School of Happy in Frankston, Victoria | Meditation centre
School of Happy
Locality: Frankston, Victoria
Address: Frankston South Recreation Centre 3199 Frankston, VIC, Australia
Website: http://www.schoolofhappy.com.au
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25.01.2022 Anxiety seems to be creeping in to my life at the moment and it seems to force me to act in ways that are far from mindful (I'm typing this from a phone that has a broken screen because I slammed it down on the bookcase in anger. Anxiety seems to manifest itself in me as helplessness, then frustration and finally and very quickly to anger). This article is a good explanation of what is happening, and how to use breathing to help you through it.
20.01.2022 Time to build = 20 minutes (that includes reading the instructions when it didn't work after winging it) Time standing before 3 year old smashed it = 3 minutes Lesson = meditation practice comes in all shapes and sizes. 'Letting things go' can be big or small
18.01.2022 What expectations do you have when you start your meditation? Do you want to relax? Feel calmer? Sit in stillness? Silence? Do you want to leave your mind behind? But what if, more often than not, this doesn't happen? Or it doesn't happen for as long as you'd like? These 'interruptions' can also be the meditation. The bird chirping incecently out side the window or your restless thoughts constantly running through lists is part of life and can be invited in. How do you relat...e to them in your meditation? Sit with it - see where it takes you and how you relate to it. Does the bird sound the same? Your expectations of meditation define what a meditation is for you. If you become curious about the definition, you may discover a whole new world of experiences. Unsplash / Dingzeyu Li
18.01.2022 Another use for my Black Dragon Meditation Seats stool! Eating lunch outside while I mop the floors
17.01.2022 I follow Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys for my other job as a parent and this came up in my news feed. It's so very true for parenting and something I am guilty of more than several times a week. But it's also true of so many other parts of our lives too and how we relate to everyone around us, both people we know and people we don't. How we drive, how we speak to people in the supermarket, how we relate to people in general.
16.01.2022 Hello Facebook friends! How many of you would be interested in joining an online meditation group which would meet regularly?
13.01.2022 It's been very quiet at School of Happy HQ for a few months. My meditation practice is becoming regular again, however company now regularly joins me on my stool ! I've been interrupted countless times or had stop early. But it's all practice. In fact, that I have been able to get used to my crazy life invading my practice is a lesson itself. Meditation and life are not mutually exclusive. And there is no perfect sit.
12.01.2022 This is a great article from the Melbourne Meditation Centre about how much is enough. I usually say something is better than nothing. There are times when a sitting practice may be harder to achieve and mini, or spot meditations maybe more appropriate. Life is fluid and your meditation practice can be too.
11.01.2022 Be kind to yourself
11.01.2022 So, after a long hiatus, I'm back on deck at School of Happy and getting ready to launch a class starting in Febuary in Frankston South. I'm not sure what to expect. But what I do know is that I'll be teaching the way I practice. I practice with my beautiful teacher Linda at Sati Sangha in the US (we Zoom, I don't actually get to travel to see her once a month, unfortunately ). And how do I practice? Well, to describe it is to oversimplify it, but then it is a beautifully s...imple practice. The complexities arise from our experiences within the mediation, and our way of being in and seeing the world. So I get out my stool and I sit. I close my eyes and I let my awareness go where it wants. Sometimes I am aware, sometimes I am not. Sometimes I am annoyed, sad, bored. Sometimes I am elated, overjoyed, happy. Sometimes I am doing nothing but running lists through my head and wondering what I am having for dinner. Then I may sit to journal and recollect what I can. But my practice is like a great friend. A space to hold whatever I want, for however long I want. It can and it can also be slightly annoying sometimes.
08.01.2022 For those of you coming to the class tonight, we will be in the Relaxation Room. Once you enter the centre through the main doors on Towerhill Rd, walk up to the end, past the reception desk and turn right. The room is the second door on the right.
08.01.2022 I like this. Finding ways to chill doesn't always have to be on a mediation cushion. The common thread to all of these suggestions is focus on one thing and devote your attention to and, most importantly, find something you enjoy.
08.01.2022 I'm having one of those periods in my life where a formal, dedicated mediation practice seems out of reach. If I tried to meditate right now, I would actually fall asleep. So today I dead-headed a succulent instead. It's not the same, but I love a bit of mindless repetition when I feel I need to switch off. Dead-heading is obviously not everyone's cup of tea, but I'm sure you all have a weird thing you like to do to chill
06.01.2022 This is a great article. It's something that I suggest in my classes and workshops. Trying to attain something in meditation can really be a hinderance, and even harmful. Always trying to 'be still' or 'let go' even 'meditate' can really stop you from experiencing the lovely, natural flow of your practice. The more you want something from your practice, the more likely you are to set yourself up for a perception of failure. If you want to 'calm your mind' and you sit there h...aving an imaginary fight with your colleague for 20 minutes, then you are going to write that session off as a failure. If you instead look at the experience with curiosity, you may find some of the insight you were looking for. This is where the instructions in the article differ from the standard: 'When you notice that your mind has wandered, as it likely will often, acknowledge that this has happened, with kindness. Remember, as soon as you’re aware of the wandering, you have a choice about what to do next. You can bring your attention back to the breath, and continue to follow it, in and out, moment by moment, with friendly interest.' It's the CHOICE to follow, or not follow your mind. The author didn't instruct you to come back to your breath or some other technique, but instead suggested you have a choice to do whatever you like in your meditation.
06.01.2022 I'm partying hard tonight. I'm having an extra strong cup of tea
04.01.2022 I've been trying to explain this to people for ages, just in a much less succinct and relateable way
03.01.2022 There is a lot of pressure to 'utilise the time' and learn to knit / another language / get ripped / (insert stuff other people are doing on the socials). This may not be the best way we look after ourselves due this time. This is an unprecedented time that comes with a lot of uncertainty and fear. All that you are feeling is valid and useful. It is not always possible to be positive. Try and sit both physically and emotionally in a restful place. That may be whilst doing exercise or learning something new, but it may also be in front of the whole 264 episodes of Frasier. Thanks to the Melbourne Meditation Centre for this wonderful post.
