“Now, when I sit down to meditate, I can sit with ease, compassion and light-heartedness. Michael’s emphasis on beginner’s mind and simplicity has allowed me to sit without expectations, with a warm heart.”
Taught by Michael, Looking Within: An Online Meditation Course is a six-week online course in which you will learn postures for sitting meditation, how to defuse stress and experience greater calm, and tricks to stabilize emotions and reactivity.
We suggest the rhythm for the course, organizing the material into six weekly lessons, but you ultimately get to set the pace. You can do the lessons whenever you choose, in any time zone, anywhere in the world where there is an Internet connection. Plus, you’ll get lifetime access to the course content.
Looking Within: An Online Meditation Course will provide you with tools to see things just as they are, broadening your perspective and deepening your courage.
You’ll learn:
- to develop a daily practice
- options for meditation postures, from cushions to chairs
- how to defuse stress and experience greater calm
- how to connect to your feelings and learn tricks to stabilize emotions and reactivity
- methods to explore the mind-body relationship
- how to shift from mindfulness practice to deeper concentration
You’ll finish the course:
- with an expanded sense of who you are, beyond your fears and self-judgment
- with inner resources that can transform old habits
- with the ability to find genuine happiness
- and awaken your capacity for insight and wisdom
How does the course work?
You’ll receive weekly video teachings with Michael via our easy-to-use custom-built online learning platform. Videos are available for streaming or download. You can also listen to an audio-only MP3 version.
Should you run into any problems, friendly and helpful technical support is available.
Sliding scale spaces are available by application. Please note, it can take up to a week to receive a response.
Syllabus
Week 1 – Postures of Meditation: How to Stabilize Mind & Body
Week 2 – Practicing Intimacy: Using the Body to Calm the Mind
Week 3 – Clinging & Aversion: Transforming Habits as Daily Practice
Week 4 – From Mindfulness to Concentration: How to Develop Focus & Clarity
Week 5 – Pleasure & Stability: Accessing the Pleasure of Concentration
Week 6 – Releasing Looping Thoughts: How to Transform Reactivity
