Meditation Workshop at Yoga NW in Portland, Oregon

2 Minutes to Meditate
A Workshop for Busy, Stressed-out People and You

by Jennifer Rose & Better Existence | April 6, 2015

Please join me on Saturday, May 9th from 1 to 3 PM.

I am going to give you the secrets to establishing a positive, daily practice. 

Yoga NW is located at 1901 NW 26th Avenue
Register for the workshop online by choosing Events at www.yoganwpdx.com

You've heard about the benefits of meditation. Maybe you've even told yourself you are going to give it a try. Maybe you've even read a book or two about meditation. You may even have purchased 2l-Minute Practice Cards. But you still aren't meditating. 

According to the Mayo Clinic the benefits of meditation include:

• Stress Reduction
• Improved Health
• Better Sleep
• Reduced Negative Emotions
• Increased Self-awareness

This workshop is for you, if you want to get these benefits from this simple, profound practice. 
This workshop is especially for you if your next thought is that you don't have time. Because you really can benefit from a 2-Minute practice. 

You will learn secrets for making your daily practice a success. (And then, you can apply those secrets to ANYTHING you want to accomplish in your life.) 

Come find out how easy it can be. 

I will teach you the skills that together produce a meditative state of consciousness.

• Posture
• Deep Breathing
• Breath Awareness
• Systematic Relaxation
• Mindfulness

I will answer your questions about meditation. 

This workshop is only $35. Register online or in person at Yoga NW. Or call them at 541-490-3607. Reserve your space today. 

Participants will have an opportunity to purchase 2-Minute Practice Cards at a significant discount from the online price. 

Jennifer Rose is a 500-hour certified yoga and meditation teacher through the Himalayan institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy. In New York, she taught at the Himalayan Institute, and founded the Yoga Co-op and the Clear Water Meditation Circle. She currently resides in Portland and hosts the monthly teleconference Conversations With Walking Yogi Nishit Patel.  

Do You Wake Up and Have Trouble Going Back to Sleep? This Pose Could Be The Fix

Reclining Buddha Is Trying to Help You Rest

by Jennifer Rose & Better Existence | September 29, 2014

Beautiful. Yes. Exotic. If you are a 24-year-old American girl, yes. The first time I traveled to Thailand and visited Wat Po, that is what I saw: a beautiful, exotic, enormous statue. That was half a lifetime ago. 

Today I see compassionate instruction. Perhaps we are not meant just to ogle this pose; we are meant to assume it, to see what the effects are. Perhaps its enormous size, more than 141 feet long, nearly half a football field, is an exclamation point on its meaning. This is a powerful pose. 

This pose healed my lifelong insomnia and terrible night anxiety. There must be someone else out there that it can help. I hope you will give it a try. 

How to Do the Pose

Notice these most important points about the position of the Reclining Buddha:

• He is lying on his right side.
• His platform is elevated under his right armpit.
• He is supporting his head.

Here is a photograph of the position I learned in yoga class with Nishit Patel, Vishnu Asana. This is the position I rest in when I wake up in the middle of the night and want to go back to sleep. 

• My left knee is bent, creating stability in the pose.
• My left elbow is bent, also for stability. 
• I am using a pillow to apply gentle pressure under my right armpit.

This pose changed my life. It gave me control over restlessness and nighttime anxiousness. If you are interested in understanding why it works, I can tell you, but try it first, and tell me what you experience. 

Use this pose to drift off to sleep, perhaps reading something calming to end the day, or use it to attain a calm state of mind if you wake up in the middle of the night. If you wake up anxious at 4am you are just like me. Lying in this pose might make as much of a difference in your life as it has in mine. 

If your right arm starts falling asleep, it is fine to move it.

If you do not find peace lying on your right side after twelve minutes or so, try lying on your left side in the same pose. I know 1 person who is more soothed on the left side than on the right side. 

I hope this helps you find relief. 

2-Minute Practice Cards: 2-Minute Bedtime Practices -- Wake Up Happy