Rugby Meditation Group

17/09/2021

Contact Anna for more information or to book 🙂

26/03/2020

Some good tips here. Hope you are all keeping safe and well and making the most of this gift of time we have all been given. Sending you all love and peace from Nic and the team x

22/03/2020

"Happiness is NOW! It isn't tomorrow. It isn't yesterday. Happiness is like a morning glory: Yesterday's won't bloom again; tomorrow's hasn't opened yet. Only today's flower can be enjoyed today. Be happy this very moment, and you'll learn how to be happy always." - Goswami Kriyananda

21/03/2020

It felt very strange not to gather our group together on Thursday for our regular meditation session. Don’t forget, meditation is a powerful tool for keeping stress and anxiety at bay, whether in a group or at home alone. Keep practicing!
This simple 10 minute breathing focus meditation is a great place to start.

https://youtu.be/QcCdiGBd4ok

17/03/2020

Dear Friends

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and following the latest government advice, we have take the decision with a heavy heart to close the Meditation Group until further notice.
The safety and well being of all of our members, attendees and volunteers is, ultimately, all that matters.

We will post on our social channel (Facebook) as regularly as we can, content that may help to uplift, sustain and support your meditation practice at home in the best way we can. If you don't already "like" the page, please follow the Facebook link below and click "Like" and you should then get our updates on your social media feed.

Following last week's session led by Kailash on using breathing sequences to boost your physical, mental and emotional well being to get through this difficult time, we are pleased to be able to share the set of written "instructions" Kailash promised. We hope you find them useful.

Here is the Pranayama (breathing) sequence to boost your physical, mental and emotional well being to get through this difficult time.
Practice for 1 min each or more depending on how much time you can spare. Take a moment between each step.

1. Belly to chest breathing – Deep inhalations and exhalations to expand abdominal muscles and chest. It helps if you keep a palm on both to feel the expansion and helps your mind to focus.

2. Breath of Fire – Keep one palm on your belly, inhale short and exhale forcefully from the belly. Feel your belly pumping and pushing in when you exhale.

3. Alternate nostril breathing – Place a tip of the index finger in the middle of the forehead. Use the other hand to control the breath through one nostril at a time using your fingers. Keep alternating the flow of breath with deep inhalations and exhalations.

4. Humming Bee – Place your thumb on your ears, middle two fingers on your eye lids and spread rest of the fingers on the face. Inhale through the nose, press your thumb to close your ears and make a humming sound as you exhale.

5. AUM – Inhale deep and exhale with the sound of extended AUM

We will continue to keep you updated via this email service as soon as anything changes. Please do reach out if you would like to maintain any distant socialisation - a friendly email to each other can go a long way and is a way of staying connected, just not in person. And do draw upon your meditation practice techniques you have learned in the group - a little each day goes a long way.
Wishing you all good health, both mental and physical, as we navigate this extraordinary time.

With love from our hearts to yours
Rugby Meditation Group.

07/02/2020

Meditation is everywhere.

It seems that every day we hear about another entrepreneur, celebrity—or even a friend or co-worker—who credits their success to tapping the stillness within. Or we see another ad on Facebook or a new video on YouTube, urging us to meditate.

And honestly, learning about meditation is easy. What’s hard is creating a practice that sticks.

Yes, you’ll get some relief from the chaos by meditating sporadically, but if you can create a meditation practice that you’ll actually do…that you’ll enjoy…that you’ll look forward to…that’s when you’ll really start to benefit from meditation.

If you’re interested in learning how to create a practice that sticks, I invite you to join us at our weekly session where you can learn to develop the habit of meditation.

£3 drop in. All welcome.

01/01/2020

New year, new you?

There are thousands of studies that have shown mindfulness meditation can positively impact mental and physical health. Whether it’s by reducing stress, improving sleep, increasing focus, or improving relationships, research shows mindfulness works.

Rugby Meditation Group offers you the chance to take part in authentic and enjoyable group meditation sessions, run by a different volunteer each week, which are friendly and affordable.

Our sessions run on Thursdays 7.30-8.30pm at 28 Regent Place, Rugby, just £3 payable on the door.

However, meditation is not a one off thing, it is a practice which gets better the more you do. To help you make a commitment to developing your meditation and mindfulness practice and reduce the cost to a little over £1 a week, we offer a “membership” pass for £35 which covers all the sessions from January to the end of June.

Our sessions are different every week and each volunteer facilitator brings their unique approach offering a range of techniques and methods to inspire your home practice, so you’re bound to find something that suits you.

We have regular monthly refreshments sessions where we have the chance to stay a bit longer after the meditation and have a chat over a cup of tea (and there’s nearly always cake!)

Please come and join us if well-being is part of your plan for the new year. We’d be delighted to welcome faces old and. new. 🙏🏻

01/01/2020

Happy new year!
Rugby Meditation Group sessions restart on 9/1/20.

01/07/2019

Here’s a really interesting read about the mind-body connection.

“Stimulating” it leads to calmness, but how and why?

02/03/2019

This article explains the vibration theory in relation to consciousness much better than we did at our session this week 😂

A new theory of consciousness

01/03/2019

It seems everyone is talking about meditation. At this point, you probably know you should be doing it. You’ve heard the neuroscience behind it; you’ve read the articles about the countless benefits. Maybe you’ve even dabbled with free mindfulness apps.

Now that we know it’s so good for us, why do so many of us still think we’re too busy to meditate?

It could be the technique you’re using was designed for a monk and not you. If you’ve ever felt frustrated because you couldn’t clear your mind, or simply think it is a waste of time, why not come along to our friendly group where you can try a range of techniques facilitated by a different practitioner each week and you could find what works for you.

It’s a great chance to ask questions, find out more and it’s suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators alike.