Meditation in Motion: Qigong for Calm and Insight
Online three-week course
With Jaya Rudgard
Thursday evenings starting 23 May
7.00 pm – 8.30 pm (BST)
This 3-session online course follows on from the Metta in Motion residential weekend retreat at Gaia House in April 2024.
We will continue to explore qigong as a support for Insight Meditation, this time with particular focus on calming and collecting the mind. It will look at traditional teachings on anapanasati, mindfulness of breathing, and how to work with these using movement as well as sitting meditation.
The course is designed to work both as a standalone course, and also as a support for those who attended or wish to attend the residential retreat at Gaia House in April. For details please click here.
For more information on Jaya’s qigong practice and teaching, please visit her website.
Suitability
All levels of experience are welcome.
Teacher
JAYA RUDGARD began meditating in the 1980s and practised for eight years as a nun in the Thai Forest tradition in England with Ven. Ajahn Sumedho as her teacher. She is a graduate of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training and teaches Insight Meditation and mindfulness in the UK and internationally. She also studies and teaches qigong.
Listen to one of Jaya Rudgard's Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center on 24.11.2015: Seeing Through the Net of Illusion (Duration 47:55)
Format & schedule
Sessions will include qigong practice, guided sitting meditation and time for questions.
Each session will build on previous ones, so attendance in person to all three sessions is preferable. If your situation does not support this, recordings will be made available to catch-up if a session is missed.
The sessions will be from 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Thursdays
- 23 May
- 30 May
- 13 June
Using Zoom
This online retreat will use the Zoom platform. For support with learning how to use Zoom, please click here to read the guidance we’ve put together on our website. Please read the first section, ‘Using Zoom’, before registering.
Enquiries
If you have any questions regarding the retreat, you can send an email to onlinecoordinator@gaiahouse.co.uk.
Dana/generosity
None of your registration fee goes to the teachers. Gaia House teachers rely on the generosity of students for their livelihood. There will be an opportunity to make a dana offering to Jaya at the end of the course.
Click here to read more about the practice of dana.
Dana can be offered to Jaya via the Gaia House website. Please click on Teacher and then specify that your donation is for ‘online qigong’ in the notes section on the checkout page.
Dana can also be offered to Gaia House. To make a donation please click here and specify as above, that your donation is for ‘online qigong’ in the notes section on the checkout page. Your support is greatly appreciated and helps us to continue offering the teachings of the Dharma from our centre in Devon and online.
With deep appreciation for your generosity.
Well-being and online retreats
Before you book, please read these guidelines about mental well-being and silent online retreats:
Meditation retreats can be very nourishing; however, as they require sustained meditation practice, they also need some stability of psychological health. If you have recently (within the past year or so) experienced significant trauma or psychiatric illness, or if you are currently experiencing acute emotional distress such as serious depression or anxiety, it may not be the best time for you to participate in a retreat. The teachers might not be able to give you the kind of individual psychological care you need at this time. A setting with more opportunities for interpersonal engagement may be more appropriate.
- If you are currently under the care of a mental health professional, please discuss your attendance with them. You should be in a relatively stable period of mental well-being and have adequate psychological resilience.
- If you have any questions about this, please contact Laura using the email address, retreatmanager@gaiahouse.co.uk
Online: Meditation in Motion
A note on dana/generosity
None of your registration fee goes to the teacher(s). Gaia House teachers rely on the generosity of students for their livelihood. There will be an opportunity to make a dana offering to your teacher(s) at the end of the event.
To register for this course:
- Please look at the rates listed below and enter the amount appropriate to you in the amount box.
- Then complete the registration form.
- Please read our Booking & cancellation conditions before completing your booking.
Rates:
Registration is on a sliding-scale starting at £0. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you are able to. Your generosity is vital in supporting Gaia House to sustain its Dharma offerings for the benefit of all.We are committed to ensuring that our programme is available to everyone who wishes to participate. If our suggested registration band is too high for you, you can enter the amount you are able to pay.
Registration: £21 — £53 (if this amount is too high, please feel welcome to pay what is appropriate for your current circumstances)
Dānanandi Sangha: £0 As a regular donor to Gaia House you are contributing already. Thank you.