" Quiet Mind - Open Heart "

Developing skills for Mindfulness & Meditation

Chris Condon L.P.C., CHT,CAC11

Call 303-514-7142

Have you been talking about starting a meditation practice or do you try to sit and wonder if your mind will ever quiet down?

Would you like to learn how to relax in tense situations, transform negative emotions, and enhance your happiness and sense of peace in your life?

This class is appropriate for both new and experienced practitioners.

The class will include:

v Simple instruction on  methods to settle the mind

v Practical experiential exercises on meditation & compassion

v Clips of authentic video teachings on methods to deepen understanding

v Class discussion and feedback on personal experience.

Participants will leave the workshop w/

v Several methods of meditation from which to customize your own practice.

v Experience of practicing the methods

v Research based practices that are proven to relax the mind and create lasting happiness when applied.

Chris is a psychotherapist in private practice of individuals and groups,, has trained in meditation for over 12 years and currently studies under Sogyal Rinpcohe who wrote the acclaimed book “Tibetan book of Living & Dying”.

 Date: Sunday- May 2nd

Location: Golden- Near 6ve Ave & 19th

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -$75 or 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - $40

Call Chris Condon.     303-514-7142

Space is Limited- Please RSVP by 04/23/10. Chris offers a ongoing weekly class on Sundays from 4-5pm. This class is open to new students and as a follow up for previous students wanting to practice with a group and deepen their skills. We will focus on the compassion practice of loving kindness during these sessions. This weekly class will not meet on the days of the full day meditation class.

If you missed the class and are interested in attending please feel free to call me as I teach the class Quarterly.

The benefits of daily meditation:

Less stress, improved concentration, strengthens the immune system and improves health, creates confidence, and deepens self love & acceptance.

A study by blue Cross-Blue shield shows how powerful an effect mediation has on the mind and body. Two groups of people in the study sample were observed over a 5-year period. One group had a daily meditation practice the other did not. After the 5 years the group with the meditation practice had experienced 70% less cancerous episodes and 50% less hospital visits.

Another example of the power of mediation is the fact that on a weekend in Washington D.C. 100 Buddhist monks meditated on peace for the city. After the weekend was over the police reported 25% less crime while the monks had been there.