Morning meditation for (inner) peace - Online & Tienhoven

Until the end of the year, you can start your Tuesday morning with meditation. Let's create a moment of mindfulness, to find inner peace together. You can join online or on the spot. Every time will be different. We will breath, meditate, be inspired by a poem or just listen to the silence.

These weekly morning meditations are inspired by our men's Sangha group, but will be mixed, so everybody is welcome. There is space for co-creation. So if you're in the mood to guide us, feel free to do so. Before the meditation, we will quickly check in with each other, to hear how we feel this morning.

Online participation
Click the link below five minutes before the start of the meetup. Your camera and microphone must be switched on when you enter the online meeting room, to create a safe atmosphere for everyone.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8996586301?pwd=ekkxM2FMZ2ZkVWx3NVB3aVRWdVRjdz09
Meeting ID: 899 658 6301 Passcode: Embodied

Participation on location
You can also participate on the spot, in a homely atmosphere, in the living room of Tijs. Please confirm in advance that you wish to participate on the spot and that you feel healthy.
Address: Westbroekse Binnenweg 56a-c69; 3612 AJ Tienhoven (Ut).

Donation
Voluntary contribution (i.e. € 10) is appreciated.
https://www.neptunus-wellbeing.nl/en/donaties/
https://www.paypal.me/neptunus
Questions? Call or text Tijs Breuer, +31626174884
If any of the participants is not speaking dutch, then the meeting will be spoken in English.

Examples of possible meditations:
Breathing meditation
Connecting to your breath can damp down stress and open a door to a more healthy and mindful lifestyle. One of the easiest ways to reduce stress is to simply focus your attention on your breath. You'll notice an immediate sense of relaxation that could help protect your health over time. There are many forms of breathing meditation where you conciously change the rhythm, speed or depth of your breath. These forms of breath meditation can be a gateway to practicing "mindfulness," in which you learn to accept and appreciate what comes in life.

Silent meditation
The nature of your mind is to produce thought. Like the ocean, it has its own rhythm and flow. It should be respected, not feared or fought against. Once you stop fighting against your thoughts and allow it to flow naturally, you can begin to retreat into the depths of your inner self beyond the chaos and distractions.

Metta
Loving-kindness meditation is an expression of what you wish most deeply for yourself, not just for today, but in an enduring way. The meditation is simple phrases that are big enough and general enough that you can wish them for all beings everywhere. Classical phrases are things like, “May I live in safety. May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I live with ease.” You can also choose phrases that resonate for you, it does not have to be these specific phrases.