Mindfulness Meditation
Meditation has been scientifically proven to help still a busy mind and rot a person firmly in the present moment. Mindfulness meditation is an ancient, cross-cultural practice that uses conscious breathing to relax, focus, and heal the mind, body, heart, and spirit. The meditation techniques are easy to learn and can be practiced anywhere.
Services Offered
Peter Amato has a Masters in Psychotherapy and is a certified Meditation and Yoga Teacher, with certifications from Deepak Chopra, M.D., Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., and Yogi Amrit Desai.
Primordial Sound Meditation
Deepak Chopra, M.D., best-selling author and world expert on mind-body medicine, has revived this ancient practice, making it available in a format that is easily learned. Primordial Sound Meditation uses specific sounds, or mantras, to help our awareness settle to a quiet, more peaceful level. Primordial Sound Meditation helps to enhance daily living and improve concentration.
Sessions with Peter include an introduction to the basic principle, assignment of a personal mantra, individual instruction, perfection of the practice, growth possibility and practical aspects of meditation.
Mindfulness Meditation
In this core program based on the stress reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Center, you will learn meditation techniques to develop a relaxed, non-judgemental awareness that will help you to see how stress and relaxation can impact you health. Look deeply into habits and patterns that diminish you’re ability to handle stress, and the ups and downs of daily life.
Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation Include:
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More energy and vitality
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Mental clarity
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Increased spontaneity
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Enhanced feelings of compassion
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Realignment with our essence
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Synchronicity with life
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Reduced blood pressure
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Release from anxieties and fears
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Genuine internal peace and happiness
Learning to be Present
Most people are always thinking about “what happened” (the past) or “what is going to happen” (the future). Slowing down the “mind-body” and focusing on “what IS happening” (the present) is the very essence of mindfulness meditation. It teaches the student to calm the body and deliberately focus their mind and their attention on the present moment.
Breathing is a Bridge
Breath is a bridge between the body-mind because it is subtler than the body and grosser than the mind. Breath combined with consciousness can help a student harmonize the conflicting unconscious forces that keep them from being relaxed and focused during daily life. Focusing on your breath cannot only eliminate stress in your body, but it can also help to eliminate the stress that is continually introduced by any fear, anger, or destructive thinking patterns. Merging awareness and breathing creates calmness in the body and clarity in the mind.
If you are looking to learn to meditate, clear and quiet your mind, and gain internal peace, silence, calm, and clarity then give us a call at (570) 346-4621.
The Inner Harmony Wellness Center
743 Jefferson Avenue
General Services Building, Suite 104
Scranton, PA 18510
