Meditation Resources from the July Acupuncture Happy Hour

On Wednesday, July 16th we held yet another successful Acupuncture Happy Hour! Thank you to everyone who came and to Rebecca Warner-Hindman for speaking to the group about meditation. For those of you who were unable to attend, Rebecca was kind enough to lead the group in a short meditation and provided a list of references and local Austin resources where one can learn about meditation and/or meditate in a group setting. Below we have provided this list for you.

Book Suggestions

• Start Where You are by Pema Chodron
• Zen Mind Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
• Turning the Mind into an Ally by Skayong Mipham Rinpoche
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• Don't Just Do Something. . . by Sylvia Boorstein

Meditation Resources around Austin

• Austin Zen Center - austinzencenter.org
• Shambhala Center - austin.shambhala.org
• Siddha Yoga Center - siddhayoga.org
• Yoga Yoga - yogayoga.com
• Chittamani Buddhist Center (added by AH!HA) - meditationinaustin.org
  

The above list is not exhaustive, but is a good starting point. There are numerous yoga studios around town - some are more geared toward meditation than others.

There are a number of ways to find meditation instruction and groups that are free to the public. An informal way to find others with similar interests is meetup.com. However there are regularly scheduled events around the city that are free.

Free Meditation Groups/Instruction in Austin

Shambhala Center has free instruction on Sundays and Wednesdays and free public meditation on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Visit the website for more details.

Siddha Yoga has a Saturday morning medition that appears to be free.

Master Li Junfeng leads Zhongtian Yiqi meditation every Sunday at 5pm in the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin dojo. No experience necessary. Zhongtian Yiqi is a non-moving qigong practice that trains the mind. As this practice quiets the mind, one is able to return to the Beginning - to connect with Heaven, Earth and all of humanity.

For those of you interested in meditation, we hope this serves as a good starting point.


In August we will be hosting yet another Acupuncture Happy Hour and this time our presenter will be Meg Coons, LAc., who will talk about the Dragon's Way which is a Wellness and Weight Loss Program based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory. For more information on the Dragon's Way please visit the Traditional Chinse Medicine World Foundation website. We will be posting more information soon.