These are unusual times, when many people are at home and others are working hard to ensure people are well and happy. Experienced meditation teachers will be giving daily, weekly or weekend classes tailored to individual needs. We hope to give as many people as possible the opportunity to learn meditation in whatever circumstances. Founded in 1973, The Samatha Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation which fosters practice and study in the Samatha-Vipassana tradition.
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These regular events are currently accessed by invitation and are open to people developing samatha-vipassana with the Samatha Association in the UK, Europe, US and across the world. There are regular days of practice developing meditation practice, mindfulness and skilfulness in body speech and mind - contact your teacher for details of these events.
Given the current circumstances the Belfast Meditation Group is holding weekly virtual classes via Skype. These classes are open for anyone to join. Also if you would like 1:1 instruction before joining the group this can also be facilitated via Skype. Samatha means calmness & tranquility, Samatha meditation is a breath-based mindfulness practice, which helps the busy mind to settle.
As our central practice, we teach a form of meditation which uses a focus on the breath to develop both calm and mindfulness, to understand the mind better and learn how to respond more skilfully rather than react to experience. Around this base, we also teach other meditation techniques and explore ways of learning to live well with our own minds and all their various emotions.
Samatha meditation is an effective but gentle way of training the mind to develop inner strength and freedom from turmoil, leading on to clarity, peacefulness, and understanding. There are many kinds of Samatha meditation techniques. The Technique, that we will practice/learn during the workshop, is based on attention to the breath.
The class takes place at the Wyche Institute, Old Wyche Road, Malvern Wells WR14 4EP. The class for beginners to this tradition is at 7.00pm where the Samatha meditation practice which is structured and guided is taught. This teaching happens over a few months, gradually building up confidence and skill.
