Shop » Ian & Ruth Gawler Audio » DVDM1 - Meditation Live
DVDM1 - Meditation Live
Ian Gawler presenting a complete teaching on meditation.
Ian Gawler has introduced meditation to many thousands of people around the world. This DVD was recorded in front of a live audience and captures the vibrance of Ian's presence as he explains the theory, and leads all his key techniques of meditation. For those who like to watch as they learn, this is an ideal and thorough way to begin, and to deepen your meditation. Watching it at home, it can be divided up into segments with each part ending with Ian's guided meditation for that section.
This DVD presents a comprehensive and full meditation course.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction including:
- Why study and practice?
- Evidence of the benefits of meditation.
- Aims and limitations of meditation.
2. Introductory first meditation exercise:
Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation (MBSM)
3. What Meditation is and where it comes from.
- How to meditate- the two possibilities; the Direct Approach and the Gradual Approach (or method).
- The Direct Approach explained.
- Mindfulness and mindlessness explained.
- Stillness, what it is and how to experience it.
- Ian's teachers - where this all comes from, and a little history.
4. The Gradual Approach explained:
- Overview of the Gradual Approach - the four steps of the method explained.
- Study - what is advisable.
- The Main Practice - Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation (MBSM).
- Skill development - Preparation, relaxation, concentration, mindfulness, and also contemplation and imagery.
- Integration - bringing the benefits of formal practice into daily life.
DVDM1 has 2 DVDs with approximately 4 and a half hours of tuition and meditation guidance in total.
The booklet 'How to Meditate' is included.
Print
Email