Elevated Living
Meditation Tonight

Find your off switch.

For people who have tried to meditate and decided they are bad at it. You were probably handed a style that did not suit you, and there are several to try.

No cushion, no incense and no sitting cross legged on the floor unless you want to. A kitchen chair works.

The free Be Still guide
Fay Chapple meditating on the grass, eyes closed
Why bother, at this point

A mind with fifty years of practice at worrying.

At three in the morning

The list starts

The children, the money, the thing you said in 1994. There is a breathing practice for exactly this hour, and I will show you.
In the afternoon

Five minutes

Most of what I teach takes five minutes and can be done in a parked car or a waiting room.
For the long run

A quieter head

I cannot promise what it will do for you. I can tell you what years of it have done for me, and let you try it.
The classes

Where to start.

1
Be StillMy free guide: ten small steps to stillness, none of which ask you to empty your mind.
2
Introduction to MeditationFind the style that suits you, learn the breathing, and get past the three things that stop most people.
3
Hands first: a mudra meditationSixteen hand positions from the yoga tradition, each with a sound. Something to do with your hands turns out to be a great help. Coming soon.
4
A loving kindness meditationA short practice for the days you are cross with someone.

Every class lives in the Library, inside the Morning Room.

Free download

Be Still.

Ten ways to meditate without ever mastering the art of doing nothing. Be quiet. Be comfortable. Be your breath. Be gentle. Be wherever you are.

Fourteen pages, large type. The new edition is nearly ready, and it goes first to the names on this list.

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Go further

A book, or an hour with me.

The book · $10 CAD

An Introduction to Meditation

For people who decided they were bad at it. What gets in the way, and eighteen ways to practise, most of them in a chair. 28 pages, yours to keep.Buy the book Your Practice · $197 CAD

A private session with me

An hour by video. We find the kind of practice that suits you and try it together, I write it down for you, and two weeks later we adjust it. The book is included.See Your Practice

I take eight private sessions a month.

Before you begin.

I cannot switch my brain off. Will this work for me?

You are exactly who this is for. Nobody is aiming for a blank mind. You are learning to settle a busy one.

Is it religious?

No. I am not religious myself. These are practical techniques, some very old, and belief is optional.

I cannot sit on the floor.

Then do not. A chair, a sofa or your bed are all fine, and so is lying down.

How long does it take?

Five minutes is a real practice. Some of the classes run longer, and you can stop whenever you like.