LEARN TO MEDITATE COURSE – “ŚABDA MEDITATION”
Learn the Silent-Mantra Based Technique
Experience Deep Rest. Establish in Being.
Śabda Meditation is an effective stress-reducing technique that’s simple, effortless, and natural. Benefits come quickly.
- Learn how to fit meditation into your life.
- Receive live, expert instruction.
- Get personalized, on-going support.
FREE PRE-REQUISITE
Prior attendance at a free Intro to Meditation talk is required before enrolling in the complete course. I host this every week on Insight Timer (IT). Follow me on IT to attend a live talk. More information on the Learn to Meditate (Śabda Meditation) course can be found here.
COST
Sliding Scale: $150-$300 USD. Scholarships are available; please email me by Sept. 3rd: info@napua.org, if a scholarship is needed.
First-Installment or Full-Payment is due before Day 1: Oct. 14th.
***Anyone who has been initiated into this technique through TM, VM, AOL or PSM may re-take Days 3-4 with me at no cost. A new mantra requires a donation.
HOW TO SIGN-UP
Email me directly to reserve your spot and complete your donation at info@napua.org
AGENDA
Day 1: Thursday, Oct. 14 // 8:00 – 10:00am (13:00-15:00 UTC) or 5:00-7:00pm CDT (22:00-0:00 UTC)
TOPIC: MANTRA INITIATION
- Mantra Initiation
- Meditation
- Personal Instruction on Technique
Day 2: Friday, Oct. 15 @ 8:00 – 10:00am (13:00-15:00 UTC) or 5:00-7:00pm CDT (22:00-0:00 UTC)
TOPIC: MIND + PSYCHOLOGY
- Overview of the psychology of this technique, including the shadow of dissociative states
- Correct practice and mantra review
- Practical considerations and strategies for integrating meditation 2x daily into AM/PM routine.
Day 3: Saturday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00 – 10:00am (13:00-15:00 UTC) or 5:00-7:00pm CDT (22:00-0:00 UTC)
TOPIC: BODY + SOMATIC EXPERIENCE
- Overview of the neuroscience of this technique
- Mind-body dynamics of stress release
- Intro to complementary somatic techniques (pranayam & asana)
Day 4: Monday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00 – 10:00am (13:00-15:00 UTC) or 5:00-7:00pm CDT (22:00-0:00 UTC)
TOPIC: CONSCIOUSNESS + SUBTLER STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
- Consciousness as it relates to the technique
- Subtler states of consciousness
- Integration of different consciousness states
- Long-term benefits and next steps
MANTRA
Your personal mantra is informed by your Vedic astrology chart (Jyotisha). Send me your birth date information (date, time & location). Time should be exact to the minute.
ABOUT CATRINA ARMENDARIZ
Catrina Armendariz is the founder of Napua. She is a meditation teacher, ayurvedic practitioner and a graduate student in Clinical Psychology.
She has a special interest in trauma and women’s health and has been practicing yogic techniques for 30 years, teaching for 7 years and recently returned from a 2.5 year pilgrimage in India, studying full-time with her teachers. Evolving at the convergence of beauty and being, her work supports the courageous cultivation of rested awareness and an embodied approach to freedom.
N A P U A
Evolving at the convergence of beauty and being, Napua is a virtual ashram: a home for simple self-care rooted in the world’s most ancient, time-honored traditions. Welcome yourself home.
Experience deep rest. See with profound clarity.