Interested in Trying Passage Meditation? Free Introductory Seminar, San Francisco, February 25

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No need to reg­is­ter – you can just show up on the day at 10:30 a.m. for this free pre­sen­ta­tion, led by expe­ri­enced med­i­ta­tors. Everyone’s welcome!

Date: Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 25, 2012
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Loca­tion: AgeSong Laguna Grove, Rooftop Sun­room,
624 Laguna Street, San Fran­cisco, CA 94102

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion, see our web­site, email us at BMCM.Retreats@easwaran.org, or call us at 800.475.2369.

Free Introductory Seminar on Passage Meditation: San Francisco, February 25

Posted on February 3, 2012 by  | Add Comment

If you’d like to know more about Eknath Easwaran’s method of pas­sage med­i­ta­tion and you live in the San Fran­cisco area, we’re offer­ing a short intro­duc­tory sem­i­nar. It’s free, led by expe­ri­enced med­i­ta­tors, and you don’t need to enroll in advance. Just show up on the day of the sem­i­nar and we’ll be very pleased to see you.

This is a per­fect first step for any­one who is con­sid­er­ing attend­ing a retreat or who is sim­ply curi­ous about the prac­tice and ben­e­fits of pas­sage med­i­ta­tion. The com­bi­na­tion of a relaxed, wel­com­ing atmos­phere and stim­u­lat­ing dis­cus­sion draws peo­ple from a wide range of ages and backgrounds.

Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 25, 2012, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
AgeSong at Laguna Grove, Rooftop Sun­room
624 Laguna Street, San Fran­cisco, CA 94102

Free — no enroll­ment nec­es­sary. For more infor­ma­tion please call the Blue Moun­tain Cen­ter of Med­i­ta­tion at 800.475.2369 or visit www.easwaran.org.

Retreats in Phoenix (Jan 28th) and Los Angeles, Encino (Feb 11th)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by  | Add Comment

From our Pro­grams staff: Pas­sage med­i­ta­tion is meant for peo­ple who live in the midst of the world, inter­act­ing with fraz­zled rel­a­tives and grumpy gro­cery clerks. It’s meant for peo­ple who yearn to dwell in peace and com­pas­sion while still get­ting the dog to the vet and the kids to school on time.

Does that sound like you? If it does, then you also know how hard it is to put Easwaran’s teach­ings into prac­tice dur­ing daily hec­tic activ­i­ties, and to access his wis­dom when you really need it.

We invite you to join us at a pas­sage med­i­ta­tion retreat to learn and prac­tice this great art. If you are com­ing to your first retreat, you will dis­cover the power of pas­sage med­i­ta­tion and how you can start prac­tic­ing to see the ben­e­fits in your own life. If you are return­ing, you will spend your retreat qui­etly weav­ing the eight points through­out your day or week­end, bring­ing calm and replen­ish­ment. It will also be a time of engag­ing actively with Easwaran’s teach­ings, per­haps bring­ing us to a new level of con­nec­tion with his teachings.

The retreat pre­sen­ters, life-long stu­dents of Eknath Easwaran, span a range of back­grounds, careers, and ages. Our com­mon­al­ity is our prac­tice of pas­sage med­i­ta­tion – it’s cen­tral to our lives and we’re pas­sion­ate about this practice.

For more infor­ma­tion about pas­sage med­i­ta­tion retreats, includ­ing pre­req­ui­sites and dates, please call us at 800.475.2369 or visit www.easwaran.org/retreats.

Petaluma Meditation Retreat: January 21, 2012

Posted on January 13, 2012 by  | Add Comment

If you’re inter­ested in learn­ing to med­i­tate and you live near Petaluma in north­ern Cal­i­for­nia, here’s some infor­ma­tion about our upcom­ing retreat with sto­ries from two of our friends.

Rear-ended, suf­fer­ing from whiplash, and on oxy­gen from the para­medics, all Melanie could think of was “I’m miss­ing my med­i­ta­tion class!” She’s been med­i­tat­ing for a year and declares, “Med­i­ta­tion has been mon­u­men­tal — in terms of my health, my peace of mind, under­stand­ing life in a dif­fer­ent way. Now I have tools to use to bring har­mony into my fam­ily life. Before I started med­i­tat­ing I was floundering.”

On Sat­ur­day, Jan­u­ary 21, 2012, the First Pres­by­ter­ian Church of Petaluma, 939 B Street, will host a Blue Moun­tain Cen­ter of Med­i­ta­tion retreat from 9 am to 5:30 pm. Peo­ple will learn to med­i­tate on inspi­ra­tional pas­sages from the world’s great wis­dom traditions.

“I love that we use many dif­fer­ent sources,” Melanie said. “This pro­gram is Chris­t­ian, Hindu, Bud­dhist, and more. We use the pearls of all traditions.”

For years, Kathy was dri­ven to try to do every­thing, not real­iz­ing the pres­sure she was putting on her­self. “I was so caught up in every­thing that I thought I had to do,” Kathy said. “I was dri­ving myself nuts, with­out even know­ing it.” Some­times she would snap at her fam­ily and co-workers. “I would find myself not want­ing to be grouchy, but still being grouchy,” she said.

Med­i­ta­tion was the answer.

Kathy’s hus­band had been med­i­tat­ing for a few months, and she saw improve­ments in him. “I could see how it was help­ing him. The meth­ods are very prac­ti­cal,” she said. “It fits people’s lifestyles whether they’re reli­gious or not.”

For more infor­ma­tion, or to enroll, call the Blue Moun­tain Cen­ter of Med­i­ta­tion at 800 – 475-2369, or visit www.easwaran.org/retreats. The fee is $65 – 140 (slid­ing scale) and includes lunch.

Learn to Meditate: Free Presentation in Berkeley on Sept 24th

Posted on September 2, 2011 by  | Add Comment

Are you inter­ested in med­i­ta­tion, and do you live in the Cal­i­for­nia Bay Area? If so, we hope you’ll join us on Sep­tem­ber 24th for a free intro­duc­tory pre­sen­ta­tion on pas­sage meditation.

There are no pre­req­ui­sites, no prepa­ra­tion is needed, and there is no need to RSVP – just show up on the day, and we’ll be very pleased to see you!

Date: Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 24, 2011
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Loca­tion: Pacific School of Reli­gion, Mudd Room 100
1798 Scenic Avenue, Berke­ley, Cal­i­for­nia 94709

Read more infor­ma­tion here.

Free Introductory Presentation on Passage Meditation in Denver: June 30

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We hope you can join us for a free intro­duc­tory pre­sen­ta­tion on pas­sage med­i­ta­tion in the Den­ver area on June 30.

Our pre­sen­ta­tions are led by expe­ri­enced med­i­ta­tors who have been care­fully trained over many years. The com­bi­na­tion of a relaxed, wel­com­ing atmos­phere and stim­u­lat­ing dis­cus­sion draws peo­ple of a wide range of back­grounds. If you decide that you would like to try pas­sage med­i­ta­tion, you will learn about free resources to sup­port you, such as online and in-person intro­duc­tory courses.

There is no need to RSVP — just turn up on the day. All are wel­come; no pre­vi­ous expe­ri­ence is needed. We hope to see you there!

Thurs­day, June 30, 2011, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.
Uni­ver­sity Park United Methodist Church
2180 S. Uni­ver­sity Blvd.
Den­ver, CO 80210
Osborne Par­lor
(Park­ing lot off of Josephine St. Enter through the doors off the park­ing lot.)

Free Introductory Presentations on Passage Meditation in Seattle area: June 22 and 23

Posted on June 6, 2011 by  | Add Comment

We hope you can join us for a free intro­duc­tory pre­sen­ta­tion to pas­sage med­i­ta­tion in the Seat­tle area on June 22 or 23.

Our pre­sen­ta­tions are led by expe­ri­enced med­i­ta­tors who have been care­fully trained over many years. The com­bi­na­tion of a relaxed, wel­com­ing atmos­phere and stim­u­lat­ing dis­cus­sion draws peo­ple of a wide range of back­grounds. If you decide that you would like to try pas­sage med­i­ta­tion, you will learn about free resources to sup­port you, such as online and in-person intro­duc­tory courses.

There is no need to RSVP — just turn up on the day. All are wel­come; no pre­vi­ous expe­ri­ence is needed. We hope to see you at one of these locations!

Wednes­day, June 22, 2011, 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
Microsoft Build­ing 122, Con­fer­ence Room 1075
15120 NE 40th Street, Red­mond, WA 98052
Meet in the lobby of Build­ing 122

Loca­tion and direc­tions: http://campusbuilding.com/b/microsoft-building-122

Thurs­day, June 23, 2011, 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
Faith Lutheran Church (in the library)
8208 18th Ave. NE, Seat­tle, WA 98115

Loca­tion and direc­tions: http://www.faithseattle.org/directions.htm

The park­ing lot is located on the north side of the church build­ing, off of 18th Avenue N.E. (there is also usu­ally plenty of park­ing in the neigh­bor­hood around the church block). Enter through the dou­ble doors on the North (park­ing lot) side of the build­ing. The library is on the same floor, just down the hall­way to the left.

Learn to Meditate: New Free Online Course

Posted on May 27, 2011 by  | Read 7 Comments | Add Comment

Are you inter­ested in med­i­ta­tion, but not sure how to start? Or do you know some­one else who would like a clear, easy-to-use introduction?

If so, take a look at our new, self-paced, online course “Learn to Med­i­tate on a Pas­sage.” It’s free of charge, with no need to reg­is­ter or sign up. If you have been med­i­tat­ing but have been slip­ping a bit of late, this course offers an excel­lent oppor­tu­nity to give your prac­tice a boost!

Learn to Med­i­tate on a Pas­sage free online course

The high­lights of the course are the short video extracts from talks that Easwaran gave to stu­dents over time. He taught med­i­ta­tion for more than forty years, and through his videos he con­tin­ues to share his enthu­si­asm with us right now.

“The prac­tice of med­i­ta­tion has been described mar­velously as tak­ing our evo­lu­tion into our own hands,” he writes. You’ll find med­i­ta­tion tips that are valu­able reminders for any­one who is prac­tic­ing pas­sage med­i­ta­tion, with detailed ques­tions and answers, points to reflect on, and short readings.

Find out for your­self the ben­e­fits of Easwaran’s uni­ver­sal method of pas­sage med­i­ta­tion, and many med­i­ta­tors around the world will be with you in spirit!

If you’d like to con­tact us with feed­back on the new online pro­gram please write in the com­ment box or email us at info@easwaran.org. We’re always pleased to hear from you.

One-Day Meditation Retreat in UK: November 27th

Posted on October 27, 2010 by  | Add Comment

The next regional retreat in the UK will be a one-day retreat in Lewes (East Sus­sex) on Novem­ber 27th.

In 2009 retreatants came from across the UK — from Bath, Brighton, Clacton-on-Sea, Lon­don, and Mil­ton Keynes — and we expect the same for 2010. We already have 4 new­com­ers and 10 return­ers signed up, so please come if you can.

The retreat cen­tre is a few min­utes walk from Lewes train sta­tion, which is 30 min­utes from Lon­don Gatwick air­port and just over 1 hour from Lon­don Vic­to­ria sta­tion. There is easy park­ing nearby, and Lewes has a lot of nice B&Bs if you are com­ing from afar.

For more infor­ma­tion see www.easwaran.org/retreats or call 01953 – 601456.

Regaining Balance

Posted on August 6, 2010 by  | Add Comment

Our regional retreats this year include an exer­cise where you select points from Easwaran’s pas­sage med­i­ta­tion pro­gram that can help you when you feel a bit off-balance. We wanted to share this account from an earnest med­i­ta­tor, who was able to apply her action plan in the first few hours after leav­ing the retreat:

“We were plan­ning to get to a nearby town in time to have a healthy meal, but we arrived late, and every­where there were long lines.

“Dur­ing the drive, I had been feel­ing an old, famil­iar anx­i­ety – my son was not answer­ing my phone call. I man­aged half-heartedly to repeat the mantram.

“Finally we decided that a fast food chain was the only place left to get some food. But as I walked in, I got a bit sick to my stom­ach, and this just made me feel more anxious.

“Back in the car, I repeated the mantram more fer­vently. Finally, in despair, I started to say the pas­sage “Do Not Look with Fear” silently inside and all of a sud­den, like a wave reced­ing from the shore, the anx­i­ety just WHOOSHED out!

“Wow . . . I couldn’t believe it. Another retreat exper­i­ment gone well. And need­less to say . . . my son is fine.”


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