Meditation in Yoga, Vedanta and Buddhism

Saturday and Sunday, from 10.15 am to 1.15 pm

This course is intended for yoga teachers and anyone interested in deepening their understanding and practice of meditation. Over two mornings, we will explore three major spiritual traditions of India —Classical Yoga, Vedanta and Buddhism—, combining theory and practice to experience their teachings in a simple and transformative way.

 

What we will explore

• Discover the deeper meaning of meditation and how it differs from other practices, such as mindfulness.
• Practise essential techniques from each tradition: dhyāna and prāṇāyāma in Yoga, ātma-vichāra in Vedanta, and vipassanā and mettā-bhāvanā in Buddhism.
• Learn how to guide beginners in meditation and how to establish a sustainable daily practice.

 

COURSE CONTENT

 

1. Introduction: what is meditation?

• Its definition and purpose within spiritual traditions.
• How it differs from other introspective techniques and from contemporary mindfulness.

 

2. Classical Yoga: serenity of mind

• Foundations of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras.
• Prāṇāyāma and dhyāna practices to cultivate calm and concentration.

 

3. Vedanta: enquiry into unity

• Principles of Advaita Vedanta.
• The practice of ātma-vichāra (‘Who am I?’) and contemplation.

 

4. Buddhism: insight and compassion

• Teachings on impermanence, non-self and freedom from suffering.
• Vipassanā and mettā-bhāvanā practices.

 

5. Synthesis and integration

• How these traditions relate to and inform one another.
• Practical resources for everyday life and for sharing meditation in yoga teaching.

 

Benefits

• A clearer understanding of meditation and how to integrate it into everyday life.
• First-hand experience of different meditative traditions.
• Teaching tools for sharing meditation in class.
• Practical resources to support a personal daily practice.

 

Amelia Melo is an instructor of mindfulness, mindful eating, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, transpersonal therapy through art, Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, trauma-informed yoga and Hatha Raja Yoga.

She holds a master’s degree in Relaxation, Meditation and Mindfulness from the University of Barcelona. She is the creator of Mysteria, the Beauty of Silence, a programme designed to cultivate an awareness of beauty through art in museums.

She works with the Fundació Vila Casas —Museus Can Framis and Can Mario— and has delivered programmes at the Museum of the University of Navarra and the National Sculpture Museum in Valladolid, as well as at other organisations and yoga centres.

 

PRICE

6-hour Full Program:

• €80 for Yogaia students
• €85 for non-Yogaia students

Single Day:

• €45 for Yogaia students
• €50 for non-Yogaia students

 

REGISTRATION

Payment by bank transfer to Yogacoop SCCL:
 
IBAN: ES48 1491 0001 2920 5876 6425
 
Please send proof of payment to facturacio@yogaiabcn.org, including your full name, DNI or NIF, ‘Meditation course’ and, when attending for one day only, your chosen date.

 

Payment can also be made in cash at Yogaia reception.