Reaching Inner Peace
free Meditation Workshop Mar. 12th  1:00pm

Learn everything you will need to know to meditate like to great
yogis and sages.  Following the direct lineage of the Dali Lamas,
students will learn the preliminaries to meditation, obstacles and
antidotes to meditation, the 9 stages to single pointed
concentration, among other important tools.  Students will also
learn an authentic meditation practice which is profound and deep

Benefits to a regular Meditation Practice
1) Cultivates a strong and pure state of mind
2) Cures disease
3) Reconnects one to the divine within
4) Peace, contentment, steadiness, intuitive perception,
inspiration, fearlessness

About the Instructor:  David Thornton  is a certified yoga instructor and has
studied meditation/yoga for over 11 years. During this time David has
undergone several meditation retreats and has had the guidance of some of
today's leading Masters.  David's experiences as well as the incredible
instructions he has received will make this an event not to be missed.
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“No other habit can do more to transform your life and make you more like Jesus
than daily meditation on scripture.”  Rick Warren, A Purpose Driven Life

One important thing that all spiritual traditions agree on is to meditate on
scripture.  Our thoughts determine our behavior. So what we focus our minds on
will become how we see our reality and ourselves.    The Eastern traditions
define the mind as, “clear and knowing,” meaning that the mind reflects what you
expose it to. Therefore, if we wish to transform our life in a positive sustained
way, we must learn how to meditate.  Meditation is more than just “emptying your
mind of thought,” or “watching your breath,” which are some popular ideas.  

There is much evidence of Christian meditation dating back to at least the fourth
century A.D.  In this course, we will look to the east for their expertise on how to
meditate. In addition to meditation, we will explore the relevance and importance
of yoga to a spiritual practice.  Over an eight week course, we will learn an
authentic lineage which has come down through the centuries.  

Course Topics will include preliminaries to meditation, proper bodily posture,
five problems and eight corrections to meditation, nine stages of meditation,
eight limbs of yoga, inner and outer methods to God.


Start date:  January 23, 2012    
Cost:  Free / Donations
Time:  Monday evenings 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location:  The Yoga Room  (www.yogaroomnashville.comRegister with David
Thornton at thorntondav32@hotmail.com
Seeing Jesus Through Eastern Eyes
Course 3:  Keep Awake – Applied Meditation
           Start date:  January 23