Flash meditation, yoga for kids, and much more this Saturday…

With over 20 events scattered around the town, Shrewsbury is the place to be this Saturday. Centre for Integral Health are really pleased to announce the creation and organisation of Shrewsbury’s first Meditation for Health Day on October 4th 2014. If you have ever wanted to try meditation, understand what its about or just to explore the options, this day is for you. With the main programme being run from the Market Square in Shrewsbury and from Centre for Integral Health, we will be joining with a range of other centre’s and traditions in the town to offer you a one great day to learn about and experience meditation in many forms and styles.

Centre for Integral Health Programme of Meditations for the Day

• 10.30am Koshi Sound Meditation with June Meagher
• 11.30am Mindfullness Practice with Louise Birch
• 1.30pm Art Meditation with Julianne Griffin
• 3pm Circling Interpersonal Meditation with Louise Birch
• 4.30 – 8pm Big Mind Non-Dual Meditation Process with Simon and Ben Calder

• 10am Opening Flash Meditation – Stop Right Where You Are and Meditate
• 10.15am Flexifun Children’s Yoga Demonstration
• 11am Tai Chi Demonstration by the Taoist Tai Chi Society
• 12noon Yoga for Meditation Demonstration with Emma Burton of My Soul Space Yoga Studio
• 1pm Flash Meditation – Stop in the Square for the Town Wide Minute of Meditation for Health
• 1.15pm Demonstration of Olit (Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates combo) with Marica Sarcina
• 2pm Chi Kung Join In Demonstration with David Start of Lotus Neigong
• 3pm Tai Chi Demonstration with James Lanyon of Tai Chi 4U
• 4pm Closing Flash Meditation – Stop Right Where You Are, end the day with a minute of peace and quiet
• Presented from their own tradition and ethos and each having a value in the practice of meditation and contemplation.
  The Programmes from the associated Organisations are as follows:
  • The Unitarian Church, High Street www.ukunitarians.org.uk/shrewsbury/
    • 12.30 Zen Based Meditation Practice.
  • Optimum Joy, Dog Pole www.optimumjoy.com/
    • 1pm Guided Meditation with Jan Richards followed by Free Reiki tasters
  • In Good Hands, Frankwell ingoodhandsmassage.co.uk/
    • programme to be confirmed
  • My Soul Space, Sweetlake Business Park www.mysoulspace.co.uk/
    • 10am Yoga for Meditation Class with My Soul Space’s head instructor Emma Burton
  • St Georges Church, Franwell www.cappadocia.org.uk/
    • 5pm Open Contemplative Prayer and Meditation, all welcome
  • Triratna Buddhist Community conducting meditation from the Friends Meeting House in Coton Hill www.meditation-in-shrewsbury.co.uk
    • Buddhist meditation including body awareness, the mindfulness of breathing, which is a simple technique using the breath as a means of developing awareness of our minute by minute experience, and the metta bhavana, a practice used in the cultivation of positive emotion and kindness.
    • New Session will begin at 10am, 11am, 12pm 2pm and 3pm, all welcome
  • World Community for Christian Meditation, 12 Belmont St (oposite the Convent) www.christianmeditation.org.uk
    • Offering Christian Meditations at 11am – 12pm and 2pm – 3pm

For further details and updates please visit http://integralhealthshrewsbury.com/blog/meditation-for-health-day-october-4th  It will be a great day out for everyone.