Nepal Tibetan
2011
A Retreat is an Ideal Place to Learn Meditation
“The practice of meditation has been essential to expanding my awareness. I know more clearly who I am, what I really want, and how I really feel. This all leads to making more nourishing food choices and living a life full of meaning and purpose,” says Sarah McLean, director and meditation teacher at the Sedona Meditation Center. After studying extensively and gaining certification with health and wellness guru Dr. Deepak Chopra, Sarah studied on sabbatical in India, learned ayurveda under Dr. John Douillard and worked for Gary Zukav, author of Seat of the Soul before opening her own center in 2001. According to McLean, the best way to learn meditation is at a structured retreat, which can teach you all the basics of how meditation works, as well as how to progress further in your studies.
Travel and Leisure Magazine recently rated their top ten internationalretreats for learning meditation. At the top of their list was Ananda in the Himalayas, a spectacular 100-acre property in Uttaranchal, India, which offers sweeping views of the Ganges River, the Himalayan mountain foothills and the temple villages of Rishikesh and Hardiwar. Amenities incorporate a a tea lounge, antique billiards room, meditation and yoga pavilions, 21,000 square foot spa, and a maharajah’s palace.
Here, people will get one-on-one guided meditation tailor made to their individual needs. Stretching, Buddhist meditation teachings, yoga and breathing techniques are taught in one-hour sessions during the day. This center draws in all types of individuals, including many luxury travelers who have never visited a spiritual retreat in the past.
Another place to learn meditation is the White Cloud Sanctuary in Santa Ana, Costa Rica. Just west of the San José capital, you’ll stay in a one-person tile-roofed casita with its own kitchen, bathroom and living area, while enjoying breathtaking mountain views. This quaint 13-acre property amid the jungle mountainside can only take one person at a time, so you’ll be completely alone in your rigorous study of Tai Chi and QiGong meditation. When you’re not meditating, you can take a walk through organic vegetable gardens, horse farms and groves of mango, banana and papaya trees. Meals aren’t included with this program, but you can purchase healthy food at the lodge.
A third destination to learn meditation is the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. Located on a 200-acre property surrounding a grand mansion, you’ll find 79 dormitory-style single and double rooms with shared bathrooms, dining facilities, outdoor Buddhist shrines and meditation spaces. For a more intense pilgrimage, you can stay at the Forest Refuge, a long-term retreat center set several miles back into the countryside. The practice here involves Vipassana (insight) and Metta (loving kindness) meditation. You’ll sit and you’ll walk, but your meditative practices will all be done in complete silence. Eventually, through silence, you will find insight and self-awakening.
There are so many benefits to learning some easy meditation techniques that it’s surprising more people don’t take up this rewarding pastime. It certainly doesn’t have to be difficult, either, because there are lots of easy meditation exercises you can learn.
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