Fri 15 Mar
|Fresh Dance & Arts Centre
IN FOCUS; OUT OF DISTRACTION, INTO LIFE
When we focus the attention on one thing, we open to everything
Time & Location
15 Mar 2024, 16:00 – 18:00
Fresh Dance & Arts Centre, 44-46 Greenbank Rd, Greenbank, Bristol BS5 6EY, UK
About the event
Today’s world is full of opportunities for distraction from tending to our life’s path.
None of us are immune, but why is distraction so tempting? When we allow ourselves to get distracted, what are we avoiding? Is there fear of what we might find?
The good news is that with every opportunity for distraction, there is an opportunity for return.
It takes heart to face our distractions, and admit to ourselves that we have the power to choose where we place our attention, moment to moment. We might call this dhāraṇā, the practice of focus or concentration. This aspect of yoga puts us in relationship with our agency to live a life we love.
Over two hours together, we will explore:
The senses and our ability to focus