{"id":798,"date":"2008-09-27T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2008-09-27T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/?p=798"},"modified":"2008-09-27T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2008-09-27T08:00:56","slug":"one-day-meditation-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/2008\/09\/27\/one-day-meditation-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"One-day Meditation Workshops in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you had a day you could describe like this:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A most enlightening and enriching experience<\/em>.&#8221; Sushil<br \/>\n\u00a0\u201c<em>Wonderful, positive\u2026and truly was attuned to the individual spirit<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Katrina<br \/>\n\u201c<em>I experienced calmness and tranquillity<\/em>.\u201d Murali<br \/>\n\u201c<em>Lovely atmosphere and a beautiful place to be<\/em>.\u201d Alan<br \/>\n\u201c<em>I felt very peaceful of mind, which was hard lately\u2026having very kind and warm people around was a good feeling too<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Indiana<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_801\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-801\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-801\" title=\"Sahaja Yoga Meditation workshop\" src=\"http:\/\/sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Sahaja Yoga Meditation workshop, Sydney\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sahaja Yoga Meditation workshop, Sydney<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These are just some of the glowing comments received from people who attended Sahaja Yoga\u2019s free one-day meditation workshops in Sydney.\u00a0 If a day like this appeals to you, please read on to learn how you can participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seeking truth and peace<\/strong><br \/>\nMost people at some time have felt stressed or out of balance or found themselves seeking an indefinable something \u201cmore\u201d in their lives.\u00a0 As a result, many people have now discovered the benefits of true meditation with Sahaja Yoga, and enjoy the peace and enlightenment they find when attending our free weekly classes in locations across Australia.\u00a0 The meditation is very easy and no prior experience is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Here in Sydney, over some time we had requests for more in-depth sessions, more than we could possibly fit into our local weekly meetings of an hour or two.\u00a0 So one bright Sunday morning, some years ago, we held our first half-day meditation workshop, which proved to be very popular with both absolute beginners and regulars alike.\u00a0 Demand simply kept growing.\u00a0 So we now hold free one-day meditation Sunday workshops in Sydney, about three or four times a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>A beautiful experience \u2013 what a lovely day we had<\/em>!\u201d\u00a0 Anita<br \/>\n\u201c<em>This was a touch of love in my life<\/em>.\u201d Carlos<br \/>\n\u201c<em>It is one of the most amazing and wonderful experiences, coming to the meditation workshop.\u00a0 Enjoyed each minute of it<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Nandini<br \/>\n\u201c<em>Thanks for helping me to see how much power and energy I have in myself.\u00a0 It was really an amazing experience \u2013 I enjoyed it very much<\/em>.\u201d Manpreet<br \/>\n\u201c<em>Brilliant workshop!\u00a0 Theory is clear and the meditation makes it a very rewarding day<\/em>.\u201d Sandra<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_806\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-806\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-806\" title=\"Sahaja Yoga Meditation session\" src=\"http:\/\/sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Sahaja Yoga Meditation workshop session\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/09\/burwood-program2.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sahaja Yoga Meditation workshop session<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Workshops<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our most recent workshop included presentations by guest speakers on a range of topics: an introduction to meditation for newcomers; a separate in-depth session with mantras, for more established meditators; music in meditation and how it affects mood; collective meditations; and scientific findings of medical research into Sahaja Yoga meditation.\u00a0 Practical sessions covered clearing techniques, including a Mother Earth session; the soothing effect of footsoaking; guided meditations; and the use of affirmations.\u00a0 The day was further enhanced with the playing of live world music and several recorded talks by Shri Mataji, the founder of Sahaja Yoga.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>Though the topics and presenters may vary with each workshop, by request the workshops have an emphasis on blending lots of practical sessions and meditations along with the theory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sahaja Yoga meditation workshops are provided free, as a non-profit community service, with very experienced meditators there to help with any queries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>In this age of commercialisation and business orientated activities, I am delighted to see such activities being done on a volunteer basis at no cost to the participants.\u00a0 This speaks a lot of the true intentions of the organisers, who are there to really help the community.\u00a0 Keep it up!\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Yan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meal breaks<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and morning tea are provided ($5 by donation on entry).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When is the next workshop?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please note, the next Sydney workshop date has not yet been decided.\u00a0 Once the date is set, we notify people in our database by email, about two weeks before the event.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to be notified, see how to subscribe below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To be notified by email of our next workshop<\/strong>, subscribe to our database <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/subscribe\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0further workshop details and frequently asked questions, follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sahajayoga.com.au\/workshops\" target=\"_self\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to meeting you.<\/p>\n<p>If you have ever wondered what it would be like to experience the peace of true meditation, and would like to join us at a workshop, you are welcome to come along.\u00a0 Who knows?\u00a0 Maybe next time it will be you writing to give us your feedback!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards<br \/>\nSahaja Yoga collective in Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you had a day you could describe like this: &#8220;A most enlightening and enriching experience.&#8221; Sushil \u00a0\u201cWonderful, positive\u2026and truly was attuned to the individual spirit.\u201d\u00a0 Katrina \u201cI experienced calmness and tranquillity.\u201d Murali \u201cLovely atmosphere and a beautiful place to be.\u201d Alan \u201cI felt very peaceful of mind, which was hard 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