times on your calendar and then you make it happen. If you have to arrange a babysitter, then you do it. If you have to figure out what bus you are going to take, you find that schedule. When it is on your calendar, then you do it. Making a class a habit is an excellent way to make sure that you actually attend.
In a small group you get the attention and support you need to learn new skills. With an 8-week series, the material can be presented in a consecutive way. The instructor can get to know you and your special abilities and is prepared to modify your practice just for you. No more hiding in the back of the room just hoping you don’t hurt yourself!
Let’s be honest. You spent the money and now you are going to show up.
When you make a commitment, a whole new realm of opportunities will open up for you. Whenever you make a commitment, it means saying “no” to other things or people. But, it also means that a completely new set of possibilities will be revealed to you.
Stop talking about doing yoga or learning how to meditate and SIGN-UP. See you in April!
Meditation in Motion: 4-class Series
Mondays 6:00-7:30 pm, 3/14 through 4/4
Facilitated by: Sharon Rudyk
Cost for 4-class series: $65 (Online Registration HERE)
Research indicates that the benefits of mindful breathing, gentle physical movements and a variety of techniques including visualization and meditation are powerful tools for health and healing. From reversing heart disease to changing the expression of your genes, a regular meditation practice has a significant impact on your quality of life. In this small group series, we will specifically explore a variety of meditation techniques that can be used by anyone regardless of your previous experience with yoga or meditation. We will do some physical movements, but these types of movements are very natural and can be accomplished by any adult regardless of your physical shape or abilities (they can even be done while sitting in a chair!). Relieve stress, relax the body and learn quick and simple ways to improve your quality of life every single day.
