The Pause: Body-Oriented Meditation

Description

The Pause: Body-oriented Meditation

• Do you find yourself reacting to stressful situations in ways you later regret?
• Do things feel like “too much” and is an agitated nervous system keeping you from resting and relaxing?
• Or maybe stress is making you want to just shut down and hide… indefinitely?

Schedule:

The Pause is on hiatus this summer

What you can expect:

• Grounding and calm, even during challenging times
• Support and nurture, a place where your nervous system can find steadiness and rest
• Guidance on tuning in and listening to your body’s knowing

No long term commitment is required. (Come once and give it a try! If you like it, come back every time, a couple times a week, or just when you can.)

Regulars at The Pause report feeling calmer and more curious in situations where they used to feel automatically triggered and reactive. (Don’t take their word for it. Come find out for yourself!)

An internet connection is your only requirement. (No previous meditation or Focusing experience is necessary.)

Classes are held virtually, via Zoom. (You will be sent a link to access the class once you register/pay.)

What is Body-Oriented Meditation anyway?

Body-oriented meditation is a combination of Focusing (a body-oriented awareness process) and simple, non-religious meditation.

At The Pause we practice turning kind and friendly attention toward ourselves and the world. In this way, change is facilitated, rather than forced. In other words, change arises from within you rather than being imposed from a stance of willpower or “should.”

Think of Focusing as a deep kind of listening below the everyday surface noise of thoughts and habits.

Focusing-oriented meditation does not replace any other form of meditation you may enjoy or be trained in — it’s a complementary practice that can be especially helpful in cultivating a kinder and friendlier experience of yourself.

Class Structure & Logistics

Each class starts with a brief check-in, followed by an attunement to help your nervous system feel safe and steady so that you can turn toward your experience with friendly curiosity.Then there is a quiet time in which we practice meditating and being with ourselves in a friendly and compassionate manner. Finally, there is opportunity for reflections from class members (entirely optional) and questions.

Class is 45 minutes long. Each class is a bit different in content, but the basic structure remains the same.

What’s it like in a virtual Zoom room?

Zoom offers you the option of being visible to others, or of remaining invisible and muted, even while knowing that you are part of a group of people meeting for class.

You will always see me, Heidi. You may also, if you’d like, see other participants who have chosen to be visible. In short: you can be as visible or as anonymous as you like.

Registration/Payment

Payment = Registration! (If you have a coupon code for your first free class: select “1” –> press “view cart” –> enter your coupon code –> press “apply coupon” –> press “complete your purchase”)

Once your purchase is complete, you will be sent the link to access class via Zoom.

Your registration/payment is valid for anyone in your household that is sharing your internet connection with you.

Once you’ve completed your payment process, look for an email with the subject line: “Your Heidi’s Table order is now complete“. This will be the email that contains your link to join the class. (If you don’t receive the email shortly after your payment is processed, please check your spam folder or your social promotions folder.)

Can I pay/register for several classes at once?

Yes! If you’d like to pay for several classes up front, simply change the number from “1” to however many classes you want to pay for.

About Me, Heidi:

Heidi is a Certified Focusing Professional (The International Focusing Institute) and massage therapist. She has been focusing—on her own, with partners and in groups—for over 20 years. In her practice at Heidi’s Table in North Cambridge, she seamlessly combines Focusing and therapeutic massage to help her clients experience a sense of comfort and ease within themselves.

Also a student of meditation and yoga, Heidi loves weaving together these practices in the interest of the mental health, physical health and every kind of health of herself, her clients, and the world.