Divine Posture

Divine posture is the bedrock of meditative living. It is the foundation
on which all other seated meditation rests and has profound impacts on our well-being.

Why complete the 21-Day Divine Posture Challenge?

  • Understand why posture matters
  • Create a posture that enables meditative states
  • Understand the mind’s response/reaction to physical stillness and the benefit of accepting discomfort
  • Explore your body.
  • Accelerate mastery of the skills required for spiritual growth
  • Create a new normal, a rhythm, for a consistent practice

What you get:

  • A 21-day challenge.
  • Video and audio walkthroughs of the Divine Posture practice
  • Guided meditation for body scans with written scripts to reference and/or memorize.
  • Illustrated pictures with descriptions 

Time commitment and what to expect: 

  • 21 days of deepening postural instruction
    • 7 days on the 7 points of posture (~10 minutes/day)
    • 7 days guided general body scan (~15 minutes twice daily)
    • 7 days guided fine body scan (15+ minutes twice daily)

Why 21 days?

This program lasts 21 days because it takes that long for our system to begin acclimatizing to a new situation. Note that this does not establish a new habit or guarantee that we do not regress! 21 days is simply a bare minimum effort required to begin settling into a “new normal.” 

You will be led through three phases to support this shift, deepening embodied sitting in seven-day cycles. The three cycles are:

  • Establishing ourselves in the details of posture.
  • Practicing a “coarse” body scan is a meditation that makes the posture a habit.
  • Practicing a “fine” body scan is a meditation that releases the contractions that limit our experience. 

The intention for short sitting periods is to ensure the intensity and integrity of our practice. It is much better to have a shorter period with absolute focus to the posture and the body scan, then a longer period with less focus or daydreaming.  

Who is this course designed for? 

Absolute Beginners who are curious about mediation, understand the benefit, and desire support with a clear road map to be successful.

Seasoned Meditators who find value in revisiting their understanding of meditation posture essentials to improve and expand their practice. 

Aspiring Teachers who desire a thorough pedagogical and experiential grounding in the classic training elements of posture.

This course is right for you if you are:

  • Sufficiently motivated to experience changes in your life. 
  • Have a clear intention of establishing a strong practice in service to such a life transformation. This may require a willingness to:
    • work through the frustration of change
    • dedicate the time and resources necessary
    • release limiting beliefs