Effortless effort – The art of doing by non-doing, a ten-week meditation course

In a sentence: Learn how to practice the art of ‘doing by non-doing’, both as a meditative art & a way of approaching life effectively & creatively

Suitable for: Beginners and more advanced practitioners alike. 

Overview: Doing though non-doing, also known as ‘Wei wu wei’ in Chinese (translating into ‘effortless action’) is a philosophy of life & way of meditating that is found explicitly in the Zen, Chan & Taoist schools of meditation. Implicitly it is found in most of the great wisdom traditions of the world. It indicates a skillful way of working with life that enables balance, resilience, creativity & wisdom. This course offers a series of meditation practices that you can train in to:

• Create a higher degree of conscious living, that harmonizes doing & being together
• Be more effective & ergonomic using of your inner energy & resources
• Bring greater depth & clarity in your daily meditation practice
• Facilitate greater natural creativity
• Enable the growth of your compassionate self-leadership & leadership
• A flexible mindset that can work with difficult challenges & recover quickly

Class titles & dates:

January

Tues 9^th, Weds 10^th January – Still water that moves, moving water that is still – The conscious self as the do-er, the be-er & the creator

Tues 16^th, Weds 17^th Jan – Swimming without ripples – Mindful ergonomics, presence, flow

Tues 23^rd, Weds 24^th Jan – The middle way – Looking at different manifestations of doing & being

Tues 30^th, Weds 31^st Jan – The use-less tree – Deepening our capacity for non-doing

February

Tues 6^th, Weds 7^th Feb – The uncarved block – Deepening our capacity for non-striving

Tues 13^th, Weds 14^th Feb – Seasonal meditation: Lunar New Year Meditation 2024: Connecting to your inner Dragon

Tues 20^th, Weds 21^st Feb – Solve no problem, leave no problem unsolved – Practicing non-thinking to think properly

Tues 27^th, Weds 28^th Feb – ‘They think they did it themselves’ – The invisible leader & the three levels off mindful leadership & self-leadership

Tues 5^th, Weds 6^th March – Standing at the gateway between form & the formless – Centring around the Soul-self

Tues 12^th, Weds 13^th March – The Circle whose centre is everywhere – Moving deeper into the self

In addition to the sessions themselves you will receive: The recordings of each session, as well as links to further articles & reading on each class-subject covered.

Cost: SGD$300 for the full series (9 classes plus 1 seasonal class, Chinese New Year) or $35 per individual class

You can pay via PayNow on +65 96750279 or click HERE to make payment via PayPal for the whole course.

To register or for further enquiries: Email info@tobyouvry.com, or sms 65-96750279