The practice of meditation is to learn to be fully present in each moment of our lives. So often we go through the day
without being present, responding simply with habitual patterns of impulsivity or reactivity and preconceptions of how things should be.

Meditation is an opportunity to break through these patterns and preconceptions to gain a larger perspective in which openness and understanding can arise. From this perspective we can see things as they are and live in a more relaxed way with full attention on each moment.

All courses and workshops are held in The Meditation Center in Wilmington (across the hall from the Empowered Yoga studio) unless otherwise noted.

Courses & Workshops

Meditation Open House Speaker Series
Each week there is instruction in sitting and walking meditation, combined with a guided visualization or contemplation or a talk with a theme based on meditative awareness.
Location: Meditation Center
Tuition: Donations accepted
6-7:30pm starting May
June 7: Alan Atwood, Knock on the Sky & Listen to the Sound
June 14: Diana Hoscheit, Let Go or Be Dragged
June 21: Jacqueline Hannaford, Sitting & Shamatha Yoga
June 28: Alison Driscoll, Contemplation on Gratitude
July 5: Ellie Struble, Loving Kindness Contemplation
July 12: Alison Driscoll, Basic Goodness
July 19: Alan Atwood, Living Here, Living Now
July 26: Alan Atwood, Why practice?

Write to Heal: A Personal Journal Keeping Workshop
for Body, Mind, & Spirit
Thursdays 9:30 – 11:30 a.m, Ongoing
Location: Empowered Yoga Meditation Center
Tuition: $10 per session

Express and release your feelings through journaling using diverse techniques. Acknowledge the things that bring you gratitude. The only rule for this type of journaling is honesty. No writing has to be shared. 

Please contact Joan Leof at 302-584-4563 or joanleof@aol.com with any additional questions.

Introduction to Meditation with Alison Driscoll
Tuesday, June 18: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Empowered Yoga, Wilmington
Tuition: $30

A practical introduction to the practice of mindfulness- awareness meditation. It will include formal instruction in sitting and walking meditation, guided visualizations on the body and breath. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

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Monthly Meditation Community Night
Last Wednesday of the month, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June26th

Wednesday, July 31st
Location: Empowered Yoga Meditation Center
Tuition: Donation accepted

An opportunity for those who already have a meditation practice to come together and sit as a community. Guided by a timekeeper, the evening will include sitting and walking meditation from 7 - 8 p.m. Discussion for those interested in exploring the experience of meditation will follow from 8 - 8:30 p.m.

Simply Sitting
First Sunday of the Month, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
July 7th

Location: Empowered Yoga Meditation Center
Donations accepted.

This morning will include alternating periods of silent sitting and walking meditation within the supportive atmosphere of group practice.

You are welcome to come for a few minutes or for the whole time. Come before or after your morning yoga, whatever works for you.

Meditating for an extended period allows time for the mind to settle, bringing natural clarity and awareness and joy in the simple experience of just being.

Meditation Center Director

Alison Smith Driscoll, D.Ay., C.P.P.
Certified Meditation Instructor,
Shambhala International