Please join us for “Breathing Like a Buddha, Part One” - a series with Margo McLoughlin.

Buddhist meditation instruction usually begins with mindfulness of breathing. Since the breath is a fairly neutral and ever-present aspect of experience, it offers the ideal site for developing present-moment awareness. Gradually, this yields a certain steadiness and stability of mind which, in turn, provides the ground for insight.

Meditation teachers offer a variety of approaches for bringing awareness to the simple process of breathing. Some encourage a moment-by-moment precision of attention. Others suggest using a mental note  In this four-part series, we'll read excerpts from Ajahn Sucitto's book, "Breathing Like a Buddha," and explore his holistic perspective on the key discourse of the Buddha - "The Anapanasati Sutta - The Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing."

In the introduction, Ajahn Sucitto writes: "...I went back to the basics of noticing how I was aware of breathing, and picked up on the fluid rhythm of the life force that the physical act of breathing moves and moderates."
Whether we are new to meditation or already have an established practice, we can benefit by returning to one of the core teachings and experimenting with a different approach than the one we may be used to.

The dates are: Four Tuesday evenings, August 6 - 27
Time: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Unfolding Body Studio, Cumberland, BC

 Registration fee is $60 or by donation. To register, complete the form and send an e-transfer for the total to margostoryteller@gmail.com.