“Meditation consists of becoming familiar with a new way of being, of perceiving the world,
and manage your thoughts and emotions in a more controlled and balanced way” (1)
We often have the false idea that meditating is emptying our minds, trying to push away any thought or sensation that dares to cross this zone of silence and mental immobility that we are trying to create and maintain. This is probably one of the worst things to do, because putting up resistance only feeds our 'adversary' the ego, tenses the mind and body, generates frustration, disappointment, feeling of failure.
The complete opposite of what we want to achieve!
Meditation is about listening internally, observing, and nothing more. Having thoughts is, after all, completely normal. And they only become an obstacle when we identify with them, pay attention to them,
become attached and allowing ourselves to be carried away by them.
It is therefore a question of 'simply' letting them go, of watching them pass by, like a passing train,
without attaching ourself to any wagon; like the water of a flowing river,
like the flames of a campfire hypnotizing us.
The Dalai Lama states that “to ensure the quality of your meditation practice,
it is more effective to do several short sessions rather than a few long sessions” (2)
Gradually, we will come to disconnect our mind from the external sensory worlds and internal thoughts.
- Meditation initiates a process of mental cleansing, purification of consciousness;
- Meditating is fundamentally observing. Observing ourself;
- Meditating promotes concentration and strengthens control of our mind by reducing its natural tendency
to wander around, producing an incessant stream of thoughts;
- By working to create these moments of calm, serenity, and silence, we stimulate the impulses of our intuition,
freed from the usual filters of our ego, from our unconscious conditioning;
- When this space of peace inhabits our mind, our perception of the world changes;
- Which constitutes one of the primary goals of meditation: to change our attitude in relation to our experiences,
past and present. Become a 'witness' who does not judge and above all does not react unconsciously.
Embodying this famous letting go, surfing the waves of life without letting ourself be overwhelmed.
Meditation is an integral part of all the disciplines of my journey, opening and closing Karate, Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes. With years of practice, Tai Chi naturally becomes a moving meditation, but this is also the case for Karate kata and Kung Fu tao lu. Do you know the Vipassana centers? I participated in the 10-day silence and meditation retreat at the Montebello center. Twice. No book, music, cell phone, or even writing material should be brought in. The participants, separated according to gender, cannot make eye contact either. Introspection is maximum. As for the training, because that is what it is, it is intense: daily meditation sessions totaling nearly eleven hours (4:30 a.m.-6:30 a.m. / 8 a.m.-11 a.m. / 1 p.m.-5 p.m. / 6 p.m.-7 p.m. / 8:30 p.m.-9 p.m.) where, at a certain stage, we must maintain our meditation position for 1 hour, three times during the day.
And meditation is obviously an intrinsic practice in Yoga, whether the focus being only on a meditation technique or during the practice of postures, each asana potentially allowing us to enter a meditative state (the sign of a fully successful asana!).
at Home
In order to establish the practice within your living environment, I am happy to travel for private sessions,
individually, as a couple, with family or with your friends!
at Work
In order to relax while recharging your mental and physical batteries, enhance a team retreat day or for a sector activity, do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your project, your needs and
possible formulas.
in the Studio
Obviously… ! Please consult the Schedule
on Line
Via Zoom ("thanks" to Covid, 2-3 years of expériences in teaching Kung Fu and Qi Gong!)
in the Park or Outside
In agreement with Gaia, Mother Nature 😉
(1) Matthieu Ricard, 2021,
Notebooks of a Wandering Monk , Paris, France, Allary Éditions, p.584.
(2) Dalai Lama, 2000,
Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment , Los Angeles, USA, Thubten Dhargye Ling Publications, p.78