Introduction to Meditation with Art at the GRAM

Art and Meditation at the GRAM  

 A new series of monthly sessions that offer an introduction to meditation practices, combined with new ways of looking at art.  Enhance your well-being and nourish your eyes, mind, and heart.   

 Meditation and arts engagement have a special relationship.  Science shows us that meditation practice can reduce stress, develop focus, help us feel calmer, and increase our sense of well-being.   Science also shows us similar results for health and well being with arts engagement.  Together, these practices have superpowers. In this series, experienced meditation teachers, who are also artists, combine meditation instruction with art engagement, with the goals to improve health, well being, and happiness. 

Session I

Creative Awareness Practice

Wed, September 11

With Jill Eggers

A unique introduction to meditation, what it is, and how it can enrich our lives.  This session also will introduce a new way of looking deeply at art.   We will familiarize ourselves with comfortable sitting on meditation cushions, (or on chairs), and in a guided meditation, find the still point within, bringing body and mind together.  Then, engaging with art in the GRAM collection, we will look deeply into our experiences with a work of art.   We’ll conclude with a discussion of our experiences, and some ways to build on these practices in your own life.  Please see GRAM website to register for this class.

https://www.artmuseumgr.org/events/the-art-of-meditation-creative-awareness-practice