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Release Into The River:
Finding Ease With the Flow of Life

Short Course

With James Rafael

Life’s ups and downs can sometimes feel like a white water rapids.

Rather than white-knuckling it, how can we loosen our grip and learn to simply enjoy the flow?

Often the tighter we grip, the less we can hold, and it can sometimes feel like we spend our entire life waiting to exhale:

“I’ll just get through this next project and then I can relax…”

“If I can just get to the other side of that mountain, then I’ll find peace…”

“Once I figure out this relationship, then I’ll finally be able to love…”

We delay, try to control, and hold on tight in a misplaced effort to feel safe and secure.

What would happen if instead, we could ease into the flow of life, to flow as rivers to the sea and find ease and wonder in every moment and all circumstances?

This is the invitation from mindfulness and movement teacher James Rafael. In this on-demand course, you will learn meditation practices to sense the flowing nature of all experience, breathing techniques from the ancient Chinese practice of qigong, and journaling exercises to identify practical steps to flow smoothly in your life.

Join this session to learn to:

  • Sense experientially that every moment is already vanishing and being reborn
  • Learn meditation techniques to solidify the wisdom of letting go into flow
  • Determine when to take skilful action, and when to let things be in life

What are Short Courses?

With the independent student in mind, previously recorded Dharma practice sessions have been curated and trimmed into short guided videos that are easy to understand and put into practice.

Short courses include longer periods of meditation interspersed with wise teachings, practice exercises, a recorded Q&A from the live class, and more.

When you sign up, you’ll get instant access so you can join the course on your own schedule, and at your ideal pace. With lifetime access, you can watch and re-watch the videos as you please.

What’s Included

Approximately 3 hours of pre-recorded video content. Every video – whether a lesson, meditation, exercise, or Q&A – includes a description, so you have total flexibility when planning your self-paced study.

Cost

Short Courses are 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 James Rafael

James Rafael

James Rafael is a mindfulness and movement teacher, living and teaching in the joyful chaos of central London. He began formal practice in 2011 under the teachings of S. N. Goenka during a time of substance addiction and burnout, while living in Soho. He is a yoga, somatics, and qigong teacher, having been trained and authorised to teach mindfulness through Martin Aylward and Mark Coleman. He has been sober since 2015.

He read English at Cambridge University and emphasises the importance of inclusive language, mindful communication, the power of poetry, and creating queer-inclusive, progressive spaces to learn and practice in. He leads retreats, teacher trainings, and workshops internationally and online via his online platform. Key influences in his teaching have been S. N. Goenka, Charlotte Joko Beck, Martin Aylward, and Mark Coleman. Click here to learn more about James Rafael.

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