Sunday Meditation Class at Drill Hall or Bawa Acoustic Yoga Studio / South Coast
Our band of peace seekers meets on the beach, under the swaying trees, following the moving clouds and hearing the waves as our orchestra.
We also meet at the beautiful Bawa Acoustic Yoga Studio to benefit from the sound healing capacity of the studio and for a more private experience.
Nathalie's classes have developed into her own expression of a dance with the divine. Blending Yoga Nidra and Buddhist meditation techniques she dips into Christian, Native American spirituality and Shamanic journeying as she allows the class to unfold intuitively.
Our meditations will balance your 7 main chakra systems. Chakras are the junctions between your physiology and consciousness. Blocked chakras can cause disharmony in your health and well-being. Clearing and balancing your chakras will bring you health and vitality.
Why Meditate?
Through a discipline of meditation, we are set free from the frantic churn of thoughts and feelings enabling our spirit to rest and roam in a vaster, wilder space of being.
There are many benefits to attending a meditation class, including:
Stress reduction: Meditation can help reduce stress by calming the mind and decreasing the body's production of stress hormones such as cortisol.
Improved focus and concentration: Regular meditation can help improve focus and concentration by training the mind to be more present and aware.
Increased self-awareness: Meditation can increase self-awareness by helping individuals to become more in tune with their thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations.
Improved emotional well-being: Meditation can help improve emotional well-being by reducing feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress, and increasing feelings of happiness and contentment.
Improved physical health: Meditation has been shown to improve physical health by reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, and decreasing the risk of heart disease.
Improved sleep: Meditation can improve sleep by reducing insomnia and promoting a more restful sleep.
Increased empathy and compassion: Meditation can increase empathy and compassion by helping individuals to become more aware of the suffering of others and to cultivate a more compassionate response.
Improved relationships: Meditation can improve relationships by reducing feelings of anger, resentment, and frustration, and increasing feelings of compassion, kindness and understanding.
Greater sense of inner peace and balance : Regular meditation can help individuals to find a deeper sense of inner peace and balance.
Greater sense of connection: Meditation can help individuals to feel more connected to themselves and others, and to the world around them.
Sunday Morning Class 9 a.m.
Location
Drill Hall Beach a.k.a. Brandons Beach on the South Coast. Drive down the hill next to the Defence Force opposite the Garrison. Large parking area under the Casuarina Trees. Look for us near the water’s edge under the trees.
Bawa Yoga Studio is behind Stafford House at the Garrison. Message for a map.
Class Format - A general guide (1 hour and 15 minutes)
5 minute Satsang - Mindfulness and Meditation Philosophy and Technique
10 minute simple somatic release warm-up stretch
15 minute Breathwork and Pranayama Practice
15 to 20 minute Seated Silent Meditation Practice
20 minute reclined Guided Meditation
5 minute Satsang - spiritual sharing
In-person cost BDS $30 cash
RSVP via Whatsapp 262-3693 or complete form
What to Bring
Cushion to sit on
Towel or Yoga Mat
Water
Dress Comfortably
All levels welcome
Deepen your spiritual practice along with this meditation class by experiencing 1+1 self-awareness therapy and energy healing sessions with Nathalie
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Encouragements from our seekers of peace!
“I needed stress relief, It is inviting, restful and fulfilling with no judgment. The benefits I experience is a calmness in my day-to-day life, clarity of thoughts & thinking, resting of my mind and it’s busi-ness, enjoying the outdoors and all the senses experienced. ”
“I felt “frazzled” in my life. Too much to juggle. I needed to stop and take time out. Nathalie’s meditation classes have taught me to witness my thoughts and let them go while meditating. It’s also helped to manage anxious feelings. Now, I feel calmness, I feel more connected to myself. I feel more at peace.”
“Meditation is a way to feel grounded, at peace, to calm your mind. I came to the workshop to calm some of the anxieties I sometimes feel. I have noticed changes on a daily basis- being able to focus on breathwork at any time, any place, has become an important practice for me. Being able to focus on the senses - visual images in my mind, the sounds of nature etc., I have learned wonderful techniques from Nathalie from visualizing a clear blue sky, to feeling the sensations of the wind on my body, to learning about the symbolism of elephants. I am more confident in just “being” and letting go of everything!”
“Meditation has been on my mind a lot. I would recommend this workshop because Nathalie’s style of teaching is deep and spiritual. Breath and breathing has always been a challenge, I am now more aware of it. I love being guided by Nathalie’s spirit and wisdom.”
“I always tried to meditate but never could validate my experiences. I didn’t know if I was doing it right. It was through Nathalie’s workshop and teaching my son which has strengthened and deepened my own practice. The guided meditations help to take me away from the “monkey business” and helped me to focus. I have gained confidence and i have learned various techniques to help me on my journey. I am grateful to Nathalie. Thank you! You have give me a gift that will remain with me forever and I look forward to expanding my practice.”
“I like where it is. I love the way I feel afterwards. I really like the guided meditations - they are very helpful to me; I think Nathalie is very creative with them.
Sometimes I have a hard time with the seated meditation - that I could not focus. Then someone chimed in with the same problem. That is helpful as you realize you are not alone with some of the meditation challenges and it is interesting to hear other people’s experiences. ”
“I needed to focus more clearly. Meditation has increased my sense of calmness and has given me the ability to better handle competing demands. I now have a belief that there is enough time to achieve things. It showed me the ability to be still and go inward without chasing every thought that enters my mind. It reinforced the power of breath to get one through challenges. The workshop has opened my concept of the availability of time. The workshop gave me more hours in each day.”
“I love the feeling of peace meditation gives me ...... to be still ... for a couple of hrs ... out of the rat race. I find Nathalie’s voice very soothing .... I feel the connection to my spirit and that we’re all one. I love it!!!”
“I love the combination of the self meditation followed by the guided one. It gives me a chance for self reflection and inner peace as well as allowing my mind to roam free with visualisation. I feel so energised and calm after it. ”
“What I really like about Nathalie’s classes are that she is open to spirituality, religion, astrology and so many other things ....... the information she shares makes me feel like I am a part of something bigger.
The meditation class is challenging as a beginner but it opens my mind to what I am capable of mentally and spiritually ..... I leave the class content and at peace.
And a weekly reminder to check for your ego is always a good thing, we don’t realize how out of control that can get.”