Intro to Meditation: a 4-Week Online Series with Erin Joosse
Tuesdays, May 6th - 27th
6-7:30pm PST
Note*: This series will be held ONLINE
“Meditation helps us defuse stress, experience greater tranquility, find a sense of wholeness, strengthen our relationships, and face our fears. Meditation helps sharpen focus, lower blood pressure, and reduce chronic pain. Meditation helps protect the brain against aging and improves our capacity for learning new things. And it's as easy as sitting down and taking a breath.”
- Real Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg
In this 4 week online series, Erin will guide you through developing a meditation practice and learning how to navigate the challenges that arise when we begin. We will explore the benefits of meditation, developing concentration and learning to steady the mind, deepening awareness of your body, thoughts, and emotions, cultivating compassion, and how to keep the practice going.
Included will be recorded meditations so you can practice at home.
Beginners are especially welcome, as are those wishing to deepen their practice.
Recommended reading/resource:
Real Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg
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Writing Refuge: a writing and yoga workshop with Tamiko Nimura and Erin Joosse
For the Fall 2025 Source Yoga journal, we are inspired by Octavia Raheem, a Black meditation teacher and author of Pause, Rest, Be. Chapter 2 of her book is called “In Destruction, Create Refuge.” Many members of our community are feeling drained and exhausted by world, national, and local affairs. How can we create a space where our community members are reminded by the power of seeking refuge?
Join local writer Tamiko Nimura and studio owner Erin Joosse for an afternoon workshop. Through short writing practices, meditations, and gentle movement, we will reflect on the theme of the next Source Yoga Journal: REFUGE. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook or journal. Participants will create work that they can share, revise and submit for consideration in the journal’s next issue.