Recommended Meditations in Singapore
Recommended Meditations in Singapore
‘Generally we waste our lives, distracted from our true selves, in endless activity. Meditation is the way to bring us back to ourselves, where we can really experience and taste our full being.’ Sogyal Rinpoche
‘The mind is its own place, and in it self can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n.’ John Milton
Meditation
Meditation ultimately allows us to find peace within by observing our thoughts and becoming aware of the space between our thoughts.
Meditation is something we can all easily learn to do. From 5 minutes to half an hour a day, meditation has amazing benefits on our health and wellbeing. We often find time to keep our body fit but do little for the health of our mind which in turn keeps our body healthy.
There are many different types such as sitting quietly and focusing on your breath, chanting a mantra or dancing meditations. It can even be something we can do whilst going about our daily lives. Reiki, Hypnotherapy, and Self Hypnosis are also forms of meditation.
Benefits
Meditation often gives a feeling of peace and calm which benefits our emotional and mental well being and our overall health.
Research shows that meditation helps us on many levels and the following are some of them:
Increasing self awareness
Relaxation
Stress reduction
Focusing on the present
Reducing negative emotions
Anxiety disorders
Depression
Cancer
Fatigue
Heart disease
Pain
Sleep problems
More positive and optimistic outlook
Improve cognition and intellectual functioning.
Have a look at the wonderful teacher’s websites below to see if there’s a meditation practice that would suit you. I highly recommend them for their wisdom, warmth and genuine love for what they do. They offer different styles but all leading to the same place…a greater sense of peace, better health and a happier more balanced life:)
Elaine Grundy
Elaine is my Reiki Master and I highly recommend her Reiki Courses. She has been teaching Reiki for over 15 years around the world and has trained hundreds of Reiki practitioners. Her background is in advertising and training and she offers a grounded, ‘real’ approach in her teaching.
Recommended Meditation
Amongst many things, she runs a weekly ‘Reiki Meditation’ on a Tuesday lunch time (12-1.30pm) which is open to all, not only Reiki practitioners. I always leave this meditation feeling more balanced, uplifted and energized.
Cost: $10
Venue: The Reiki Centre, 42A Joo Chiat Place
Website www.reikicentre.com.sg
Toby Ouvry
Toby Ouvry is a personal development coach and the founder of Integral Meditation Asia, an organization set up to promote meditation within the context of an integrated and balanced approach to consciousness development. He spent five years as a Buddhist Monk, and has 17 years of experience in the study, practice and teaching of meditation and as such he has a wealth of knowledge that he shares in simple and effective meditations that can be used in our busy daily life.
Recommended Meditation
He runs evening and day courses for beginners and experienced meditators. Please go to www.integralmeditationasia.com to view the upcoming program of courses that he runs.
Cost: See website for details
Venue: Varying locations, but most are held at the SCWO 96 Waterloo Street, Singapore18796
Recommended Meditation
He runs evening and day courses for beginners and experienced meditators. Have a look at his website for updated details.
Websites
The website of Integral Meditation Asia www.integralmeditationasia.com
For Toby’s personal writing and articles on meditation www.tobyouvry.com
Amber Sawyer
Amber is an Ayurvedic practitioner and teaches yoga and various meditations. She used to be a scientist and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in what she presents.
Recommended Meditation
Amber runs an ‘active meditation’ on Tuesday evenings, 7.15pm-8.45pm. These meditations use movement, sound, breath or visualization before sitting in stillness. They are suitable to beginners or experienced meditators.
Cost: $ donation
Venue: Satsanga, 7A Cambridge Road
Website www.singasatsanga.com
Julie Ann
Julie is an Energy Healing practitioner and a Spiritual Teacher. She has a science background with a Masters Degree in Applied Science, her thesis based on Neural Networks. She feels her background complements her energy healing work which she has been involved in for quite a few years now.
Recommended Meditation
Julie runs a monthly morning meditation, usually on the first Friday of the month. These meditations are suitable for everyone and great for connecting to like-minded people in a friendly, welcoming environment.
Cost: $ donation
Website www.intu.com.sg
Kathrin Andersen
Kathrin is a Body Talk Practitioner and a Oneness Trainer with many years experience. She holds beautiful meditations and gatherings at her home.
Recommended Meditation
She runs Oneness Meditations and Courses at various timings, please email her for further information.
Cost: $ donation
Email: kschulz@singnet.com.sg
‘Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better, it’s about befriending who we are.’ Ani Pema Chodron