I suspect there are as many different kinds of meditation centres as there are spiritual teachers. However, it seems to me they should all offer a selection of meditations throughout the day. They should be beautiful, and create a peaceful atmosphere. Also, they should offer ways to work: veggie chopping meditation seems a likely prospect! And a centre should bring together people who are all focused on meditation. This gathering creates a pool of meditative energy, "supercharging" the effects of the practice.
If you are creating a meditation centre, the most important thing is that you have a deep, deep meditation yourself. This arises after years of practice. My experience has been that over the years, I have meditated in a number of very beautiful places. If I ever get to the point where I am ready to open a centre, I will know from my experience what is needed.
the national art gallery must have been biult in the 18 or 17
TM has been studied many times; these studies have produced much of the information about the physiology of meditation.
In Dead Beautiful a novel by Yvonne Woon, there is a Seventh Meditation. However, nothing in real life has been found regarding this additional 7th meditation by René Descartes.
Exercise and meditation are the simplest, easiest, and can even be combined. Walking meditation, for example, has been a mainstay for millennia, as has Tai Chi.
Henry I, Richard I, John, and Henry III were all kings for whom work was done on Corfe Castle. There may have been others.
Chakra meditation has been around for over three thousand years. Some sources claim that it may be around even longer reaching the four to five thousand mark.
Meditation is natural. Daydreaming is one form of meditation. The uses to which it is put can affect the results, but meditation is neither good nor bad -- it simply is.Try googling "meditation" and reading some of the material. That will not only acquaint you with a useful bit of knowledge, it will also supply you with sources. You will learn nothing if I do your homework for you.
Transcendental meditation involves using mantra or sound to reduce stress and help one relax. Transcendental meditation started to be used in 1965 and has even been taught in schools.
If you are creating a meditation centre, the most important thing is that you have a deep, deep meditation yourself. This arises after years of practice. My experience has been that over the years, I have meditated in a number of very beautiful places. If I ever get to the point where I am ready to open a centre, I will know from my experience what is needed.If you are doing a spot in your home a closet with the door taken off it is a good spot. I did one and have a chair, pictures on the wall, books and a CD player all in my closet center.
I'm sure that this meditation technique has been around for 1000's of years. I don't think they had websites back then :P
If you are creating a meditation house, the most important thing is that you have a deep, deep meditation yourself. This arises after years of practice. My experience has been that over the years, I have meditated in a number of very beautiful places. If I ever get to the point where I am ready to open a centre, I will know from my experience what is needed.