Whole Body Breathing Daylong
- When: Saturday, November 7, 9:30 to 4:30
- Where: San Francisco Buddhist Center, 37 Bartlett Street, between 21st and 22nd, Valencia and Mission
- Cost: $25 (if using PayPal, a small fee will be added)
- Lunch: Bring your own or eat out.
- Register:
REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED.
Course Description
Whole body breathing is a form of mindfulness practice that emphasizes the "wise use of pleasure" in the meditative process. When the mind learns to find rest in what is nourishing and wholesome, it can more easily stay focused. By expanding our perception of the breath, we learn how to utilize it to develop calm, concentration, and insight. As we become more intimate with our breathing, we discover the possibility that each breath reveals the whole of the dharma, from suffering to the end of suffering. The day will include led meditations, talks, and periods of Q&A.
- 9:15 - 9:30: Registration
- 9:30 - 9:45: Meditation: Breathing
- 9:45 - 10:15: Introduction: Perception & The Breath
- 10:15 - 11:00: Meditation: Whole Body Breathing
- 11:00 - 11:20: Questions & Sharing
- 11:20 - 11:30: Break
- 11:30 - 11:45: Talk: Broad Concentration vs. Narrow.
- 11:45 - 12:20: Meditation: Traditional Method
- 12:20 - 12:30: Questions & Sharing
- 12:30 - 1:30: Lunch
- 1:30 - 2:00: Meditation: Walking
- 2:00 - 2:45: Meditation: Whole Body Breathing
- 2:45 - 3:05: Talk: Concentration & Insight
- 3:05 - 3:20: Questions & Sharing
- 3:20 - 3:30: Break
- 3:30 - 4:15: Meditation: WBB & Lovingkindness
- 4:15 - 4:30: Final questions, course evaluattions, handouts.
Bill Scheinman has been a meditator for 16 years and has taught meditation since 2001. He teaches workplace mindfulness courses in San Francisco, as well as 8-week classes in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). He has studied with Eugene Cash and Thanissaro Bhikkhu, both teachers of whole body breathing. He is a member of the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and sits on the Steering Committee of the San Francisco Insight Meditation Community.
bill@stressreductionatwork.com
(415) 820-1533