Meditation Posture Friday: Yoga Practice for Sitters™ (May/CC)

Meditation Posture Friday: Yoga Practice for Sitters™
May 25, 2012
300 Page Street, in the Buddha Hall With Shosan Victoria Austin Friday, 4:00 to 5:30 pm This session is for May 25, 2012, the final session in an ongoing series that began in January. All are welcome to this session, whether or not they have participated in the previous sessions.
In the early 1980’s Shosan asked a Zen master, “I have been sitting for over 10 years, and my feet still fall asleep in zazen (seated meditation). What am I doing wrong?” He replied, “The first 10 years are the hardest.” The posture we take affects everything about meditation from its ease or difficulty to the thinking process; there are infinite ways to study it. This series is offered to provide a guided apprenticeship in the yoga of meditation. Once a month, we will gather on Friday afternoon for an asana class that addresses a specific postural, physiological, or mental aspect of meditation practice. After a Q&A session, everyone is invited to sit a period of zazen meditation, with manual adjustments offered by the teacher. Participants should bring an empty stomach, curiosity, and wear loose, comfortable dark-colored clothes. Students of all ages and physical abilities are welcome.
Related Bio(s): Shosan Victoria Austin Shosan Victoria Austin began practicing both Zen and yoga in 1971. In the Soto Zen tradition, she is entrusted as a Dharma heir in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, an international priest of the Soto School, and a Dharma teacher at San Francisco Zen Center. She trained in the U.S., in India, and in Japan. In the Iyengar tradition, she is certified as an Intermediate teacher.
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