Friday, 27 July 2018

Getting Started With The Breath

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A School for Meditation, Happiness, and Personal Empowerment

We offer personalized courses to transform your life.

Every course provides a targeted theme that will empower you in every area of your life. The information and techniques we present have been scientifically proven to reduce stress, alleviate negativity, increase focus, improve productivity, develop clarity, and hone decision-making. You can also apply them to gain confidence, prioritize goals. and focus on the results that matter most to you. In the process, you will achieve higher states of happiness, peace, love, acceptance, and appreciation. You will begin to approach every day with passion, exuberance, and a zest for life.

Our courses offer affordable, one-on-one interaction. Classes are given live and limited to small groups, as if you were sitting in a university or attending a live retreat. Teachers are available for questions and support via email, office hours, and individual sessions. This approach couples the convenience and flexibility of an online course with the personalized support of live instruction.

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Courses

Welcome to The Joy Within. We offer personalized courses for learning meditation, happiness, and personal empowerment.

Courses are run as small group classes, with one on one access to the instructor. Every course follows a proven curriculum, which is then customized individually for you. Click here to learn more about course structure.

Upcoming Courses

Quiet The Mind in 30 Days: An Introduction To Meditation

Next Start Date: August 4, 2018.

Duration: 30 Days

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The Energy of Joy: Learn To Experience Happiness on Command

Next Start Date: September 8, 2018

Duration: 30 Days

The Art of Right Thinking: Managing Thoughts, Beliefs, and Emotions

Next Start Date: September 15, 2018

Duration: 30 Days

Modern Paths to Enlightenment: Defining Your Spiritual Journey

Next Start Date: September 22, 2018

Duration: 30 Days

From Visualizing To Becoming: Living The World You Imagine

Next Start Date: October 6, 2018

Duration: 30 Days

The Key to Un-condition: Practicing Love In Any Circumstance

Next Start Date: October 20, 2018

Duration: 30 Days

Course Structure

Our courses combine the convenience and affordability of an online platform with the customization of a personal coach, offering you the perfect setup to help maximize your growth and potential.

Every course is individually taught in a small group setting with a controlled class size.

Lessons follow a pre-set curriculum, which has been tested and proven to show results, while giving you the flexibility to work with your teacher to customize the class to fit your level of experience, knowledge, and objectives.

Every Course Includes:

One-on-One Access to your Professor,
Individual Customization and Support,
Comprehensive Video Lessons (minimum 5 lessons per week),
Small Group Office Hours, Hot-seat, and Q&A, and
Guided Exercises and Assignments.

Please see our upcoming course list for curriculum and lesson details.

Why Choose The Joy Within?

Live Classes – Most online platforms use stale content that is often old, out of date, and instructors that are nowhere to be seen. With The Joy Within, every course includes live classes. Students can ask questions, get feedback, and work directly with their teacher to get the support they need.

Individualized Instruction – We believe your personal growth needs to be personal. Your experience, needs, and objectives are unique, and should be treated as such. We understand that generic classes can only get you so far. Every course takes a combined approach, following a core curriculum with proven information, techniques, and exercises, while keeping the flexibility of one-on-one support and guidance.

Combining the Logical and the Experiential – Empowerment and spirituality need to be both academic and practical. In our experience, it’s hard to become enlightened if you don’t understand a few key principles, but neither can you make breakthroughs simply by studying yet another essay or lecture. Only by learning and then applying that knowledge will you see the results you want. Our classes balance logical understanding with experiential techniques and exercises, giving you the best of both worlds.

Community-Centric Approach – Our small class sizes keep things personal, while our fixed start dates ensure you don’t get left behind. Just like you would in a university course, you’ll be able to connect with and work alongside students who are going through exactly the same process you are. This approach helps to increase your insight while making the entire process easier and more fun.

Affordable Pricing – Courses start from as little as $9.99. Most courses offered a tiered pricing model, allowing you to choose the option that best fits your time and budget.

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Sunday, 13 May 2018

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Sunday, 22 April 2018

Online Meditation Course

If you’re interested in learning how to meditate, then it’s absolutely essential that you find the support of a guide or course.

On this page, we offer you access to our favorite free online meditation course, so you can experience the incredible benefits of meditation for yourself.

Getting started with meditation via an online course is a good way to begin working with this incredibly powerful practice in a way that allows you to be in the comfort and privacy of your own home. Since meditation is such a personal experience, it also helps to have a course that allows you the opportunity to work with a number of different styles and types of meditation in order to get the handle on a variety of techniques and decide for yourself which approach works best for you.

We hope that’s exactly what you’ll find in this course. In addition to guided meditations and exercises for you to incorporate into your daily routine — creating a habit around meditation and mindfulness practices — you’ll learn why meditation is important, and tips and tricks for how to integrate it successfully into a modern day life.

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Thursday, 15 March 2018

Mantras

An Introduction to Mantra Meditation

Mantra meditation is one of the most common styles of meditation, dating back thousands of years. It is a common practice throughout most meditation traditions, including Hind, Buddhist, and Zen practices.

In this post we’ll give an introduction to mantra meditation and how you can get started

What Is A Mantra? Origin and Meaning

A mantra is a phrase that is repeated throughout a meditation practice. The phrase may be spoken or thought, and may or may not contain a specific meaning to it.

The origin of the term mantra comes from Sanskrit. The word can be broken into two roots:

Man: Often translated as “mind,” man also refers to thought and the act of thinking.
Trai: Probably most directly translated as “to liberate” or “to free,” and is used in the context of tools and techniques.

Thus “mantra,” quite literally, means a tool to free the mind from thought.

Mantra Traditions

Many mantras are used out of tradition, with the focus being on the sounds produced during the vocalization of the mantra, and in these cases it is often repeated as a chant. Perhaps the most common example of this is the “Om” mantra, which is pronounced in three parts (Ahh-Auu-ohmmm), and according to many yogic texts (including Patanjali, for example) is said to contain the entire existence of the universe within the single sound.

Others, often in Sanskrit, are used for their meaning and intention. Many of the mantras date back thousands of years, and part of the practice of mantra meditation is to invoke the energy that has been imbued in these phrases over many generations.

Powerful Mantras: The Top 10 Most Common Mantras

Om: The sound of the universe.
So-hum: I am that.
Shanti Shanti Shanti: Peace of mind, body, and word.
Sat Chit Ananda: Beingness, consciousness, and bliss.
Ajai Alai:: Being in Power; Warrior’s mantra.
Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu
Gayatri: Earth, Heaven, and Everything between.
Ganesha: salutation to the God Ganesh
I am that I am.
Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better:

The Benefits of Mantra Meditation

Like all types of meditation, practicing mantras has a number of important health benefits. The top among these is improved concentration and focus, centeredness, happiness, and ease of life.

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