Meditation
About Mindfulness Meditation
PADASA’s mindfulness meditation is a practice that does not block perception or sensation.
Our mindfulness meditation classes, taught using methods learned from internationally recognized platforms, provide a safe and supportive environment.
Mindfulness meditation, by Bring your attention to your breath and observing the mind, helps cultivate a sense of serenity and gentle in daily life.
While traditional practice involves sitting on a zafu cushion, we also accommodate those who prefer to sit in a chair or in seiza, making it accessible for individuals with knee or back discomfort.
Mindfulness meditation helps you regain your natural composure and cultivates the ability to see things and your own mind clearly. By practicing consistently, you strengthen your ‘mental muscle’, fostering insight, mental resilience, and calmness.
However, just like physical strength training, your mental muscle will weaken if you don’t keep it up. For beginners, the sitting time for mindfulness meditation starts at 15 to 20 minutes.
Only 20 minutes? Anyone who has started meditation knows how difficult it is to continue that 20 minutes every day. 80% of the effort spent on meditation is in ‘continuation’. Perhaps the most difficult thing about meditation is making 20 minutes a day a habit.
Certification
■ Dharma Moon & True Nature Meditation Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
- True Nature Meditation Studio is the only studio in Japan that offers certified programs from the New York-based meditation platform “Dharma Moon.”
- It was founded in 2015 by Suketaka Kawazu, a NY Dharma Moon certified instructor, in collaboration with David Nichtern, to promote the spread of meditation in Japan.
- NY Dharma Moon is an educational platform founded by David Nichtern, a senior Buddhist teacher who carries on the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
- It conducts comprehensive global activities, including advanced instructor training programs, Buddhist studies and practices for intermediate and advanced students, mentoring, creative and entrepreneurial incubation support for individuals, and an extensive international community and related network.
Mindfulness meditation ★ Rates
A) Salon Class: 90 minutes
＠ ¥1,500 ／per person
C) Out-of-Salon Class (e.g., at accommodations): 90 minutes
・ Out-of-salon fee（Travel expense)
¥3,000 (within 30 minutes by car)
¥5,000 (within 1 hour by car)
＠ ¥2,500／ per person
・We will bring Zafu cushions, blankets, and yoga blocks for assistance.
★Please wear comfortable clothing.
Access to PADASA
There is no public transportation available to PADASA.
For those without transportation to PADASA, we offer pick-up and drop-off services from the Hongu Taisha-mae bus stop or the “Michi-no-Eki Okukumano Hongu” .
