Every Thursday
14 - 28 May
6:00pm - 7:00pm SGT
$ 15 SGD/session
Active Meditations are structured meditation methods that consciously bring the practitioner from the periphery to the Centre of the storm, to that place of Witnessing, to that place where one can reside in Awareness while all continues to exist around them. By using movement or sound, combined with our full attention, we are able to step by step bring our mindfulness to more subtle sensations, moving from the outside in, eventually becoming aware of body, breath, physical sensations, emotions, thoughts & the gaps of silence in between them. It is in this place of watchfulness that we become FREE to fully experience our present moment. These methods use movement & sound, are easy to learn and invite the practitioner to easily enter a state of deep awareness. We will be practicing these methods online through Zoom, so participants will need to have a mobile device that allows sound and a space in which they can move comfortably.
14 May: Free Dance Movement Meditation
This is a potent active meditation that creatively uses shaking, free dance, stillness & silence to bring one into a deep state of awareness. Most of us have realised that repressed emotions and stressful living can affect our ability to calm the mind, to live vibrantly and to relate to others. This method is particularly helpful to release tensions that block the natural flow of energies in our body, allowing us to become more joyful, peaceful and authentic. Come shake off what is no longer serving you, express yourself fully and drop into a state of pure watchfulness! Suitable for absolute beginners or advanced meditative practitioners. No experience is needed and modifications are available for people who have any physical limitations.
21 May / Sufi Movement Meditation
This is a powerful active meditation based on the heart-centered Sufi tradition, which uniquely uses repetitive dance & whirling to bring awareness to our hara (centre). So often we are pulled into the cyclone of impermanence, misidentification, circular thoughts and runaway emotions; this technique empowers us through dance to find the centre of the cyclone and to rest in a place of witnessing, untouched and unaffected by the peripheral storm. Come and enjoy this dance meditation and let it lead you to your Self. Suitable for beginners or advanced practitioners and modifications are available for those with physical limitations.
28 May: Mahamudra Meditation
This is a beautiful movement meditation meaning ‘The Great Gesture”. Using our body as a medium to communicate to the Divine Essence, we create free flowing gestures of the physical body as a communion to Existence, offering our love & gratitude for this miracle of life. This moving meditation follows in the tradition of Bhakti Yoga in that every movement becomes an offering to Love and a mindful way of entering a deep state of Awareness. Complete with receptivity, gratitude, openness, gentleness & humility, this technique brings the practitioner into the silent depths of the heart. The effect on the physical & energetic bodies is one of harmony, surrender & love. Anyone can practice this technique and will surely find that the heart is more open after such a delicate journey inwards.
Register
Please contact Altered States to register. Cost per session is 15 SGD. You can contact them here: https://www.alteredstates.live/active-meditation
ABOUT AMBER
As an Embodiment Facilitator, Amber shares the joy of living through holistic practices of yoga, active meditations, elemental wellness and pre/postnatal support. With more than 20 years of study and practice in Yoga, Ayurveda and Meditation, as well as a PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the field of stem-cell tissue repair, Amber brings a unique perspective on healing and self-discovery through the influence of scientific and ancient wisdoms. From 2009 - 2018, Amber founded a community in the heart of Singapore known as Satsanga where she has offered & organised weekly active meditation, yoga classes and community events. After enjoying the birth of her little one in 2015, Amber’s work primarily focuses on empowering women to have a conscious pregnancy, birth experience and preparedness for motherhood. Currently she serves as a midwife assistance, birth doula, teaches pre and postnatal yoga, as well as offers her own 85hr YA Embodied Woman Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training biannually. In 2020, Amber founded the Embodied Woman Yoga Academy, which is a platform for courses, CEUs, Yoga Teacher Trainings and resources related to women’s health, particularly pregnancy and postpartum. Amber currently resides in Singapore and travels the world with her family, inspiring holistic living through her offering of Intuitive Elemental Guidance, active meditation, many forms of yoga, birth support, retreats, immersions and yoga teacher trainings.
Website: www.ambersawyer.com
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