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Day of Practice

Saturday, December 14th

The Power of Reflective Awareness

with Martin Aylward

7-10 am PST / 10 am-1 pm EST / 3-6 pm GMT / 4-7 pm CET

Learn the art of reflection with Martin Aylward

As we gather at the end of the year, we will explore the practice of reflection.

Too often our thinking is unclear and out of control, yet clearly directed thought is an invaluable facet of meditative exploration.

When we learn to move from distracted, reactive thinking to deep, reflective thinking, we quiet the noise – opening our minds to profound insight, clarity and understanding.

This will be our exploration in a Day of Practice (our last of the year) with Sangha Live’s founding and guiding teacher, Martin Aylward.

We’ll use the day to contemplate the year gone by to find the way ahead, using the experiences of 2024 as a suitable subject for recollection, reflexion and insight.

Day of Practice - Martin Aylward - Dec 14, 2024

Training the capacity for well-directed reflexion teaches us to:

  • Distinguish between discursive and reflective thought
  • Use wise reflection for insight into our experience and habits
  • Move beyond the stories we tell ourselves about our lives

What is Day of Practice?

Sangha Live’s 3-hour, LIVE Day of Practice allows for you to drop in deeper, develop your meditation skills, and reset your intentions through sustained sitting.

Days of Practice includes longer periods of meditation, interspersed with wise teachings, an interactive Q&A with our teacher, and more.

Replay access will be available to all registrants within 48 hours of the live session.

How is Day of Practice different from Sangha Live’s Daily/Sunday classes?

Our shorter Daily Meditation (60 mins) and Sunday Sangha (90 mins) programs emphasize dharma teachings, while our longer Days of Practice (3 hours) emphasize development of meditation practice.

Daily practice is crucial for watering seeds of mindfulness, but extended periods of deep attention such as these, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, can be uniquely fruitful.

Cost

Day of Practice is offered on a sliding scale basis, with a suggested rate of $35. We wholeheartedly welcome all to practice with us; no one turned away for lack of funds.

Questions?

Please email us at info@sangha.live.

About Martin Aylward

photo of Martin Aylward smiling

Martin Aylward is the founding teacher of Sangha Live. After spending his early adult years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits, Martin settled in Southern France with his wife Gail and their 2 children, co-founding the Moulin de Chaves retreat centre where he lives and teaches.

Martin teaches meditation, guides students and leads retreats internationally, emphasising the integration of the deepest wisdom teachings into the midst of the lives we live. He is also a director of the Mindfulness Training Institute. Martin’s book Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness (2021) is now available via Wisdom Publications. Click here to learn more about Martin Aylward.

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