Open Heart
Meditation Class

When: Ongoing Monday evenings 7pm - 8:30pm
Where: 63 Vendola Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903
For information: (415) 479-2027

Cost: $15.00

This class introduces three types of meditation: shamatha (calming the mind while focusing on an object, such as breath), vipassana (insight), and open awareness (allowing everything equal focus through relaxation). Beginning with a 10 to 20 minute gentle "shamatha" meditation at the start of each class, which facilitates the group's cohesiveness, one is encouraged to relax cognitive perception so that a more body-centered ease of being can be experienced and cultivated.

This ease of being is discovered through the cultivation of becoming aware of the physical sensations and feelings within the body. Direct perception and experiential insight through sensation is practiced in the head, heart and hara (abdominal area) as well as all other areas of the whole body.

This meditation class is an invitation to relax from mental constructs and ideas in order to experience a more intimate connection with the body and moment to moment awakened presence. This will involve breathwork, movement, guided navigation into the body, dialogue and silent sittings. In our group gatherings, a loving, supportive and nurturing space is always offered for our practice. Our time together will be enjoyable, relaxing and will greatly support your psychological and spiritual development. Facilitated by
Dr. Sara Kendall Gordon, L. Ac., DAOM

Dr. Sara Kendall Gordon, L. Ac., DAOM lives and practices in Marin County, California. For the past 17 years, she has maintained a private practice as an acupuncturist and herbalist focusing on functional medicine though clinical nutrition. She provides mind body, psychospiritual counseling and facilitation for all her patients incorporated within their appointments. Her meditative practices began over 30 years ago with her studies in the traditions of Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, Buddhist Tantra, and the Western Esoteric Wisdom tradition. The spiritual teacher, Adyashanti, gave her the name Pralaya, meaning stillness, and she assisted him for five years as student and teacher. Sara is certified by Judith Blackstone, PhD. to teach the Embodiment Training of the Realization Process and is certified to teach PsychoSpiritual Integrative Awakening by Neil Steven Cohen.

She facilitates a regular Monday evening meditation class along with monthly psychospiritual development workshops. She is available to facilitate and guide individuals, couples and groups upon request.