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Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor are true gems of the yoga world. Both immensely skilled teachers of yoga asana and philosophy, brimming with warmth, humor, and understanding. 



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THIS COURSE INCLUDES

CULTIVATE

DISCOVER

PROCESS

PRESENCE

DEVELOP

Establish a consistent shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice at home

Incorporate the qualities of gentleness, discernment, and precision in your being

Learn techniques to work with strong emotions, in meditation and on-the-spot in your day-to-day life

Employ strategies to live a life of contentment in the here and now

Build your capacity for compassion through six actions

COURAGE

Experience inner peace through addressing change and fear head-on

Move away from the trap of doubting yourself toward touching your innate bravery and strength

RELEASE

Engage with whatever comes up in your life as part of your spiritual path

ENGAGE

FOUR 20-30 MINUTE LESSONS

Taught by Susan Piver and available in both video and audio format

Download transcripts of lessons to read at your own pace

Guided by Susan Piver

Learn to integrate the teachings into your everyday life

Including free PDFs from Susan’s book, Start Here Now

Learn at your own pace whenever and wherever works best for you!

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COURSE CURRICULUM

LESSON 1

Getting Started: An Introduction and Overview of Sitting Practice

Meditation is perhaps one of the simplest activities we can do—it is basically just taking our seat on this earth and paying attention to our breath. And yet, there are many misconceptions about the practice that can get in our way when we’re first starting out. In this lesson, we’ll review what meditation is—and what it is not. Susan will also give you practical advice for how to set up your home practice. 

LESSON 2

Confidence Leads to Discipline: A Strong Foundation

Culturally, we tend to think of discipline as rigid and sometimes even cruel. But in the context of meditation practice, creating a container of discipline is life-affirming and even joyful. In order to bring discipline to our practice in a healthy way, we need confidence. In this lesson, we’ll learn five steps for creating outer confidence and one step for creating inner confidence. We’ll also learn the three most common obstacles to meditation practice and their essential antidotes.

LESSON 3

Deepening in Wisdom: Relaxing Self-Aggression

Many of us encounter a deep well of self-aggression as we deepen in our practice. At that point, it would be easy to mistake our meditation as a means of self-improvement. Self-help, however, undermines the underlying principle of meditation practice, which is that we already have everything we need to be wakeful and kind. In this lesson, we’ll receive practical wisdom to avoid turning our meditation into a weapon we use against ourselves—instead, we’ll learn how to maintain our connection to the sacredness of the practice.

LESSON 4

Extending Loving-Kindness

The meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche said, “The only true elegance is vulnerability.” This may sound hard to believe, considering how uncomfortable it sometimes is to live with an open heart. In this lesson, we’ll discuss the relationship between tenderness, meditation, and spiritual warriorship. We’ll learn how to stabilize our minds and hearts in a state of openness to create a truly sustainable practice that will serve not only us, but our whole world.


BONUS MATERIAL

COURSE SUMMARY

100 Hours of Video Teachings

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ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Susan Piver is a New York Times bestselling author and meditation instructor whose books include How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own LifeThe Wisdom of a Broken HeartThe Hard Questions, and Start Here Now. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, the CBS Early Show, The Tyra Banks Show, and other national television programs in connection with her books. She is the founder of the Open Heart Project and leads workshops and retreats around the country on living an awakened life. 


PRINTABLE TRANSCRIPTS

TWO GUIDED MEDITATIONS

EXERCISES AND PRACTICES

GUIDED READING ASSIGNMENTS

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When does the course begin?
The course is available as soon as you register and does not have a specific start date. All lessons are available and you may go through the course materials at your own pace.

How long does it take to complete the course?
There are four lessons in the course and each lesson is designed to last a week. However, the course is flexible and you can work at your own pace as well, so you can benefit just as much from the course even if it takes you longer to go through it. We encourage you to download videos as you go through the course for your own personal use in the future. You will continue to have unlimited access to the course materials online as well.

How long will I have access to the course?
Your access to the course is unlimited. It will not expire.

Can I still take this training without a desktop/laptop computer (for example, if I only have an iPad)?
Yes, you can access this course using the browser on your device. However, please note that if you’d like to save any of the course materials, you will need to download to a computer first and then transfer the files to your device.

What if I have technical difficulties with the course?
We have a dedicated course support person who can help you with any issues you may encounter in navigating or accessing the course. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

~ Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way

“I could not recommend [Susan Piver] more highly.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

In this course, Susan distills her best advice and tried-and-true meditation techniques

Learn the basics of starting a meditation practice

ENGAGE

Work with your body, breath, and mind for an effective practice

DISCOVER

Navigate the inevitable roadblocks

PROGRESS

Cultivate a sustainable routine

DEVELOP

Learn key principles and clarify common mistakes

CLARIFY

Develop and maintain a potent connection to your unique path

CULTIVATE

Establish a consistent shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice at home

CULTIVATE

Incorporate the qualities of gentleness, discernment, and precision in your being

DISCOVER

Learn techniques to work with strong emotions, in meditation and on-the-spot in your day-to-day life

PROCESS

Employ strategies to live a life of contentment in the here and now

PRESENCE

DEVELOP

Build your capacity for compassion through six actions

RELEASE

Move away from the trap of doubting yourself toward touching your innate bravery and strength

COURAGE

Experience inner peace through addressing change and fear head-on

ENGAGE

Engage with whatever comes up in your life as part of your spiritual path

THIS COURSE INCLUDES

COURSE CURRICULUM

COURSE EXCERPTS

COURSE SUMMARY

100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE

If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, please e-mail us within 30 days, and we will promptly refund your purchase price.

ADD TO CART

100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE

If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, please e-mail us within 30 days, and we will promptly refund your purchase price.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

PRAISE FOR ALAN MORINIS

Review of Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: One Man’s Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition by Alan Morinis:

“Alan Morinis, in his spiritual journey, has struck a rich vein of Judaism. This offering feels like a heart-gift to us.”—Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now and Still Here

Review of Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar by Alan Morinis

“A readable, engaging, friendly book. . . . [Morinis] writes as one besotted with the Jewish path, but not so intoxicated as to forget the conventions of the secular. He’s an accessible guide, and a sober one.”Jewish Daily Forward

PRAISE FOR 

ALAN MORINIS

It has been proven to lead to everything from a good night’s sleep to higher productivity and reduced stress, to clarity of mind and even complete enlightenment. Recently, these benefits have become more widely recognized, but beginning and sustaining a practice amid the distractions and busyness of modern life can seem overwhelming. Over many years, meditation expert and New York Times best-selling author Susan Piver has taught thousands of people how to do just that.

Meditation practice is

TRANSFORMATIVE

Susan distills her best advice and tried-and-true meditation techniques that will:

In this course,

Meditation practice is

TRANSFORMATIVE

It has been proven to lead to everything from a good night’s sleep to higher productivity and reduced stress, to clarity of mind and even complete enlightenment. Recently, these benefits have become more widely recognized, but beginning and sustaining a practice amid the distractions and busyness of modern life can seem overwhelming. Over many years, meditation expert and New York Times best-selling author Susan Piver has taught thousands of people how to do just that.

~ Julia Cameron, 

   author of The Artist’s Way

I could not recommend [Susan Piver] more highly.

WHAT YOU 

WILL LEARN

In this course, Susan distills her best advice and tried-and-true meditation techniques

Learn the basics of starting a meditation practice

ENGAGE

Work with your body, breath, and mind for an effective practice

DISCOVER

Navigate the inevitable roadblocks

PROGRESS

Cultivate a sustainable routine

DEVELOP

Learn key principles and clarify common mistakes

CLARIFY

Develop and maintain a potent connection to your unique path

CULTIVATE

ADD TO CART