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Meditation in Motion for Youth: Teaching Meditation and Yoga to Youth At –Risk

Practicing meditation in stillness and weaving it into movement are skills that enhance everyday life, make practical sense and are enjoyed by youth who are constantly on high alert and reactive. This workshop explores seated meditation, walking meditation and skillful ways to practice yoga in meditative awareness as it applies to working with troubled youth.

Saturday, December 3; 10AM-4:30PM

Single Class: General: $108/Member: $97
Series (Sept. 11; Oct. 22 & 23; Nov. 12 & 13; Dec. 3 & 4): General: $70/Member: $630

Jill Satterfield is the founder of Vajra Yoga & Meditation, a synthesis of yoga and Buddhism that combines meditation, yoga postures, visualization and contemplation practices. She is also the founder and Director of the School for Compassionate Action: Meditation, Yoga and Emotional Support for Communities in Need, a not for profit that trains teachers and offers classes to at-risk youth, people suffering with chronic pain and illnesses, PTSD, and addictions. Jill turned to meditation and yoga 30 years ago to successfully heal from a debilitating physical condition coupled with acute chronic pain. In 1992, she extended her exploration of the integral relationship of the mind and body through the study of Buddhism. Jill is on the founding faculty of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Mindfulness for Yoga Training and the Kripalu Institute’s Integral Leadership Program for young adults. Jill was scholar and teacher in residence at the Kripalu Center in 2004, and was named one of the four leading Buddhist and yoga teachers in the country by the Shambhala Sun Magazine. She is a pioneer in the field of mind body awareness and has been teaching and consulting for over 20 years. www.vajrayoga.com, www.schoolforcompassionateaction.org