Individual Meditation Basics: Focus, Tranquility, Balance, Positivity
Working one-on-one, learners explore the fundamentals of meditation to practice calm, focus and self-regulation anywhere, anytime.
“Boo” Pfeiffer
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(66)
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed30 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
1 hour per week. Students will be asked to practice each week’s meditation on their own 2-3 times before the next class, and to share feedback. Feedback will follow a format: How was I feeling before I meditated? Why did I meditate then? How did I feel after? What techniques did I use? What will I try differently next time? What will I keep the same? If you meditated to try to help a particular situation or experience , pleas explain if.how you think it affected the situation or experience? These questions are designed to deepen the learner’s own practice and self-understanding and to help their classmates develop and grow as well.Class Experience
Beginner - Intermediate Level
The Meditation Basics course is designed to empower participants to meditate on their own for four different purposes: Improving focus, Stress Management, Self-Regulation and Positivity. Each week we will learn a different type of meditation and focus on a different principle of meditation. Week 1: Introduction to meditation and the class: Beginning with a guided meditation to build our mental meditation space, we will then turn to a discussion of why we meditate, how meditation works, what we will cover, Week 2: Meditation to improve focus with emphasis on hand positions Week 3: Meditation for stress management, with emphasis on breathing Week 4: Meditation for self-regulation and inner balance, with emphasis on posture Week 5: Meditation for positivity, optimism and ownership, with emphasis on visualization Week 6: Pulling it all together: sharing mini -meditations that integrate hand positions, posture, breath and visualization, so learners can meditate independently using all their new tools.
Learning Goals
Students will learn the basics of how meditation works for them and how to practice meditation anywhere, anytime, to help them their own find calm, focus, balance, and/or positive attitude, based on the techniques and methods we practice.
Other Details
Supply List
Learners should have a quiet and distraction - free space where they can sit comfortably, and a notebook or journal for keeping track of the weekly self-assessments.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
4.9
66reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Doctoral Degree from George Washington University
Master's Degree from George Washington University
I am a certified mindfulness coach and have been teaching mind/body work for over 17 years. Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$42
per sessionMeets on demand
30 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-16
