Meditation Made Simple
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Westerners face a unique set of obstacles when walking the path of meditation. Our fast‐paced, high‐pressure lifestyle carries over into our meditation and mindfulness practice, and we often have difficulty achieving genuine relaxation of body and mind. Deep, sustained relaxation is not only the basis for mental and physical health and well-being, but the foundation for spiritual awakening.
Our approach equips students and clients with the skills, resources and tools required to develop authentic calm, clarity, and wisdom, and to achieve deep, sustained states of relaxation. Our approach has been adapted from the profound techniques of the Eastern spiritual traditions, as well as modern secular evidenced-based approaches.
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We teach a progressive approach for linking body, breath, energy and mind to achieve a state of deep relaxation that promotes joy, healing and peace. Deep, sustained relaxation is not only the basis for physical and mental health and well-being, but the foundation for spiritual awakening.
In all of our courses, workshops and coaching programs we will learn and practice methods to relax the body, slow and deepen the breath, and gain control of our subtle inner energies. These techniques lead the mind into a state of relaxed awareness that cultivates calm, clarity, and wisdom, enabling us to rest in a fully integrative experience of mind itself.
Beginning meditators as well as experienced practitioners benefit from the opportunity to discover what is possible when we release tension on every level—from the physical body and breath to the subtlest energies of mind itself--and rest with stability in this natural state.
To begin our meditative journey, we explore practices from the Eastern wisdom traditions to bring the body, breath, energy and mind into relaxation in preparation for calm abiding meditation.
As we learn to connect with our bodies and energy, we practice calm abiding meditation to cultivate relaxed focus. We work with various objects of meditation to enhance mindfulness, free ourselves from the distraction of thoughts, and reach a state of calm.
As our ability to remain with an object becomes more refined, we approach a state of calm and relaxed focus. As clarity begins to dawn, our object of awareness shifts from external objects to single‐pointedness itself— the unity between our mind and the environment.
As clarity and focus deepens, we move beyond the urge to manipulate our experience. We begin to explore the subtle qualities of mind and uncover our true inner nature. As insight develops, we learn to rest in the clarity and inspiration of our innate wisdom, without dullness or agitation.
We begin to view our internal and external worlds more widely, creating a foundation for the experience of unbiased compassion. Instead of grasping at the duality of self and other, we cultivate boundless equanimity which leads to an experience of wide-open, spacious mind.
We discover that the true nature of mind is vast, uncontrived and free of thoughts and worries. We open to the space between dualities, transcend habitual patterns and achieve a deep state of resting wakefulness.
We are introduced to our profound innermost nature of non-conceptual awareness, the naturally perfect state of primordial purity and spontaneous arising. Mind comes to rest effortlessly beyond fixation and manipulation in our authentic natural condition.
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Microsoft Corporation
Toronto, Canada
"I highly recommend Michael to anyone that would be interested in learning about meditation. He is highly knowledgeable and has extensive experience."
Dr. Arezoo K.
Clinical Psychologist
Fredericksburg, VA
"The experience of working with Michael Hess teaching the Seven Steps of meditation was a profoundly great blessing. His method of guiding was clear and calming although we had a challenge of translation into German language. Nevertheless Michael was easily to accommodate to our various needs."
Tsering C., CEO
Vienna, Austria
"I was a student of the Discovering Mind class Meditation Training in late 2020 to early 2021. The class instructor, Michael Hess, was a very patient and extremely knowledgeable instructor. I had enrolled in the class, in the hopes of broadening my meditation knowledge and practice, especially as I am always seeking to learn more in this practice. The classes were paced appropriately, and the content was very interesting and Michael as an instructor was quite adept at maintaining the pupils’ engagement and interest in the materials covered. I highly recommend this course to anyone wishing to be come a meditation teacher or a student of meditation wishing to deepen their understanding and knowledge."
Katie H.
Forsyth County, GA
"I have worked with other teachers, and without a doubt working with Michael has brought me closer to reaching my personal goals in a way that has far exceeded my expectations."
Maryellen T.
Alexandria, VA
"I attended Michael’s 100-hour Meditation Teacher Training in 2019-2020. Michael is incredibly knowledgeable both in terms of explaining the content of the course, but also in practice. He is more than willing to spend as much time with each student as needed to ensure the course material is understood."
Jaime K.
Elkridge, MD
"Our staff was new to meditation and found his techniques very effective for the type of work we do within the community. Michael has a wealth of knowledge and helped us understand the big picture of the techniques we were using. Thank you Michael!!"
Micah Ecumenical Ministries
Fredericksburg, VA
"In the short time that I have worked with Michael, he's shown me the profound wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism."
Kevin C.
Baltimore, MD