Nature Meditations at Blackfriars Reviews
St. Pauls, St Bride Foundation, Bride Lane Fleet Street, EC4Y 8EQ
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20 reviews
Very disappointing. I don't work in central london so had to make a special trip into holborn for each of the 4 sessions. The venue was in a basement which was quite cold and noisy.
The first week, the main instructor Julie was on a retreat so someone else covered for her so we had to listen to her background and introduction. Then on the second week when Julie returned, we had to hear about her background. Not the best start to have two different instructors on consecutive weeks hence differing styles time spent on going their intros as well as each of ours.
The sessions themselves were more like self-help then meditation. Whilst I appreciate that one can learn through the experiences of others, I did not travel for 1 hour each way to hear about how the others in the group were stressed, couldn't sleep, etc. I went there to learn how to clear my own mind and to be still.
Very disappointing.
If you like talking about how you feel then you'll probably be ok with this as it was like a self help group. I was expecting it to be more like a yoga class so didn't enjoy it. I especially disliked the instructor's request for feedback after every exercise, of which there were only two ten minute exercises in the hour and a half session as the rest of the time was taken up with everyone expressing how they felt.
First session was excellent; the leader really got us into the right mood, most people in the class were able to get into the meditation. Very relaxing and encouraging session. Facilities could have been quieter, but were quite comfortable. Good follow-up with emails on helpful tips.
Julie is an inspired and friendly teacher. The four week classes covered a range of meditation tools and tips and were really easy to follow. Each week different methods were explored with two types of meditations at each session. It's left me in the habit of regular practice and definitely feeling more relaxed.
Would highly recommend the four week course
I loved it and found it really helped me. From being sceptical I'm totally converted and would recommend meditation to anyone. The ladies who ran the classes were amazing, put everyone totally at ease and really helped. I just wish I could afford to do more...
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