32nd festival 21 to 26 may 2008 royal horticultural halls victoria london sw1p 2qd

 
meditation room
buddhist, yoga, taoist, laughter, tantra techniques and more...
Whether you’ve never tried meditation, or you want to experience a new technique, this is a great chance to give it a go. Guided sessions from many traditions are facilitated by a selection of festival participants. Sessions are 30 minutes, on the hour every hour, and are free. The meditation room is on the 3rd floor, accessed by lift or stairs and is available as a quiet space for personal use between sessions.

May 2008

12.00 John Holder In this opening class you will be taught several ancient meditations designed to uplift, protect and heal, which can be easily learnt for your future everyday use. You will also be taught the simple but very effective travelling technique www.aetherius.org
1.00 Lucinda Drayton Relaxing mind and body. Learning to focus easily and then gather energy light to send out to the world. This will energise you and bring a deep peace and joy inside www.blissfulmusic.com
2.00 Tess Ward – Dekhomai  Celtic Meditation – The Celts were connected with the rhythms of the earth, bodies and seasons. This meditation will help you get into their rhythm www.dekhomai.co.uk
3.00 Siridatta Siridatta will introduce a Kundalini Yoga meditation using Mudras, Mantras and breath to discover the inner Sacred Divine Marriage www.anaharta.com
4.00 Kris Deva North Unity of the mind body and spirit through the Taoist Meditation of the Inner Smile, when you smile the whole world smiles back www.healing-tao.co.uk
5.00 Huia New to meditation? – you are very welcome to this introductory session exploring various meditational styles to find what works for you www.huia.com
12.00 Mahasatvaa Sarita Atisha’s Heart Meditation – This quintessential Tibetan Tantra Meditation uses the power of the heart chakra to transform suffering into love and compassion www.schoolofawakening.com
1.00 Jason Chan Join Jason Chan to experience the peace and joy of Infinite Meditation as he guides you into the oneness of your natural state of being www.lightfoundation.com
2.00 Inner Potential Centre Meditation is a powerful tool to bring inner peace and harmony. Anyone can learn how to practise this spiritual and enlightening technique, one aspect of which is given during this guided meditation www.innerpotential.org
3.00 Osho Leela Social Meditation – meeting yourself through another the Osho Leela way - dancing, sitting and hugging www.osholeela.co.uk
4.00 Julia from Om Shanti Sacred sounds and vibrations of Tibetan Singing Bowls, chanting and a guided visualisation journey guide you into inner peace and stillness. Letting go, relaxing and surrendering yourself to the power of the Eternal Now, allow your body, mind and soul to heal. www.omshanti.org.uk
5.00 Mem Sufi meditation - a short talk, and introduction to Zikr (mantra) and Sema (whirling)  
12.00 Marguerite Van Boetzelaer The ancient Japanese tradition, Jin Shin Jyutsu © man (Jin), creator (Shin) art (Jyutsu), connecting to the unlimited source of energy, which is always present www.freedominmovement.co.uk
1.00 Jason Chan Join Jason Chan to experience the peace and joy of Infinite Meditation as he guides you into the oneness of your natural state of being www.lightfoundation.com
2.00 John Parkin A trip to the Seaside – John’s meditation will deeply relax you, move you and remind you…of childhood seaside trips and a beautiful fact – that we’re all one www.thehillthatbreathes.com
3.00 Sahaja Yoga Meditation Through Sahaja Yoga one can achieve self- realisation which occurs when the Kundalini, a dormant energy within us is awakened. This energy brings us into balance, making us more peaceful and joyful www.freemeditationforall.org
4.00 Madrum Sacred sounds, chants and soothing melodies of voice, Indian harmonium, bells and gentle percussion to bring peace, inner stillness and harmony www.madrum.com
5.00 Barbara Meiklejohn-Free The Heart of All Knowing – A journey to our heart centre, to connect to our soul and knowing. www.spiritvisions.co.uk
11.00 Rachel Caine Peace, love and joy! - a fool-hearted connection to the lighter side of life, with fun, laughter and the Clown Within www.clownwithin.com
12.00 Just-a-Minute Unity, harmony and peace are close companions. With the right tools it takes only a minute to focus and find peace of mind. It takes only a minute to listen and hear the call of your own heart. You can positively change how you feel in Just-a-Minute www.just-a-minute.org
1.00 Transmission Meditation Transmission Meditation is a simple, group meditation, providing both a dynamic service to the world and powerful, personal, spiritual development www.share-international.org
2.00 Lian Wilson Movement Ritual – A 20 minute gentle movement meditation using movement and awareness of breath to soften into a greater awareness of body and mind www.tamalpa.org
3.00 Katie Rose, Colin Goring and Rami Shaafi Take a voyage of self-discovery on waves of healing sound. Immerse yourself in the soothing sound bath created by Katie Rose, Colin Goring and Rami Shaafi using voice and sacred instruments. Emerge relaxed, refreshed and invigorated www.therosewindow.org

www.samuraimusic.co.uk

4.00 Brahma Kumaris Unity requires that each and every one of us makes a shift in consciousness until we no longer feel separate. As soon as we feel peaceful  and loving we start to change the world. Unity starts with me and finds its ultimate expression with the whole of humanity www.bkwsu.org.uk
5.00 Danny Shine A deliberately unplanned yet guided meditation using drama, song, humour, psychology, theology and whatever else you bring into the space with a view to create a healing environment www.dannyshine.blogspot.com
6.00 Gongmaster Don Conreaux Gong Meditation with Shruti, Breath and Presence of Timelessness www.holistic-resonance.com
11.00 Lui Krieg Using crystals and sound to reach higher levels of meditation and relaxation. This meditation also activates the chakras by using chanting, crystal singing bowls and other crystal instruments. www.stoneage.co.uk
12.00 Kris Deva North Unity of the mind body and spirit through the Taoist Meditation of the Inner Smile, when you smile the whole world smiles back www.healing-tao.co.uk
1.00 Joe Hoare Fill yourself with love, light and laughter in this dynamic meditation - a

heart-opening and centring series of exercises

www.joehoare.co.uk
2.00 Peter Rundell – Dekhomai Ignatian Examen - A Meditation using the consolations and desolations of Ignatuis of Loyola as

a way to reflect on the presence of God in daily life

www.dekhomai.co.uk
3.00 Kavi Jezzie Hockaday A music meditation using ambient guitar to enter the silence of being. Music is an Ocean. Dive in. Drench yourself www.totalspiritualrevolution.co.uk
4.00 Nicola Phoenix Learn how to calm the mind, withdraw the sense from the outside world and truly go within. Through concentration and meditation you can achieve greater knowledge of the self, peace, calm and a tool to help you to remain in harmony with yourself and everything around you www.phoenixvisvas.com
5.00 Stewart Pearce Sonic Meditation – to create peace, stillness, uplifting joy and harmony www.thealchemyofvoice.com
6.00 Anthroposophical Society A meditation for friends in the afterlife www.anthroposophy.org.uk
11.00 Adi-Guru das A mantra meditation experience using beads, learning how to see the mind as separate to us and then the sound of the mantra can reach our heart www.pure-incense.com
12.00 Paul Terrell A guided relaxation meditation. Beginning from where we find ourselves we will gently come home to our true selves, deeply relax and then let go of everything except our intention to evolve and serve www.inversiontherapy.net
1.00 Ascending Angels Journey with the Ascended Masters and Archangels to the Golden Pyramid of Light: here connect with your higher self. Explore your unconscious, bringing healing, love and acceptance to judgements, doubts and shame. A harmonising journey to cleanse the soul to a new vibration of love www.ascendingangels.com
2.00 Rev. Anita Mckenzie, Interfaith Minister A non-denominational guided deeply calming meditation to experience ‘Nyama’ the life force energy that links all of existence together. This interconnectedness and the oneness of unity with all life, is the source of energy for every word, thought and action and illuminates the principles of self-realisation and unconditional love healingimageinterfaith@yahoo.co.uk
3.00 Inner Potential Centre In this beautiful healing meditation we will find peace and stillness within, then send it out in light to uplift and bring harmony to all who need it in our troubled world www.innerpotential.org
4.00 Huia New to meditation? – you are very welcome to this introductory session exploring various meditational styles to find what works for you www.huia.com
5.00 London Meditation Centre with Michael Miller and Jillian Lavender Vedic Meditation is an easy effortless and pleasurable practise that reconnects us to our source and delivers the perfect health, clearer thinking and fulfilling relationships that are our birthright. Learn more Vedic Meditation in this information session www.londonmeditationcentre.com
6.00 Osho Leela Social Meditation – meeting yourself through another the Osho Leela way - dancing, sitting and hugging www.osholeela.co.uk